[ale] Clear Wimax

[Mark Wright]

Are there good pci cards with Linux drivers for Wimax?


Mark Wright
m.perry.wright at gmail.com



>
>
> On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 8:49 PM, Mark Wright  
> <m.perry.wright at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I just signed up for Clearwire wimax.  I thought the mobile usb  
> modem would work with Linux but so far no joy.  The home box  
> doesn't care what is hooked to it but the mobile USB is a different  
> story.  Anyone have any suggestions on where to start.  Crossover  
> puked on trying to install the windows divers and control app.  I'm  
> running about 0 for 0 trying to get unsupported apps working on  
> Crossover.  This should be able to work without playing windows  
> games with it.  I have read that Wimax modem drivers have been in  
> the Kernel for while now.
>
>
> Depends on who makes the chips.  The company behind the USB device  
> in this case is Beceem, and they aren't being very cooperative with  
> developers, after all, the device still only has BETA drivers for Mac.

>
> The devices which have the best support are the Intel devices.   
> Most of those are mini-PCI (targeting netbooks, appliances).  There  
> are reportedly devices that takes USB and allow you to plug in the  
> mini-PCI cards.  Right now this seems the most likely route, unless  
> Intel is working on a USB device themselves.

Are there good pci cards with Linux drivers for Wimax?

> Third party is allowed on the Clear network, you just have to have  
> your MAC address associated with a Clear account.
>
> Don't count on the device you bought with the service to work with  
> Linux.  Maybe in the end, but I wouldn't expect support in any way  
> before the end of the year.
>
> Brian
> (who has home and mobile as well)
>
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