Hi, My Japanese isn't good enough, and I doubt the tech support would be very accommodating even if it were. So instead,a I reported on the other thread, I got a working Internet connection through UQ by running a Windows XP guest in VirtualBox. I got to the UQ startup page, and after easing various security settings the "credential" writing went through. (Obviously I'm glossing over some steps here.) After looking at the file dates in the Windows driver directory, WiMAX_DB.bin did not change after this success. Instead, a 154-byte binary file was written containing random bits, and the OM tree was modified. In this tree, in a "DMAcc" block for UQ, there is a sub-block with the following fields: AAuthName = <my mac address> AAuthSecret = <some random text> AAuthData = <more random text> AAuthLevel = CLCRED AAuthType = HMAC There is a similar sub-block with AAuthLevel = SRVCRED. Anything I can do with this in the Linux WiMAX stack? Thank you for your continuing help. On Thu, 16 Dec 2010 11:17:22 -0800 Inaky Perez-Gonzalez <inaky at linux.intel.com> wrote: > On Thu, 2010-12-16 at 12:41 +0900, hypnos75 at gmail.com wrote: > > Hello again, > > > > An update: it looks like UQ of Japan uses an ActiveX control in > > Internet Explorer to activate WiMAX service. The ActiveX control > > launches the Intel WiMAX connection utility, which then writes > > "credentials to your device." This is described here: > > > > http://www.clearwire.com/downloads/UQDayPassQuickStartGuide.pdf > > > > I am confronted with the situation on the last page. > > > > I guess this works for them since the only devices they support with > > embedded WiMAX run Windows; unfortunately, I do not, though if I get > > desperate I could install a Windows partition for this purpose. > > > > In closing, I have three questions: > > > > 1) What are these "credentials" ? > > I bet it is the TTLS credentials (user name, password, etc). The > actual device certificates are embedded in the device, there is no > way (or need) for them to modify them. > > > 2) Is there a way to install these credentials in Linux? > > Without being able to tell what they are exactly, I don't really know. > You could try to ask them. > > > 3) How does activation work with other carriers, e.g. Clearwire in > > the US? > > Clearwire, for example, just does MAC level authentication, you > associate your MAC address to your account and are good to go, there > is no extra authentication (ok, I am kind of lying here, your login > name is MACADDRESS at clearwire-wmx.net <or similar>)). > > > Thank you for your attention. > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, 15 Dec 2010 09:39:46 +0900 > > <hypnos75 at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > I connected to UQ Wimax in Japan, and via the wimax connection > > > went through their web-driven subscription process. However, > > > after completion, I landed on their startup page and was unable > > > to proceed. This startup page talks about how subscription data > > > is being sent to my wimax chip, and that I should not close the > > > laptop. I left it going all night to no avail. > > > > > > Moreover, my system_log filled up with the following: > > > > > > {pid:4366, tid: 2898962176 time = 09:31:45} > > > [1292373105] ././Primitives/wimax_osal_strings.c:427 Error: > > > [OSAL_strlwr_s]Exit Error Could not convert string into lower case > > > > > > (This log message only occurs when I set "OutputTarget" to console > > > in /etc/wimax/config.xml .) > > > > > > Any suggestions? > > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > _______________________________________________ > > wimax mailing list > > wimax at linuxwimax.org > > http://lists.linuxwimax.org/listinfo/wimax > > >
