I am able to connect to my router through Wicd Network Manager. I am able to get Internet with the Ethernet cable. I am using a Compaq C500. My Wireless light on my computer is on and works fine. Not sure how to trouble shoot this. Any ideas and suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Also I have tried /etc/init.d/networking start /etc/init.d/Networking Manager Anything will help. I did not have this problem with my Ubuntu or Xbuntu. I am still learning. I have googled the heck out of this and got no where with it. And offensive security has little information on this.

Open a shell and try ifconfig. I guess, this will show only the wired network card. Most Linux distributions will start wireless card, if the wired network card is not connected. So try to disconnect the wire of the wired network card and restart the system. This might bring up the wireless network card.

Try paulsep's idea first. I can't remember what the command was to start the wireless. It was hard to find but it is on some post on backtrack somewhere in small letters. If you are using backtrack, then I'd say use another distro. Backtrack is useful for some stuff but you have to edit or start stuff by hand most of the time.And they don't have very good doc's. Playing to the angels Les Paul (1915-2009)