linksys router incorrectly showing as WEP?

Bryce Johnson
2025-05-12T17:28:24Z

Hi All,
We have some embedded linux devices with TI cc3301 chipset. At one of
our labs, the router (linksys MR6350) according to IWD will show up as
wep security then go back to psk.

Odd thing is this router doesn't even support WEP - the only security
option it has listed in wpa2-personal or open.

We have like 20 devices in the lab and it appears to be happening to
some or all of them. I'm needing to remote desktop over to a computer
that has a serial connection... so slightly difficult to get logs.

I want to just blame the router and have them replace it, but I
figured I'd check if there is any other issue here as well. I have
full IWD debug logs saved, but here is a snippet.

2025-05-12 16:15:53.428737870 Wireless daemon version 3.4
<SNIP>
2025-05-12 16:15:55.791609235 src/station.c:station_print_scan_bss()
Processing BSS 'd8:ec:5e:99:0e:6c' with SSID: Revelotest4, freq: 2427,
rank: 492, strength: -4600, data_rate: 72.2
2025-05-12 16:15:55.791622150 src/station.c:station_add_seen_bss()
Added new Network "Revelotest4" security wep
<SNIP>
2025-05-12 16:22:15.714231348 src/station.c:station_print_scan_bss()
Processing BSS 'd8:ec:5e:99:0e:6c' with SSID: Revelotest4, freq: 2427,
rank: 492, strength: -4700, data_rate: 72.2
2025-05-12 16:22:15.714244273 src/station.c:station_add_seen_bss()
Added new Network "Revelotest4" security psk
<SNIP>
2025-05-12 16:22:15.717638513 src/station.c:process_network() No
remaining BSSs for SSID: Revelotest4 -- Removing network

Then killing IWD and restarting

2025-05-12 16:23:24.015924492 src/station.c:station_print_scan_bss()
Processing BSS 'd8:ec:5e:99:0e:6c' with SSID: Revelotest4, freq: 2427,
rank: 492, strength: -4500, data_rate: 72.2
2025-05-12 16:23:24.015937250 src/station.c:station_add_seen_bss()
Added new Network "Revelotest4" security psk

On another 2 device: (2025-05-08 date is incorrect it was before it
got good time). They in total had been up 30 minutes or so.

device 2:
2025-05-08 17:00:09.699817830 src/station.c:station_add_seen_bss()
Added new Network "Revelotest4" security wep
2025-05-12 16:33:47.901451708 src/station.c:station_add_seen_bss()
Added new Network "Revelotest4" security psk

device 3:
2025-05-08 17:00:06.777723005 src/station.c:station_add_seen_bss()
Added new Network "Revelotest4" security wep
2025-05-12 16:33:49.145627332 src/station.c:station_add_seen_bss()
Added new Network "Revelotest4" security psk

That 2 devices do it at the same time - makes it seem like the router
is doing some funky stuff.

Thank
Bryce