OMG you broke the code! Hehe jk :p

There's probably no point to replying when both lupin and Gitsnik gave great answers. I also took the class about two years ago, and I pretty much agree with...

I think you got solid answers already, but my 2cents on the subject is they are nothing than just perceptions of one group of people vs. the other. They could be loosely translated as Expert vs....

http://www.aircrack-ng.org/doku.php?id=install_drivers#mac80211_versus_ieee80211_stacks

Only if you manage to hack the Gibson.

It's well known that the Broadcom cards are spotty at best. The simplest solution would be to purchase a USB dongle like the Alfa:...

I would start off by thoroughly reading these links, as they are a great resource of information:
HowTo | BackTrack Linux - Penetration Testing Distribution
Frequently Asked Questions...

Try having another client connected to the AP and generate some traffic or de-authenticate the client. Also post the actual steps you use (command line syntax).

Here's a good read also:...

I might be reading this wrong, but if your goal is go through both firewalls (more specifically the internet one) you might also be going against your ISP's ToS when preforming attacks. Might want to...

It looks like you started another thread on the same subject here: http://www.backtrack-linux.org/forums/beginners-forum/27506-linux-noob-needs-help-usb-wireless-card-not-recognized.html

I...

I have ordered from data-alliance and they are reliable.

Which did you download? The VMWare image? The ISO download is the top/first one on the list.

Then I would start here: HowTo | BackTrack Linux - Penetration Testing Distribution

Good luck

Doesn't look good like thorin said, just to be sure, you should run fdisk -l (that's a L) from the console to list your partitions.

root@bttest:~# lspci |grep 928
02:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR928X
Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)
root@bttest:~# airmon-ng


Interface Chipset ...

Might want to take a look at the announcment date. :)

I am the original author and I didn't know that it was taken down from exploit-db or even corrupted for that matter. I downloaded the app from cnet or freedownloadcenter (I can't remember) and it...

Try here:
Leaders in Online Information Security Training » Sniffing DECT Phones – The Details
https://dedected.org/trac

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-067 – Critical: Vulnerability in Server Service Could Allow Remote Code Execution (958644)

Unless you're running pre-beta that operating system is not vulnerable....

Meh...I want to type something else but part of the falt lies with me for not quoting your original text which didn't include that. Glad you got it working. There's a lot of good information in the...

http://www.backtrack-linux.org/forums/backtrack-howtos/209-how-start-networking-backtrack.html

...and the point of your post is? Not only was it probably a typo, but the post still is valid that if the OP was able to access their neighbores wireless through wicd, then they should have no...

Do you mind me asking what you are planning to do at school with BT? Just curious, as there might be better ways if we all knew what your end goal was.

Not sure if I am reading this right but this might help: http://www.backtrack-linux.org/forums/backtrack-howtos/560-exploit-db-quick-navigation-tutorial.html

Did you start wicd? /etc/init.d/wicd start

edit: I should of just linked this: http://www.backtrack-linux.org/forums/backtrack-howtos/209-how-start-networking-backtrack.html

Generally these courses have pre-requisites which are there in place because the course will require you to have basic or intermediate knowledge of Linux. This isn't meant as a discouragement, it...

Where the heck are these schools or teachers assigning homework with BT? I have taken IT classes as well as some info sec classes and have never seen this! This is not to single you out OP, but this...