Actually, mine is still broadcasting SSID, I just switched it from WPA to
WEP yesterday, didn't turn off broadcast yet. Luckily, one fairly safe
assumption is a malicious hacker is going to go after a higher profile
target than an apartment. Assumptions are the enemy of security, but at
least I'm not holding important information, or trying to be HIPAA
compliant. Obviously, at a client's location, I will avoid WLAN on
something like a hospital network at any cost.
On 4/17/07, Joey Kelly <joey@joeykelly.net> wrote:
>
> On 4/17/07, Techmaster <techmaster@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Another thing is I can disable SSID broadcast, and in my apartment
> complex
> > that would go a long way. When I scan WLAN's, I come up with about 8-10
> at
> > any time, half of which are wide open. If somebody wants to get into a
> > WLAN, they're going to hit an open one. Next in line would be cracking
> one
> > of the encrypted ones. Being that mine wouldn't even come up, it would
> be
> > at the bottom of the list. Not a sure protection, but definitely a
> > deterrant.
> >
>
> So when you scan your apartment, your AP doesn't show up? What app are
> you using to scan with?
>
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> Joey Kelly
> < Minister of the Gospel | Linux Consultant >
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