Hi, My name is Doug. My friend is helping me try to evolve to Linux. He advised me to join this forum and to get to know the Linux community. I have an Alienware Area 51-m notebook that I purchased a little over a year ago. I am currently running the Fedora Core 3 version of Linux. I have just started working with Linux and would appreciate any support I can get. Thank you for listening.

Doug

P.S. My first problem is with connecting to the Internet using a wireless Internet card. I have D-Link DWL-G650 that is not being recognized out of the box from what I can tell. My card is connected through my PCMCIA/PC Slot or also called a Cardbus Type 2 Slot. Any links or how to's on this first task in my journey through Linux would be greatly appreciated.

I do believe NDIS wrapper will solve your trouble! Nice laptop, by the way. I have a similar model!

Thanks for the NDIS wrapper tip. I will look into it. Since you have a similar model computer, I would really appreciate your help if I get stumped again. From the way my friend talks, I am going to get stumped a lot. Thanks again for the tip, and I'll hopefully hear from you in the future.


Doug

Thanks for the idea of going with a ndiswrapper. My friend did most of the programming to get it to work, but now it does and that's great. Thanks for the tip.