I do not turn off SSID broadcasting simply because,
as I unerstand it, any device that can scan for
a wireless access point will find any live access
point. Jusr because the access point doesn't send
out an SSID doesn't mean it cant be found (I'm
pretty certain that I'm correct in this...if someone
knows better, please chime in).
I do turn ON WEP encryption for all wireless stuff,
use 128 bit encryption and a long encryption keyword.
Karl,
Try this. Remove your wireless lan from the list of preferred networks on your computer. Then log on to your router from a wired computer and turn off "SSID broadcast" . Now search for wireless networks. I just helped a friend of mine with his wireless router that the service provider set up for him. When I got there my laptop could find his router (still named linksys). Once I had finished setting up WEP, turning off UPnP, turned on block anonymous ping requests, and a few other things my laptop could not find a wireless network in range.
Now, I'm SURE there's some way still to find it but not as easily. There's a way around everything. :-)
Also, if you are using 802.11g only product then turn on WPA instead of WEP. WPA is the newer standard and supposedly more secure.
Hope this helps!!
