No Broacast, no connection! (network manager issue)

Roby electricalsciences at adelphia.net
Tue Feb 13 19:11:45 UTC 2007


Ricardo C O Freitas wrote:

> Hi there!
> 
> I have an atheros  pci card on a 6.06 Ubuntu desktop here.
> 
> When I cancel the ESSID broacasting (for safety reasons), I can't get the
> card connected!
> 
> Is this expected?
> 
> What can I do to solve this issue?
> 
> TIA
> 
> Ricardo

Turn SSID broadcast back on.  The safety of no broadcasting SSID is
a myth.  Try Kismet, for example.  Also, not advertising your presence
on a channel assures that eventually somebody setting up a new router
will settle in on "your" channel 'cuz a scan showed as not in use.





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