Giant albino alligators inhabit the sewers of New York. Drinking too much Coke can cause carbon dioxide poisoning. Hummingbirds piggyback other birds when migrating. Bill Gates will send you a buck for each email you forward. Disabling SSID broadcasting can boost the security of a wireless network.
What do these things have in common? Yup, that's right, they're all completely untrue. The last one on the list may come as a surprise to some people but, yup, it's as much of a myth as the others. Disabling SSID broadcasting will do absolutely jack to improve the security of your wireless network - in fact, it may compromise it. Why Disabling Your SSID Broadcasting is Bad explains why and the article, How To Secure a Wireless Network gives some simple steps that really will help improve your wireless security.
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