Hello, i have a question that seems pretty close to this bunch here. I have a laptop and it has Knoppix 3.4.....I would like to know how to have start up skip detecting the network. I mostly use the computer off-line, but on occasion connect my cable modem to it. I would rather have the option to manually configure network card myself. This is mainly because it slows down the start up waiting for it to run. On my desktop, its not a problem cause i use that on internet alot more than laptop. So what i want to do is have laptop boot, and skip the network detection, and if i want to use internet, i can manually configure the network card from the menu...thanks...bob58