I need help setting up my linksys 802.11g router to work with linux (Mandrake 9.2) anyone care to shine some light on the subject??

Could you give more information on what you have. What is the model number of the linksys router? Is it the card at the computer that you are trying to set up? Are you on a laptop or desktop, or are you setting up both?
Thanks, I don't have a wireless router, but your answers may prompt responses from others that do.

Also what kernel are you using. When I goggled, there was a message about another brand, and that one said that you had to use the 2.4.22-10mdk kernel, and if you needed to re-compile the kernel, to make sure that you weren't using the source for the 2.4.22-22 kernel.

Under the HCL list on the Mandrake site for linksys, the 2.4.22-10mdk kernel is listed as compatible, but the list isn't very complete.

The WMP54G is listed in this site's HCL list. The user has mandrake, doesn't have more info on kernel version, but lists support via
http://sourceforge.net/projects/ndiswrapper/ keywords: 802.11g broadcom

i guess i need to know how to setup the card... model wmp54g

I guess the NDIS wrapper is a kernel module that uses the windows drivers released for the WLAN card. In your case there are no linux drivers released, unless the driver for another card will work, or if they come up with linux drivers later on.