So I'm working with my Dad to fix this problem and something weird happened. First of all, the problem appears to be that you need to install drivers for linux. Here is a nice guide I found online:
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Hey guys thanks a bunch for the help I didn't even think about the Wifi card.

So:
root@bt:~# lspci|grep -i network
04:02.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG [Calexico2]...

Hello everyone, this is my first time using BackTrack (I primarily use Windows and Ubuntu). So, when I got in everything seemed to be going fine, but then I tried to connect to the Internet and it...