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docs: WLAN.scan() results on RP2/PICO_W with 1.24.1

openby Gooupsopened 2025-04-26updated 2025-10-22
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Documentation URL

https://docs.micropython.org/en/latest/library/network.WLAN.html

Description

The documentation report the following

There are five values for security:

0 – open
1 – WEP
2 – WPA-PSK
3 – WPA2-PSK
4 – WPA/WPA2-PSK

and two for hidden:

0 – visible
1 – hidden

While using the WLAN.scan() function, I got the following results:

Most of the networks in my neighbourhood are reporting

security = 5

and hidden:

1 - Most of them, and by the way, the networks are visible (so, they should be 0)
2 - seems hidden
5 - visible (homekit device)
7 - One of my home Wi-Fi (made by an old D-Link router)
9 - My main home Wi-Fi (made by a TP-Link router)

Any thoughts ?

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CANDIDATE · PULL REQUEST

esp8266,esp32: Include hidden networks in WLAN.scan results.

mergedby dpgeorgeopened 2021-08-03updated 2021-08-07
port-esp8266port-esp32

Addresses issues #2697 and #5329. In particular see discussion towards the end of #5329 about including hidden networks by default.

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