how do i connect to the internet in backtrack?

Question

my laptop runs on windows but i have backtrack 3 and 4 on live cd's.when i reboot into backtrack my built-in wireless card (atheros ar9285) wont work.ive been told i need to download the ath9k driver but i cant access the internet in backtrack.i know the BASIC linux commands but dont know how to connect to my router(in backtarck) with an ethernet cable so i can download the driver.can anyone help PLEASE:)

Answer 1

Try "sudo dhclient eth0" then "sudo ifconfig eth0 up"



For wireless the first thing to try is "find /lib/modules -iname 'ath9k*'" (without the double quotes but with the single quotes. If you find it then type "sudo modprobe ath9k". A lot of these drivers are already there, you just need to find them and they would exactly be in a subdirectory or other of /lib/modules. Assuming, as I believe, it is there the next step would be to tell your computer what the ssid of your router is and, if relevant, the encryption code. But you should probably use wpa_supplicant for that.



Hope these help.

Answer 2

try using ifconfig to bring the ethernet card up

sudo ifconfig eth0 up



usually it's called eth0 otherwise change it in the command

if the router was dhcp enabled which should be yes, then the internet will be up



don't forget to plug in the ethernet cable :-D

Answer 3

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