must broadcast network name to connect

[Default User]

On Thu, 2007-06-14 at 22:32 -0400, Matthew Flaschen wrote:
> Default User wrote:
> > Granted, anyone with the right knowledge and tools can connect whether
> > the network name is broadcast or not. But if the setup is encrypted,
> > doesn't it help a little to keep the "honest people honest", as my
> > neighbor could not just blindly connect unless he has the encryption
> > key?
> 
> If the setup is encrypted (with WPA, because WEP is worthless), you
> don't need SSID.  Even with the SSID, I can't access someone else's WPA
> network.
> 
> Matt Flaschen
> 

Matt, thanks for the input. Unfortunately, the modem/router uses WEP,
not WPA. 

P.S. - I would like to know if NetworkManager not conecting to a host
that doesn't broadcast a network name, is that a hardware "bug", a
software "bug", or a "feature"? 

And I hope the local coffee house with a wireless hot spot broadcasts
its network name . . .  or they won't be getting my business.