I am fairly new to linux and i have installed Mandrake 10.1 after downloading it. it was installed on my Dell latitude c800 i have a wireless PCMCIA net card which i would like to get working so i can connect to the wireless router and surf the internet from the laptop.
i have found the drivers for the card but am unsure how to install them and configure the card. or suggest a wireless card that can easliy be detected and configured could anyone please give me some guidance on this matter. i would hate to have to format the laptop and install windows again!!!

Thanks

Chris

Which driver are you installing? Does the driver file end in .rpm or .tar.gz?

the file ends in .tar.gz

I know this is a late reply but ....

To install the driver:

>gunzip filename.tar.gz
>tar -xvf filename.tar
>cd filename
>ls
Try to find a readme or other appropriate file that will give you some additional details on how to properly install the driver.