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- initialism Basic Service Set Identifier. A unique address that identifies the access point/
router that creates thewireless network .
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Examples
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Suppose a university groups faculty and staff on one BSSID, students on another, and visitors on a third.
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In AirTight's exploit, an attacker uses the GTK to impersonate the access point, and in essence convince another client - attached to the same access point and to the same BSSID - to accept a new default router destination, a well-known technique called Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) spoofing or poisoning.
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Enter the BSSID in the “Victim Mac” field of SpoonWep.
WEP Cracking Redux: Beyond The Command Line | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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All you need to run SpoonWep against a Wi-Fi network is its channel and BSSID.
WEP Cracking Redux: Beyond The Command Line | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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Highlight the row pertaining to the network of interest, and take note of two things: its BSSID and its channel in the column labelled CH, as pictured below.
How To Crack A Wi-Fi Network’s WEP Password | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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The identification of an AP is reported in the BSSID field of the WiFi header.
CNET News.com 2011
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When the phone detects any wireless network, encrypted or otherwise, it sends the BSSID MAC address of the router along with signal strength, and most importantly, GPS coordinates up to the mothership.
The Guardian World News Charles Arthur 2011
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WiFi Scanner is able to report the signal strength in dBm and show the access point BSSID/MAC address.
Softpedia - Windows - All Softpedia Mac OS 2010
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Developers have access to new functions to identify the BSSID or SSID of the current Wi-Fi hotspot that the user is connected to. iOS 4.1 carries a new modem firmware of 2.10.01.
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis 2010
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In network connections my wi-fi connection has no BSSID or MAC specified yet it still connects, but could this be the issue.
Ubuntu Forums micha8l 2010
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