Re: Linksys WRT54GS with WRE54G Extender.....MAC address block questions

From: William P.N. Smith <news2006c@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 07:01:48 -0400

pattyjamas@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

Why enable SSID broadcast?

Because it adds nothing to security (all the common sniffing tools
find it anyway), not all clients work with hidden SSID, and it causes
interference when your neighbors can't tell it's there and put their
AP on the same channel.
.

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