Re: [ubuntu-uk] Sorry but... wifi / WPA / hidden SSID problem

2007-11-08 Thread Mac
Martyn wrote: > with the SSID hidden? > it's not worth bothering with, its kind > of like tipexing over the YALE name on your front door lock, and > hoping it'll make it more difficult to pick... Martyn >>> What a wonderful image! Thanks for your advice. Mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Sorry but... wifi / WPA / hidden SSID problem

2007-11-07 Thread Martyn
with the SSID hidden? > >(I've seen comments that using a hidden SSID doesn't really add much by > way of security if you're using WPA encryption. Is that right? And is > WPA2 'better' than WPA? - I think my set up is only managing WPA, 'cos > it won't connect to the router when I set the

[ubuntu-uk] Sorry but... wifi / WPA / hidden SSID problem

2007-11-07 Thread Mac
Freinds >>> When I made the switch from Windows to Ubuntu last March, I spent about a fortnight trying to get wifi working in Dapper on a Dell Inspiron 8200 laptop. I really had no clear idea of what I was doing, and stumbled about copying lumps of HowTos into the terminal and getting into a c