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Orbi RBR10
I have a RBR10 Router with 2 satelites. It keeps dropping 4-5 times a day. the only thing in the logs is that [WLAN access rejected: incorrect security] from MAC address 00:26:e8:76:00:44, Sunday, Ap...
This appears very similar to when a WiFi device is set to create a private MAC address.
Here's a description from Apple:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211227
Android, Windows laptops, tablets, etc. have similar features that can be turned on or off in Settings. Personally, I find this 'feature' a royal pain in the (place) and deliberately turn it off.
There should be a device with a hardware MAC address almost identical to this one.
My guess is it was an attempt to connect, but the password had a typo. Probably has nothing to do with the primary issue.