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Some Devices lose the WiFi after SSID is hidden
Some of the devices on my network appear to lose the WiFi signal when I have hidden the SSID. So far, these seem to be only Android devices; (a Nexus 5 phone and an ancient Asus Transformer), but no...
All it does is to force you to enter the network name and pass phrease really manually not much help your radios still give your router away to someone with enough time and the software.
TerryJColes wrote:
What I'd like to know is what others think of this debate and if things are as bad as are implied in the links, why do Netgear and other device manufacturers provide the facility?
Hiding the SSID has no security benefit. If the network still uses WPA, I don't think hiding the network opens any new security issues.
However, it can result in connection problems.
All it does is to force you to enter the network name and pass phrease really manually not much help your radios still give your router away to someone with enough time and the software.