Well put, Michelle. Trying to resolve channel conflicts with
access points that don't broadcast their SSIDs is a pain.
This conversation would be REALLY interesting to the folks on the
InternetByWiFi forum, especially since it has nothing to do with
data cards:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InternetByWiFi/
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Dave Rudisill (not the moderator of either forum, just a net
nanny)
Coos Bay, Oregon
>On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 10:17:50 -0700 (PDT), you wrote:
>Attempts to hide the SSID are a false sense of security, and should not be pushed by the security professional. This practice adds to the workload of the already over-worked security and network administrators, while not returning any real benefit for their labors.
>
>The SSID of a WLAN is readily exposed in the normal operation of MOST WLANs, even when the APs are configured to hide the SSID. It is the actions of the STAs that exposes the SSID. When SSIDs are hidden, there is additional WLAN management traffic that adversely effects the WLANs and a roaming STAs performance. SSIDs are not passwords; they are community labels that any device can assert to claim membership in a WLAN community.
>http://htt-consult.com/Docs/The_myth_of_hiding%20SSIDs.htm
>‹(•¿•)›
>Michelle Ress Felton, CA
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