Ethernet

[LMLN45A@prodigy.com (MR DAVID C STEIN)]

I have some ethernet cards that came with a used machine.  I don't 
know what they are (which type of ethernet) how can I get them 
running under debian linux?  I also have some ethenet cards that I 
know what they are Novel NE2000 compatible, how can I get those 
running under Linux? they came with dos drivers?  Also, If I have 1 
ethernet card on a Dos machine running Novel can it talk to a Linux 
machine running ethernet?  how?  Also, If I was to purchase the red 
hat cd rom would the stuff on it be compatible with debian linux or 
does it take a debian os to run debian stguff and red to run red hat? 
 Thanks.