Question about wireless card configuration in BT4

Does anybody know of GUI WLAN configuration utility in BT4? I figured out how to do it by the command line but it's a PITA, especially if it looses connection with the router it doesn't seem to try to reconnect.

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Chris:/*

Uhhh no. Sorry when using tools of this nature you are going to have to get used to using Cmd Line for everything. That being said what is happening that is causing you to have to reconfigure your Wireless because it looses connection with the router? Also why are you loosing connection to the router?

exampasser

Chris:/* wrote: »

Uhhh no. Sorry when using tools of this nature you are going to have to get used to using Cmd Line for everything. That being said what is happening that is causing you to have to reconfigure your Wireless because it looses connection with the router? Also why are you loosing connection to the router?

I have no idea. The host machine, Windows 7 does not have any dropped connectivity issues with the router.

Chris:/*

What Wireless card are you running?

exampasser

Chris:/* wrote: »

What Wireless card are you running?

A realtek RTL8187 USB card.

Chris:/*

What are you using for a virtualization technology Virtual Box, VMware Player or VMware Workstation and what version?

exampasser

WMware Workstation 7

Chris:/*

Info for configuring your USB device in BT4

TUTORIAL: Installing driver RTL8187, r8187, rt2800usb on Ubuntu Jaunty and Lucid

Let me know how this pans out please.

ehnde

Doesn't BackTrack4 used wicd? Try typing wic[tab] at the command line. There is a gui client to wicd that's really easy to use.

Chris:/*

Good info wicd-client is what you are looking for.

exampasser

I tried running wicd from the menu but it did not load, I'll try running it from the cmd line.

UPDATE: Nope, it didn't work.

I looked under the wicd directory and all I see is wicd.pid.

exampasser

AH HA! I had to start the wicd service, now it works! Thanks guys.

Chris:/*

Great best of luck and let us know of any other troubles.