friggin Wireless - Somebody's got to do something

I have SUSE 10 installed on a Dell Laptop, and have tried several times to get tow different WIFI cards (Speedstream, and Airlink brand) working. The card is detected, but cannot get an IP address on an optn WIFI router. I have been on numerous web sites. I have installed a NDISWRAPPER driver from the windoze disk, and each time I see the card. I try and configure it, but it says it wants an IPV6 connection. Yesterday, while trying every conceivable solution, I added PCI Wireless Direct as an option. It was one of the built in drivers, under YAST. The Wireless Card activity light came on, and at one point I saw an address from my wireless router. But I could not route, and after a reset, I lost the address.
I am curious why this is so difficult. Sure I am a rookie at Linux, but it seems there should be better WIFI support. IFUP and IFDOWN on WLAN0 does not make a difference. Like I said, two different cards, same results.
Looking for a definitive help on this. You know, Step by Step. All the other features os SUSE seem great. It seems very profesionally written, and the menues are sharp, and installation was easy. But really want Wireless. May have to abondon SUSE if I cannot get it to work.

Looking for some GURU's to "plow the field" to help the rest of us get things working.

Thank you,
Eric H.
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