1. A method for determining information about an access point without successfully authenticating with a network, the method comprising: sending, from a connection application on a client device to an access point, an authentication request including identification credentials indicating a reply to the authentication request is to include information about the access point, wherein the authentication request is destined for a transaction server and the reply originates from the transaction server; receiving, at the client device from the access point, the reply in response to the authentication request, wherein the reply rejects the authentication request and includes the information about the access point; and updating a directory on the client device based, at least in part, on the information about the access point.