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[feilipu]

I've just purchased a BlackWidow with the hope of using it in a little robot project I'm pursuing.

The intention is to build a robot that will "sniff out" wifi devices when they come into it's locale.
http://feilipu.posterous.com/wifi-dogbo ... 3-pin-outs
http://feilipu.posterous.com/wifi-sniffer-dog

I thought that the BlackWidow would be the perfect platform. But, now I'm not so sure...
I've just dug into the g2100.h & g2100.c driver code, and I can't see any mention of an "rfmon" mode, or similar Monitor mode.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monitor_mode

Ideally, I don't want to build any MAC or IP stack, or even register on WEP / WPA. I also don't need to send packets.
I just need to sniff the SSID, including non-broadcasing ones, and their power level, to allow a localisation algorithm to function.

Can the rfmon mode be used with g2100?
Can you help with some driver code to use rfmon, if it exists.

Thanks in advance.

[GregEigsti]

Lots of folks are interested in doing this and I have not heard of a solution to allow it. This is a really intriguing area and I have had thoughts similar to your project. Let us all know if you learn something new!