Please excuse me for being pedantic if you already know this, but I'm not sure this has been spelled out clearly:
Disabling SSID broadcast is WORSE than ineffective. It actually reduces the security of your mobile wireless devices. If you disable SSID broadcast, you are INTRODUCING a vulnerability into your systems that wasn't there before, and not getting anything in return. Also, the relevant wireless specs state that a wireless device may refuse to connect to an access point that does not broadcast its SSID. In practice, they tend to connect initially and then fail to periodically reconnect under various circumstances. This is NEVER A BUG and if the device manufacturer actually "fixes" this issue, they are simply doing you a favor, nothing more. That said, you may do whatever you like with your own networks. I simply hope that you don't do anything based on all-too-common misconceptions about wireless security. -- CatBus ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CatBus's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7461 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29499 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
