Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2011 18:39:41 -0700 From: Paul Beard <paulbeard@gmail.com> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD. ORG" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: wireless access point in FreeBSD 8.2p2 Message-ID: <CCE337C1-C7FC-47BF-B734-EC762F5D881A@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1108281818230.39180@wonkity.com> References: <51754C95-3688-4B33-BD98-7DED5F28DC0E@gmail.com> <4E59BA7F.305@cyberleo.net> <A0F8C91A-97A5-45DF-9281-2E92A2718B8E@gmail.com> <4E5A4AEF.7050104@cyberleo.net> <6A3818F5-BF6D-4FEA-9B07-44E9C0F72438@gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1108281612280.38755@wonkity.com> <877ECE65-355E-4D06-BEB0-088DC56C84A1@gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1108281818230.39180@wonkity.com>
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On Aug 28, 2011, at 5:28 PM, Warren Block wrote: > IMO, the wireless section is already so stuffed full of detail that it = obscures the basics. In fairness, it's a complicated topic. But I'd = much rather see a simple setup for the 80% use case followed by another = section with all the grimy details that most people won't need. That's = why I did this: http://www.wonkity.com/~wblock/docs/html/wireless.html I'll read through that and see if it helps me at all.=20 I found this =97 "'Hidden' SSIDs are not really hidden. They make = network setup more difficult and provide no real security benefits." =97 = interesting. I assume you could figure them out from wardriving?=20 -- Paul Beard Are you trying to win an argument or solve a problem?=20
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