SSD Broadcast question

I am trying to setup a wireless network with windows xp. I have a
Speedstream Wireless Router and have followed all the instructions. I
can only find the network on my laptop only if I have the SSD on
Broadcast. If I stop broadcasting the SSD the network is not
detected. I understand that for security I should not broadcast the
SSD. Any suggestions please ??

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> I am trying to setup a wireless network with windows xp. I have a
> Speedstream Wireless Router and have followed all the instructions. I
> can only find the network on my laptop only if I have the SSD on
> Broadcast. If I stop broadcasting the SSD the network is not
> detected. I understand that for security I should not broadcast the
> SSD. Any suggestions please ??

That security suggestion has been virtually abandonned. People can still
see your network, regardless of whether you're assigning an SSID or not.
There is a unique wireless ID that still gets broadcast and utilities
like Netstumbler just as easily pick up that unique number as it can
pick up the SSID. So all you're doing when you disable the SSID is
making your own life difficult for debugging and setup purposes. Just
turn the SSID back on, and use the WEP or WPA encryption secure your
network.

Yousuf Khan

Thanks for your response. I am now able to connect with both the SSID
broadcasted or not. However, I am other problems that I need help
with.

On Mon, 19 Dec 2005 00:38:34 -0500, Yousuf Khan <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>> I am trying to setup a wireless network with windows xp. I have a
>> Speedstream Wireless Router and have followed all the instructions. I
>> can only find the network on my laptop only if I have the SSD on
>> Broadcast. If I stop broadcasting the SSD the network is not
>> detected. I understand that for security I should not broadcast the
>> SSD. Any suggestions please ??
>
>That security suggestion has been virtually abandonned. People can still
>see your network, regardless of whether you're assigning an SSID or not.
> There is a unique wireless ID that still gets broadcast and utilities
>like Netstumbler just as easily pick up that unique number as it can
>pick up the SSID. So all you're doing when you disable the SSID is
>making your own life difficult for debugging and setup purposes. Just
>turn the SSID back on, and use the WEP or WPA encryption secure your
>network.
>
> Yousuf Khan