Wireless not connecting...

Robert Heller heller at deepsoft.com
Wed May 29 17:26:51 UTC 2019


OK, before I totally trown in the towel on this NIC, I just tried connecting 
while having a terminal window open.  Here is what iwconfig is telling me 
while it is trying to connect:

Script started on 2019-05-29 12:51:33-0400
heller at laptop3: iwconfig wlo1
wlo1      IEEE 802.11  ESSID:"wendelllibrary"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.437 GHz  Access Point: DC:9F:DB:3E:F2:9E   
          Bit Rate=72.2 Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm   
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr=2347 B   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=70/70  Signal level=-33 dBm  
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

heller at laptop3: iwconfig wlo1
wlo1      IEEE 802.11  ESSID:"wendelllibrary"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.437 GHz  Access Point: DC:9F:DB:3E:F2:9E   
          Bit Rate=72.2 Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm   
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr=2347 B   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=70/70  Signal level=-30 dBm  
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

heller at laptop3: iwconfig wlo1
wlo1      IEEE 802.11  ESSID:"wendelllibrary"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.437 GHz  Access Point: DC:9F:DB:3E:F2:9E   
          Bit Rate=72.2 Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm   
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr=2347 B   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=70/70  Signal level=-33 dBm  
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

heller at laptop3: iwconfig wlo1
wlo1      IEEE 802.11  ESSID:"wendelllibrary"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.437 GHz  Access Point: DC:9F:DB:3E:F2:9E   
          Bit Rate=72.2 Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm   
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr=2347 B   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=70/70  Signal level=-30 dBm  
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

heller at laptop3: iwconfig wlo1
wlo1      IEEE 802.11  ESSID:"wendelllibrary"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.437 GHz  Access Point: DC:9F:DB:3E:F2:9E   
          Bit Rate=72.2 Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm   
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr=2347 B   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=70/70  Signal level=-34 dBm  
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

heller at laptop3: iwconfig wlo1
wlo1      IEEE 802.11  ESSID:"wendelllibrary"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.437 GHz  Access Point: DC:9F:DB:3E:F2:9E   
          Bit Rate=72.2 Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm   
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr=2347 B   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=70/70  Signal level=-31 dBm  
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

heller at laptop3: iwconfig wlo1
wlo1      IEEE 802.11  ESSID:"wendelllibrary"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.437 GHz  Access Point: DC:9F:DB:3E:F2:9E   
          Bit Rate=72.2 Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm   
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr=2347 B   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=70/70  Signal level=-30 dBm  
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

heller at laptop3: iwconfig wlo1
wlo1      IEEE 802.11  ESSID:"wendelllibrary"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.437 GHz  Access Point: DC:9F:DB:3E:F2:9E   
          Bit Rate=72.2 Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm   
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr=2347 B   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=70/70  Signal level=-31 dBm  
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

heller at laptop3: iwconfig wlo1
wlo1      IEEE 802.11  ESSID:"wendelllibrary"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.437 GHz  Access Point: DC:9F:DB:3E:F2:9E   
          Bit Rate=72.2 Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm   
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr=2347 B   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=70/70  Signal level=-35 dBm  
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

heller at laptop3: iwconfig wlo1
wlo1      IEEE 802.11  ESSID:"wendelllibrary"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.437 GHz  Access Point: DC:9F:DB:3E:F2:9E   
          Bit Rate=72.2 Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm   
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr=2347 B   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=70/70  Signal level=-35 dBm  
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

heller at laptop3: iwconfig wlo1
wlo1      IEEE 802.11  ESSID:"wendelllibrary"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.437 GHz  Access Point: DC:9F:DB:3E:F2:9E   
          Bit Rate=72.2 Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm   
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr=2347 B   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=70/70  Signal level=-32 dBm  
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

heller at laptop3: iwconfig wlo1
wlo1      IEEE 802.11  ESSID:"wendelllibrary"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.437 GHz  Access Point: DC:9F:DB:3E:F2:9E   
          Bit Rate=7.2 Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm   
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr=2347 B   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=70/70  Signal level=-35 dBm  
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

heller at laptop3: iwconfig wlo1
wlo1      IEEE 802.11  ESSID:"wendelllibrary"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.437 GHz  Access Point: DC:9F:DB:3E:F2:9E   
          Bit Rate=7.2 Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm   
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr=2347 B   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=70/70  Signal level=-35 dBm  
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

heller at laptop3: iwconfig wlo1
wlo1      IEEE 802.11  ESSID:"wendelllibrary"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.437 GHz  Access Point: DC:9F:DB:3E:F2:9E   
          Bit Rate=7.2 Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm   
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr=2347 B   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=70/70  Signal level=-35 dBm  
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

heller at laptop3: iwconfig wlo1
wlo1      IEEE 802.11  ESSID:"wendelllibrary"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.437 GHz  Access Point: DC:9F:DB:3E:F2:9E   
          Bit Rate=7.2 Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm   
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr=2347 B   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=70/70  Signal level=-34 dBm  
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

heller at laptop3: iwconfig wlo1
wlo1      IEEE 802.11  ESSID:"wendelllibrary"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.437 GHz  Access Point: DC:9F:DB:3E:F2:9E   
          Bit Rate=7.2 Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm   
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr=2347 B   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=70/70  Signal level=-31 dBm  
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

heller at laptop3: iwconfig wlo1
wlo1      IEEE 802.11  ESSID:"wendelllibrary"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.437 GHz  Access Point: DC:9F:DB:3E:F2:9E   
          Bit Rate=7.2 Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm   
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr=2347 B   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=70/70  Signal level=-34 dBm  
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

heller at laptop3: iwconfig wlo1
wlo1      IEEE 802.11  ESSID:"wendelllibrary"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.437 GHz  Access Point: DC:9F:DB:3E:F2:9E   
          Bit Rate=7.2 Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm   
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr=2347 B   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=70/70  Signal level=-34 dBm  
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

heller at laptop3: iwconfig wlo1
wlo1      IEEE 802.11  ESSID:"wendelllibrary"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.437 GHz  Access Point: DC:9F:DB:3E:F2:9E   
          Bit Rate=7.2 Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm   
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr=2347 B   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=70/70  Signal level=-30 dBm  
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

heller at laptop3: iwconfig wlo1
wlo1      IEEE 802.11  ESSID:"wendelllibrary"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.437 GHz  Access Point: DC:9F:DB:3E:F2:9E   
          Bit Rate=7.2 Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm   
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr=2347 B   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=70/70  Signal level=-31 dBm  
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

heller at laptop3: iwconfig wlo1
wlo1      IEEE 802.11  ESSID:"wendelllibrary"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.437 GHz  Access Point: DC:9F:DB:3E:F2:9E   
          Bit Rate=7.2 Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm   
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr=2347 B   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=70/70  Signal level=-31 dBm  
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

heller at laptop3: iwconfig wlo1
wlo1      IEEE 802.11  ESSID:"wendelllibrary"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.437 GHz  Access Point: DC:9F:DB:3E:F2:9E   
          Bit Rate=7.2 Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm   
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr=2347 B   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=70/70  Signal level=-31 dBm  
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

heller at laptop3: iwconfig wlo1
wlo1      IEEE 802.11  ESSID:"wendelllibrary"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.437 GHz  Access Point: DC:9F:DB:3E:F2:9E   
          Bit Rate=7.2 Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm   
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr=2347 B   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=70/70  Signal level=-34 dBm  
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

heller at laptop3: iwconfig wlo1
wlo1      IEEE 802.11  ESSID:"wendelllibrary"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.437 GHz  Access Point: DC:9F:DB:3E:F2:9E   
          Bit Rate=7.2 Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm   
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr=2347 B   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=70/70  Signal level=-34 dBm  
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

heller at laptop3: iwconfig wlo1
wlo1      IEEE 802.11  ESSID:"wendelllibrary"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.437 GHz  Access Point: DC:9F:DB:3E:F2:9E   
          Bit Rate=72.2 Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm   
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr=2347 B   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=70/70  Signal level=-34 dBm  
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

heller at laptop3: iwconfig wlo1
wlo1      IEEE 802.11  ESSID:"wendelllibrary"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.437 GHz  Access Point: DC:9F:DB:3E:F2:9E   
          Bit Rate=72.2 Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm   
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr=2347 B   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=70/70  Signal level=-35 dBm  
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

heller at laptop3: iwconfig wlo1
wlo1      IEEE 802.11  ESSID:"wendelllibrary"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.437 GHz  Access Point: DC:9F:DB:3E:F2:9E   
          Bit Rate=72.2 Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm   
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr=2347 B   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=70/70  Signal level=-34 dBm  
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

heller at laptop3: iwconfig wlo1
wlo1      IEEE 802.11  ESSID:"wendelllibrary"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.437 GHz  Access Point: DC:9F:DB:3E:F2:9E   
          Bit Rate=72.2 Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm   
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr=2347 B   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=70/70  Signal level=-34 dBm  
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

heller at laptop3: iwconfig wlo1
wlo1      IEEE 802.11  ESSID:"wendelllibrary"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.437 GHz  Access Point: DC:9F:DB:3E:F2:9E   
          Bit Rate=72.2 Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm   
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr=2347 B   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=70/70  Signal level=-34 dBm  
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

heller at laptop3: iwconfig wlo1
wlo1      IEEE 802.11  ESSID:"wendelllibrary"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.437 GHz  Access Point: DC:9F:DB:3E:F2:9E   
          Bit Rate=7.2 Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm   
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr=2347 B   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=70/70  Signal level=-31 dBm  
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

heller at laptop3: iwconfig wlo1
wlo1      IEEE 802.11  ESSID:"wendelllibrary"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.437 GHz  Access Point: DC:9F:DB:3E:F2:9E   
          Bit Rate=7.2 Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm   
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr=2347 B   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=70/70  Signal level=-31 dBm  
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

heller at laptop3: iwconfig wlo1
wlo1      IEEE 802.11  ESSID:"wendelllibrary"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.437 GHz  Access Point: DC:9F:DB:3E:F2:9E   
          Bit Rate=7.2 Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm   
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr=2347 B   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=70/70  Signal level=-33 dBm  
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

heller at laptop3: iwconfig wlo1
wlo1      IEEE 802.11  ESSID:"wendelllibrary"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.437 GHz  Access Point: DC:9F:DB:3E:F2:9E   
          Bit Rate=7.2 Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm   
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr=2347 B   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=70/70  Signal level=-35 dBm  
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

heller at laptop3: iwconfig wlo1
wlo1      IEEE 802.11  ESSID:"wendelllibrary"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.437 GHz  Access Point: DC:9F:DB:3E:F2:9E   
          Bit Rate=7.2 Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm   
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr=2347 B   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=70/70  Signal level=-34 dBm  
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

heller at laptop3: iwconfig wlo1
wlo1      IEEE 802.11  ESSID:"wendelllibrary"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.437 GHz  Access Point: DC:9F:DB:3E:F2:9E   
          Bit Rate=7.2 Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm   
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr=2347 B   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=70/70  Signal level=-35 dBm  
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

heller at laptop3: iwconfig wlo1
wlo1      IEEE 802.11  ESSID:"wendelllibrary"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.437 GHz  Access Point: DC:9F:DB:3E:F2:9E   
          Bit Rate=7.2 Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm   
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr=2347 B   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=70/70  Signal level=-34 dBm  
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

heller at laptop3: iwconfig wlo1
wlo1      IEEE 802.11  ESSID:"wendelllibrary"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.437 GHz  Access Point: DC:9F:DB:3E:F2:9E   
          Bit Rate=7.2 Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm   
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr=2347 B   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=70/70  Signal level=-35 dBm  
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

heller at laptop3: iwconfig wlo1
wlo1      IEEE 802.11  ESSID:off/any  
          Mode:Managed  Access Point: Not-Associated   Tx-Power=20 dBm   
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr=2347 B   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          
heller at laptop3: iwconfig wlo1
wlo1      IEEE 802.11  ESSID:off/any  
          Mode:Managed  Access Point: Not-Associated   Tx-Power=20 dBm   
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr=2347 B   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          
heller at laptop3: exit

Script done on 2019-05-29 12:52:33-0400

So it looks like it is trying to connect, but is failing for some reason.  The 
behavior *looks* like a weak signal issue, even though the signal is good.

And here is what is being logged by the AP (I have the AP direct its log 
messages to the server, where the DHCP server is running):

May 28 15:10:49 wirelessap wireless: ath0     Registered node:C8:FF:28:C5:D2:58
May 28 15:11:33 wirelessap wireless: ath0     Received deauth from c8:ff:28:c5:d2:58. Reason: Deauthenticated because sending STA is leaving (or has left) the basic service area (3).
May 28 15:11:33 wirelessap wireless: ath0     STA-TRAFFIC-STAT mac=c8:ff:28:c5:d2:58 rx_packets=27 rx_bytes=2902 tx_packets=1 tx_bytes=54
May 28 15:11:33 wirelessap wireless: ath0     Expired node:C8:FF:28:C5:D2:58
May 28 15:11:35 wirelessap wireless: ath0     Registered node:C8:FF:28:C5:D2:58
May 28 15:12:20 wirelessap wireless: ath0     Received deauth from c8:ff:28:c5:d2:58. Reason: Deauthenticated because sending STA is leaving (or has left) the basic service area (3).
May 28 15:12:20 wirelessap wireless: ath0     STA-TRAFFIC-STAT mac=c8:ff:28:c5:d2:58 rx_packets=28 rx_bytes=3002 tx_packets=1 tx_bytes=54
May 28 15:12:20 wirelessap wireless: ath0     Expired node:C8:FF:28:C5:D2:58
May 28 15:14:21 wirelessap wireless: ath0     Registered node:C8:FF:28:C5:D2:58
May 28 15:15:06 wirelessap wireless: ath0     Received deauth from c8:ff:28:c5:d2:58. Reason: Deauthenticated because sending STA is leaving (or has left) the basic service area (3).
May 28 15:15:06 wirelessap wireless: ath0     STA-TRAFFIC-STAT mac=c8:ff:28:c5:d2:58 rx_packets=26 rx_bytes=3348 tx_packets=1 tx_bytes=54
May 28 15:15:06 wirelessap wireless: ath0     Expired node:C8:FF:28:C5:D2:58
May 28 15:17:36 wirelessap wireless: ath0     Registered node:C8:FF:28:C5:D2:58
May 28 15:18:21 wirelessap wireless: ath0     Received deauth from c8:ff:28:c5:d2:58. Reason: Deauthenticated because sending STA is leaving (or has left) the basic service area (3).
May 28 15:18:21 wirelessap wireless: ath0     STA-TRAFFIC-STAT mac=c8:ff:28:c5:d2:58 rx_packets=26 rx_bytes=2772 tx_packets=1 tx_bytes=54
May 28 15:18:21 wirelessap wireless: ath0     Expired node:C8:FF:28:C5:D2:58
May 29 11:49:48 wirelessap wireless: ath0     Registered node:C8:FF:28:C5:D2:58
May 29 11:50:33 wirelessap wireless: ath0     Received deauth from c8:ff:28:c5:d2:58. Reason: Deauthenticated because sending STA is leaving (or has left) the basic service area (3).
May 29 11:50:33 wirelessap wireless: ath0     STA-TRAFFIC-STAT mac=c8:ff:28:c5:d2:58 rx_packets=36 rx_bytes=3742 tx_packets=1 tx_bytes=54
May 29 11:50:33 wirelessap wireless: ath0     Expired node:C8:FF:28:C5:D2:58
May 29 12:45:45 wirelessap wireless: ath0     Registered node:C8:FF:28:C5:D2:58
May 29 12:46:30 wirelessap wireless: ath0     Received deauth from c8:ff:28:c5:d2:58. Reason: Deauthenticated because sending STA is leaving (or has left) the basic service area (3).
May 29 12:46:30 wirelessap wireless: ath0     STA-TRAFFIC-STAT mac=c8:ff:28:c5:d2:58 rx_packets=26 rx_bytes=3348 tx_packets=1 tx_bytes=54
May 29 12:46:30 wirelessap wireless: ath0     Expired node:C8:FF:28:C5:D2:58
May 29 12:46:51 wirelessap wireless: ath0     Registered node:C8:FF:28:C5:D2:58
May 29 12:47:37 wirelessap wireless: ath0     Received deauth from c8:ff:28:c5:d2:58. Reason: Deauthenticated because sending STA is leaving (or has left) the basic service area (3).
May 29 12:47:37 wirelessap wireless: ath0     STA-TRAFFIC-STAT mac=c8:ff:28:c5:d2:58 rx_packets=26 rx_bytes=3348 tx_packets=1 tx_bytes=54
May 29 12:47:37 wirelessap wireless: ath0     Expired node:C8:FF:28:C5:D2:58
May 29 12:51:41 wirelessap wireless: ath0     Registered node:C8:FF:28:C5:D2:58
May 29 12:52:26 wirelessap wireless: ath0     Received deauth from c8:ff:28:c5:d2:58. Reason: Deauthenticated because sending STA is leaving (or has left) the basic service area (3).
May 29 12:52:26 wirelessap wireless: ath0     STA-TRAFFIC-STAT mac=c8:ff:28:c5:d2:58 rx_packets=32 rx_bytes=3858 tx_packets=1 tx_bytes=54
May 29 12:52:26 wirelessap wireless: ath0     Expired node:C8:FF:28:C5:D2:58

The AP appliance is seeing the connection attempts, but for some reason is not 
passing things on to the server for a dhcp address assignment.  The "Reason: 
Deauthenticated because sending STA is leaving (or has left) the basic service 
area (3). suggests somebody is getting a weak signal...

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