On 8/17/07, Knute Johnson <knute@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>On Thu, 2007-08-16 at 14:15 -0700, Knute Johnson wrote:
>> No SSIDs ever show up in the nm-applet menu.
>
>Obivous question: Are the SSIDs being broadcast? Some people set up
>their gear not to broadcast them, *erroneously* believing that it's a
>good thing to do, security-wise.
Yes the SSID is on.
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Sorry to barge in, but I wondered why is it "erroneous" to believe that broadcasting
the SSID would lower the security of my wireless rig?
I know it is security through obscurity and I do not depend only on that to keep my wifi
safe. Nevertheless, it is one more step for a would be attacker.
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