Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (2459 mails)

["Fred A. Miller" <fmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jan Ritzerfeld wrote:
> Am Samstag, 1. März 2008 schrieb Fred A. Miller:
>
> > [...]
> > KNetworkmanager is flacky at times, that is with some wifi it just won't
> > do what it's supposed to. ;) For example, it won't work with the Intel
> > 3945 chipset with the ipw3945 driver if using WPA for security and the
> > access point is hidden. Most of us know that WEP is worthless!! [...]
>
> Hiding your access point is worthless: 

I know that, but there are sites that I don't control, or where 
management has mandated they be hidden even though I've setup security 
with WPA-AES.

> http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/tutorials/article.php/3576541
> http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/1554/how_to_detect_non_broadcasted_hidden_ssid_linux_windows
>
> Even worse, it might make your clients more insecure: 

If you don't use WPA, it's worthless.

Fred

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