Which wireless frames are used to terminate a connection from the AP or a wireless client?

Which wireless frames are used to terminate a connection from the AP or a wireless client?

• A. Beacons
• B. Association requests
• C. Probe requests
• D. Deauthentications

Answer: (D)

In this topic, the way a wireless connection is ended is by sending a deauthentication frame. Either the access point or the client can transmit this management frame to tell the other side to terminate the session and drop the association. The recipient clears its authentication state and disconnects, effectively ending the link. Beacons are the network’s heartbeat, advertising the SSID and capabilities so clients can discover the network. They don’t terminate an active connection. Association requests are used by a client when joining a network to establish an initial trusted relationship; they initiate, not end, a session. Probe requests are used by clients to scan for nearby networks and learn about available options; they’re all about discovery, not termination.

In this topic, the way a wireless connection is ended is by sending a deauthentication frame. Either the access point or the client can transmit this management frame to tell the other side to terminate the session and drop the association. The recipient clears its authentication state and disconnects, effectively ending the link.

Beacons are the network’s heartbeat, advertising the SSID and capabilities so clients can discover the network. They don’t terminate an active connection. Association requests are used by a client when joining a network to establish an initial trusted relationship; they initiate, not end, a session. Probe requests are used by clients to scan for nearby networks and learn about available options; they’re all about discovery, not termination.