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what is the point of disabling the SSID if it can detect it?
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Fardringle
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Disabling the SSID is not a security measure by itself, it is just a SMALL part of an overall security setup.
Disabling the SSID doesn't remove the SSID, it just keeps the router from actively advertising itself to everyone in the area. "War dialer" programs like NetStumbler can still detect networks that have the SSID disabled since they look for the network traffic and not just broadcast of the name, but disabling the SSID can keep casual users from accidentally connecting to your network.
Disabling the SSID doesn't remove the SSID, it just keeps the router from actively advertising itself to everyone in the area. "War dialer" programs like NetStumbler can still detect networks that have the SSID disabled since they look for the network traffic and not just broadcast of the name, but disabling the SSID can keep casual users from accidentally connecting to your network.
what exactly does it mean to disable it? completly erase the ssid name? i've read in computer magazines that when you disable it, you'll have to enter the ssid name manually. if the ssid is disabled, how would you go about entering the ssid manually if you dont have a ssid name?
Your router will have the option to disable the SSID in it's firmware. Erasing it essentially renames it to _____.
When they say you will have to enter it in manually, it's an issue you will have to deal with in your computer, not your router. They mean that your laptop will not pick up the name automatically through the "View Available Networks" window, or whatever your wireless utility calls it. If the computer in question has never been on the network, or that particular profile (called "Preferred Network" in XP) is erased from it, you will have to type the SSID into the appropriate bar when you create that profile in your wireless utility.
When they say you will have to enter it in manually, it's an issue you will have to deal with in your computer, not your router. They mean that your laptop will not pick up the name automatically through the "View Available Networks" window, or whatever your wireless utility calls it. If the computer in question has never been on the network, or that particular profile (called "Preferred Network" in XP) is erased from it, you will have to type the SSID into the appropriate bar when you create that profile in your wireless utility.
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