I know you may have sorted this by now but the etter.conf is in /etc/etter.conf and you need to remove the 2 # from the lines if you use ip tables under the heading linux and second you dont need to...

How have you set up vmware to connect to the internet is it NAT or BRIDGED try nat also have you configured /etc/etter.conf for ip tables.
As Lupin says be a little more specific if you know what...

I'm glad i read this thread as i feel a bit safer i stumbled across backtrack simply because i was bored at home and a program on the tv hacked some people from a wifi hotspot and said they wouldn't...

I know this may sound stupid but i had this problem when i edited /etc/etter.conf wrong i uncomented:::
# if you use ipchains:
#redir_command_on = "ipchains -A input -i %iface -p tcp -s 0/0 -d...