Just out of interest. How much ram have you dedicated to the BT4 virtual machine? I dedicated only 512mb as my dell 6100 only has 1 gig ram..I had major problems with konsole, wicd hanging etc.. on...

Did you follow the 'how to start networking thread in the 'how to section?

what tutorial did you follow? WPA cracking is differnt to WEP cracking

I use various data mining tools at work for forecasting business / trend analysis. If you really wanted to do data mining, you would need to use someones company username and password to access the...

Did you follow the instructions in the 'how to section' to start networking?

lol I wonder where he got ipconfig from?:)

Normally i do

ifconfig wlan0 down
macchanger --mac 00:11:22:33:44:55 wlan0
ifconfig wlan0 up


check current mac:

My 1.7ghz, 1 gig ram Dell 6100 gets totally stumped eg. not responding. Im using vmware and can only dedicate 512mb. I rekon need moar ram and fast processor for BT4 final. I was running the beta...

Wasn't network manager used in the older versions? I was under the impression that wicd replaced the network manager?

you should try post with more details in order for people to work out your problem..
'what card your using?' are u using vmware?

I believe you should be picking up more than just your router if you entered the correct scan range?
Did you use something like this?

Have tried Bridged and NAT..

Screenshot (just noticed also says something about blacklisted)

http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/7461/backtrack4final20100207.png
...

what cards u have? r they usb? vmware needs usb wifi..
did u go to VM options--> removable devices-->connect device?

hi,

I mean as in, when the virtual machine is booting up, before it gives me the option to login as root.
This is after I ran the ...update rc-d. defaultss for networking and ssh", as shown in...

Hi,

Using BT4 hdd install on vmware.
After configuring the /etc/network/interface file and running the update defaults for networking and ssh.

I restart and startup hangs @ "configuring...

Why do u want a PCMIA card over usb?
I got a Alfa AWUS036H 500w came with 2 antennas..cheap, good card.
You know u need a usb wifi to use BT4 on vmware / virtual box?

Since I just spent ages last night working this out for wep, this is what I did.

Try following the 'start networking' tut in the 'how to section'.

Check
/etc/network/interfaces file is...

Ok, Ill try third time lucky- just typed out this message twice then lost the message..
:eek:

I've got the same issue, I've tried 2 methods to try and fix it.

1) changed VMsettings -->...

I gotta nub confession, I bookmarked this page its great! :p

hi guys,

I finally got an internet connection on my backtrack 4 virtual machine on vmware and have a list of wireless access points when I open wicd

did the following:

changed VMsettings -->...

I finally got connected...hooray!!

I cant believe its as simple as selecting 'bridged'

ifconfig eth0 up
dhclient eth0

start-networking

--> go to wicd manager

Great tutorial in here..found the 'Getting up and running with backtrack – First steps' section helpful..

hi sleep

Is it still necessary to set static IP in the /etc/network/interfaces file in the method your using?

I having trouble basically trying to get any signals in wicd network manager with...

Thanks for the replies. Yep terminology was bit mixed up..oops. I have no issue getting my card being recognised on vmware BT4 virtual machine. My question was about setting up da WEP. haha
I've...

hi,
Right, so just to clarify. Im using my USB device (Alfa AWUS036H) as host for BT4 VM virtual machine. The trouble Im having is, Im not sure if I need to change the settings or type a command for...

Hi guys,

I gotta quick question about VMware re: getting a internet connection using a long distance network on BT4 on VMware.

My Details:
My usb wifi : Alfa AWUS036H
Im using VMware...