On 07/02/17 09:02, PeterMerchant via dorset wrote:
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?
One reason to use it is where you have multiple SSID's (say mySSID which
gives full access to an internal network and mSSID-Guest which just
gives visitors access to the internet). Saves the confusion of a visitor
trying to connect to mySSID with the mySSID-Guest password.
Cheers
Tim
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