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Aragorn · 10-04-2007, 09:20

Having a hidden SSID does not affect security - anyone who wanted to hack into a network would be able to get around a hidden SSID.
What provides security is encryption, preferably WPA or WPA2, which should be supported by the WRT54G, WUSB54 & XP MCE.
If you have WPA enabled I would leave the SSID broadcast on.

10-04-2007, 09:20	#4
Aragorn Inactive Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Minas Tirith, Gondor Age: 60 Posts: 3,458	Re: Linksys WRT54G & WUSB54 SSID problem Having a hidden SSID does not affect security - anyone who wanted to hack into a network would be able to get around a hidden SSID. What provides security is encryption, preferably WPA or WPA2, which should be supported by the WRT54G, WUSB54 & XP MCE. If you have WPA enabled I would leave the SSID broadcast on.