Quote Originally Posted by BajaPorsche
Thanks for providing me with the proper question, that i didn't know how to ask..... How about this question Harry.

"Will knoppix access the internet in the same way the main OS accesses the internet?"

and is their software included within the knoppix CD that has an internet access provider, or would I download an internet access provider onto knoppix?
Most "Internet Service Providers" can be accessed with software on the Knoppix CD. How you access the interent and what hardware you have is a big issue. If you use a dial-in modem and you have a modem that is only designed to work with Windows (a so called Win-modem), then you might have problem using that particular hardware with Knoppix, but you can use oter modems that work with Linux just fine. Some ISP's will cut costs and provide a DSL modem that only works with a USB connection and again getting the right software to control such a connection can be a problem. I connect by Ethernet (in my case through a router and into a DSL modem). Most DSL systems require you to talk to them with PPPoE protocol. Knoppix has PPPoE software included, although it may have to be set up for your Internet account. When using a router (very inexpensive now), the router takes care of the PPoE when needed, so Knopix users with a router or even those foolish enough to run without one on many cable systems can just connect to the Internet through an Ethernet port on their computer. You can simply boot and browse the web, without starting anything (the browser is opened automatically at start-up).

Knoppix contains no software for any particular Internet Service Provider, it generally isn't needed or desired.