A totally stumped newbie installing a NIC

[Bimmer]

Ok, Windows is giving us problems, and we decided to install Redhat 7.1 to learn a little about linux. The goal is to share internet. First, I need to get the NIC's installed.
I have always been a windows user, and going to Linux is not exactly easy.

The 2 network cards in our box are Netgear FA311's. Netgear's site has a zip file for Redhat 7.1 with 3 files:
"makefile"
"natsemi.o"
"natsemi.c"

This is where I become lost. I tried following directions to install the card here: http://www.netgear-support.com/ts/pwtkbgetsolution.cfm?&id=N01989&kbase=Support&incident= but was unable to even mount the floppy.

I know I can get this damn thing working, but I have no idea where to start or what to do.

I know there are plenty of you out there who can help me, so help me out.

[Sid]

Don't shoot me if I'm wrong cause I haven't used linux in a while but I believe the command to mount the floppy is

mount /mnt/floppy

[cyberskye]

For reference, check out http://www.linuxnewbie.org

Are you trying to install from the floppy that came with the NIC or the tarball you grabbed from the website? Obviously you don't need to mount the floppy unless that is the install media.

cd to the directory where the tarball was saved and then run the install command from the website (Just substitute the files you have for the fa311.* files) ". install –m 644 fa311.o /lib/modules/2.2.16-22/net/" and follow the rest of the instructions.

Have fun,

Skye