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Originally Posted by __spc__

Pointless - the SSID is transmitted with EVERY data packet sent between the router and WiFi client. Any packet sniffer will pick it out. So no security benefit. Also, if yo ubroadcast SSID, then using Netstumbler, I can see what channel your router is broadcasting on, then change mine (to avoid interference, and improve network speed). Your laptop does not need to see the SSID to connect - just enter the SSID in the WiFi NIC under wireless networks; it will work fine.

This has confused me. EVERY article I've read about securing a wireless network have recommended that the SSID broadcast be disabled. Are these all wrong?

Originally Posted by Gareth

Have a look at page 41 of the User Guide, which you can download here... http://www.belkin.com/support/downlo...4_man_6-04.pdf

This explains how you can change from the default 192.168.2.1 address for the router

This explains how to change the address of the router. The information I was after was how to change the address of the modem; or, I guess, how to determine the address of the modem so that I can ensure that it is not duplicated by anything else on the network. Any ideas?