Hi George - I thought we'd agreed that wep was sufficient, but now you say that WPA is a necessary security? Confused again <smile> - Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 3:49 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Showing SSID | Hi Andy, | | WPA is a necessary security. After all, you don't want any | Tom, Dick or Harry using your wireless system to access the | internet, do you? (And perhaps even hacking your own | system.) | | George. | | -----Original Message----- | From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Andy Collins | Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 3:45 PM | To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | Subject: [access-uk] Re: Showing SSID | | Hi George - | | This is what I thought, and although Tristram mentioned | using WPA for extra | security, I imagine the average home user not to be so at | risk, or is that | being a bit naive? - | | Andy | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> | To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 1:33 PM | Subject: [access-uk] Re: Showing SSID | | || Hi Andy, || || When you have wireless, the SSID can as you have found | out, || be either shown or hidden. There's nothing sinister in | it, || just that for example, a hotel might have wireless access || for its guests, and one for it's own use. Therefore they || don't want to publicise their private one. || || Either which way, if access requires a WEP, hopefully only || those with the key can gain access. || || George. || || -----Original Message----- || From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx || [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Andy Collins || Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 12:55 PM || To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx || Subject: [access-uk] Showing SSID || || Just trying to understand why hiding SSID on a wireless || network is so || important when a wep pass key has been created? - || || Andy || || ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following || link:- || ** || | [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] || ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: || ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx || ** and in the Subject line type || ** unsubscribe || ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on || the || ** immediately-following link:- || ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] || ** or send a message, to || ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq || || ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following | link:- || ** | [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] || ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: || ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx || ** and in the Subject line type || ** unsubscribe || ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on | the || ** immediately-following link:- || ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] || ** or send a message, to || ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq || || || -- || This email has been verified as Virus free. || Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net | | | ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following | link:- | ** | [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] | ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: | ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | ** and in the Subject line type | ** unsubscribe | ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on | the | ** immediately-following link:- | ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] | ** or send a message, to | ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq | | ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- | ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] | ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: | ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | ** and in the Subject line type | ** unsubscribe | ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the | ** immediately-following link:- | ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] | ** or send a message, to | ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq | | | -- | This email has been verified as Virus free. | Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq