Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Bridge Software Configuration Guide, 12.2(15)JA
Error and Event Messages

Table Of Contents

Error and Event Messages

Software Auto Upgrade Messages

Association Management Messages

Unzip Messages

802.11 Subsystem Messages

Inter-Bridge Protocol Messages


Error and Event Messages


This appendix lists the CLI error and event messages.

Software Auto Upgrade Messages

Error Message    AUTO_INSTALL_STATION_ROLE

Explanation    The radio is operating in automatic installation mode.

Recommended Action    Use the station-role command to change the role in radio network setting for the radio.

Error Message    AUTO_INSTALL_STATUS

Explanation    The radio is operating in automatic installation mode.

Recommended Action    Use the station-role command to change the role in radio network setting for the radio.

Error Message    AUTO_INSTALL_IP_ADDRESS_DHCP: IP address dhcp selected

Explanation    The radio is operating in automatic installation mode and obtained an IP address from a DHCP server.

Recommended Action    Use the station-role command to change the role in radio network setting for the radio.

Error Message    SW_AUTO_UPGRADE-FATAL: Attempt to upgrade software failed, software on 
Flash may be deleted. Please copy software into Flash.

Explanation    Auto upgrade of the software failed. The software on the flash memory might have been deleted. Copy software into the flash memory.

Recommended Action    Copy software before rebooting the unit.

Error Message    SW_AUTO_UPGRADE-7-FAILURE: dhcp_client_start_stop failed

Explanation    Auto upgrade of the software failed due to error in starting/stopping DHCP client process.

Recommended Action    Copy the error message exactly as it appears and report it to your technical support representative.

Error Message    SW_AUTO_UPGRADE-7-FAILURE: Failed to obtain ip addr from dhcp server 

Explanation    Auto upgrade of the software failed.

Recommended Action    Copy the error message exactly as it appears and report it to your technical support representative.

Error Message    SW_AUTO_UPGRADE-7-FAILURE: boot_file_pathent creation failed

Explanation    Auto upgrade of the software failed due to error in creation of pathent (internal data structure).

Recommended Action    Copy the error message exactly as it appears and report it to your technical support representative.

Association Management Messages

Error Message    DOT11-2-RADIO_HW_RESET: Radio subsystem is under going hardware reset 
to recover from problem

Explanation    Radio must be reset due to problem.

Recommended Action    None.

Error Message    DOT11-3-BADSTATE: [mac-address] [chars] [chars] -> [chars]

Explanation    802.11 Association and management uses a table-driven state machine to keep 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    DOT11-3-RADIO_OVER_TEMPERATURE: Interface [interface] Radio over 
temperature

Explanation    The bridge detected that the unit has exceeded the radio operating temperature.

Recommended Action    Investigate and take steps to cool the unit.

Error Message    DOT11-3-RADIO_IF_LO: Interface [interface] Radio cannot lock IF freq

Explanation    The unit cannot lock the intermediate frequency.

Recommended Action    None.

Error Message    DOT11-3-RADIO_RF_LO: Interface [interface] Radio cannot lock RF freq

Explanation    The unit cannot lock the radio frequency.

Recommended Action    None.

Error Message    DOT11-3-RF_LOOPBACK_FAILURE: Interface [interface] Radio failed to 
pass RF loopback test

Explanation    Radio loopback test failed at startup time.

Recommended Action    None.

Error Message    DOT11-3-TX_PWR_OUT_OF_RANGE: Interface [interface] Radio Tx power 
control out of range

Explanation    The unit has detected that the radio transmit power cannot be locked within the operating range.

Recommended Action    None.

Error Message    DOT11-4-MAXERTRIES: Packet to client [mac] reached max retries, remove 
the client

Explanation    A packet sent to the client has not been successfully delivered many times, and the max retries limit has been reached. The client is deleted from the association table.

Recommended Action    None.

Error Message    DOT11-6-ASSOC: Interface [interface], Station [char] [mac] Associated

Explanation    A station associated to a bridge.

Recommended Action    None.

Error Message    DOT11-6-ADD: Interface [interface], Station [mac] Associated to Parent 
[mac]

Explanation    A station associated to a bridge.

Recommended Action    None.

Error Message    DOT11-6-DISASSOC: Interface [interface], Deauthenticating Station 
[mac] [char]

Explanation    A station disassociated from a bridge.

Recommended Action    None.

Error Message    DOT11-6-ROAMED: Station [mac-address] Roamed to [mac-address]

Explanation    A station has roamed to a new bridge.

Recommended Action    None.

Unzip Messages

Error Message    SOAP-4-UNZIP_OVERFLOW: Failed to unzip 
Flash:/c1200-k9w7-mx.122-3.6.JA1/html/level15/ap_xxx.htm.gz, exceeds maximum 
uncompressed html size

Explanation    The HTTP server cannot retrieve a compressed file in response to an HTTP GET request because the size of the file is too large for the buffers used in the uncompression process.

Recommended Action    Make sure file is a valid HTML page. If so, you'll have to copy an uncompressed version of the file into Flash to retrieve it through HTTP.

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-VERSION_MISMATCH: Require radio version [hex].[int], found 
version [hex].[int]

Explanation    When starting the radio, the wrong firmware version was found. The radio will be loaded with the required version.

Recommended Action    None.

Error Message    DOT11-2-VERSION_INVALID: Unable to find required radio version 
[hex].[int]

Explanation    When trying to re-flash the radio firmware, the bridge recognized that the radio firmware packaged with the IOS firmware had the incorrect version.

Recommended Action    None.

Error Message    DOT11-4-NO_SSID: No SSIDs configured, radio not started

Explanation    All 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 bridge.

Error Message    DOT11-4-FLASHING_RADIO: Flashing the radio firmware ([chars])

Explanation    The radio has been stopped to load new firmware.

Recommended Action    None.

Error Message    DOT11-2-NO_FIRMWARE: No radio firmware file ([chars]) was found

Explanation    When trying to Flash new firmware into the radio, the file for the radio was not found in the Flash file system.

Recommended Action    The wrong image has been loaded into the unit. Locate the correct image based on the type of radio used.

Error Message    DOT11-2-BAD_FIRMWARE: Radio firmware file ([chars]) is invalid

Explanation    When trying to Flash new firmware into the radio, the file was found to be invalid.

Recommended Action    Put the correct firmware image file in the place where the unit is looking.

Error Message    DOT11-4-FLASH_RADIO_DONE: Flashing the radio firmware completed

Explanation    The radio firmware Flash is complete, and the radio will be restarted with the new firmware.

Recommended Action    None.

Error Message    DOT11-4-LINK_DOWN: Radio parent lost: [chars]

Explanation    The connection to the parent bridge was lost for the displayed reason. The unit will try to find a new parent bridge.

Recommended Action    None.

Error Message    DOT11-4-CANT_ASSOC: Cannot associate: [chars]

Explanation    The unit could not establish a connection to a parent bridge for the displayed reason.

Recommended Action    Check the configuration of both the parent bridge and this unit to make sure the basic settings (SSID, WEP, and others) match.

Inter-Bridge Protocol Messages

Error Message    DOT11-6-ROAMED: Station [mac-address] Roamed to [mac-address]

Explanation    A station has roamed to a new bridge.

Recommended Action    None.

Error Message    DOT11-6-STANDBY_ACTIVE: Standby to Active, Reason = [chars] ([int])

Explanation    The bridge is transitioning from standby mode to active mode.

Recommended Action    None.

Error Message    DOT11-6-ROGUE_AP: Rogue AP [mac-address] reported. Reason: [chars]

Explanation    A station has reported a potential rogue bridge for the stated reason.

Recommended Action    None.

Error Message    SCHED-3-UNEXPECTEDMESSAGE: Unknown message [hex] received (ptr arg 
[hex], num arg [hex]).

Explanation    A process can register to be notified when various events occur in the router. This message indicates that a process received a message from another process that it does not know how to handle.

Recommended Action    Copy the error message exactly as it appears, and report it to your technical support representative.

Error Message    SCHED-3-UNEXPECTEDEVENT: Process received unknown event (maj [hex], 
min [hex]).

Explanation    A process can register to be notified when various events occur in the router. This message indicates that a process received an event that it did not know how to handle.

Recommended Action    Copy the error message exactly as it appears, and report it to your technical support representative.