Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2002 21:35:25 -0400 From: Alan Clegg <alan@clegg.com> To: 'FreeBSD Mobile' <freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: host AP and shared authentication mode Message-ID: <20020425213525.B499@shell.wetworks.org> In-Reply-To: <3CC89F5A.79E0E071@pacbell.net>; from skibo@pacbell.net on Thu, Apr 25, 2002 at 05:29:14PM -0700 References: <000001c1ecae$0854e2d0$1e02a8c0@frankenmobl> <3CC89F5A.79E0E071@pacbell.net>
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--hHWLQfXTYDoKhP50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Unless the network is lying to me again, Thomas Skibo said:=20 > Tony Saign wrote: > > Is there any way to "close" it, so the ssid isn't visible to > > dstumbler/netstumbler?? >=20 > I looked into this. [...] For those that care, even a "closed" access point will be seen by dstumbler in monitor (prism2) mode. The problem is that as soon as a node associates with the AP, the two devices chatter back and forth revealing the SSID constantly. Closed is great, as long as you aren't=20 talking. =20 Just like WEP... it's wired equivalent as long as you don't transmit any data. AlanC --hHWLQfXTYDoKhP50 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (FreeBSD) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE8yK7dyJP8xSfQVdsRApxmAKCi/kq3VVSssnJAozfT3NH5pEoKOgCgw++O 8SoUu8om7JIKvYXrwUrVhmw= =uWzD -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --hHWLQfXTYDoKhP50-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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