The winsock error codes are returned if there is an error when a TEM Client attempts to create a network connection. Here are more details about the error codes:

 

Error Code Type Description
-1 err_SOCKET_START Could not start the network socket libraries
-2 err_PROTOCOL Unknown protocol used for connection
-3 err_MEMORY No more memory is available to make connection
-4 err_NOFILE No file could be found (this might occur during a POST operation)
-5 err_FILE_OPEN No file could be opened to write data to
-6 err_BAD_SERVERNAME The DNS name of the BES Server/BES Relay could not be resolved (try turning off IPv6)
-7 err_SOCKET_CREATE Could not create a socket that will be used to connect to the server
-8 err_SOCKET_CONNECT The IP address of the BES Server/BES Relay is found, but the connection could not be established
-9 err_SOCKET_SEND A connection was made to the BES Server/BES Relay, but an error occurred when sending data
-10 err_SOCKET_RECEIVE A connection was made to the BES Server/BES Relay, but an error occurred when receiving data
-11 SSL event error An error when connection to the SSL server is occurring. Please check the communication via SSL either to the SSL server or from the SSL server communication is not being manipulated.
-12 SSL event error An error when connection to the SSL server is occurring. Please check the communication via SSL either to the SSL server or from the SSL server communication is not being manipulated.
-13 SSL event error An error when connection to the SSL server is occurring. Please check the communication via SSL either to the SSL server or from the SSL server communication is not being manipulated.
-20 err_BAD_URL A malformed URL was used
-21 proxy connect The agent cannot connect to the proxy server

This should only be an error if you are using the proxy connection code in the BigFix BES Client.

For details on How BigFix works with Proxy Servers please refer to

http://support.bigfix.com/cgi-bin/kbdirect.pl?id=231
-22 err_THREAD_STARTUP Informational error should not see in production
-23 err_THREAD_EXCEPTION Informational error should not see in production
-24 err_THREAD_STARTUP2 Informational error should not see in production
-25 err_THREAD_STARTUP3 Informational error should not see in production
-100 err_CANCEL BES Client told to shut down or in some other way interrupted during a connection
-101 err_ERROR Another unknown error occurred