Huh...I fell for the "don't put in an SSID for protection!" thing years ago and set up a couple of wireless points that do not have SSIDs. I never went back and added an SSID (in the time since as I've learned that it makes no difference.)
And yet as the years have gone by, I've been able to connect new devices to both wireless boxes with just the password. Must be the drugs. Mike > You need the SSID if it's not being broadcast and it's a network you've never > connected to. See Ted's primer on how to hack it out of the air... :) > > -- > rk > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Mike Copeland > Sent: Monday, April 25, 2011 4:22 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [NF] Lock down your WI-FI RIGHT NOW! > > Nope, don't need the SSID to connect. I do it all the time. Just need the > password. (Unless my drugs have finally taken me over the rainbow...) > > Mike > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
