Set static IP & DNS address in Kali or Backtrack

Edit your interfaces vi /etc/network/interfaces ( use vi editor ) # This file describes the network interfaces available on your system # and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5). # The loopback network interface auto lo eth0 iface lo inet loopback iface eth0 inet static address 192.168.x.xxx broadcast 192.168.1.255 gateway 192.168.1.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 dns-nameservers