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davidk1952
Nov 26, 2017Luminary
Netgear r7500 WLAN access rejected: incorrect security] from MAC address
I have just updated my Nighthawk router and I started to look more closely at the router logs and I have noticed this Warning? [WLAN access rejected: incorrect security] from MAC address ec:3d:fd:42...
- Nov 27, 2017
You are correct about driving me crazy... I can't afford to get more gray hair! But, you are correct there are some options of what you want to log and I"ve started by turning everything off, then turn on one by one to see what kind of log it creates... I find objects like Magic Jack will have lots of hits...
Anyway, I'm going to slowly add what is to be logged and chase it down.. . I"m sure it will be a never ending process.. Thanks for your help...
TheEther
Nov 27, 2017Guru
Glad you found the culprit. Reading the logs can drive you a little crazy. What doesn't help is that the messages are hard to understand by a layperson. Most messages are harmless but there are dangerous ones that require action.
If I recall, you have some control over which messages are logged. You can try turning off logging of harmless messages. That way, if you see anything, it will more likely to be something to be concerned about.
If I recall, you have some control over which messages are logged. You can try turning off logging of harmless messages. That way, if you see anything, it will more likely to be something to be concerned about.
davidk1952
Nov 27, 2017Luminary
You are correct about driving me crazy... I can't afford to get more gray hair! But, you are correct there are some options of what you want to log and I"ve started by turning everything off, then turn on one by one to see what kind of log it creates... I find objects like Magic Jack will have lots of hits...
Anyway, I'm going to slowly add what is to be logged and chase it down.. . I"m sure it will be a never ending process.. Thanks for your help...