Re: IP failure in Wireless Network on WPA/PSK



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In <uitdn1d0eg30i6um1bdp8m18gmpult3pg7@xxxxxxx> on Sun, 13 Nov 2005 08:17:21
+0000, Pete <out@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

>The Chairman <monster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
>
>>> (netstumbler will not show you all networks, only those that
>>> broadcast SSID).
>>
>>Are you sure about this? I haven't used it for a little while, but I seem
>>to remember that it shows ALL wireless networks, whether they broadcast
>>SSID or not.
>
>Netstumbler shows only those that broadcast the SSID. I know; I've
>used it.

It will show those with broadcast on but no SSID.

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