BCOMB-3480: Client connectivity drop due to Gateway blocking Unencrypted frames#1261
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…ted frames (rdkcentral#1245) Reason for change : DHCP discover gets dropped because STA sends it without encryption. Proposed Fix : Disassociate the client if it doesn't have IP Test Proceedure : 1) If STA sends unprotected frame without having IP should disassociate. Priority: P0 Risks: Low Signed-off-by: Rajagopalaswamy M <mrajagopalaswamy@gmail.com>
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This PR addresses a client connectivity issue where unencrypted frames (notably DHCP Discover) are dropped, by reacting to a HAL “unencrypted frame drop” event and disassociating clients that appear to have no IP address.
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- Adds a new HAL callback handler to process “frame dropped due to unencrypted” events.
- Checks whether the client has an IPv4 address and, if not, triggers a disassociation.
- Registers the new callback during Wi-Fi monitor initialization.
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Reason for change : DHCP discover gets dropped because STA sends it without encryption.
Proposed Fix : Disassociate the client if it doesn't have IP
Test Proceedure : 1) If STA sends unprotected frame without having IP should disassociate.
Priority: P0
Risks: Low
Depends on : rdkcentral/rdkb-halif-wifi#119 , rdkcentral/rdk-wifi-hal#786