[access-uk] Re: Showing SSID

  • From: "Andy Collins" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 15:45:02 -0000

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
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