Is this normal?

I've disabled the "broadcast SSID" on my WRT54G router but in my list
of available wireless networks I can see 2.........one is "<SSID not
broadcast> and the second is the same network but showing the SSID?

"Alex Flaherty" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>I've disabled the "broadcast SSID" on my WRT54G router but in my list
>of available wireless networks I can see 2.........one is "<SSID not
>broadcast> and the second is the same network but showing the SSID?

Did you change the name from the default "linksys" or "wireless" or
whatever? You might be seeing a neighbor's AP.

BTW: Hiding your AP by turning off SSID broadcast doesn't increase
security, and does increase interference by others who don't know you
are using the channel...

William P.N. Smith wrote:
> "Alex Flaherty" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >I've disabled the "broadcast SSID" on my WRT54G router but in my list
> >of available wireless networks I can see 2.........one is "<SSID not
> >broadcast> and the second is the same network but showing the SSID?
>
> Did you change the name from the default "linksys" or "wireless" or
> whatever? You might be seeing a neighbor's AP.
>
> BTW: Hiding your AP by turning off SSID broadcast doesn't increase
> security, and does increase interference by others who don't know you
> are using the channel...

Yeah, both networks are definitely mine, the broadcast SSID is what I
renamed my SSID before deciding not to broadcast it.