Re: OID_802_11_BSSID returns extrange data
- From: "Beemer" <beemer@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 12:21:50 +0200
I was doing bad the reading of the buffer Oppps.
Now I read NDISUIO_QUERY_OID->data and works Ok.
And also have found the problem with the code returned, is only 0 when
connected or trying to connect to an AP. Otherwise is not 0
Thanks and sorry.
beemer
"Beemer" <beemer@xxxxxxxxxxx> escribió en el mensaje
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> I'm trying to query OID_802_11_BSSID in order to know if the PDA is
> connected to an AP and the BSSID (or mac address) of the AP.
>
> In MSDN :
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/wceddk40/html/cmrefoid_802_11_bssid.asp
> explains that this OID must return NDIS_STATUS_ADAPTER_NOT_READY if the
> NIC is not associated with an access point but I always get 0, no matter
> if the NIC is associated or not.
>
> Furthermore, the buffer must return the mac address of the AP, in this
> format:
> Typedef UCHAR NDIS_802_11_MAC_ADDRESS[6];
> But what I get is different, when connected to an AP dwBytesReturned tells
> that have returned 14Bytes, not 6, and the correct MAC Address is on the
> last 6 bytes, from QueryBuffer[8] to QueryBuffer[13]. The first Eight
> bytes returned are 01.01.01.0d.xx.xx.01.00 being the 'x' 20.6c or 88.88
> or 8a.88 ...................
>
> When not connected to an AP and there is not availables APs,
> dwBytesReturned is always 0. but when the PDA is trying to connect to an
> AP, even if it cannot associate, I get 14 bytes and the same format of
> QueryBuffer with the BSSID that the NIC is trying to connect to.
>
> I can`t use it to find if connected. And I don't know if this extrange
> behaviour is a problem of my PDA (X50V), or will be general, and if my
> code will work only on X50 PDAs or in All WM2003 PDAs even if I imagine
> any other way of diferenciate when the NIC is connected or trying to
> connect.
>
> Any idea?
>
> Thanks advanced
> beemer
>
>
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