m1abrams;538273 Wrote: > Not broadcasting the SSID does absolutely nothing to protect your > network. NOTHING. > > It does break many devices and software and just makes your wifi > network that much more of a PITA. However it does NOTHING to hide or > protect your wifi network. If you do not believe us download > http://airsnort.shmoo.com/ and try it out on your "hidden" wifi > network. > > Enable SSID broadcast and forget about it.
http://blogs.technet.com/steriley/archive/2007/10/16/myth-vs-reality-wireless-ssids.aspx says that disabling broadcast is a violaton of 802.11i (WPA). -- snarlydwarf ------------------------------------------------------------------------ snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77672 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
