hi all :)

i just downloaded knoppix 3.7, and booted from cd (nothing installed on hdd, yet)
now i'm trying to connect the linux box to my lan and thru my router to the wan.

- the router ( from SMC ) has a default ip address of 192.168.2.1
- the linux box uses a wired connection ( normal cat5 cables, with a switch in between the router and the box )
- dhcp is disabled, all clients use fixed ip addresses
- i used "knoppix nodhcp 2" at the knoppix boot prompt

if i assign an ip to eth0 and set default gateway, broadcast and nameserver, the following happens:
- the linux box is able to ping itself
- the linux box is able to ping other boxes in the lan
- other boxes are able to ping the linux box
- other boxes are able to ping the router
- the linux box CAN NOT ping the router
- the linux box CAN NOT connect to the wan
- if the linux box pings broadcast ( 192.168.2.255 ) only the linux box responds
- (not sure on that, but i guess the linux box has an MTU of 1500; the router of 1492, does that matter in any way, if yes, how do i change it? )

what do i need to do to be able to ping the router, and connect to the wan?

tried to use the search function, but found nothing yet...

thanks in advance :)

Nemo