Run these three commands as root-

ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.200 netmask 255.255.255.0 up
route add default gw 192.168.0.1 eth0
echo nameserver 192.168.0.1 >> /etc/resolv.conf

192.168.0.200- this can be any IP so long as its in the same subnet as the rest of your LAN and is not taken by one of your other boxes.


How to mount a network share with samba-

Create a user knoppix on the windows box you want to connect to and set a password.

Run these two commands as knoppix-

mkdir /home/knoppix/Desktop/some_dir
smbmount //hostname/sharename /home/knoppix/Desktop/some_dir -o username=knoppix

You'll then get prompted to enter knoppix's password for access to the shared files.

hostname= the name of the winbdows box
sharename= the name of the shared folder/drive
some_dir- is an arbitrary name and will become a folder on your desktop through which you can access the remote files.