Wireless Ethernet Bridge Setup

I've reached my limit on researching how to set up the above on my SuSE 9.1 system. I'm trying to piggy-back off my roommate's DSL/wireless router. Assuming I have configured the device itself correctly (a big if mind you) within the web interface and assuming there is a signal coming through to the computer's ethernet port, how do I get the OS to see it and let me get my email? At first I thought I would use the DSL module in YAST2 but I'm not actually configuring an account of my own, just using someone else's. I know this must seem really basic to most of you, but I'm stumped by the networking/wireless kind of stuff. If anyone could point me in the right direction I'd be grateful. Bryce Hardy (Santa Rosa, CA USA) cygnia@sonic.net