need advice on problem with wireless network programming
 

I am trying to create an interface between a wireless device and a wifi access point, basically I just want to talk to the wifi access point to get all of the basic information (SSID, signal strength, MAC address, etc...), but I can't seem to figure out where to begin. So far I have tried to do a lot of research on the topic, to see if anyone else has done something similar and I could learn from that, with no luck, mostly a lot of stuff using linux commands (where as I want to do this on a windows machine). Basically I feel as if I have exhausted all my resources to find information on this topic, and I am wondering if anyone has a) a new direction/approach to the problem, or b) anyone would be willing to share information regarding this topic. And I chose c++ to do this in, but I am willing to change to another language if libraries pertaining to this topic are already built in.

Thanks

One place to start might be Microsoft's Embedded C++ (4.0 is the latest, maybe). One of the features is the ability to simulate a portable device directly on the PC while you are conducting your investigations.

Well from that I think I found a solution after following a couple links I found this http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa446491.aspx which seems to be what I want. It looks like it is for mobile devices, but I think I can probably use it for windows applications.
Thanks for the help.
If anyone has any alternatives that would still be appreciated.