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It fails to differentiate SSIDs with Unicode and ones without. #194
Description
Expected behavior
WiFi.scan() should be able to differentiate the two SSIDs “🧊” (4 octets in UTF-8) and “F09FA78A” (8 octets).
Current behavior
> netsh wlan show networks
Interface name : Wi-Fi
There are 5 networks currently visible.
……
SSID 3 : F09FA78A
Network type : Infrastructure
Authentication : WPA2-Personal
Encryption : CCMP
SSID 4 : F09FA78A
Network type : Infrastructure
Authentication : WPA2-Personal
Encryption : CCMP
……
import WiFi from "node-wifi";
WiFi.init({iface: null});
console.log(await WiFi.scan());……
{
mac: '28:cd:c1:0e:50:82',
bssid: '28:cd:c1:0e:50:82',
ssid: 'F09FA78A',
channel: 3,
frequency: 2422,
signal_level: -67.5,
quality: 65,
security: 'WPA2-Personal',
security_flags: 'CCMP ',
mode: 'Unknown'
},
{
mac: '28:cd:c1:0e:50:80',
bssid: '28:cd:c1:0e:50:80',
ssid: 'F09FA78A',
channel: 3,
frequency: 2422,
signal_level: -60,
quality: 80,
security: 'WPA2-Personal',
security_flags: 'CCMP ',
mode: 'Unknown'
}
……
Which are the affected features
- node API
- CLI
Which is your operating system?
Windows
Environment
Windows
Version of node-wifi
2.0.16
Steps to Reproduce
Have two Wi-Fi access points with the different SSIDs “🧊” (4 octets in UTF-8) and “F09FA78A” (8 octets), and try scanning them with this Node.js package in Windows.
Solutions
By not relying on netsh and calling the native Wi-Fi Windows API instead.
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