[wbnguyen]

Just got Comcast 2go Wimax 3g/4g switching. How do I utilize my USB adapter to work with OS X? I have the Qualcomm CMU-300 USB adapter. Thanks.

Will

[oa81dog]

Anyone having any luck with this?

[randomspecific]

Yes. August 17th Clear will have drivers. Mac drivers for Clearwire WiMAX coming in August, Linux DIY code to follow

[oa81dog]

Has anyone been able to find the drivers let alone test them out with comcasts network?

I have scoured the clearwire website for mac driver downloads and, as they say in spaceballs, I ain't found ****.

[oa81dog]

Originally Posted by oa81dog

Has anyone been able to find the drivers let alone test them out with comcasts network?

I have scoured the clearwire website for mac driver downloads and, as they say in spaceballs, I ain't found ****.

Well, to answer my own question, the drivers are located here:

Clear My Account

It was a long shot at best, but I tried it with my Comcast ZTE TU25 and, you'll be very surprised to hear, it didn't work. The USB device shows up in the System Profiler, but it always did that.

Back to waiting I suppose.

[oa81dog]

Originally Posted by oa81dog

Well, to answer my own question, the drivers are located here:

Clear My Account

It was a long shot at best, but I tried it with my Comcast ZTE TU25 and, you'll be very surprised to hear, it didn't work. The USB device shows up in the System Profiler, but it always did that.

Back to waiting I suppose.

OK, I have toyed with this a bit now and it's time to ask some real questions.

After digging I realized the ZTE TU25 used by comcast does use the Beceem chipset the same as Clear.

I have modified the BeceemAppleWiMAXAdapter.kext/Contents/Info.plist file to include the correct dev and ven id's, in decimal, of product id 7, vendor id 6610 and now the device get's recognized and turns up in Apple's network preferences as en3, 4G WiMAX.

So far so good, but the Clear connection manager tries to connect and keeps going through a loop, of connecting...(wait), authenticating...(and then instantly), disconnected.

Something tells me this is not working because of the way Clear wire's wimax and Comcast 2go's wimax have a different way of authenticating.

Does anyone have any knowledge of how wimax authentication works? I'm about to be hitting google pretty hard here, so any pointers would be great!

[oa81dog]

Has anyone else tried this yet? So far I've figured out that wimax authentication is done only with the MAC address, so changing the mac address should be all that's required. The problem is that the device is not listed under ifconfig, so it's not an easy job. Any ideas?

[powerbookgal]

If anyone figures it out, please let me know. I am using it on a MacBook Pro with Parallels but want it on the Mac side, too. Thanks in advance. blastoffwithsue@gmail.com

[more_glutamate]

As of early December, the CLEAR Connection Manager works with the Comcast-branded ZTE TU-25 device. I downloaded and installed CLEAR Connection Manager from the link posted above. The Info.plist contained the correct information for the device. I ran the Connection Manager (ignoring warnings about missing files) and it found the device and allowed me to connect. I'm using the Seattle Comcast 2go / WiMAX, not the Clear branded device / account, and it worked perfectly out of the box.

I haven't spent a lot of time using the device, but I was able to load several web pages and the speed seemed fine.

[djlimbs]

hi all,

this thread was very helpful in getting my Comcast 2go working on Leopard...it was a little tricky, but now I'm surfing no prob. here's how I did it:

- I actually downloaded the older drivers first (ClearCM_Mac_v1.03.0062.zip), installed and plugged my comcast dongle in.
- Nothing happened, so I removed it and found the latest version (1.03.1033.0) and installed that.
- Then my mac recognized the USB Network adapter and I was able to connect. Unfortunately I was only able to go to Clear.com High Speed Mobile / Wireless Internet Service Provider or Comcast Official Site | High-Speed Internet, Cable, Phone Service Provider, and I would be sent to a clear splash page if I tried going anywhere else.
- So I installed Windows via Virtualbox and after a lot of tribulation, got Comcast internet working through there.
- Throughout that, I somehow erased the WiMax option on my mac so I had to remove everything, re-install older drivers, remove + re-install newest drivers.
- Once everything was setup again, I got on the net and everything was wide open. I'm guessing the Comcast Connection Manager had to log my computer/MAC address into their system to allow me to browse..once that's set, it's as simple as plug and play.

great to know I can use this with Mac before official support. Good luck y'all!