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		keeperofdakeys on Oct 19, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What we give away when we log on to a public Wi-Fi... It also allows APs to be "hidden", by not broadcasting its own SSID, but relying on devices to send out a probe to ask if it's there. Of course, it's not hidden from packet sniffers if it's talking to someone.

xorcist on Oct 19, 2014 [–]

That might just be the most stupid misfeature in the history of IT.

Not only is a "hidden" AP not really hidden at all, it makes a lot of functionality much more difficult, such as channel choosing and reconnect.

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