Hidden Wireless

[Steve Riley]

2012/5/3 Carlos Baptista <cbaptista at opensuse.us>
> 
> I have a problem with 12.04.
> 
> I cant connect to a hidden network with the following settings:
> 
> hiden ssid
> security : wpa2 enterprise
> authentication : Protected EAP
> peap version : automatic (also tested with version 0 an 1)
> inner auth MSCHAPv2
> 
> Everything works with an opensuse live cd.
> 
> I can connect to visible wpa2 networks.

Don't be surprised if someday NetworkManager, Wicd, or even the base OS won't 
connect to hidden wireless networks. SSID hiding has never been officially 
supported by the Wi-Fi Alliance, and the 802.11 specs do not require 
supplicants to support hidden SSIDs.

...Steve