#!/usr/bin/env python # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later # # Copyright (C) 2010 Red Hat, Inc. # # This example prints out all the AP BSSIDs that all Wi-Fi devices on the # machine can see. Useful for location-based services like Skyhook that # can geolocate you based on the APs you can see. # # Note that with NetworkManager clients are required to request scanning. # If you don't do that, the scan list may be outdated. That means, you would # check the LastScan property, and if necessary call RequestScan() first. # After RequestScan(), you wait until the LastScan property gets bumped again. import dbus bus = dbus.SystemBus() # Get a proxy for the base NetworkManager object proxy = bus.get_object( "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager", "/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager" ) manager = dbus.Interface(proxy, "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager") all_aps = [] print("Associated APs:") # Get all network devices devices = manager.GetDevices() for d in devices: dev_proxy = bus.get_object("org.freedesktop.NetworkManager", d) prop_iface = dbus.Interface(dev_proxy, "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties") # Make sure the device is enabled before we try to use it state = prop_iface.Get("org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.Device", "State") if state <= 20: # NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNAVAILABLE continue # Get device's type; we only want wifi devices iface = prop_iface.Get("org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.Device", "Interface") dtype = prop_iface.Get("org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.Device", "DeviceType") if dtype == 2: # WiFi # Get a proxy for the wifi interface wifi_iface = dbus.Interface( dev_proxy, "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.Device.Wireless" ) wifi_prop_iface = dbus.Interface(dev_proxy, "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties") # Get the associated AP's object path connected_path = wifi_prop_iface.Get( "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.Device.Wireless", "ActiveAccessPoint" ) # Get all APs the card can see aps = wifi_iface.GetAccessPoints() for path in aps: ap_proxy = bus.get_object("org.freedesktop.NetworkManager", path) ap_prop_iface = dbus.Interface(ap_proxy, "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties") bssid = ap_prop_iface.Get( "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.AccessPoint", "HwAddress" ) # Cache the BSSID if not bssid in all_aps: all_aps.append(bssid) # Print the current AP's BSSID if path == connected_path: print("%s (%s)" % (bssid, iface)) # and print out all APs the wifi devices can see print("\nFound APs:") for bssid in all_aps: print(bssid)