Mike Kershaw wrote:

> > Though all is strange ...
> > It is possible to construct the WLAN_802.11b so, that for example,
> > same kismet nothing will see and will not hear...
> > It is especially convenient to do it on ATMEL based AP.
> How do you mean?
> Even cloaking the SSID and turning off beaconing won't make it hidden from
> a passive sniffer, and if a client associates the passive sniffer can still
> see the SSID in the probe req and response.  You're not going to be able to
> hide that and still be within (my understanding of) the 802.11 spec.
> 
> Obscurity != security.  Too many companies blindly trust that no beaconing
> or hiding their SSID means they're automatically safe.

I use properties DSSS ;)


-Ivan
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