Onbord wifi card problem

[consumedbyblackness]

I downloaded bt and put it on a dvd and ran it off the live cd but I couldnt get the net to work on it. I have a dell inspiron 1545. How do I get it to work on there?

[bosozoku]

1. Be sure your WiFi card is compatible with BT4and/ or there are supported drivers. Of course many would recommend getting an Atheros card.
2. Check out Up and Running Backtrack 4 - Offensive Security and the 'Setting Up Wireless' chapter
(enabling the card- /etc/init.d/wicd start then going to Wicd manager...etc...)

I would heavily advise browsing the forums and reading the howto sections, etc...

[Bud Jones]

Make sure your card is turned on.

start the network--type /usr/bin/start-network

Figure out what card is in your machine, check the compatiblity list

[Nick_the_Greek]

This may help you:
Problem with Wlan on inspiron 1545 - Page 4 - Linux Forums

[the_z_1]

Like " bosozoku said that's the way to go . he's also given you the command /etc/init.d/wicd start
or for wired connection /etc/init.d/networking start .Have you tried all the obvious stuff first (ie ) its not disabled , ifconfig , Airmon-ng etc . Give it a go and see how you get on .

[consumedbyblackness]

Thanks I'll start reading on that guide and what not. What I don't get though is that ubuntu reads my card just fine why wouldn't back track?

[bosozoku]

^Most likely because it has not been enabled. See above and good luck!