My apologies if posting in multiple forums is prohibited, but I found this forum after already posting in another one and it appears I should have posted in this forum to begin with. Below is my post.
--------------------- Hello, I've been working with Windows ever since Windows 3.0. Before that it was MS-DOS, all the way back to 3.22. Linux/Unix always seemed foreign to me. (Mind you that the last time I looked at any kind of Linux/Unix system, there was no GUI - that I knew of.) With that said, I've decided to expand my knowledge and start playing with a Linux/Unix operating system, and OpenSolaris seemed like the best fit for me. I've installed the 2008.05 build on my old Dell Inspiron 600m, which uses an Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG card. The OS comes with NWAM enabled, and I can't seems to get the OS to recognize the card. I'm guessing it doesn't have the correct driver. Now, as I mentioned already - this is my very first attempt at using a Linux/Unix OS. (BTW - Is OpenSolaris Linux or Unix - and what's the difference - (great - now you really know how much of a newbie I am).) Anyway - being that I've never used OpenSolaris or any similar OS before, how exactly do I find, install & configure the driver? I can transfer it to the laptop via a USB stick once I download it. But then what? As a side note - I've always felt that no matter what your OS, anti-virus software should be installed. Can someone point me to an Open Source A/V application that I can install and run on OpenSolaris? Thanks in advance! -Matt
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