Hi,
I am not able to establish wireless connection on my wireless router if I choose "Do not broadcast SSID" setting on the router. I am using Opensuse 11.2 (KDE 4.3.4). Everything works fine if I choose to broadcast SSID, but it doesn't connect if the SSID is not broadcasted. The connection is managed by "NetworkManager". (Just for information, on Windows, by modifying connection settings, one can connect with "Do not broadcast SSID" setting turned on.) On Opensuse+kde-4.3.4, there is no option available with the "KNetworkManager" which allows to make connection when SSID is not broadcasted.
I don't know if this is opensuse specific problem, as I haven't tried any other distro for this. From googling I could gather that there is/was such a problem with other Linux distros like Ubuntu too. On a positive note, in a tutorial for wireless connection on linux, there was even this option where one could establish a connection when SSID is not broadcasted. This tutorial was on Fedora. So I guess that this isn't a linux specific problem, but its probably distro specific. Or maybe it could be that I have missed something here. I wonder why I can't find this option with Opensuse 11.2 (KDE - 4.3.4). Have I to install any additional packages? If anybody has any experience in this regard, do let me know.
Regards, Rajen.
On 01/29/2010 06:49 PM, Rajen M. Parekh wrote:
Hi,
I am not able to establish wireless connection on my wireless router if I choose "Do not broadcast SSID" setting on the router.
Firstly, why exactly are you choosing to not broadcast your SSID ? You do understand that doing so does not really affect the security of your network, right ? (that is just security by obscurity, for real world security use WPA)
Secondly, just a shot-in-the-dark, with NetworkManager running, right click the nm-applet and choose the option 'Connect to a Hidden Wireless Network ...' and check whether that option lets you connect.
hth, cheers, - steve
steve wrote:
On 01/29/2010 06:49 PM, Rajen M. Parekh wrote:
Hi,
I am not able to establish wireless connection on my wireless router if I choose "Do not broadcast SSID" setting on the router.
Firstly, why exactly are you choosing to not broadcast your SSID ? You do understand that doing so does not really affect the security of your network, right ? (that is just security by obscurity, for real world security use WPA)
Secondly, just a shot-in-the-dark, with NetworkManager running, right click the nm-applet and choose the option 'Connect to a Hidden Wireless Network ...' and check whether that option lets you connect.
Where is the original message, Why didn't I receive it?
Anyway Rajen, if you face problems with NM, try wicd as an alternative. Install wicd first then remove NM or your internet will get messed up once NM is removed.
On 29/01/10 20:11, steve wrote:
On 01/29/2010 06:49 PM, Rajen M. Parekh wrote:
Hi,
I am not able to establish wireless connection on my wireless router if I choose "Do not broadcast SSID" setting on the router.
Firstly, why exactly are you choosing to not broadcast your SSID ? You do understand that doing so does not really affect the security of your network, right ? (that is just security by obscurity, for real world security use WPA)
Yes, I know not broadcasting SSID does not enhance security as such. What was bugging me was that I was not able to establish a connection on Linux when I could do so on Windows.
Secondly, just a shot-in-the-dark, with NetworkManager running, right click the nm-applet and choose the option 'Connect to a Hidden Wireless Network ...' and check whether that option lets you connect.
That's exactly is the problem... KNetworkManager does not have such an option... or at least I couldn't find one on my system. But, as mentioned in my original post, the tutorial on Fedora (which I read on the net somewhere) did show this option... unfortunately the tutorial shown was on GNOME and I prefer KDE. There must be an equivalent tool in KDE too...
Regards, Rajen.
Where is the original message, Why didn't I receive it?
Anyway Rajen, if you face problems with NM, try wicd as an alternative. Install wicd first then remove NM or your internet will get messed up once NM is removed.
Okay, I will try wicd. On opensuse an alternative method is what they call the "traditional ifup" method. I think I will try that first and then try wicd.
Regards, Rajen.
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