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Author: Subject: after config, what next?-new user to linux

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Registered: 8/1/06
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  posted on 8/1/06 at 15:55

I am fairly new to linux, I mean I can somewhat navigate in the OS but other than that... I run a dual boot system with winxp and suse9.2. Everything werks great with my wireless laptop while running in windows, but when I try to use it under linux I run into some problems... I barely know how to use it under linux and cannot seem to find much documentation regarding exactly what to do after the card has been configured and the user wants to connect and run a browser such as mozilla. In the book I have been reading, Linux Unwired ,(O'Reilly Books) There is plenty about configuration and a bit about connecting, but it is really just a bit, and hasn't been enough to get me going so far. It suggests to associate with a 'hotspot' one must use:

iwconfig wlan0 essid any

and that should connect the card to any available hotspot in range. While when I do this and hit enter, the terminal just goes to the next line and a new prompt, no help. It also gives the commands, 'iwlist'. It says that one should be able to just fire up a favorite browser and everything should work, but I get an error and nothing. I guess I need to know if there is an easier way to get a browser online than this, because there is not alot of help for someone new to the OS, especially when I can just re-boot into windows and werk away, but that is in windows, and it sucks.. any further commands that could be of use would be great, or other suggestiions. Thanks in advance,
 
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Registered: 9/3/07
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  posted on 9/3/07 at 06:08
hi, jayday71,

enjoy with linux, it can run everything that you want.

if you read the book Linux Unwired , I recommend another book Beginner's Introduction to KDE , you can search and find it.

good luck.
 
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