Tim: >> Hiding it is an idiocy promulgated by dimwits who have no idea what >> they're talking about. Tom Horsley: > Actually hiding it is a small mercy which can benefit your > neighbors, otherwise when they try to connect something > to their router, they see a dozen SSIDs all named "LINKSYS" :-). It's a *false* *belief* that hiding it does you any good. Your router still announces itself, it just doesn't show up with a name on the list. Some clients won't put you on the list, others will list you as "unnamed". So, you're still at the mercy of the twits who'd hack you. And good luck when two, or more, foolish neighbours think it's a good idea to be unnamed hidden SSIDs, and none of you can pick the right ones. You're still at the mercy of the neighbour running their WLAN on the same channel, and jamming you (accidentally, or on purpose). The sensible thing to do is to set it to something unique. And probably to something dull, if you're still obsessed about people wanting to connect who shouldn't (but that's what encryption is for). Turn the damn thing on, give it a unique name. That's how it's supposed to be done. If *you* break networking, expect your networking to not work. And there's no such thing as security by obscurity. -- [tim@localhost ~]$ uname -rsvp Linux 3.6.11-1.fc17.x86_64 #1 SMP Mon Dec 17 22:16:35 UTC 2012 x86_64 All mail to my mailbox is automatically deleted, there is no point trying to privately email me, I will only read messages posted to the public lists. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
