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Bear505

Join Date: 1/24/2008 15:55:23

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11/6/2009 14:40:54

Non Discoverable networks

Trying to connect my zune to our guest network at my work. It's non secured, but non discoverable, so you have to specify a name for it...

any Ideas?

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NSILMike

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11/6/2009 15:05:08

re: Non Discoverable networks

If by non-discoverable you mean the SSID is not broadcast, then you won't be able to connect. That's not supported, although it seems that it will be at some point.

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Bear505

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11/6/2009 15:11:03

re: Non Discoverable networks

Yep.. thats what I meant..

Thanks for the reply...

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E9820Z

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11/9/2009 14:43:18

re: Non Discoverable networks

If I understand what you are saying, I have found a kind of solution. Set the network you would like to use as the network for wireless-sync. Then every time you would like to connect you need to start a sync but you can stop it when the "connecting to pc" message comes up. Then immediately go to networks and the network should come up. Connect to it (I have found this part to take more time then connecting on other networks) and you are in.

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NSILMike

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11/9/2009 15:31:39

re: Non Discoverable networks

E9820Z wrote:
If I understand what you are saying, I have found a kind of solution. Set the network you would like to use as the network for wireless-sync. Then every time you would like to connect you need to start a sync but you can stop it when the "connecting to pc" message comes up. Then immediately go to networks and the network should come up. Connect to it (I have found this part to take more time then connecting on other networks) and you are in.

Interesting. A much better solution is (if you own the network) turn on SSID broadcasting. turing it off is not 802.11 compliant, and it's an unfortunate myth that it helps security. At best it doesn nothing to help security, and at worst (if you're a wifi newbie) it leaves you wide open if you depend upon it at all for security. It only turns off one mode of SSID broadcasting...and anyway, an SSID is just a network name. It has nothing to do with connection security.