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ESSID != BSSID. The former meant for UX, the latter to uniquely identify. Wpa_didn't allows fixing the latter, for example, as needed when you hang out at multi
by namibj 3y ago
ESSID != BSSID. The former meant for UX, the latter to uniquely identify. Wpa_didn't allows fixing the latter, for example, as needed when you hang out at multiple locations where the wifi has the default ESSID, but of course with distinct passwords. Causes authentication timeout/lockout annoyance if left alone.
- lxgr 3y agoThat's a pretty annoying situation, yes. Fortunately many default network names at least contain some randomness these days, e.g. three bytes of an access point's BSSID, to make this less likely. That's also the proper fix – pinning a WPA password to an individual BSSID would go against the concept of encryption being scoped to an ESS/ESSID, not individual APs.