diff --git a/src/capwap/cw_log_str2dbglevel.c b/src/capwap/cw_log_str2dbglevel.c
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+/*
+    This file is part of libcapwap.
+
+    libcapwap is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    libcapwap is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with Foobar.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+*/
+
+
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "cw_log.h"
+
+
+struct 
+{
+	const char *name;
+	int level;
+} dbg_strs[] = {
+
+	{"info",DBG_CW_INFO},
+	{"msg",DBG_CW_MSG},
+	{"msgelem",DBG_CW_MSGELEM},
+	{"msgelem_dmp",DBG_CW_MSGELEM_DMP},
+	{"rfc",DBG_CW_RFC},
+	{"pkt",DBG_CW_PKT},
+	{"pkt_dmp",DBG_CW_PKT_DMP},
+	{"pkt_err",DBG_CW_PKT_ERR},
+	{"pkt_err",DBG_CW_MSG_ERR},
+
+	{"dtls",DBG_DTLS},
+	{"dtls_dietail",DBG_DTLS_DETAIL},
+	{"dtls_bio",DBG_DTLS_BIO},
+	{"dtls_bio_dmp",DBG_DTLS_BIO_DMP},
+
+
+	{"all",DBG_ALL},
+	{"err",DBG_ERR},
+	{0,0}
+
+};
+
+int cw_log_str2dbglevel(const char * str)
+{
+	int i;
+	for (i=0; dbg_strs[i].name; i++) {
+		if (!strcmp(str,dbg_strs[i].name))
+			return dbg_strs[i].level;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+