title: BSSID vs MAC address?
body: <p>I don't understand the difference between MAC address and BSSID.</p>
  
  <p>I understand that MAC is an identifier to local networks, but when I searched BSSID on wiki I got this:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>In an infrastructure BSS, the BSSID is the MAC address of the wireless
    access point (WAP).</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>from source: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service_set_%28802.11_network%29" rel="noreferrer">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service_set_%28802.11_network%29</a></p>
  
  <p>if BSSID is the mac address of WAP, then how come MAC addresses and BSSIDs are different? </p>
  
  <p>I tried this on a simple android app, when I <code>getConnectionInfo</code> I have a different BSSID from a MAC address. Can someone please explain this to me?</p>
  
  <p>Thanks</p>