thanks to everyone in these forums, my new installation of opensuse is running great – the only issue remaining is the internet connection
i am able to connect to the internet via a wired connection on my desktop computer (view webpages/download packages) but as mentioned in the title, the connection is very sporadic
for example, if i try to download an extension for firefox, it may download perfectly, or more likely, i will have to attempt to download it 6-10 times before i am able to download it smoothly without a download error. i notice the same thing on webpages. if i do a google search and open a few results in different tabs i will click over only to see that some of the tabs opened successfully while others did not. If i click on the link a second or 3rd time it opens normally
as background information, i have a windows dual-boot, and in windows the internet works very smootly as it should
i am not sure what information will be helpful
i have comcast cable/internet
belkin N1 wireless router (i connect via ethernet)
as listed in hardware information under network card:
nVidia CK804 Ethernet Controller
Kernel Driver: forcedeth
let me know if there is any more information that i can provide to shed some light on the situation
thanks