how do I configure my distro to connect to the net? I live in an apartment on a college campus that is serves the internet through a wireless access point.

Your description says you're using Fedora Core 4. This is the Slackware forum.
Are you using Slackware and simply haven't updated your info, or have you posted
in the wrong forum?

--Shade

i am using slackware, let me update my description

Ok then

What kind of wireless card do you have? Post the output of 'lspci'.
The command 'netconfig' will get you up and running if you are using
a conventional ethernet connection.

-- Shade

I don't have a card per se, but I do have an adapter--a Belkin usb connected.

The output of 'lspci' was returned as follows:

root@RES:~# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE/PE DRAM Controller/Host-Hub Interface (rev 03)
00:02.0 VBA compatible controller: Intel Corp. 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Integrated Graphics Device (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB (ICH4) USB UHCI #1 (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB (ICH4) USB UHCI #2 (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB (ICH4) USB UHCI #3 (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB (ICH4) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI Bridge: Intel Corp. 82801BA/CA/DB/EB/ER Hub interface to PCI Bridge (rev 82)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801DB (ICH4) LPC Bridge (rev 02)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801DB (ICH4) Ultra ATA 100 Storage Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corp. 82801DB/DBM (ICH4) SMBus Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB (ICH4) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 02)
01:02.0 Communication controller: Conexant: Unknown device 2f20
01:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp 82801BD PRO/100 VE (LOM) Ethernet Controller (rev 82)
root@RES:~#



#Can we do anything with this Shade???

Hmm...
Check to see if http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net supports your adaptor. That will probably be the way to go

--Shade