OK - it's Friday morning and I have rebooted the system at least 10 times since our last posts and this is what I have settled on for my /etc/init.d/mynet.sh:

<begin code>
#!/bin/sh
ifconfig eth0 down
ifconfig eth1 down
ifconfig eth2 down
/etc/init.d/networking stop
/etc/init.d/networking start
ifconfig eth2 up
<end code>

Shah, with the above script syntax Knoppix v-3.6 will (so far anyway) set my wireless to use a STATIC IP address. Ten reboots, ten with eth2 set to use a STATIC IP. Your last scrip syntax didn't set eth2 to STATIC IP all of the time, even tho' I set the numerical value of the script to '22'. The above syntax DOES seem to work but I will always check the IP upon logon. Thanks for your input.

FYI - after talking things over with a friiend, there possibly very relevant info I failed to convey - I have updated the system to a Debian Unstable (Sid) configuration. Also, I did a Debian HDD install.

Now for an off topic comment - I d/l'd Kanotix BH4 and as a live install it too has a problem with my Lucent wireless - a topic for a different time and place. But it does look interesting...

Ciao...