Joe. Apparently you didn't read any of the wireless discussion on here last week.
See this link for details about hiding SSID and such. Waste of time. http://blogs.zdnet.com/Ou/index.php?p=43 SSID hiding: There is no such thing as "SSID hiding". You're only hiding SSID beaconing on the Access Point. There are 4 other mechanisms that also broadcast the SSID over the 2.4 or 5 GHz spectrum. The 4 mechanisms are; probe requests, probe responses, association requests, and re-association requests. Essentially, youre talking about hiding 1 of 5 SSID broadcast mechanisms. Nothing is hidden and all youve achieved is cause problems for Wi-Fi roaming when a client jumps from AP to AP. Hidden SSIDs also makes wireless LANs less user friendly. You dont need to take my word for it. Just ask Robert Moskowitz who is the Senior Technical Director of ICSA Labs in his white paper Debunking the myth of SSID hiding <http://www.icsalabs.com/icsa/docs/html/communities/WLAN/wp_ssid_hiding. pdf> . From: Joe Fox [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 10:01 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: HIPPA and wireless That should do the trick. Just make sure that you are using the highest level of encryption afforded by the devices. Also take all the other necessary precautions, hidding the SSID, turning off beaconing, etc. Of course this means that you'll have to manually configure the wireless on each workstation, but that can just means more hours that can be billed for, and that can't be all bad ;) -Joe On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 9:51 AM, Andy Shook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Nice but I don't need anything that sexy. I'm talking single Linksys wireless "router" and wireless NICs doing WPA2 or something; would that be cool? Shook ________________________________ From: Joe Fox [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 9:46 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: HIPPA and wireless -- Joe Fox Systems/Network Administrator Mobile# (716) 846-9308 http://www.linkedin.com/in/josephfoxjr The information contained in this e-mail message, including any attached files, is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the recipient(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient be advised that any unauthorized use, disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please immediately notify the sender via telephone at 716-846-9308 or by return e-mail. ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
