On 2018-11-02, Paul de Weerd <we...@weirdnet.nl> wrote: > Even WEP is better than open networks: clients with a configuration > like OpenBSD's join will auto-connect to "known" networks. They > broadcast the full set of known networks, looking for them frequently > while their wifi nic is on and not connected.
Typically (not considering OpenBSD here as I haven't checked "join" behaviour) they *don't* broadcast the full set of known networks, only ones where you have set that you want to connect to that network even if it's a hidden network. I would be very surprised if "join" broadcasts the full set either, AFAIK it only connects to non-hidden networks. I'd argue that WEP is *worse* than an open network, it makes some think that there's something in the way of security on it, in reality it's about equivalent to a "private, keep out" sign.
