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I have always used computers with the other os system.. and was given HP mini with SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop loaded on it by my sister for xmas.. I am ...
  1. 12-31-2010 #1
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    I feel like such an idiot

    I have always used computers with the other os system.. and was given HP mini with SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop loaded on it by my sister for xmas.. I am not able to connect to the internet.. and dont even know how or where to begin.. I searched and searched the web to find ways to connect.. and am just dumbfounded with all this terminal lingo needed to prompt programs!! At the moment im on a different laptop.. still searching how to connect my mini.. ALL I WANT TO DO IS CONNECT MY MINI TO THE WEB SO I CAN DWNLD XP MEDIA CENTER FROM DOWNLOAD.COM so that I am able to use this darn gift of mine!! Any help or tips would be greatly appreciated by the newb!! Thanks!!
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    Hi and welcome to the forum. How are you trying to connect to the internet? Using a wired connection or wireless?
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    wireless!! I cant even seem to find where the network connections or internet settings are.. Im able to pull up my browser.. but thats as far as I get..
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    Somewhere on the desktop or in the menu should be a tool called YaST. Thats what is used to configure system settings on SUSE and openSUSE. Look in the networking or network setup section for an option to configure your wireless card.
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    If this is a new machine you should be able to get help from HP. And really the Wireless should work out of the box.
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    it is not a new machine.. but was 'gifted' to me.. the wireless connected just fine at the original owners house in boston.. but im in florida and can not connect to my wirless at the house.. I called HP and bc its a year and a half old.. the warranty i sup.. and they just told me to use the internet for future problems..
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    i did 'iwlist scan' in root, and my wireless connection came up.. now how do i connect to it?!?
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    Did you try the YaST method I described above?
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    yes i went into yast and added my wireless network card.. wlan0.. and added my ip under the hostnames tab.. now how do i connect to it?
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    On your desktop panel, there should be a Network Manager icon (should be somewhere on the right) that you use to connect/disconnect network connections.
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