[ltp] Newbie w/ T30 & Wi-Fi -- which distro?

[Anthony Gee]

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Hi.. new here, anyways I have a T30 2366-B2U coming in very shortly... and 
want to explore Linux with it. I plan to just use Partition Magic and 
shrink the main partition down and install Linux...
My only concern is with the hardware. I really want my integrated wi-fi to 
work (I noticed T30s came with either the Intel 802.11b or Cisco Aironet -- 
mine having the Intel). Is there a difference between the two (if so, which 
ones better or worse)? I'm not trying to do anything fancy, so I guess as 
long as it has support under Linux I should be okay. Lastly, which 
distribution should I use? I think I either want to use Red Hat 8 or 
Mandrake 9. My only extent of Linux knowledge is doing a few kernel 
projects under Mandrake 8.1 for an OS class. I hope to learn Linux better 
so in the future it will perhaps help me land a job... any advice from you 
gurus??

Thanks,
Anthony

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