MAC OSX displays BSSID information https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2522079?start=0&tstart=0 *airport command aruba$ /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Apple80211.framework/Versions/Current/Resources/airport -c channel: 36,80 aruba$ /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Apple80211.framework/Versions/Current/Resources/airport -I agrCtlRSSI: -63 agrExtRSSI: 0 agrCtlNoise: -95 agrExtNoise: 0 state: running op mode: station lastTxRate: 585 maxRate: 1300 lastAssocStatus: 0 802.11 auth: open link auth: wpa2-psk BSSID: 6c:70:9f:e7:5b:b3 SSID: TK-Home MCS: 7 channel: 36,80 *airport command aruba$ /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Apple80211.framework/Versions/Current/Resources/airport -s SSID BSSID RSSI CHANNEL HT CC SECURITY (auth/unicast/group) BCW710J-67A7E-G 00:1c:7b:d3:7d:ad 0 6 Y -- WPA(PSK/AES,TKIP/TKIP) WPA2(PSK/AES,TKIP/TKIP)