
802.11 – Reason Codes and Status Codes
802.11 – Reason Codes and Status Codes The 802.11 standard section 8.4 comments on reason codes and status codes. I’ve used these myself when troubleshooting frame captures. These codes provide insight to Wi-Fi related problems like stations connecting and disconnecting. Lets dive in and see what the standard says about reason and status code …

802.11 – Action Frames
The 802.11 standard section 8.5 comments on action frames. Action frames are interesting. Action frames can be triggered by access points or client stations. The action frame provides information and direction as in what to do. The 802.11 standard comments about action frames in 17 different sections of subsection 8.5. …