Probe Response MPDU Probe Resp

MAC variable Probe Response frame unverified

A management frame answering a Probe Request.

Reading a capture

Unicast and acknowledged, unlike the beacon it otherwise resembles. That means it is retried if lost, which is why a station usually learns about a network faster by probing than by waiting for the next beacon.

Subfields

Where it sits

Probe Response MPDU

Accuracy

Clause
802.11-2024 §9.3.3.10
Verified
Not verified against the standard. Treat this as a claim, not a fact.