Backtrack basic configurations

View network configuration information
Root @ bt:/# ifconfig-
Manually activate unused Nic eth0
Root @ bt:/# ifconfig eth0 up
Use DHCP to automatically assign IP addresses to eth0 NICs
Root @ bt:/# dhclient eth0
You can also manually assign an ip address to the eth0 Nic.
Root @ bt:/# ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.105 netmask 255.255.255.0
Add a gateway www.2cto.com
Root @ bt:/# route add default gw 192.168.1.1
View dns configuration information:
Root @ bt:/# cat/etc/resolv. conf
Edit dns configuration information:
Root @ bt:/# sudo geit/etc/resolv. conf
Edit your dns:
Nameserver xx. xx
Nameserver xx. xx
Domain
Search domain
Upgrade backtrack tools and software
Root @ bt:/# sudo apt-get upgrade
 
 
Original article reposted from MainframeR