Hi,

I don't think unplug the power and restart will make any differences.

First of all, you need to make sure your network card is known by knoppix. The easiest way to test it is to temporary set your router DHCP server on.

Boot your pc with knoppix dvd 5.5.1 (??? I think you mean 5.1)

After the knoppix is up and running, open a console terminal, type in ifconfig and see if your machine is known to your network.

Also try to connect to the internet from konqueror. (just connect to google or yahoo).

If the above is working, then you are pretty sure that your hardware is working with knoppix.

Now to the second part of your question, you want to connect to your network using static IP address, just do the following steps.

1. Boot your machine with knoppix dvd on your dvd-drive.

2. When prompted enter the cheatcode:

Code:
knoppix nodhcp
3. When knoppix is up and running, open a console terminal and enter the following commands

Code:
$ sudo ifconfig eth0 192.168.15.6
4. Type in $ ifconfig now, you should be able to see eth0 is set to 192.168.15.6

5. Setup your default gateway and genmask

Code:
$ sudo route add -net default gw 192.168.15.1 netmask 0.0.0.0 dev eth0
Be noted that the netmask here is 0.0.0.0 instead of the ordinary 255.255.255.0

6. If you know how to use vi or any editor, add the following line to /etc/resolv.conf and save it.

Code:
nameserver 192.168.15.1
But if you don't, you still can do it the hard way

Code:
$ sudo chmod 666 /etc/resolv.conf
$ sudo echo "nameserver 192.168.15.1" >> /etc/resolv.conf
$ sudo chmod 644 /etc/resolv.conf
7. Try to connect to internet via the konqueror. If you can, your static IP address is done.

It works for me and I hope that works for you too.

Rgds,
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