On Monday, 6 February 2017 16:19:26 GMT Terry Coles wrote:
> 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.
Thanks for all the comments on SSID hiding. Overnight, my son had problems
with a couple of Windows machines that he uses and during his researches he
also discovered the issues with spoofing etc mentioned by Ralph et al.
As a result, I've now turned SSID hiding off.
I will be asking Netgear for their opinion, given the debate.
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