Can Host Try Connecting Even With No SSID?


Some columnist at PCWorld recommended "increasing the security" of the
wireless router against unwanted connections by removing the option of
broadcasting the SSID.

But that means on my host running WinVistaHomePrem, I have to type in the
SSID and network key/passphrase every time, which for me is an annoyance.

Isn't there a way of getting my host to persist in connecting with "Unnamed
Network" which has the strongest signal of all available wireless networks?
Or is this just the price I have to pay for "extra security"?
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