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|    Carlos E.R. to Alan    |
|    Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobil    |
|    06 Dec 25 13:24:54    |
      XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, alt.comp.os.windows-10, comp.mobile.android       From: robin_listas@es.invalid              On 2025-12-06 02:18, Alan wrote:       > On 2025-12-05 16:49, Marian wrote:       >> Chris wrote:                     >> Since WaveDigger has a special query mode where you can enter a single       >> SSID       >> or BSSID, and instead of just returning that access point's location, it       >> also pulls in the surrounding access points that Apple's Wi-Fi       >> Positioning       >> System has observed in the same area.... just... try this...       >>       ...>> Linux:       >> 1. Open a terminal       >> 2. Type: sudo iwlist scan       >> 3. Find your SSID in the output       >> 4. Look for "Address:" lines       >> 5. Copy the MAC address (format: AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF)              iwlist scan | grep "Address:\|SSID"              ...              >> Once you have the BSSID, you can paste it into WaveDigger lookup tool.       >> 1. Open the WaveDigger site:       >> https://wavedigger.networksurvey.app/?tab=bssid       >> 2. In the "BSSID" field, type your MAC address:       >> 11:22:33:AA:BB:CC       >> 3. Click the "Lookup" or "Search" button.       >> 4. The map will show the location of that access point.       >> If you enable "include surrounding access points",       >> it will also list nearby BSSIDs Apple has observed.       >>       >> Once you have the BSSID of all your neighbors, if one of them moves to a       >> new house, you can track them if they use their router at the new home.       >       > Except you won't know WHICH of the BSSIDs that are returned belong to       > your neighbours.       >       > From WaveDigger (the site you didn't know about until I told you):       >       > "Access points shown may be 1-2km away from your click location."       >       > So?              It showed mine just 20 or 30 metres to the west. At the other side of       the street.              May be 1-2 km away... doesn't mean they all are off. Just that there is       no warranty that it is accurate.              --       Cheers, Carlos.       ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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