firmware-ng flags

From time to time the dashboard displays flags sent by firmware-ng to inform about an event or a status that should be dealt with. The flags can be found on the network status page -> More node details -> beneath "uptime". If you don't see any flags there firmware-ng isn't reporting anything out of the ordinary which should be true in most cases.

The flags bear the following meaning:

  • 0x01 - DNS broken: The default dashboard host name could not be resolved via DNS (firmware-ng will use the fallback IP instead).
  • 0x02 - DNS broken: The alternate dashboard host name could not be resolved via DNS (firmware-ng will try to use the fallback IP instead or the default dashboard if that fails).
  • 0x04 - decryption key missing: The node is lacking the cryptographic key to decrypt the dashboard reply.
  • 0x08 - captive portal missing: The configured captive portal could not be installed.
  • 0x10 - decryption key invalid: The node's key to decrypt the dashboard reply is invalid.
  • 0x20 - check-in after lonely mode: At the first check-in after a lonely mode run this flag will be set.