In a microcontroller powered by a solar cell we need to have the current time. When the sun decrease the micro-controller switch off and all the volatile data vanish. When the sun increase the micro-controller reboot and we need to set the time on reboot. I had an idea but I do not know enough wifi to be sure it's feasible : Getting the current time from the surrounding wifi signals. In this post [How much information can be gathered about a network without connecting?][1] you can get : - ESSIDS BSSIDS - Crypto strength and authentication scheme (Pre shared Key vs EAP/Radius) - Signal strength - .... But I can't see if the AP current time is obtainable ? [1]: http://security.stackexchange.com/questions/102587/how-much-information-can-be-gathered-about-a-network-without-connecting