Need Assistence Configuring 2 Aironet 1310s as a Bridge

Question

I'm just starting to setup 2 1310s as a bridge for the first time. I've setup some basic settings through the web interface: IP settings on the BVIs, single SSID, and no security (yet). Also, I've set one as a root-bridge and the other as a non-root bridge. Things seem to look good so far on the root bridge, but when I try to enable the the dot11 interface on the non-root bridge, I keep getting the following message in the log:
%LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface Dot11Radio0, changed state to reset
%DOT11-4-CANT_ASSOC: Interface Dot11Radio0, cannot associate: No Response
I guess the first obvious question is: should I be able to establish a wireless signal without the external antennas? I don't have the external antennas yet, but my understanding is that I can establish a wireless signal without them as long as the 2 1310s are fairly close together; right now they are in my lab only a couple feet apart.
If my assumption is correct, what am I missing here?
Thanks,
Sean

Answer 1

Thanks for the response, I do have the internal antennas enabled. Unfortunately, I don't have rubber duck antennas to work with, but it sounds like the internal antennas should work for testing. I also have the TNC connectors facing each other. I'm still getting the same error. Here, let me include the configurations, maybe someone will notice my mistake:
The root bridge:
version 12.4
no service pad
service timestamps debug datetime msec
service timestamps log datetime msec
service password-encryption
hostname mosj141wbr31
enable secret xxx
no aaa new-model
resource policy
ip subnet-zero
dot11 ssid mosj141lab
authentication open
infrastructure-ssid optional
username Cisco password xxx
bridge irb
interface Dot11Radio0
no ip address
no ip route-cache
ssid mosj141lab
speed basic-1.0 basic-2.0 basic-5.5 basic-11.0 basic-6.0 basic-9.0 basic-12.0 basic-18.0 basic-24.0 basic-36.0 basic-48.0 basic-54.0
station-role root bridge
bridge-group 1
bridge-group 1 spanning-disabled
interface FastEthernet0
no ip address
no ip route-cache
bridge-group 1
bridge-group 1 spanning-disabled
interface BVI1
ip address 10.16.1.53 255.255.255.224
no ip route-cache
ip http server
no ip http secure-server
ip http help-path http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/779/smbiz/prodconfig/help/eag
bridge 1 route ip
line con 0
line vty 0 4
login local
end
The non-root bridge:
version 12.4
no service pad
service timestamps debug datetime msec
service timestamps log datetime msec
service password-encryption
hostname mosj141wbrlab1
enable secret xxx
no aaa new-model
resource policy
ip subnet-zero
dot11 ssid mosj141lab
authentication open
infrastructure-ssid optional
username Cisco password xxx
bridge irb
interface Dot11Radio0
no ip address
no ip route-cache
ssid mosj141lab
speed basic-1.0 basic-2.0 basic-5.5 basic-11.0 basic-6.0 basic-9.0 basic-12.0 basic-18.0 basic-24.0 basic-36.0 basic-48.0 basic-54.0
station-role non-root bridge
bridge-group 1
bridge-group 1 spanning-disabled
interface FastEthernet0
no ip address
no ip route-cache
bridge-group 1
bridge-group 1 spanning-disabled
interface BVI1
ip address 10.16.1.55 255.255.255.224
no ip route-cache
ip default-gateway 10.16.1.33
ip http server
no ip http secure-server
ip http help-path http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/779/smbiz/prodconfig/help/eag
bridge 1 route ip
line con 0
line vty 0 4
login local
end
Thanks again for your responses.