Raspberry Pi 3 and hidden Wifi networks...

pbhound over 9 years ago

Ok how do I join a hidden Wifi network with the Pi 3?

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gadget.iom over 9 years ago +1

Hi pbhound Is this of any use? How to Connect Your Raspberry Pi to a Hidden SSID | Hecklers in Development Paul

clem57 over 9 years ago

Why is it hidden?
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jack.chaney56 over 9 years ago

Same as with any hidden wi-fi, you need to register the mac address on the wi-fi, then the network will become visible to the Pi.

Hope this is helpful.
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gadget.iom over 9 years ago

Hi pbhound

Is this of any use?
How to Connect Your Raspberry Pi to a Hidden SSID | Hecklers in Development

Paul
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clem57 over 9 years ago in reply to gadget.iom

Thanks for a good answer Paul. Realize a hidden SSID is NOT secure. Use WPA2 as the best encryption. I have seen quite a few Internet discussions on securing hot spots.
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pbhound over 9 years ago

@Clem

I understand that a hidden SSID is not secure in its own that is why I have couple it with WPA2 key. I have hidden my network so that it is not visible to those I wish to not have on it is all.
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clem57 over 9 years ago in reply to pbhound

Just a Google and find Try kismet for detecting hidden 802.11 wireless networks - TechRepublic So long as they know nothing, maybe they can be fooled. Even WPA/WPA2 can be cracked if you have pre-shared keys. So set a 63 character password composed of random characters including special symbols. See Online Password Calculator for a test of strength versus time.If you are serious about this subject invest time and look at DD-WRT for security and other nice features like ad blocking and network drive.
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gadget.iom over 9 years ago in reply to clem57

If you don't need to advertise the presence of your WiFi hotspot, then hiding it is a reasonable addition to your layered security model.
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clem57 over 9 years ago in reply to gadget.iom

gadget.iom
But hopefully "well designed" model. Right?

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gadget.iom over 9 years ago in reply to clem57

Absolutely! But therein lies an entirely different discussion.
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pbhound over 9 years ago in reply to gadget.iom

Thanks,

will have to reimage the SD card and try from scratch (twill be easier than trying to correct all the stuff I have already done to it).

will post a follow up tomorrow or Sat.
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