I know, I know. "Have you tried searching?"

Yes. I've searched high and low. I'm now just asking random strangers on the street if they know how to connect to the wireless network with Knoppix. And I know the question has been asked in this very forum a gazillion times. None of the answers seem to help. Either they don't directly apply, or they're over my head. I just can't figure it out. I have a Compaq V2000 with a built in Broadcom wireless card. Near as I can tell, Knopix doesn't even know the card is there. I downloaded NDISwrapper, but it's on my hard drive. I'm not sure how I'm supposed to extract it while running knoppix, and then I'm not sure what to do with it. My plan is to try to get it up and running on my laptop. If I like it, I'll commit to wiping windows off and installing a distro I haven't picked yet. Leaning towards Mandrake.

When trying to help, keep in mind, my entire Linux experience consists of playing with Knoppix for the lst 48 hours. I'm gong to need the advice dumbed down. Pretend I'm 10 years old. And learning disabled. And recovering from a head injury.

TIA

BTW, I also have a Linksys USB wireless adapter. Knoppix doesn't seem to like it any better than my on-board card.