[newbie] Can't connect!!!!

[cosmorph]

I want to connect to the Internet through linux but im not quit sure 
how to go about it, Im e-mailing the list from windows right now. Im 
connected to the internet through @home. I have an Ethernet card 
(obviously :-) I would like to now exactly what I should do to 
connect. I know this much configuring it is would probably done 
through linuxconf . If you know how to do this step by step. Please 
reply to this letter.

I appreciate any replies!
Thank you
Jerome
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