Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2002 21:35:25 -0400 From: Alan Clegg <alan@clegg.com> To: 'FreeBSD Mobile' <freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: host AP and shared authentication mode Message-ID: <20020425213525.B499@shell.wetworks.org> In-Reply-To: <3CC89F5A.79E0E071@pacbell.net>; from skibo@pacbell.net on Thu, Apr 25, 2002 at 05:29:14PM -0700 References: <000001c1ecae$0854e2d0$1e02a8c0@frankenmobl> <3CC89F5A.79E0E071@pacbell.net>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] Unless the network is lying to me again, Thomas Skibo said: > Tony Saign wrote: > > Is there any way to "close" it, so the ssid isn't visible to > > dstumbler/netstumbler?? > > I looked into this. [...] For those that care, even a "closed" access point will be seen by dstumbler in monitor (prism2) mode. The problem is that as soon as a node associates with the AP, the two devices chatter back and forth revealing the SSID constantly. Closed is great, as long as you aren't talking. Just like WEP... it's wired equivalent as long as you don't transmit any data. AlanC [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (FreeBSD) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE8yK7dyJP8xSfQVdsRApxmAKCi/kq3VVSssnJAozfT3NH5pEoKOgCgw++O 8SoUu8om7JIKvYXrwUrVhmw= =uWzD -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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