stranger still! This time I went 'ifconfig wifi0 down' and it went down but 'wifi0 up' wouldn't turn it back on.
I never learnwd how to verify the checksum. How is it done? I always figured that if it would load everything was good. On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 11:00 PM, Lisa Kachold <lisakach...@obnosis.com>wrote: > Often with Backtrack3 the iso download gets schnerbed. So the BT3 disk > boots partially on one try and completely on the next. > > It's incredibly annoying, but with any ISO burn, if it doesn't work > consistently, toss the disk, verify the checksum, and rebui;rn! > > These cards have been tested to work in BT3: > http://backtrack.offensive-security.com/index.php?title=HCL:Wireless > Find your card and see the recommendations. > > # dmesg > # ifconfig -a > > You should see your card loaded, and you should see a device. > > #lspci > > Generally with BT3, your best bet is going to be using the Wireless tools > in the menus, until you determine what is what. > > Hey also, if you are on a shared wireless network check out the SMB4k - be > careful not to get into trouble here. > > Ethical hackers learn they do not impact the systems they study, (unless > paid) and they DO NOT GO TO JAIL! > > And USE THE SOURCE: > http://backtrack.offensive-security.com/index.php/Tools > > > Obnosis <http://www.obnosis.com/> | (503)754-4452 > PLUG <http://http//plug.phoenix.az.us> Linux Security > Labs<http://uat.edu/>2nd Saturday Each mo...@noon- 3PM > > ------------------------------ > Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:36:03 -0400 > Subject: rausb0 up > From: bmi...@gmail.com > To: PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > it is strange. after I had downloaded backtrack3 and fired it up and the > distro automaGICALY FOUND THE WIRELESS CARD AND i HAD WEB-ACCESS. the two > subsequnt times I loaded it I didn't have web-access and that left me > dum-founded. So I looked around and found that 'rausb0 up' is the comand I > need to use but linux told me that that wasn't the device name. So please > tell me, what is it that is assigned to an internal wireless card. How > should I find out if you can't tell me. > > You know.... I just looked at what I thought the device is called and just > realived (DUHHHHH) it isn'r a USB device > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > ------------------------------ > Windows Live™ Contacts: Organize your contact list. Check it > out.<http://windowslive.com/connect/post/marcusatmicrosoft.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns%21503D1D86EBB2B53C%212285.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_UGC_Contacts_032009> > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- :-)~MIKE~(-:
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