Quote Originally Posted by Lauren2008
I am not running a vanilla knoppix live CD. Rather, the knoppix-std version.
Knoppix-std isn't Knoppix, it's a very very old and outdated Live CD based on an old version of Knoppix, if I remember right it was supposedly intended for a focus on network security. I haven't seen an update in years.

If you want a security oriented live CD, I suggest looking at Backtrack 3. It may well support your wireless device and certainly should support your wired connection.

If you just want a small Live Linux distro, I suggest looking at Puppy Linux. Puppy is small, but has much better wifi support than Knoppix. It might support your wifi device and again I expect it will support your wired NIC.

If you want Knoppix, then use Knoppix, not something else that included Knoppix in the name. The newer versions are very likely to support your wired device, but I have very low expectations of support for wifi devices in any 5.x Knopix release.