On 4/24/11 8:28 PM, Tim wrote: > On Sun, 2011-04-24 at 17:22 -0400, Tom Horsley wrote: >> I should also be sure to setup wireless security >> and not broadcast my SSID, etc. (so as not to >> attract the MIS department's attention, who >> would surely tell me I'm not allowed no matter >> how secure I make the interface :-). > If they're doing their job, then not broadcasting your SSID isn't going > to help. It's just a name being transmitted in part of the traffic. > You're still transmitting, and some other parts of those transmissions > provide identifying information. > The SSID is broadcast from the client to the AP. You would have to be sniffing at the same time that a connection is being made. WPA2 is supposed to 'suppress' this information...
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