Hiding SSIDs - Re: wireless is strange

[bruce]

Robert !!

Thanks you...

All my point was.. >> was, what's the app "supposed" to be doing, and
is it correctly doing it! I really don't care what the answer is, and
I've got no dog in the fight. Just that whatever the "?" was/is
supposed to represent is documented, or is a bug!!

The issue of whether someone should/should not hide their ssid is
secondary to if the software is working/documented for the user..

as an aside.. I can easily see an app throwing a frowny face if it
detects a channel with no ssid! - but doc what the frowny face means!



On Tue, Dec 30, 2014 at 10:13 AM, Robert Moskowitz <rgm at htt-consult.com> wrote:
>
> On 12/30/2014 06:54 AM, Tim wrote:
>>
>> On Mon, 2014-12-29 at 18:13 +0100, antonio wrote:
>>>
>>> if this behaviour is connected to hidden SSID
>>
>> You're only hurting yourself by hiding it.  Seriously, hiding it doesn't
>> do you *any* good.
>
>
> Eventhough I wrote the paper on the Myth of hiding SSIDs in '03 and provided
> the method for exposing hidden SSIDs, many wireless professionals still push
> this as a valuable tool to protect your networks.
>
> Many automotive companies are pushing for hidden SSIDs in cars to avoid
> distracting the driver with connect messages.  Hello?  What is the
> infotainment interface even doing active scans while the vehicle is moving?
> Even in gear at the lights?  i voted against this in the auto-WiFi-Alliance
> profile, but they had more votes...
>
> The SSID is there to share the air.  As I mentioned in an earlier post,
> there are only a limited number of USABLE channels, so being able to have
> some level of coordination can only be done with visible SSIDs.
>
> that said, a bug is a bug and should be squashed.  Unless it is a feature...
>
>
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