Ron <fdskljfoiewiorewuokdvsfds@FI74as32etwIOtrFewDS.co m> hath wroth:
>John Navas wrote:
>> On Fri, 03 Nov 2006 12:31:36 -0800, Ron
>> <fdskljfoiewiorewuokdvsfds@FI74as32etwIOtrFewDS.co m> wrote in
>> <138bc$454ba72c$4286329d$7250@msgid.meganewsserver s.com>:
>>
>>
>>>When I hide SSID, a PC WiFi connection status shows "connected" and "not
>>>connected" about 2-5 seconds apart. So the connection is very choppy. It
>>>can connect, but not continuously. However, when SSID broadcast is
>>>enabled, that same PC connection status is steady ("connected").
>>>
>>>Why is that?
>>
>>
>> Don't hide the SSID. It provides no benefit (since the SSID isn't
>> really hidden), and it frequently causes problems (e.g., making your
>> neighbor more likely to accidentally jump on "your" channel).
>Thanks. I know that already. My question was "why was the connection
>choppy?" when SSID is hidden. Just curious.
That's going to be rather difficult to answer since you only supplied
the symptoms. How about some details like the wireless access point
maker, model, and hardware mutation. Perhaps the client you're using
to test it, including the wireless card, operating system, and
especially the wireless client driver or manager being used (Windoze
Wireless Zero Config or the vendors wireless manager). Some clue as
to how you have it setup (open, WEP, WPA, RADIUS, etc).
Extra credit for mentioning how your doing the testing, something
about the range and signal strength, and whether you've tried it with
more than one wireless router and/or client computer.
I agree with John Navas. Don't hide the SSID. It offers few security
benifits and causes too many complications. Your only real security
is in the encryption, which should be WPA or WPA2.
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