[newbie] LlinusConf & CD rom

[WSJ]

First day with Linux and with a few questions:   Pg 83 User Guide and Reference Manual "You can launch LinuxConf directly from a terminal and select the Networking heading or type netconf directly." What the heck does that mean? While in root typing netconf in konsole it seems to come up with a text based version. If I look in SETTINGS/NETWORK, then the only thing I see is Talk Configuration.   I can not get anything to load from cdrom or floppy.   Please be patient with me....   Sparks