I have read the forums for a few hours in search for answers but the search was hopeless and I could not get anything working. I cant connect to the internet when running Knoppix off the DVD. I have knoppix 4.0.2 DVD EN.
I a completely new to linux and pretty much new to networking in general. I have a 2wire HomePortal 1800HW. Here is a link to it LINK

Here is some additional info on my router:

* Connectivity technology
* Wired, Wireless

* Data link protocol
* USB, Ethernet, HomePNA 1.0, HomePNA 2.0, Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b+

* Features
* Switching, Manageable, DHCP support, Firewall protection, DoS attack prevention, Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)

* Framing format
* ANSI T1.413

* Networking standards
* HomePNA, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.11b+

* Switching protocol
* Ethernet

* Transport protocol
* L2TP, PPTP, IPSec, PPPoA, PPPoE, TCP/IP

* Bandwidth
* 2.4 GHz
Here is the information of my ethernet card from the motherboard website: (ASRock Dual sata2)
- Realtek RTL8201CL 10/100 Ethernet LAN PHY
- 802.3u, WOL supported

Here is what I get when I run ifconfig:
Code:
Link encap: Ethernet   HWaddr 00:13:8F:61:6A:AA
inet addr:172.16.1.35  Bcast:172.16.255.255 Mask:255.255.0.0
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric: 1
RX packets:57 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:2 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:2
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:4656 (4.5 KiB)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
I have DSL and when I bot Knoppix it detects eth0 but when I no connection. I tried running netcardconfig and clicking yes, failed. I tried clicking no and I entered my settings from windows which are:



Any help is appreciated