Install BT5 on the 500GB drive, that way you don't have to worry about the windows bootloader being over written and you can still restore to the original configuration with the recovery...

if your laptop has a switch for the wireless card, make sure it is switch to the "on" position. OR Some laptops (like mine) have a button instead of a switch. then run:
ifconfig wlan0 up

When you get the screen that says

Boot:
just hit enter and it'll bring up the screen that lets you pick which mode you wanna run.

Do you have the kernel headers installed? Compat-wireless won't compile without it.
If you don't have them installed you need to install these 2 packages:
linux-headers (1.1-bt3)...

wget http://http.us.debian.org/debian/pool/non-free/f/firmware-nonfree/firmware-ipw2x00_0.30_all.deb



dpkg --install firmware-ipw2x00_0.30_all.deb

make sure you uninstalled compat-wireless.
run:
airmon-ng
lsusb
lsmod

and see if it shows up. If it doesn't try modprobe ar9170usb and/or unplugging your adapter and plugging it back in.

You don't need injection patches. The problem is carl9170 sucks ass.
All you need to do is:
download ar9170.fw and put it in...

I was already connected to a db when i started up.
I ran nmap and saved the scan to as x.nmap.
Then ran

root@bt:~# msfconsole

msf > db_import /root/x.namp

it was imported without any...

The drivers are already installed on the BackTrack4 R2 release.

If your running on a laptop, try booting from a BT4 R2 liveDVD, and see if it works. I have had issues on some laptops if i try...

the problem is: your using BackTrack 4 Beta Release VMWare Image

Use BackTrack 4 R2 Release VMware Image It should have the driver and firmware (for your adapter) already installed

...

i always get that error but it still compiles.

2.6.33 is an old release try 2.6.38

it uses the ar9170usb driver.
Make sure your using BackTrack4 R2. You shouldn't need to load any module it will do it automatically. try unplugging it and plugging it back in.

does it show...

Well i checked it out and it seems to be the first 50 lines that aren't being read.

Even with a valid handshake, sometimes aircrack-ng won't crack WPA if the password is toward the beginning of your wordlist.

Check THIS out for more info on manually checking for a valid handshake.

use cowpatty with the -c option


cowpatty 4.6 - WPA-PSK dictionary attack. <jwright@hasborg.com>
cowpatty: Must supply a pcap file with -r

Usage: cowpatty [options]

-f ...

If you are just using the ARP replay attack, try using the chop-chop and fragmentation attacks.

Use BackTrack 4 R2. With BT4 R2, your adapter just needs to be plugged in and it will work. No changes need.

I wouldn't install the carl9170 drivers. I tried carl9170 about 2 weeks ago and it...

Day 5? I hate to say it but you wasted your time.

- i'm 99.9% sure that ar9170 devices don't work with the madwifi drivers

- your adapter should already work for injection using the ar9170usb...

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easiest thing to do is just unplug the adapter and then plug it back in.

install.sh is always on the desktop unless you remove it from there. What wireless adapter are you using?

you can get the firmware HERE

i'm having the same problem. I also tried
ifconfig eth1 hw ether xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx and get SIOCSIFHWADDR: To many open files in system.

It should work. Does it show up with iwconfig?
Start networking and start wicd. Click the preferences tab on the wicd gui and make sure that you have wlan0 as your wireless interface.
Then try...