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schollz / find3

High-precision indoor positioning framework, version 3.
https://www.internalpositioning.com/doc
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Tracking esp8266 devices #110

Closed rradar closed 6 years ago

rradar commented 6 years ago

Hello,

I wonder if anybody managed already to track esp8266 wifi devices (the $2 wemos d1 mini for example).

In theory it should be already possible with passive scanning.

Active and Passive scanning There are two modes of localization that you can implement with FIND:

Active scanning: In active scanning the scanner will report the classified location of the device that is doing the scanning. Requires installing software on the device being tracked.

Passive scanning: In passive scanning the scanner will report the classified location of the devices that it scans. This mode requires having a WiFi card that supports monitor mode on the scanning device. No software is needed on the device that is being tracked.

You can use active scanning to track your own phone or computer, as outlined in the Tracking your phone and Tracking your computer documents. The passive scanning can be used to track others that are nearby, as outline in the Passive tracking.

But I wonder if the active scanning (running the would be achievable with way better results? I don't know if it is of importance but all esp8266 (and esp32' as well) support the monitor/ap mode for wifi. With this they could even be used to track other devices (with passive scanning) - if I'm right?

schollz commented 6 years ago

See https://github.com/DatanoiseTV/esp-find3-client

rradar commented 6 years ago

found it! sadly esp8266 is broken :sob: