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> In order to connect to known networks which don’t broadcast their presence, almost all your wifi-enabled devices: laptops, tablets, phones, etc. will try to p
by mborsuk 12y ago
> In order to connect to known networks which don’t broadcast their presence, almost all your wifi-enabled devices: laptops, tablets, phones, etc. will try to probe for networks they know about
But aren't nearly all APs configured to broadcast SSID? So why is that probing necessary in general?
- justintbassett 12y agoSome devices still probe, even for APs that broadcast their SSID. I honestly don't know enough about it to explain why, but I know some Android phones will probe (my Note used to, my nexus 5 doesn't)