Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 00:15:28 +0200 From: Fabian Keil <freebsd-listen@fabiankeil.de> To: dick hoogendijk <dick@nagual.st> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: ssid broadcast Message-ID: <20060430001528.5f5bb4bd@localhost> In-Reply-To: <20060429183952.GA67391@arwen.nagual.st> References: <20060429183952.GA67391@arwen.nagual.st>
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--Sig_DEGa+Hd31oE/tABDMaVipid Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable dick hoogendijk <dick@nagual.st> wrote: > Is it possible to have a wifi card in hostap mode NOT to broadcast its > ssid (like most routers can)? > I have one in one of my hosts and this is not secure (as I understand). > Mimimal security would be not to broadcast and have wep on. man ifconfig: |hidessid | When operating as an access point, do not broadcast the SSID in | beacon frames or respond to probe request frames unless they are | directed to the ap (i.e., they include the ap's SSID). By | default, the SSID is included in beacon frames and undirected | probe request frames are answered. To re-enable the broadcast of | the SSID etc., use -hidessid. Fabian --=20 http://www.fabiankeil.de/ --Sig_DEGa+Hd31oE/tABDMaVipid Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=signature.asc -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFEU+WHjV8GA4rMKUQRAv5QAKDRNTOsyMiJM0OhB6k88TOdVJG8BACeLFjp ZOfO/GbSOrj6ecO3b75aDsc= =uIuU -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Sig_DEGa+Hd31oE/tABDMaVipid--
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