Re: [Dorset] SSID Hiding

On Tuesday, 7 February 2017 07:47:19 GMT Patrick Wigmore wrote: > MAC address filtering does not really add any security. Before it > comes into play, the attacker still needs to crack your WPA2 > encryption. If that's within their capability, then they almost > certainly know how to discover and

Re: [Dorset] SSID Hiding

On Monday, 6 February 2017, at 19:50:24 GMT, Terry Coles wrote: > I understand what that is saying, but I'm not just relying on > cloaking; I'm using MAC Adress filtering too (as well as WPA2 > PSK encryption). MAC address filtering does not really add any security. Before it comes into play,

Re: [Dorset] SSID Hiding

Hi Terry, > hide the SSID. You may not want to bother doing this as there are downsides, especially if you take any of those devices elsewhere. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_cloaking I just plumped for a SSID that matched the pattern of the majority of my neighbours so I didn't stand

[Dorset] SSID Hiding

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. Having set