Unknown client keeps trying to connect

[Jack007]

I couldn't find a solution for this.

Apparently there is a unknown client in my neighborhood that wants to connect to my network. The stupid thing shows up under the wireless associated stations as:

I don't know if that is a bad thing.
But what annoys me is that it floods the system log with these 'did not acknowledge' messages every 5 sec. or so. Other, more important, messages are washed away.

Thu Jan 26 18:40:45 2023 daemon.notice hostapd: wl0-ap0: STA d8:1f:12:bb:6c:f0 IEEE 802.11: did not acknowledge authentication response
Thu Jan 26 18:40:49 2023 daemon.notice hostapd: wl0-ap0: STA d8:1f:12:bb:6c:f0 IEEE 802.11: did not acknowledge authentication response
Thu Jan 26 18:40:53 2023 daemon.notice hostapd: wl0-ap0: STA d8:1f:12:bb:6c:f0 IEEE 802.11: did not acknowledge authentication response
Thu Jan 26 18:41:00 2023 daemon.notice hostapd: wl0-ap0: STA d8:1f:12:bb:6c:f0 IEEE 802.11: did not acknowledge authentication response
Thu Jan 26 18:41:04 2023 daemon.notice hostapd: wl0-ap0: STA d8:1f:12:bb:6c:f0 IEEE 802.11: did not acknowledge authentication response
Thu Jan 26 18:41:07 2023 daemon.notice hostapd: wl0-ap0: STA d8:1f:12:bb:6c:f0 IEEE 802.11: did not acknowledge authentication response
Thu Jan 26 18:41:11 2023 daemon.notice hostapd: wl0-ap0: STA d8:1f:12:bb:6c:f0 IEEE 802.11: did not acknowledge authentication response
Thu Jan 26 18:41:18 2023 daemon.notice hostapd: wl0-ap0: STA d8:1f:12:bb:6c:f0 IEEE 802.11: did not acknowledge authentication response
Thu Jan 26 18:41:22 2023 daemon.notice hostapd: wl0-ap0: STA d8:1f:12:bb:6c:f0 IEEE 802.11: did not acknowledge authentication response
Thu Jan 26 18:41:26 2023 daemon.notice hostapd: wl0-ap0: STA d8:1f:12:bb:6c:f0 IEEE 802.11: did not acknowledge authentication response
Thu Jan 26 18:41:29 2023 daemon.notice hostapd: wl0-ap0: STA d8:1f:12:bb:6c:f0 IEEE 802.11: did not acknowledge authentication response

Is there a way to permanently kick this client off my network?
The wireless MAC filter is no option.

[frollic]

@Jack007

Is there a way to permanently kick this client off my network?

Not really.

It's not some dumb wireless device, as in Unknown device always connecting to 2.4G wifi?

Searched the MAC, it's a Tuya device, indeed.

[Jack007]

@frollic
...hmmmm
Reading trough the link does not make me happy.
I almost feel violated by the devices behavior.

Probably the only thing I can do is to track it down and ask its owner to do something about it.