Network config help

[Andrew Konosky]

This is kind of an off-topic, but the computers at my school run windows 
2000, and they use Novell networking to logon. Since I use Linux at 
home, I would like to be able to go to school and use it too, just to be 
different. I had the chance to try running Knoppix today, and luckily 
the BIOS wasnt password protected, and I was able to change the boot 
order and boot in Linux. I am wondering if it would be possible to logon 
to the Windows network. I also have DSL and Suse 9.1 live CDs, but they 
weren't with me at the time. I don't know how much varies between 
networking settings in the different distros, but is there kind of a 
generic way to do this?