Backtrack 5 R3 for pentests

Janit

Janit Member Posts: 10 ■□□□□□□□□□

November 2013 in GIAC

hello guyz,

I have been having a hard time installing my TP Link TL-WN821N USB wireless adapter to the backtrack 5 r3 distribution.I have tried it running in VMware,Oracle Virtual Box,Dual booting but still no success.Can anybody help me with it.
Many thanks in advance

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Psyco32 Member Posts: 104 ■■■□□□□□□□

November 2013

Did you try the BackTrack forums first? BackTrack 5 Hardware Compatibility List

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TechGuy215 Member Posts: 404 ■■■■□□□□□□

November 2013

Are you sure you're using the latest drivers for it?

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NovaHax Member Posts: 502 ■■■■□□□□□□

November 2013

Is it even seeing the device on the VM (guest) side?

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JDMurray Admin Posts: 12,875 Admin

November 2013

Maybe this video has the answer: Make TP-Link WN821N work properly in Linux - YouTube

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Kinet1c Member Posts: 604 ■■■■□□□□□□

November 2013

Kali Linux | Rebirth of BackTrack, the Penetration Testing Distribution. is the newer version of Backtrack. Works well.

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