WDS problem, Deauthenticating with station 00:1f:f3:c4:9d:07(reserved 2).

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Hi
I'm working a on problem with a WSD-network, consisting of 3 brand new devices, a Timecapsule, an Airport Extreme and an Airport Express, all running the latest firmware, 7.4.1.
I've configured the Airport Extreme to be the main-station connected to the internet. When I add a second device to the WDS, I get the following in the log on either the AE or AX, depending on which devices is connected.
Mar 12 16:26:13 Severity:5 Deauthenticating with station 00:1f:f3:c4:9d:07 (reserved 2).
Mar 12 16:26:15 Severity:5 Associated with station 00:1f:f3:c4:9d:07
Mar 12 16:26:19 Severity:5 Disassociated with station 00:1f:f3:c4:9d:07
I've tried resetting all devices to default, doing manuel and guided installs, running with 2 or 3 devices, but I still get the errors, and an unstable network.
At times it seems like there's a network-loop, as a constant 'ping' increases in latency over time from 20ms to 10.000ms, but reconnecting one of the devices, seems to fix this problem at random.
Main(Airport Extreme) is running 802.11n(b/g compatible), as there's no other options.
I'm using WPA2 Personal as security.
Any clues to the problem is much appreciated,
Best regards
Nicolai
Message was edited by: NicolaiG

Answer 1

Having a very similar issue as well. I am using an Airport Extreme as my base station, with two Airport Express units, one as a relay and one as a remote. My house is pretty big, so the remote is actually out of the range of the Extreme base station, hence the relay, which sits halfway in between. I have an office in the house that is in the room with the remote Express, and every 15 minutes or so, like clockwork, I have to turn off the airport in my iMac, then turn it back on to get connectivity restored. All while the light on all the devices remain green. The signal will just drop, the airport utility will see absolutely nothing. I've spent the last two weeks going through all the google hits, and forums with this issue, and nothing seems to have worked. Good luck guys, it looks like with all the great things Apple has done, they must be really stumped on this one, for no resolution has ever surfaced that was the end all be all fix. Here's a look at my log from the AE in the office:
Mar 18 17:41:32 Severity:5 Associated with station 00:1d:d8:ae:02:58
Mar 18 17:41:33 Severity:5 Associated with station 00:1d:d8:ae:02:58
Mar 18 17:41:33 Severity:5 Installed unicast TKIP key for supplicant 00:1d:d8:ae:02:58
Mar 18 17:41:43 Severity:5 Disassociated with station 00:1d:d8:ae:02:58 (leaving service set).
Mar 18 17:41:46 Severity:5 Associated with station 00:1d:d8:ae:02:58
Mar 18 17:42:08 Severity:5 Deauthorizing station 00:1d:d8:ae:02:58 [15]
Mar 18 18:17:57 Severity:5 Rotated TKIP group key.
Mar 18 18:36:13 Severity:5 Clock synchronized to network time server time.apple.com (adjusted -0 seconds)
Mar 18 19:02:16 Severity:5 Connection accepted from ::ffff:10.0.1.5/50157.
Mar 18 19:12:35 Severity:5 Re-associated with station 00:1c:b3:71:85:b7
Mar 18 19:12:36 Severity:5 Disassociated with station 00:1c:b3:71:85:b7 (received invalid class-3 frame).
Mar 18 19:17:57 Severity:5 Rotated TKIP group key.
*The station (Mac address ending in 02:58) is the AE in my living room, which is the relay.
*The station (Mac address ending in 85:b7) is my iMac.
** I even had to power cycle my airport card just to post this message, to give an idea on how frequently this is happening.