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RE: wireless access point


From: "David Gillett" <gillettdavid () fhda edu>
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2003 10:48:11 -0700

  Not with NetStumbler (boo hoo).  Apparently, though, some of
the Linux-only wardriving utilities will capture an SSID by 
sniffing existing traffic rather than rely on trying to provoke
a broadcast.

David Gillett


-----Original Message-----
From: Leopoldo Dato [mailto:ldato () shaw ca]
Sent: June 3, 2003 15:00
To: security-basics () securityfocus com
Subject: wireless access point

Is there any way of detecting wireless access point that 
doesn't broadcast  the SSID?


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