Tim: >> You're still missing the point completely: >> >> IT DOES NOT, IN *ANY* WAY, MAKE IT HARDER FOR A HACKER TO HACK INTO YOUR >> WIRELESS LAN WHEN YOU STOP "BROADCASTING" THE SSID. *THEY* DO *NOT* >> NEED YOU TO BROADCAST IT TO BE ABLE TO HACK IT. IT GIVES YOU ZERO >> BENEFIT AND EXTRA PROBLEMS. Bill Davidsen: > Caps don't make you right, nor do bogus arguments. Facts make me right, and the arguments are not bogus. Just because you don't understand an issue, or don't like the facts, don't try and shoot the messenger. I've explained things more than once, and you still haven't understood. That's your problem, not mine. Let's be very very clear. SSID has absolutely nothing to do with security. It's nothing but a name for a network, SSID means "service set identifier". Named or unnamed, a network is secure or insecure dependent on OTHER things, *ENTIRELY* on OTHER things. > The object is to make it less appealing to people just looking for a > hot spot to use without paying Starbucks, not to block serious > hackers. And if they see one with some vendor's default SSID and one > with no visible SSID, which do you think they use? I've already answered that. > As far as problems (sorry, "PROBLEMS") haven't had or seen any in years, > not sure what hidden SSID would hurt. I've already answered that. > You clearly don't believe that part of security is avoiding attacks. The > reason to put ssh on a non-standard port is not because it makes it > harder to crack, just because it gets less casual attention. Like a > burglar choosing between the dark house with the empty garage or the one > with lights on, cars in the driveway, and a "beware of dog" sign, > someone looking for easy pickings takes the easy target. That's not "security" either. > If you think that discouraging wannabees isn't worth it, feel free to > set your SSID to "Free Public Access" if you want. Hiding the SSID is not going to discourage wannabees. Carry on deluding yourself, if you must, but don't try deluding the public on a mailing list by continuing to spout nonsense. > -- > Bill Davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx> > "We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from > the machinations of the wicked." - from Slashdot Me thinks that your signature speaks volumes for yourself. You seem to equate false security with security. It's nothing of the sort, it's actually detrimental. -- (This computer runs FC7, my others run FC4, FC5 & FC6, in case that's important to the thread.) Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists.
