Q: 6
When a STA has authenticated to an AP (AP-1), but still maintains a connection with another AP (AP-
2), what is the state of the STA on AP-1?
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Pretty confident it's C here. STA can only be associated to one AP, so if it's still connected to AP-2, then on AP-1 it stays authenticated but unassociated. Seen similar wording pop up in practice sets, but open if anyone's got a counterpoint.
C not D. Association is exclusive per STA, so only authenticated but unassociated on AP-1. D is a common trap here.
I think C here. STA can authenticate to multiple APs, but association is exclusive, so it's only associated with AP-2 while just authenticated (not associated) on AP-1. Pretty sure that's the standard 802.11 state handling, unless I'm missing a weird exception.
C tbh. If a STA is still connected to AP-2, it can't be associated to AP-1 at the same time. Pretty sure that's how the 802.11 states work in this edge case.
C imo. STA can stay authenticated to AP-1 but only be associated with AP-2 at a time, so it's authenticated and unassociated on the first one. Always got mixed up on these states tbh, but that's how I remember it from practice questions. Someone correct me if I missed something.
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