23 Nov
2017
23 Nov
'17
7:52 a.m.
On Thu, 23 Nov 2017 20:33:04 +1300, Michael Cree wrote:
On Thu, 23 Nov 2017 09:45:02 +1300, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
Why would that be happening, anyway? It is the base stations that should be broadcasting the SSIDs, and your portable devices that should be listening, not the other way round.
Yes, I would imagine that this is for hidden base stations which do not broadcast their availability. You have to know their SSID to connect.
I have heard this recommended as a “security” measure. But as you can see, it just causes worse vulnerabilities elsewhere.