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TA-t3	2007-12-03 , 14:19
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Originally Posted by tech42er

My school uses a hidden network for extra security (not a bad idea, it's actually recommended for a private network). Of course, this can sometimes cause problems for Linux devices. [...]

1) As others stated, there's no security in hiding the ssid.
2) Linux devices don't have any specific problems with hidden ssids, in fact the problem has been with Windows XP which (in some incarnations) couldn't handle it.

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