In this tutorial, I will teach you how to configure your wireless network connection in a BackTrack 5 virtual machine. To configure the network, I am using the wicd network manager, which comes pre-installed with your BackTrack 5 bundle. If you want to learn how to configure a wired or bridged internet connection in BackTrack 5, refer to my tutorial: “How To: Configure a Wired Network Connection in BackTrack 5″ youtu.be I’ve been getting lots of questions about wireless network adapters and virtualization software. For virtualization software, I recommend: – VMware Fusion 5 ($50) www.vmware.com – Parallels Workstation ($57) www.parallels.com – VirtualBox (Free) www.virtualbox.org For an external USB network adapter, I highly recommend – Alfa AWUS036NHA store.rokland.com The Alfa network adapter is good for everything… it supports monitor mode, packet injection, fake AP broadcasting, and a lot more. It’s good for cracking WEP and WPA encryption, packet sniffing, wardriving, man-in-the-middle attacks, fake AP attacks, and more.
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How To: Configure a Wireless Network Connection In BackTrack 5