On Sat, 05 Aug 2006 13:52:28 GMT, "Craig"
<wpyr@REMOVEMEworldnet.att.net> wrote in
<wo1Bg.553648$Fs1.475440@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>:

> I use a D-Link DI-624 Version C router and have upgraded my firmware many
>times over the past. I just updated from v2.70 to the latest v2.75 firmware.
>
> With the new firmware, I'm now unable to set SSID Broadcast to "Disabled".
>I can choose Disabled and try to Apply the change, but upon restart, I
>revert to Enabled. In searching the router's Help section and online D-Link
>web support, I see that for SSID to be disabled, I must not use Extended
>Range Mode. I can find no other requirement for SSID to be disabled. I use
>Windows XPHome with the latest Critical Updates.
>
> I have Extended Range Mode disabled but still can not disable SSID. The
>past v2.70 and earlier firmware versions for my DI-624 did allow me to
>disable SSID broadcast so the issue must be with the new v2.75 firmware.
>
> Can anyone help me disable the SSID broadcast? Thanks.

Why are you so determined to disable SSID broadcast? Security?

"The six dumbest ways to secure a wireless LAN"
<http://blogs.zdnet.com/Ou/index.php?p=43>

SSID hiding: There is no such thing as "SSID hiding". You're only
hiding SSID beaconing on the Access Point. There are 4 other
mechanisms that also broadcast the SSID over the 2.4 or 5 GHz
spectrum. The 4 mechanisms are; probe requests, probe responses,
association requests, and re-association requests. Essentially, youre
talking about hiding 1 of 5 SSID broadcast mechanisms. Nothing is
hidden and all you've achieved is cause problems for Wi-Fi roaming
when a client jumps from AP to AP. Hidden SSIDs also makes wireless
LANs less user friendly.

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