Hi Alex,
> Diff shows some new "SAE Hunting and Pecking" algorithm used and a "AP did not
> include group number in response!" info, though not sure if related.
It is. Looks like the Nest advertises SAE H2E support and we try to use that
but something goes wrong. Can you capture a log with iwmon?
https://iwd.wiki.kernel.org/debugging
Regards,
-Denis