Is the problem that Aaron Gutman is having (see "WiMAX difficulties", 14 October 2010) the same as mine? We have the same kernel, same WiMAX adapter, and same result when trying to connect.
I would really appreciate further help with this. Thanks, David -------- Original Message -------- Hi Inaky,
> > > > > I have a Dell Latitude E6500 that came with an Intel > > > > > WiMAX/WiFi Link 5150. Under Windows 7 x64, I am able to > > > > > connect to CLEAR Boston without any issue. However I have > > > > > not been able to connect at all under Linux yet. I am > > > > > using the latest versions of the i2400m firmware, driver, > > > > > and the userspace components (obtained from git). > > > > > > > > > > I first tried to get this working with RHEL 6 x86_64 (which > > > > > we will use at work); this involved patching its kernel > > > > > 2.6.32-44.2.el6.x86_64 to update the i2400m driver to > > > > > version 1.5. However each time I tried to connect, wimaxcu > > > > > returned "Connection failure". Now I am trying to even get > > > > > this working under Fedora 14-Alpha i686, which is 32-bit > > > > > and already comes with kernel 2.6.35.4-28.fc14.i686.PAE -- > > > > > but I am having the same issue. > > > > > > > > > > Below I am including information that I hope is relevant to > > > > > identifying the problem. I increased the debug output per > > > > > website FAQ 6.4. Please let me know what additional > > > > > information I can provide. Thanks in advance for your help. > > > > > > > I am wondering if the thing gets to the WiMAX authentication part > > or not. > > Nope, it doesn't. This is version 1.5, right? Can you try 1.5.1?
I just updated libeap to 0.7.2, and wimax-tools and wimax-network-service to the latest version from git.
This is annoying. Your scan results reported strong links, so we can discard that. Something else I'd like to try (it happens to me sometimes): make sure autoscan and autoconnect are disabled: $ wimaxcu wimaxcu-wpa_cd connectmode connect manual scan semi and then issue a wimax scan plus the wimax connect network. When it times out, try to connect again. I've been at the point a few times where it just took to long for it to connect. Also, in another terminal, run a few 'wimaxcu status', let's see what that reports.
This is the output of wimaxcu when trying to connect -- nothing has
changed:
$ wimaxcu ron
HW and SW Radios are ON.
$ wimaxcu connectmode connect manual scan semi
The specified connect mode is already in place.
Connection and Scan Mode:
Connection: manual
Scan: semi-manual
$ wimaxcu scan
Network found.
NSP : CLEAR
ID : 2
Signal : Excellent
RSSI : -48 dBm
CINR : 32 dB
Network Type: Home Network
Activated
Network found.
NSP : SPRINT
ID : 47
Signal : Excellent
RSSI : -48 dBm
CINR : 32 dB
Network Type: Home Network
Activated
Network found.
NSP : Comcast
ID : 48
Signal : Excellent
RSSI : -48 dBm
CINR : 32 dB
Network Type: Home Network
Activated
Network found.
NSP : Time Warner Cable 4G
ID : 51
Signal : Excellent
RSSI : -48 dBm
CINR : 32 dB
Network Type: Home Network
Activated
$ wimaxcu connect network 2
Connecting to CLEAR Network...
Connection failure
$ wimaxcu connect network 2
Connecting to CLEAR Network...
Connection failure
$ wimaxcu connect network 2
Connecting to CLEAR Network...
Connection failure
This is the output of wimaxd -- after the upgrade, it no longer shows
even the few messages that it did before:
# wimaxd -i wmx0 -d
Enter Command:
q - Quit AppSrv
t - Trace ReInit (ReLoads Registry Values)
u - uplink(Apdo uplink event
h - Help
d - Toggle driver messages to display - debug& internal only
AppSrv is ready !
Act_FullRestart!
Act_DriverDeviceStatus - DRIVER_UP
I did run 'wimaxcu status' repeatedly during this process. The output
normally cycles between "Scanning..." and "Ready." When trying to
connect, the output is "Connecting...", then when it fails, it goes
back to "Scanning...".
Thanks again for your help,
David
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