Use m2m_wifi_get_connection_info to get BSSID/remote MAC

Author: sandeepmistry

examples/AP_SimpleWebServer/AP_SimpleWebServer.ino

@@ -76,12 +76,26 @@ void loop() {
     status = WiFi.status();
 
     if (status == WL_AP_CONNECTED) {
+      byte remoteMac[6];
+
       // a device has connected to the AP
-      Serial.println("Device connected to AP");
+      Serial.print("Device connected to AP, MAC address: ");
+      WiFi.BSSID(remoteMac);
+      Serial.print(remoteMac[5], HEX);
+      Serial.print(":");
+      Serial.print(remoteMac[4], HEX);
+      Serial.print(":");
+      Serial.print(remoteMac[3], HEX);
+      Serial.print(":");
+      Serial.print(remoteMac[2], HEX);
+      Serial.print(":");
+      Serial.print(remoteMac[1], HEX);
+      Serial.print(":");
+      Serial.println(remoteMac[0], HEX);
     } else {
       // a device has disconnected from the AP, and we are back in listening mode
       Serial.println("Device disconnected from AP");
-    } 
+    }
   }
 
   WiFiClient client = server.available();   // listen for incoming clients
@@ -154,4 +168,5 @@ void printWifiStatus() {
   // print where to go in a browser:
   Serial.print("To see this page in action, open a browser to http://");
   Serial.println(ip);
+
 }

src/WiFi.cpp

@@ -140,15 +140,26 @@ static void wifi_cb(uint8_t u8MsgType, void *pvMsg)
 			if (scan_ssid_len) {
 				memcpy(WiFi._scan_ssid, (const char *)pstrScanResult->au8SSID, scan_ssid_len);
 			}
-			if (WiFi._bssid) {
-				memcpy(WiFi._bssid, (const char *)pstrScanResult->au8BSSID, 6);
-			}
 			WiFi._resolve = pstrScanResult->s8rssi;
 			WiFi._scan_auth = pstrScanResult->u8AuthType;
 			WiFi._status = WL_SCAN_COMPLETED;
 		}
 		break;
 
+		case M2M_WIFI_RESP_CONN_INFO:
+		{
+			tstrM2MConnInfo	*pstrConnInfo = (tstrM2MConnInfo*)pvMsg;
+
+			if (WiFi._bssid) {
+				// reverse copy the remote MAC
+				for(int i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
+					WiFi._bssid[i] = pstrConnInfo->au8MACAddress[5-i];
+				}
+				WiFi._bssid = 0;
+			}
+		}
+		break;
+
 		default:
 		break;
 	}
@@ -591,17 +602,17 @@ char* WiFiClass::SSID()
 
 uint8_t* WiFiClass::BSSID(uint8_t* bssid)
 {
-	int8_t net = scanNetworks();
-	
 	_bssid = bssid;
 	memset(bssid, 0, 6);
-	for (uint8_t i = 0; i < net; ++i) {
-		SSID(i);
-		if (strcmp(_scan_ssid, _ssid) == 0) {
-			break;
-		}
+
+	m2m_wifi_get_connection_info();
+
+	// Wait for connection or timeout:
+	unsigned long start = millis();
+	while (_bssid != 0 && millis() - start < 1000) {
+		m2m_wifi_handle_events(NULL);
 	}
-	
+
 	_bssid = 0;
 	return bssid;
 }