On 06/02/17 16:19, Terry Coles wrote:
Hi,
I have just installed a shiny new Netgear VSDL Router to replace the never
updated Plusnet supplied one.
The main reasons that I bought it is that the Plusnet router has the above
mentioned lack of security patches and the inability to filter on MAC Addresses
or hide the SSID.
What's the point of a hIdden SSID when the moment any device starts
talking to that SSID, a listener can see it in the ether?
Here's a debunking of the Hidden SSID feature:
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/28653/debunking-myths-is-hiding-your-wireless-ssid-really-more-secure/
FWIW long ago my home SSID was the same as my work one so that I didn't
have to change networks when I brought my laptop home. It wasn't
automatic to change networks back then. Later it made for some fun
when both networks had the same SSID but different WPA keys.
Cheers,
Peter
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