ADSL USB Modem

Hi to all. I've got a dual boot box with linux mandrake 10.0 in one partition, and Win XP in another one. I want to get my ADSL connection running on both OSes. I've already got it working under Win XP, since the OEM brings XP drivers. As I need to test some things I've been learning about linux networking, I'm willing to install my ZyXEL Prestige 600 Series USB Modem under linux. The thing is, I can't find the proper driver :S. I've found an apparently compatible driver (for 630-11) but I don't have the enough knowledge to install it. It asks to change the kernel config, and I'm not confident if this is reliable. I've found instructions on how to do it on http://www.skynet.ie/~caolan/TechTexts/ZyXEL-630-11-HowTo.html . It says things about "now do your normal make; make modules; make modules_install...", but I don't know what the hell this all means. I'm just using KDE and know a restricted set of commands (not so restricted, but I need instruction to do things like this). Being a former Windows user I know just a bit about compiling (with Win based IDEs, I studied C for about 2 years since being 12 yo). If anyone could please tell me where to learn the basic concepts about ALL this stuff in a relatively short time, I'd be plased. It'd also be helpful if someone has any drivers for the modem/kind of modem I'm trying to install. TIA, Esteban
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