Quote Originally Posted by Phishman
......I need to run one of them on wireless, is it better to put the WIFI on the Windows PC and use Wired for the linux? ......p
Linux support for wireless is not great, as many vendors will not release information for their cards or chip set. However, they do provide drivers for Windows. So if it makes no difference to you, then I would say run the Linux system wired.

However, you don't seem to care which system is wired and which is wireless. This makes me wonder if both might not be wired. I don't know the details of your particular router, it may only have one wired port. But you can buy a "switch" for less than you can buy a wireless networking card (I saw a couple advertised this weekend for $10 after rebate). A "switch" in this context is a device with multile ethernet connections (ports) on it, and allows you to connect multiple ethernet devices when you don't have enough ports to plug them all in. (There are also hubs, which are less sophisticated, but switches are dirt cheap now and usually a better choice unless you have a good reason to use a hub rather than a switch.)

Again, I have no details about your particular router, but since you already have it go ahead and see how well it works. Linux is not an issue here, it should connect to almost any router with problems. Put the knoppix CD in the computer that is wired to the router, boot it, and see. You should find that you are on the Internet as soon as you boot (and if not the problem is more likely with the computer tha the router). If all else fails, wireless routers are very cheap too (several available this week for $10 or less after rebate), but try using what you have.