From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 29 01:39:47 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 18A73106566B for ; Mon, 29 Aug 2011 01:39:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from paulbeard@gmail.com) Received: from mail-pz0-f45.google.com (mail-pz0-f45.google.com [209.85.210.45]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DB89E8FC0C for ; Mon, 29 Aug 2011 01:39:46 +0000 (UTC) Received: by pzk33 with SMTP id 33so17545219pzk.18 for ; Sun, 28 Aug 2011 18:39:46 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=subject:mime-version:content-type:from:in-reply-to:date:cc :message-id:references:to:x-mailer; bh=w6lw+wZ4JfuylBIdVRkrL8x3/FAu4/gTIE25YV66SfA=; b=gjfAovtbw9kd5DN8H1zyRo/7lTGAw2mLSIKBtLtDaZIoBz7nIPd+/B6tXf1QI52pRj PPgTU3ZKgBtQyf6ePJzyU6MSJStzYueVdTt1W6WOJWridk0PLHnlUx91gM9LLioHDf4L 1OxPgS+MZJdoD78Mu95pQplfNKqpZTeDh/Rt0= Received: by 10.142.174.3 with SMTP id w3mr2371602wfe.244.1314581985105; Sun, 28 Aug 2011 18:39:45 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ivoire.paulbeard.org (c-76-121-105-198.hsd1.wa.comcast.net [76.121.105.198]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id s1sm4489577wfh.20.2011.08.28.18.39.43 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Sun, 28 Aug 2011 18:39:43 -0700 (PDT) Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1244.3) From: Paul Beard In-Reply-To: Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2011 18:39:41 -0700 Message-Id: References: <51754C95-3688-4B33-BD98-7DED5F28DC0E@gmail.com> <4E59BA7F.305@cyberleo.net> <4E5A4AEF.7050104@cyberleo.net> <6A3818F5-BF6D-4FEA-9B07-44E9C0F72438@gmail.com> <877ECE65-355E-4D06-BEB0-088DC56C84A1@gmail.com> To: Warren Block X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1244.3) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD. ORG" Subject: Re: wireless access point in FreeBSD 8.2p2 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2011 01:39:47 -0000 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