Show BSSID of an access point?

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I want to get the BSSID for a known SSID, how can I do that? Thanks :-)

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Possible duplicate: askubuntu.com/questions/222549/get-mac-address-of-accesspoint
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I want to get the BSSID for a known SSID, how can I do that? Thanks :-)

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Possible duplicate: askubuntu.com/questions/222549/get-mac-address-of-accesspoint
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I want to get the BSSID for a known SSID, how can I do that? Thanks :-)

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I want to get the BSSID for a known SSID, how can I do that? Thanks :-)

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Possible duplicate: askubuntu.com/questions/222549/get-mac-address-of-accesspoint
– Andreas J.
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Possible duplicate: askubuntu.com/questions/222549/get-mac-address-of-accesspoint
– Andreas J.
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Possible duplicate: askubuntu.com/questions/222549/get-mac-address-of-accesspoint
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If I'm not mistaken, it should be the Address shown when issuing

sudo iwlist scanning

E.g.:

wlan0     Scan completed :

          Cell 01 - Address: 00:11:22:33:44:55

                    Channel:5

                    Frequency:2.432 GHz (Channel 5)

                    Quality=70/70  Signal level=-33 dBm  

                    Encryption key:on

                    ESSID:"the_known_ssid"

                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s

                              24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s

                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s

                    Mode:Master

                    ...

answered May 4 '11 at 17:20

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small addition to htorque: sudo iwlist wlan0 scanning|grep Address will show only the adresses. My post will take more time so htorques' is better ;-)
– Rinzwind
May 4 '11 at 17:33

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You could also install wifi-radar which will give you a graphical list of all wireless networks your NIC is seeing. Use sudo apt-get install wifi-radar to install it.

edited May 4 '11 at 17:31

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nm-tool | grep Wireless-Name where you gotta replace "Wireless-Name" for the wireless you are trying to connect to will give you all the info you need

answered Mar 28 '12 at 18:18

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aircrack-ng can do this.

sudo airmon-ng start eth1 6 to use eth1 to monitor channel 6 (the channel is optional) and then you can use sudo airodump-ng eth1 to make it show you the BSSID.

answered May 4 '11 at 17:27

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If using network manager (the default in Ubuntu), you can use nmcli. It also has several options for the output format.

In your case, where you know the SSID and want the BSSID :

nmcli -f SSID,BSSID,ACTIVE dev wifi list | grep $wanted_ssid

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If I'm not mistaken, it should be the Address shown when issuing

sudo iwlist scanning

E.g.:

wlan0     Scan completed :

          Cell 01 - Address: 00:11:22:33:44:55

                    Channel:5

                    Frequency:2.432 GHz (Channel 5)

                    Quality=70/70  Signal level=-33 dBm  

                    Encryption key:on

                    ESSID:"the_known_ssid"

                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s

                              24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s

                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s

                    Mode:Master

                    ...

answered May 4 '11 at 17:20

htorque

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small addition to htorque: sudo iwlist wlan0 scanning|grep Address will show only the adresses. My post will take more time so htorques' is better ;-)
– Rinzwind
May 4 '11 at 17:33

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up vote
12
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If I'm not mistaken, it should be the Address shown when issuing

sudo iwlist scanning

E.g.:

wlan0     Scan completed :

          Cell 01 - Address: 00:11:22:33:44:55

                    Channel:5

                    Frequency:2.432 GHz (Channel 5)

                    Quality=70/70  Signal level=-33 dBm  

                    Encryption key:on

                    ESSID:"the_known_ssid"

                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s

                              24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s

                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s

                    Mode:Master

                    ...

answered May 4 '11 at 17:20

htorque

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1

small addition to htorque: sudo iwlist wlan0 scanning|grep Address will show only the adresses. My post will take more time so htorques' is better ;-)
– Rinzwind
May 4 '11 at 17:33

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up vote
12
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If I'm not mistaken, it should be the Address shown when issuing

sudo iwlist scanning

E.g.:

wlan0     Scan completed :

          Cell 01 - Address: 00:11:22:33:44:55

                    Channel:5

                    Frequency:2.432 GHz (Channel 5)

                    Quality=70/70  Signal level=-33 dBm  

                    Encryption key:on

                    ESSID:"the_known_ssid"

                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s

                              24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s

                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s

                    Mode:Master

                    ...

answered May 4 '11 at 17:20

htorque

46.4k32171211

If I'm not mistaken, it should be the Address shown when issuing

sudo iwlist scanning

E.g.:

wlan0     Scan completed :

          Cell 01 - Address: 00:11:22:33:44:55

                    Channel:5

                    Frequency:2.432 GHz (Channel 5)

                    Quality=70/70  Signal level=-33 dBm  

                    Encryption key:on

                    ESSID:"the_known_ssid"

                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s

                              24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s

                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s

                    Mode:Master

                    ...

answered May 4 '11 at 17:20

htorque

46.4k32171211

answered May 4 '11 at 17:20

htorque

46.4k32171211

answered May 4 '11 at 17:20

htorque

46.4k32171211

answered May 4 '11 at 17:20

htorque

46.4k32171211

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small addition to htorque: sudo iwlist wlan0 scanning|grep Address will show only the adresses. My post will take more time so htorques' is better ;-)
– Rinzwind
May 4 '11 at 17:33

add a comment |

1

small addition to htorque: sudo iwlist wlan0 scanning|grep Address will show only the adresses. My post will take more time so htorques' is better ;-)
– Rinzwind
May 4 '11 at 17:33

small addition to htorque: sudo iwlist wlan0 scanning|grep Address will show only the adresses. My post will take more time so htorques' is better ;-)
– Rinzwind
May 4 '11 at 17:33

add a comment |

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You could also install wifi-radar which will give you a graphical list of all wireless networks your NIC is seeing. Use sudo apt-get install wifi-radar to install it.

edited May 4 '11 at 17:31

htorque

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answered May 4 '11 at 17:30

Michael James

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up vote
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You could also install wifi-radar which will give you a graphical list of all wireless networks your NIC is seeing. Use sudo apt-get install wifi-radar to install it.

edited May 4 '11 at 17:31

htorque

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answered May 4 '11 at 17:30

Michael James

411

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up vote
4
down vote

You could also install wifi-radar which will give you a graphical list of all wireless networks your NIC is seeing. Use sudo apt-get install wifi-radar to install it.

edited May 4 '11 at 17:31

htorque

46.4k32171211

answered May 4 '11 at 17:30

Michael James

411

You could also install wifi-radar which will give you a graphical list of all wireless networks your NIC is seeing. Use sudo apt-get install wifi-radar to install it.

edited May 4 '11 at 17:31

htorque

46.4k32171211

answered May 4 '11 at 17:30

Michael James

411

edited May 4 '11 at 17:31

htorque

46.4k32171211

edited May 4 '11 at 17:31

htorque

46.4k32171211

edited May 4 '11 at 17:31

htorque

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answered May 4 '11 at 17:30

Michael James

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answered May 4 '11 at 17:30

Michael James

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answered May 4 '11 at 17:30

Michael James

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up vote
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nm-tool | grep Wireless-Name where you gotta replace "Wireless-Name" for the wireless you are trying to connect to will give you all the info you need

answered Mar 28 '12 at 18:18

Ulises

211

add a comment |

up vote
2
down vote

nm-tool | grep Wireless-Name where you gotta replace "Wireless-Name" for the wireless you are trying to connect to will give you all the info you need

answered Mar 28 '12 at 18:18

Ulises

211

add a comment |

up vote
2
down vote

nm-tool | grep Wireless-Name where you gotta replace "Wireless-Name" for the wireless you are trying to connect to will give you all the info you need

answered Mar 28 '12 at 18:18

Ulises

211

nm-tool | grep Wireless-Name where you gotta replace "Wireless-Name" for the wireless you are trying to connect to will give you all the info you need

answered Mar 28 '12 at 18:18

Ulises

211

answered Mar 28 '12 at 18:18

Ulises

211

answered Mar 28 '12 at 18:18

Ulises

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answered Mar 28 '12 at 18:18

Ulises

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aircrack-ng can do this.

sudo airmon-ng start eth1 6 to use eth1 to monitor channel 6 (the channel is optional) and then you can use sudo airodump-ng eth1 to make it show you the BSSID.

answered May 4 '11 at 17:27

Rinzwind

201k26385517

add a comment |

up vote
1
down vote

aircrack-ng can do this.

sudo airmon-ng start eth1 6 to use eth1 to monitor channel 6 (the channel is optional) and then you can use sudo airodump-ng eth1 to make it show you the BSSID.

answered May 4 '11 at 17:27

Rinzwind

201k26385517

add a comment |

up vote
1
down vote

aircrack-ng can do this.

sudo airmon-ng start eth1 6 to use eth1 to monitor channel 6 (the channel is optional) and then you can use sudo airodump-ng eth1 to make it show you the BSSID.

answered May 4 '11 at 17:27

Rinzwind

201k26385517

aircrack-ng can do this.

sudo airmon-ng start eth1 6 to use eth1 to monitor channel 6 (the channel is optional) and then you can use sudo airodump-ng eth1 to make it show you the BSSID.

answered May 4 '11 at 17:27

Rinzwind

201k26385517

answered May 4 '11 at 17:27

Rinzwind

201k26385517

answered May 4 '11 at 17:27

Rinzwind

201k26385517

answered May 4 '11 at 17:27

Rinzwind

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If using network manager (the default in Ubuntu), you can use nmcli. It also has several options for the output format.

In your case, where you know the SSID and want the BSSID :

nmcli -f SSID,BSSID,ACTIVE dev wifi list | grep $wanted_ssid

answered Nov 20 at 13:38

mivk

2,2732234

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up vote
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If using network manager (the default in Ubuntu), you can use nmcli. It also has several options for the output format.

In your case, where you know the SSID and want the BSSID :

nmcli -f SSID,BSSID,ACTIVE dev wifi list | grep $wanted_ssid

answered Nov 20 at 13:38

mivk

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up vote
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If using network manager (the default in Ubuntu), you can use nmcli. It also has several options for the output format.

In your case, where you know the SSID and want the BSSID :

nmcli -f SSID,BSSID,ACTIVE dev wifi list | grep $wanted_ssid

answered Nov 20 at 13:38

mivk

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If using network manager (the default in Ubuntu), you can use nmcli. It also has several options for the output format.

In your case, where you know the SSID and want the BSSID :

nmcli -f SSID,BSSID,ACTIVE dev wifi list | grep $wanted_ssid

answered Nov 20 at 13:38

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answered Nov 20 at 13:38

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