I wonder that in our days it's still necessary to configure an IP-address.

I think that a PC should be able to find a valuable IP-address by its own just with a NetBrowser. If there is no DHCP server the browser should be able to find an address by pinging.

Am I wrong? Or is there a software included in Knoppix that can autoconfig a samba client?

Net-access with one click is a cool vision! Or ist it already real?