No Connection without Broadcast SSID

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PC HUA wrote:

> I'm using NETGEAR WGR614 router and WG511 PC card.
> When I enable 'Allow Broadcast of Name (SSID)' everything works fine
> (internet and file sharing). When I disable it I can watch it on the
> Status tab (WG511) Signal Strength goes to 100% and then it continues to
> scan the next channel. It looks like that the SSID cannot be matched. But
> I've checked and re-enter the SSID many times. Nothing changed.
>
> As far as I can recall, it was working without SSID broadcast before
> (without DSL-modem/ internet sharing).
>
> Thank you for any advice
> Phuoc Can HUA
>
>
I have no direct experience with your router or PC card, but perhaps this
may help:

1. Did you re-enter matching SSID's on *both* devices? A leading or
trailing non-printing character might be there ... and of course both must
have matching case.

2. I always leave broadcast SSID turned on. A non-broadcast SSID is very
easily sniffed, so hiding it offers little security. Also, by broadcasting
the SSID, you tell anybody doing a channel scan that you have already set
up shop on this channel and lessen the chance of interference.

Roby

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On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 09:55:36 -0400, Roby <roby@no-address.net> wrote:

> 2. I always leave broadcast SSID turned on. A non-broadcast SSID is
> very
> easily sniffed, so hiding it offers little security. Also, by
> broadcasting
> the SSID, you tell anybody doing a channel scan that you have already set
> up shop on this channel and lessen the chance of interference.
You are right. When I turned off broadcast and it didn't work I thought I
could try to re-boot the client. When the client was up I saw on the
screen, where the PC card lists all found signals, it was showing the the
channel WITH its SSID. If I click on scan it will find the same channel
without SSID, very strange.
When I click on apply (no broadcast) on server side and scan on client, it
will find the SSID again.
I also read posting about recieving SSID without broadcast.

I know that no broadcast SSID is not a big security. But some magazines
recommend this because you can get little bit security for free. Then I
thought, why not?

Phuoc Can HUA



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