Installing RT2500 Network Card

I need to install a driver for my RT2500 PCI wireless network card on my Solaris 10.
So I went to the ralink website (the manufacturer of the network card), and downloaded the linux (well supposedly the unix driver) binary file. Burned it to dvd, and copied from the dvd to my solaris computer.
So on the solaris computer, the *.tar.gz file (the binary driver file that I downloaded) is currently in root directory ('cause it's convenient to keep it there for now).
Now how do I install it and configure it? I have tried googling... I haven't found much information that I can understand and confidently execute. I'm sorry, but I'm new to using Unix system. All the tar.gz file is new and I don't know what to do with them.
And even if I have installed it, I am yet to configure it I believe, so I would need help on that. Could someone help me?
Thank you in advance.

I went to the opensolaris.org website and downloaded their supplied driver (from http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/laptop/wireless/ral/;jsessionid=D8C7920F852AE510DEC1EC4D801B719C)
I placed the download into my root directory. (I am completely new to solaris, I don't even know which files should be where on the file system. So I place the download in the general area - the root directory.)
I could gunzip it with the command: gzip -d <filename>Then I untar it with: tar -xvf <filename>And then unpackage it with opensolaris suggested command: pkgadd -d . SUNWralAll these process were successful.
When I followed the next command: ifconfig ral0 plumbIt said: ifconfig: plumb: ral0: no such interfaceSo I am guessing ral0 is a variable. How do I know or find out what the variable is to substitute into that command?
I did notice that at the botom right hand corner of my Java Desktop there is a network icon. When I put my mouse over it, it says: Network Connection: lo0Is this the variable I am looking for to substitute where ral0 is?
I tried that with command: ifconfig lo0 plumbNo errors, it just returns to a new prompt. I guess that works.
But where to from here?
This is my situation. I have a RT2500 wireless pci network card. I want to connect to the home router so I can access to the internet. I have necessary networking details on the router such as: DNS, subnet mask and etc...
I manage to get a driver off opensolaris and installed it.
1. Now, how do I configure my solaris system to connect to the home router such that I have access to the internet?
2. Where should I put the installation files? Maybe somewhere in /etc or /dev ? I have no idea. But it doesn't feel right putting it in the root directory.
Note that I am only a native window user. I need quite detail instructions otherwise, I will still be clueless and stuck with the problem.
If I don't have help to set up my network card and acces to the internet, I might as well format all of solaris.
Thank you in advance.

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