Hi
It depends on how the Access Point is configured on its Network.
Try this 3rd party free tool,
http://www.softperfect.com/products/networkscanner/
Jack (MVP-Networking).

"tim braun" wrote in message
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> hello wlan gurus
>
> is the a possibility on a windows xp/vista box to determine the mac
> address of the access point to which the client is connected to ? any
> native windows commands or any tools ?
>
> thanx alot
> tim
>

tim braun wrote:

> hello wlan gurus
>
> is the a possibility on a windows xp/vista box to determine the mac
> address of the access point to which the client is connected to ? any
> native windows commands or any tools ?

In a terminal, ping the broadcast address then use arp -a.