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Also, what is the version of Red Hat that you have running?

You can try a little of this mojo:

~> whereis NetworkManager

If it points to a location, you'll know it's on your installation. Check to see if network is running, which it probably will be:

~> service network status

OR

~> /etc/init.d/network status

If you have network running, and NetworkManager exists, try the following:

~> sudo /etc/init.d/network stop

~> sudo chkconfig network off

~> sudo chkconfig NetworkManager on

~> sudo service NetworkManager start

If you can work your way through that, kudos. If you are logged in as root, and see the "#" at your prompt, you do not need to use the "sudo" command above where listed.

What that is trying to do for you is stop the network service, set it to not start automatically any more, set NetworkManager to start automatically, and then start up NetworkManager.

You should see an icon in the tooltray area for NetworkManager if you can get it running, and depending on your version of linux, you should see the available wireless networks, if it started your wireless device properly.

I’m gonna try to get it installed, just to get my feet wet. I signed up for a Linux course at the local community college so I can get a real education on the OS. That would be nice for a change ;)