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The router sends continuously messages in order to advise/tell to the clients “Ehy, I’m the XYZ Wi-Fi SSID, would you join me?” And in these messages -packets-
by giuliomagnifico 4y ago
The router sends continuously messages in order to advise/tell to the clients “Ehy, I’m the XYZ Wi-Fi SSID, would you join me?” And in these messages -packets- are stored these informations.
Read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi_positioning_system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi_positioning_system
- beardyw 4y agoYes that is how mobile phones do without GPS, but wouldn't that mean they would need the entire Mac address database for the world if they had no internet connection?
- giuliomagnifico 4y agoThe country code is included in the packet.