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netstumbler (as a for instance) can tell you the mac of any access point 
you can recieve from. Netstumbler uses the mac to identify each AP.

Mike


Geoffrey wrote:
> Benjamin Scherrey wrote:
> 
>> I don't know what brand it is cause I don't have physical access to
>> it and there are no outside markings. Since I don't have a hard wire
>> connection to it I can't access its admin setup (not that I would
>> have access to that info in the first place). I just thought that
>> somewhere when you see available wireless networks you should be able
>> to query a MAC address.
> 
> 
> I don't know that that would be wise.  I don't believe I'd want to 
> publish the mac of the device, hence folks might be able to create a 
> man-in-the-middle attack.  I would expect you'll find it difficult to 
> determine this remotely.  If you can, it's likely a security flaw.
> 


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