What does HRESULT 0x80342001 (ERROR_NDIS_DOT11_MEDIA_IN_USE) mean?

 
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ERROR_NDIS_DOT11_MEDIA_IN_USE

ERROR_NDIS_DOT11_MEDIA_IN_USE The wireless interface is using the radio or media for another operation, such as association, roaming, scan, connection setup, or an existing role transition.

What to check for ERROR_NDIS_DOT11_MEDIA_IN_USE

  • Check the current WLAN state before issuing the operation again.
  • Avoid changing radio or role parameters during an active connection or scan transition.
  • Collect a trace if the interface remains busy after the preceding operation should have completed.

Microsoft: NDIS status values

Microsoft: netsh trace

Microsoft: Packet Monitor (Pktmon)

Diagnostic interpretation

This result has the HRESULT value 0x80342001. AllStat records the condition as “The wireless local area network interface is busy and can not perform the requested operation.”.

Evidence to capture

  • Capture any IErrorInfo text, activity identifier, event-log entry, and subsystem trace that mentions this result or the ndis / dot11 / media / in / use operation.
  • compare the failing machine with a working one at the same configuration boundary: component version, policy, registration, identity, and target resource.

Retry and recovery

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