hey im a linux newb pretty much i have a Netgear w11v1 usb adapter are there any curently linux distros work out of the box or easy way to install i have a wirless setup ot use for my internet so it will gradly be aprerciated for any help.

Welcome to LQ!

The problem is that wireless support is generally pretty sad in Linux in general, and no one specific distro is any better at supporting wireless than any other. The reason is that many wireless card and chipset manufacturers refuse to support Linux by writing drivers or releasing information so others can write drivers. So everyone is pretty much in the same boat. With that said, I would base my distro choice on other factors and work out wireless support once you've picked a distro.

The only warning I would give would be if you decide (or have to) use ndiswrapper, which allows Windows wireless drivers to function in Linux. Fedora is probably best avoided as they do some things with their kernel that makes ndiswrapper more of a problem than other distros.

I use Asus A8j with Intel Pro Wireless 3945 and it works right from the first boot on openSuse 10.2 and is supposed to workrum on Ubuntu. On Fedora FC6 you need extra efford but you have to dig thru fo