Cisco IOS Wireless LAN Configuration Guide, Release 15.1 - Wireless LAN Error Messages [Cisco IOS 15.1M&T]

Table Of Contents

Wireless LAN Error Messages

Contents

Information About Wireless LAN Error Messages

Association Management Messages

802.11 Subsystem Messages

Local Authenticator Messages

Additional References

Related Documents

Technical Assistance

Wireless LAN Error Messages

This module lists wireless LAN (WLAN) error messages for the Cisco 800, 1800, 2800, and 3800 series integrated services routers, hereafter referred to as an access point or AP.

Module History

This module was first published on December 15, 2005.

Contents

•Information About Wireless LAN Error Messages

•Additional References

Information About Wireless LAN Error Messages

This section contains the following subsections:

•Association Management Messages

•802.11 Subsystem Messages

•Local Authenticator Messages

Association Management Messages
Error Message    

DOT11-3-BADSTATE: [mac-address] [chars] [chars] -> [chars]
Explanation 802.11 Association and management uses a table-driven state machine to track and transition an association through various states. A state transition occurs when an association receives one of many possible events. When this error occurs, it means that an association received an event that it did not expect while in this state.
Recommended Action The system can continue but may lose the association that generates this error. Copy the message exactly as it appears and report it to your technical service representative.
Error Message    

DOT11-6-ASSOC: Interface [interface], Station [char] [mac] Associated
Explanation A station associated to an access point.
Recommended Action None.
Error Message    

DOT11-6-ADD: Interface [interface], Station [mac] Associated to Parent [mac]
Explanation A station associated to an access point.
Recommended Action None.
Error Message    

DOT11-6-DISASSOC: Interface [interface], Deauthenticating Station [mac] [char]
Explanation A station disassociated from an access point.
Recommended Action None.

802.11 Subsystem Messages
Error Message    

DOT11-6-FREQ_INUSE: Radio frequency [int] is in use
Explanation When scanning for an unused frequency, the unit recognized another radio using the displayed frequency.
Recommended Action None.
Error Message    

DOT11-6-FREQ_USED: Radio frequency [int] selected
Explanation After scanning for an unused frequency, the unit selected the displayed frequency.
Recommended Action None.
Error Message    

DOT11-4-NO_SSID: No SSIDs configured, radio not started
Explanation All Service Set Identifiers (SSIDs) were deleted from the configuration. At least one must be configured for the radio to run.
Recommended Action Configure at least one SSID on the access point.
Error Message    

DOT11-2-RADIO_FAILED: Interface [interface] failed — [chars]
Explanation The radio driver found a severe error and is shutting down.
Recommended Action None.
Error Message    

DOT11-4-CANT_ASSOC: Cannot associate: [chars]
Explanation The unit could not establish a connection to a parent access point for the displayed reason.
Recommended Action Verify that the basic configuration settings (SSID, Wired Equivalent Privacy [WEP], and others) of the parent access point and this unit match.
Error Message    

DOT11-4-MAXRETRIES: Packet to client [mac] reached max retries, remove the client
Explanation Delivery of a packet sent to the client failed many times, and the maximum retries limit has been reached. The client is deleted from the association table.
Recommended Action None.
Error Message    

DOT11-AUTH_FAILED: Station [mac-address] authentication failed
Explanation The station failed authentication.
Recommended Action Verify that the user entered the correct username and password, and check that the authentication server is online.
Error Message    

DOT11-TKIP_MIC_FAILURE: TKIP Michael MIC failure was detected on a packet 
(TSC=0x0) received from [mac-address]
Explanation TKIP Michael MIC failure was detected on a unicast frame decrypted locally with the pairwise key.
Recommended Action A failure of the Michael MIC in a packet usually indicates an active attack on your network. Search for and remove potential rogue devices from your wireless LAN.
Error Message    

DOT11-TKIP_MIC_FAILURE_REPORT: Received TKIP Michael MIC failure report from the 
station [mac-address] on the packet (TSC=0x0) encrypted and protected by [key] key
Explanation The access point received an EAPOL-key from a station notifying the access point that TKIP Michael MIC failed on a packet sent by this access point.
Recommended Action None.
Error Message    

DOT11-TKIP_MIC_FAILURE_REPEATED: Two TKIP Michael MIC failures were detected 
within [number] seconds on [interface] interface. The interface will be put on MIC 
failure hold state for next [number] seconds
Explanation Because MIC failures usually indicate an active attack on your network, the interface will be put on hold for the configured time. During this hold time, stations using TKIP ciphers are disassociated and cannot reassociate until the hold time ends. At the end of the hold time, the interface operates normally.
Recommended Action Michael MIC failures usually indicate an active attack on your network. Search for and remove potential rogue devices from your wireless LAN. If this is a false alarm and the interface should not be on hold this long, use the countermeasure tkip hold-time command to adjust the hold time.
Error Message    

Multicast received for AP sa [mac-address], da [mac-address], ra cbcb.cbcb.cbcb 
ta [mac-address]
Explanation The access point received a direct broadcast or multicast frame in which the dot11 MAC header's RA address field is a broadcast or multicast address.
Recommended Action None. However, if your access point displays this message frequently, capture these frames with a sniffer for further analysis.

Local Authenticator Messages
Error Message    

RADSRV-4-NAS_UNKNOWN: Unknown authenticator: [ip-address]
Explanation The local RADIUS server received an authentication request but does not recognize the IP address of the network access server (NAS) that forwarded the request.
Recommended Action Make sure that every access point on your wireless LAN is configured as a NAS on your local RADIUS server.

Additional References

The following sections provide references related to error and event messages.

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