A client is slow in a spot where a nearby access point is healthy. A trace of that client shows it associated to a distant access point. What did the trace establish?
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Short Explanation
The client is talking to a far radio while a healthy one is standing next to it. The trace shows which radio your client actually chose. The nearby access point was not given the chance in this association.
Full Explanation
A client trace shows the access point the client associated to. This one associated to a distant radio, so the nearby healthy access point is not the one serving it, and the slowness matches that long link. The trace does not prove the nearby access point refused the client. It proves which association happened. The distant access point is not the only one on the SSID. The nearby one is healthy and on the same service. Slowness with an existing association is not a missing address. The trace shows the client associated to a distant access point while a nearer one is healthy. The client chose the far radio. Check one live client after the change and leave the rest of the floor alone until that client matches the result you expected. Exam caveat: the client may have a reason to stay, such as a roam setting. The trace tells you where it is. The client setting tells you why it has not moved. Operational check: roam or forget the network on the client and confirm the next association is the nearby access point.