well i am at the point where i will upgrade agian.

so which distro should i try this time. currently useing suse 8.2

important features
support for the 64 bit CPU's (athlone64)
easy to use...

i get 3 choices of file sytems when i install linux
ext2
ext3
riser(spelling??)

anyways what are the features of each and which is better to use, meanin most stable, supported and reliable

i got it fixed, took a bit. also think there may be a bad port on my router ( i hope there isnt!!)

i installed my modem for dial up at my dads. however back home i still use the LAN/cable connection.

now i think it made dial up the default internet connection, how do i set LAN/ cable to be...

i need to install some programs, mainly SDL_perl, for a few games. however how do i do this.
i get the tar.gz file and within is many other perl script files. the readme says this and only this. ...

i want to downlaod one of these distrobutions. suse, redhat or mandrake. and i want it to be an image that can be burned to a cd. sorry i dont want to complie anything.
however all the sites i have...

i plan to run a file server useing Linux, hey i have more luck with linux than windows. I want to know the basics of doing so. this is a home network and thus security is not a major issue of mine....