On Wed, 2010-12-08 at 16:53 +0000, Kerry Hartnett wrote: > hi > > ... > > 1-5:1.0: firmware interface version 9.3.2 > Dec 8 16:35:53 kerry-laptop NetworkManager[841]: <info> (wmx0): > preparing device. > Dec 8 16:35:53 kerry-laptop NetworkManager[841]: <info> (wmx0): > deactivating device (reason: 2). > Dec 8 16:35:53 kerry-laptop kernel: [ 2652.255323] > ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wmx0: link is not ready NetworkManager is 'deactivating' it's view of the interface (Dan might want to correct my phrasing here) because the network interface has no carrier (it is not connected). > ... > I can still wimaxcu scan , but finds nothing That's because you are either out of reach from any network or the network you are trying to scan for is not provisioned in the demon's data file. You need to add that information if it is not one of the known ones. The database file is /var/lib/wimax/WiMAX_DB.bin