getting my Linsys Wireless-G USB adapter to work with Mandrake...
 

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how exactly would i go about doing that? i am COMPLEtely new to linux and mandrake, and pretty much have no clue what to do

First you take the USB adapter, lay it in the driveway and drive over it several dozen times as you really don't have a prayer of getting it to work in this lifetime unless and miracle occurs.

Then, as long as your in the car, you drive to a store and buy a wireless card that is listed as "working" in the hardware database, or lists itself as being linux compatible.