Question on unknown network device.

[SandmanXX]

I keep getting this device trying to connect constantly. No idea what it is, I tried the MAC lookups and really nothing. Anyone else have a lead on where to look? MAC id is - BC:10:2F:43:A3:BD
and the company it says is SJI Industry Company.
I looked through all my new purchases, nothing I can come up with. Neighbor doesn't have any new devices and can't connect anyway.
Thanks.

 

[degrub]

IOT something.
Maybe TV streaming , ear phones, light bulb, etc could be anything. Just block the mac address from connecting.

 

[SandmanXX]

Well, I'd like to know what is failing.
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Jan 10 20:44:56 wlceventd: wlceventd_proc_event(662): wl3.1: Disassoc BC:10:2F:43:A3:BD, status: 0, reason: Disassociated because sending station is leaving (or has left) BSS (8), rssi:0
Jan 10 20:45:00 wlceventd: wlceventd_proc_event(685): wl3.1: Auth BC:10:2F:43:A3:BD, status: Successful (0), rssi:0
Jan 10 20:45:00 kernel: SBF: dhd3: INIT [bc:10:2f:43:a3:bd] ID 65535 BFW 65535 THRSH 2048
Jan 10 20:45:00 wlceventd: wlceventd_proc_event(722): wl3.1: Assoc BC:10:2F:43:A3:BD, status: Successful (0), rssi:-51
Jan 10 20:45:11 wlceventd: wlceventd_proc_event(645): wl3.1: Deauth_ind BC:10:2F:43:A3:BD, status: 0, reason: Deauthenticated because sending station is leaving (or has left) IBSS or ESS (3), rssi:0
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- Over and over.

 

[degrub]

turn off all the IOTs that you can and bring them back 1 by 1.
You may also want to revert back on the firmware as there is something similar reported in several threads, ie it is a firmware issue.

 

[SandmanXX]

Looking everything over to double check, only 2 items (presence sensors) are on wifi, and they are steady connected, after testing. Everything else is zigbee or zwave. I guess it's the possible firmware bug on the router.

 

[bbunge]

Looking everything over to double check, only 2 items (presence sensors) are on wifi, and they are steady connected, after testing. Everything else is zigbee or zwave. I guess it's the possible firmware bug on the router.

Not a firmware bug but a buggy client somewhere. I have had the same issue with a Tuya Smart device that was trying to connect to my WIFI. Blocking the MAC address worked for me. However, there was a bug in one firmware that the MAC block did not work.

 

[RMerlin]

Not a firmware bug but a buggy client somewhere. I have had the same issue with a Tuya Smart device that was trying to connect to my WIFI. Blocking the MAC address worked for me. However, there was a bug in one firmware that the MAC block did not work.

Tuya's wifi uses cheap junk. I have a pair of Tuya smart powerbars that keep disconnecting and reconnecting 2-3 times a day, sometimes one of them end up connected as 802.11g instead of 802.11n, requiring a power cycle. They are the only devices on my network that do that, even my Roomba that's parked right next to my microwave oven shows multiple weeks of connection time (currently got reset as it ran out of battery while running a few days ago). Same with my Levoit air purifier, that one currently has a 517 hours connection uptime.

 

[Ripshod]

Taking a line from your log

Jan 10 20:45:00 wlceventd: wlceventd_proc_event(685): wl3.1: Auth BC:10:2F:43:A3:BD, status: Successful (0), rssi:0

Even though it says "Successful", the "rssi:0" indicates it wasn't really. Only really a worry if you don't want the log noise.

 

[bleuzebra]

South Jersey Industries - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Do you have an energy smart meter device trying to connect?

 

[EmeraldDeer]

If you are an advanced user, you may want to look through a capture for clues:

tcpdump -i wl3.1 ether host BC:10:2F:43:A3:BD -v