ssid broadcast

Is it possible to have a wifi card in hostap mode NOT to
broadcast its
ssid (like most routers can)?
I have one in one of my hosts and this is not secure (as I
understand).
Mimimal security would be not to broadcast and have wep on.

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dick hoogendijk <dicknagual.st> wrote:

> Is it possible to have a wifi card in hostap mode NOT
to broadcast its
> ssid (like most routers can)?
> I have one in one of my hosts and this is not secure
(as I understand).
> Mimimal security would be not to broadcast and have wep
on.

man ifconfig:

|hidessid
|       When operating as an access point, do not broadcast
the SSID in
|       beacon frames or respond to probe request frames
unless they are
|       directed to the ap (i.e., they include the ap's
SSID).  By
|       default, the SSID is included in beacon frames and
undirected
|       probe request frames are answered.  To re-enable the
broadcast of
|       the SSID etc., use -hidessid.

Fabian
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