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I only have the BSSID of the specific target device I want to connect to.
How can I determine the actual Wi-Fi network name that the device is connected to?
I'm using kali linux, and I used crunch 8 14 | aircrack-ng -a2 -b [target device BSSID] -w [file saved using airodump-ng].
To get the Wi-Fi (SSID) to a specific BSSID, you can use the wash command.
wash is a utility provided by the reaver package.
Install the reaver package:
apt-get install reaver
Use the following command to run wash and scan for nearby access points, replace [INTERFACE] with the name of your wireless network interface:
wash -i [INTERFACE]
wash will display a list of access points along with their BSSID.
Source:
How to use the wash command to find WPS enabled routers with Backtrack 5 or Kali Linux
