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10 Oct 2006 2:35 AM
Tarun
Hi all,

How can I write a VB.NET function that returns detectable WiFi networks?
That is, how can I obtain a list of available network SSID's, MAC Address and
IP Address of WIFI hotspots within range?

Regards and Thanks,
Nitin

Author
10 Oct 2006 3:18 AM
Dylan Copeland
I suggest trying to find a third-party control as I am 99% positive that the
..NET Framework doesn't have support for WiFi Scanning.
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"Tarun" wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> How can I write a VB.NET function that returns detectable WiFi networks?
> That is, how can I obtain a list of available network SSID's, MAC Address and
> IP Address of WIFI hotspots within range?
>
> Regards and Thanks,
> Nitin
Author
10 Oct 2006 3:41 AM
teslar91
Sounds like wardriving.  Looking into that might be your best bet.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wardriving
Author
10 Oct 2006 4:24 AM
Tarun
Hi,

Wardriving is rather surreptitious. I want to enumerate all the WiFi enabled
devices in my room, and then possibly interact with them using C#. Are there
any built-in classes in C# that can list all WiFi devices in range?

Regards,
Tarun

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"tesla***@hotmail.com" wrote:

> Sounds like wardriving.  Looking into that might be your best bet.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wardriving
>
>
Author
10 Oct 2006 4:44 AM
teslar91
Tarun wrote:
> Wardriving is rather surreptitious. I want to enumerate all the WiFi enabled
> devices in my room, and then possibly interact with them using C#. Are there
> any built-in classes in C# that can list all WiFi devices in range?

Yes, it's surrepetitious.  But a wardriving program gathers exactly the
info you're asking for.  I mentioned it because you can probably find
an open-source wardriving program you can examine to see how it's done.
Information will probably be sparse or non-existent otherwise.