ESP8266 Connection Issue: 'Association Expired' Despite Strong Signal

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Unable to connect to wifi: Auth Expired and Association Expired

Old thread but I had the same issue and managed to figure it out, I think. Mine was partially not working (WiFi sometimes connected) but then completely WiFi-busted Wemos ESP32C3 board - Wifi not connected to the esp32 module. · Issue #2144 · espressif/arduino-esp32 · GitHub was the ticket for me, lowering the WiFi power from the default (docs): wifi: output_power: 8.5dB Other threads I went through, in case they’re helpful for anyone else. Esphome fails to connect to wifi after update - …

Have you tried this?