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Originally posted by Mr Mephisto
How on Earth do you figure this one out?
Enabling WEP and turning off SSID broadcast are almost essential steps in securing your WLAN.
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I know that, but some cards won't interface with some routers properly if you have the broadcast turned off. For example, some Dlink PCMCIA cards won't talk to some Netgear routers if broadcast is off. They also don't get along with WEP very well. These setups require MAC filtering, but many routers don't allow it, requiring replacement if you want a secure AND reliable network.
I agree with you, though, that in general SSID broadcast disabling and WEP are required if you want a secure network. What I'm suggesting is that he turn SSID on and WEP off just to see if he can get the card to talk to the router reliably. If so, he needs to replace either the card or the router.