Re: Questions about SSID broadcasting.

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docrice join:2008-03-31 Fremont, CA	reply to fonzbear2000 Re: Questions about SSID broadcasting. No and no. The only thing "turning off the SSID" does is null the value of the network name field in the 802.11 beacon. Anytime a station associates or re-associates, that value is sent in the clear within the respective 802.11 frames. For this reason, it's not considered a security measure at all, except to superficially reduce confusion in areas where there are a lot of access points announcing themselves and prevent someone from accidentally selecting your network. »wicked-styles.com/bitsandpieces/···ecurity/
docrice join:2008-03-31 Fremont, CA	to forum · permalink · · 2009-06-16 18:59:09 ·
fonzbear2000 Premium join:2005-08-09 Saint Paul, MN	said by docrice : No and no. The only thing "turning off the SSID" does is null the value of the network name field in the 802.11 beacon. Anytime a station associates or re-associates, that value is sent in the clear within the respective 802.11 frames. For this reason, it's not considered a security measure at all, except to superficially reduce confusion in areas where there are a lot of access points announcing themselves and prevent someone from accidentally selecting your network. »wicked-styles.com/bitsandpieces/···ecurity/ Sorry, but I have NO idea what you're talking about and I'm not sure what I'm supposed to be looking for at that link. -- »Check this out!
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