How to start networking in Backtrack 4

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How to start networking in Backtrack 4

So, you've just download and booted backtrack 4 but can't connect to the internet or locally. What's going on!? For some very, very strange reason networking wasn't started automatically in Backtrack 4, here's how to do it.

Note: all commands should be run as root

1) To start networking, issue the command

Code:

/etc/init.d/networking start

Tip: The interfaces are stored in the /etc/network/interfaces file.
If you don't have or don't want some of these interfaces then simply remove the from this file and they will not start. This'll also make the operation faster.

To make this run at boot, enter the following

Code:

update-rc.d networking defaults

If you're interested, see also how to set a static IP here: http://mcompute.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=587


Edit: To start the Wicd wireless program, use:

Code:

/etc/init.d/wicd start