diff --git a/src/capwap/cwmsg_addelem_maximum_message_length.c b/src/capwap/cwmsg_addelem_maximum_message_length.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c097a6bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/capwap/cwmsg_addelem_maximum_message_length.c
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+
+#include "capwap.h"
+
+void cwmsg_addelem_maximum_message_length(struct cwmsg *msg,int len)
+{
+	uint8_t c[2];
+       	*((uint16_t*)c)= htons(len);
+	cwmsg_addelem(msg,CWMSGELEM_MAXIMUM_MESSAGE_LENGTH,c,4);
+}
+
diff --git a/src/capwap/cwmsg_vaddelem.c b/src/capwap/cwmsg_vaddelem.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4fd3d5b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/capwap/cwmsg_vaddelem.c
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+    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 <stdarg.h>
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
+
+#include "cwmsg.h"
+
+void cwmsg_vaddelem(struct cwmsg *msg,int type,int n, ...)
+{
+	va_list vl;
+	va_start(vl,n);
+	int i,len=0;
+	for (i=0; i<n; i++){
+
+		uint8_t *data=va_arg(vl,uint8_t*);
+		int l=va_arg(vl,int);
+		memcpy(msg->msgelems+4+msg->pos+len,data,l);
+		len+=l;
+	}
+
+	uint32_t val = type<<16|len;
+	*((uint32_t*)(msg->msgelems+msg->pos))=htonl(val);
+	msg->pos+=4+len;
+	va_end(vl);
+}
diff --git a/src/capwap/cwsend_configuration_status_request.c b/src/capwap/cwsend_configuration_status_request.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5e9a2b89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/capwap/cwsend_configuration_status_request.c
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+    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 "capwap.h"
+#include "conn.h"
+#include "cwmsg.h"
+
+int cwsend_configuration_status_request(struct conn * conn,struct radioinfo * radioinfo,struct wtpinfo * wtpinfo)
+{
+	uint8_t buffer[CWMSG_MAX_SIZE];
+	struct cwmsg cwmsg;
+
+	cwmsg_init(&cwmsg,buffer,CWMSG_DISCOVERY_REQUEST,conn_get_next_seqnum(conn),radioinfo);
+	
+	cwmsg_addelem(&cwmsg,CWMSGELEM_DISCOVERY_TYPE,&wtpinfo->discovery_type,sizeof(uint8_t));
+	cwmsg_addelem_wtp_board_data(&cwmsg,wtpinfo);
+	cwmsg_addelem_wtp_descriptor(&cwmsg,wtpinfo);
+	cwmsg_addelem(&cwmsg,CWMSGELEM_WTP_FRAME_TUNNEL_MODE,&wtpinfo->frame_tunnel_mode,sizeof(uint8_t));
+	cwmsg_addelem(&cwmsg,CWMSGELEM_WTP_MAC_TYPE,&wtpinfo->mac_type,sizeof(uint8_t));
+	cwmsg_addelem_wtp_radio_infos(&cwmsg,wtpinfo);
+	cwmsg_addelem_mtu_discovery_padding(&cwmsg,conn);
+
+	return conn_send_cwmsg(conn,&cwmsg);
+}