Okay, I've tried figuring this out many many times, and I just don't understand.

What I want it to do:
-->Use Konquor (sp) and Mozilla
-->Use GAIM
-->Mess around with Shell
-->Use the hacking programs that my friend put on for me

What I dont understand:
-->How to configure my internet when I have a router (my setup: Modem>>router>>My Windows XP and a Windows 98 tower
>>My sister's Windows XP
>>My laptop, occasionally plugged in (Windows 95)
>>My mom's laptop, plugged in for work *very important* (Windows 2000))
-->Is there a command in Shell to configure my internet
-->How do I configure my internet back to my XP when I want to be on Windows again
-->Will Windows configure the net itself (the lady I called at our internet company (Access Communications) said she thought it would, but she wasn't sure)
-->Can I have the 98, other XP and both laptops on the internet while I have my XP configured to Knoppix

And if you could explain it in more simplistic terms I would be very grateful. It's not like I don't know about computers, I'm just new to Knoppix, and I don't want to have any risk of not understanding and messing up my internet connection.