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When I make a hot spot hidden, devices that previously connected to it can still do so in most implementions I've seen. That's how you work around them not supp

When I make a hot spot hidden, devices that previously connected to it can still do so in most implementions I've seen. That's how you work around them not supporting hidden networks. So I'll call "Source?" on it working like you describe.

gruez 2y ago
>When I make a hot spot hidden That's a misnomer. It doesn't actually make it hidden, only transmit beacons with a blank ssid. That's why even if your network is hidden, it will show a "hidden network" option for you to manually enter the SSID[1]. Moreover, client devices that have hidden networks saved will send out probe packets with network names it has saved[2], so it can determine whether the hidden network is actually around. This is actually worse for privacy, especially if your network name is vaguely unique, because you're broadcasting this high entropy information everywhere you go. [1] https://www.digitalcitizen.life/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/hidden_wifi_5.png https://www.digitalcitizen.life/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/h... [2] https://www.acrylicwifi.com/en/blog/hidden-wifi-network-secure-hidden-ssid/ https://www.acrylicwifi.com/en/blog/hidden-wifi-network-secu...