Quote Originally Posted by ktheking
Say some typical networksettings for a simple direct connection between 2 pc's . (for example to use for data transfer)
If you're saying that you have no Internet connection, no dhcp server and no DNS servers, then I would suggest the following:

IP address: 192.168.1.10 for the Knoppix system
Network mask 255.255.255.0
Broadcast address: 192.168.1.255
Default gateway: Doesn't really apply, use the other system IP address to be safe.
Nameservers: again, does not apply, leave blank.

You'll also have to be sure the system you are connecting to has an IP address and the other settings. I suggest using 192.168.1.11 for the IP address, the same mask and broadcast address as above. The last two don't apply again, but point the default gateway on this second system at 192.168.1.10 if you need to configure one. You'll have to reference the computers by their IP addresses rather than by names, but all should work fine.