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Friday, February 19th, 2021
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Hello All,
how do I hide my network so that it's not seen?
Regards,
Wonflyguy
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Problem Solver
729 Messages
5 years ago
Hiding your wifi network actually makes it less secure.
https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/28653/debunking-myths-is-hiding-your-wireless-ssid-really-more-secure/
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Well it certainly isn't more secure. Maybe only to a roving neighbor's eye, but a determined hacker (war driver) with the right equipment can hack you whether it is broadcasting or not;
https://www.google.com/search?q=hiding+ssid+good+or+bad&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS937US937&oq=hiding+ssid&aqs=chrome.2.69i57j0l2j0i22i30l5.18661j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
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@NoNoBadPuppy wrote: Hiding your wifi network actually makes it less secure. ...
Your link claims to point to a howtogeek page, but actually points to an unrelated appuals.com page.
Much better!
The link is working now. Not sure what happened.
You edited the post / link...
LOL...I mean when I made the original post. I am not sure how I pasted the wrong link.
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NoNoBadPuppy
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729 Messages
5 years ago
Hiding your wifi network actually makes it less secure.
https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/28653/debunking-myths-is-hiding-your-wireless-ssid-really-more-secure/
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EG
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5 years ago
Well it certainly isn't more secure. Maybe only to a roving neighbor's eye, but a determined hacker (war driver) with the right equipment can hack you whether it is broadcasting or not;
https://www.google.com/search?q=hiding+ssid+good+or+bad&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS937US937&oq=hiding+ssid&aqs=chrome.2.69i57j0l2j0i22i30l5.18661j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
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BruceW
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Your link claims to point to a howtogeek page, but actually points to an unrelated appuals.com page.Much better!
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NoNoBadPuppy
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5 years ago
The link is working now. Not sure what happened.
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EG
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You edited the post / link...
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NoNoBadPuppy
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729 Messages
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LOL...I mean when I made the original post. I am not sure how I pasted the wrong link.
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confuzzeled
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