Retarded windows behaviour FOO

Xisiqomelir · Post by **Xisiqomelir** » 2006-07-11 03:42pm

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Luckily I managed to google this one up before I pulled out too much of my hair. Is there a more elegant method of making windows connect to the non-SID-broadcasting network than ripping all the SID-broadcasting networks out of the preferred list?

This is pretty much the stupidest windows thing I've found this year.

Uraniun235 · Post by **Uraniun235** » 2006-07-11 03:51pm

Probably not, considering that according to Microsoft, Windows is designed to behave in that fashion. But then, I doubt that your situation is terribly common.

Faram · Post by **Faram** » 2006-07-11 04:07pm

Why the hell do people need to disable SSID?

There is no point and as that Knowledgebase suggests, windows do not play nice with nobeacon AP.

Redleader34 · Post by **Redleader34** » 2006-07-11 04:25pm

to prevent peolpe from stealing your conection

Glocksman · Post by **Glocksman** » 2006-07-11 04:29pm

Faram wrote:Why the hell do people need to disable SSID?

There is no point and as that Knowledgebase suggests, windows do not play nice with nobeacon AP.

The only reason I can think of is that it keeps Joe Clueless next door from accidentally connecting to your unencrypted network when he turns on his laptop.

Of course in this scenario, who'd be the bigger clueless idiot: the one who accidentally connects to someone else's network, or the one who leaves his wireless network unencrypted?

Faram's more the expert on this than I am, but can't you avoid the issue altogether by using your card's management software instead of the Windows client?

to prevent peolpe from stealing your conection

It only prevents an accidental connection.
If someone sets out to connect to your wireless AP, not broadcasting your SSID won't stop them.
The only real security for wireless networking is to use the strongest level of encryption your AP and NIC support.

Uraniun235 · Post by **Uraniun235** » 2006-07-11 04:35pm

Redleader34 wrote:to prevent peolpe from stealing your conection

Man, I hate it when people steal my connection. Then I have to buy another one.

Glocksman · Post by **Glocksman** » 2006-07-11 04:37pm

Uraniun235 wrote:
Redleader34 wrote:to prevent peolpe from stealing your conection
Man, I hate it when people steal my connection. Then I have to buy another one.

You'd hate it if someone downloaded kiddie porn or emailed death threats to the President using your connection.

Redleader34 · Post by **Redleader34** » 2006-07-11 04:43pm

Exactly glockman!

Xisiqomelir · Post by **Xisiqomelir** » 2006-07-11 05:00pm

You guys are getting sidetracked from the main point, which is that windows won't stay connected to the network I want it to stay connected to unless I force the wireless manager through contortions.

Glocksman · Post by **Glocksman** » 2006-07-11 05:03pm

Xisiqomelir wrote:You guys are getting sidetracked from the main point, which is that windows won't stay connected to the network I want it to stay connected to unless I force the wireless manager through contortions.

What about the NIC's own software?
The Intel software for my card lets me select 'preferred networks' and even set the order in which it tries to connect.

Xisiqomelir · Post by **Xisiqomelir** » 2006-07-11 05:05pm

Glocksman wrote:
Xisiqomelir wrote:You guys are getting sidetracked from the main point, which is that windows won't stay connected to the network I want it to stay connected to unless I force the wireless manager through contortions.
What about the NIC's own software?
The Intel software for my card lets me select 'preferred networks' and even set the order in which it tries to connect.

That's how I did it in the end. Though it makes you wonder what the system software is for.

Uraniun235 · Post by **Uraniun235** » 2006-07-11 05:51pm

Glocksman wrote:You'd hate it if someone downloaded kiddie porn or emailed death threats to the President using your connection.

That too!

(I was making fun of his mild incoherence.)