More reckless "journalism" from PC World

[VirtualLarry]

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They advocate disabling SSID broadcast, as a means to stop neighbors from using your wireless.

Stupid, and downright dangerous advice.

Best way to protect your WiFi is to use WPA-AES or WPA2-PSK, with a strong password. Nothing else is even remotely safe.

 

[spidey07]

Absolutely reckless, completely false, every paragraph is full of misinformation or downright lies. Disabling SSID broadcast can actually CAUSE problems for you. I looked for an E-mail address to set him straight but couldn't find one.

 

[Crusty]

You can always comment on his blog.

http://www.broida.com/

 

[dphantom]

His blog is old. Try this link if you want to post a comment.

Rick Broida

It just is not good advice, even for "suburbia" as he puts it. Use WPA2-AES.

 

[Eug]

I use WPA2, but I'd also turn off my SSID if I could. The problem though is that there are rare incompatibilities on my system when the SSID is turned off, and it's a hassle when people visit because you have to manually type in the SSID.

 

[Crusty]

Originally posted by: Eug
I use WPA2, but I'd also turn off my SSID if I could. The problem though is that there are rare incompatibilities on my system when the SSID is turned off, and it's a hassle when people visit because you have to manually type in the SSID.

That's precisely why it's bad advice to do that, more problems will come up then you solved(none).

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: Crusty
You can always comment on his blog.

http://www.broida.com/

LOL! Looks like JackMDS already got on it.

 

[Genx87]

Some users rely on their router's WPA encryption capabilities, while others employ MAC address filtering. Some do both. I'm not wild about either approach, as they involve a lot of hoop-jumping when I need to add new PCs and devices to the network.

Jumping hoops like setting up a passphrase once on the client? OH NO TEH HORROR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What a fucking dumbass lol