>An SSID is a network name, not -- I repeat, not -- a password.
>The SSID was never designed to be hidden
SSIDがネットワークを守るパスワードでないことくらいは知っている。
>It's a violation of the 802.11 specification to keep your SSID hidden
SSIDを隠すことは仕様に違反しているんだね。

>All 802.11 wireless networks emit unencrypted frames at times.
>Contained within the frame, in clear text of course (since the frame is unencrypted), is the SSID of the network

>XP really doesn't behave well at all with nonbroadcasting SSIDs.
WindowsXPまでなら、SSIDステルスは効くのか。
>Vista continually sends probe requests for nonbroadcasting networks.
>These probes are similar to unencrypted 802.11 association frames,
>and will generate clear-text responses from the access points if a nonbroadcasting network is present.
Vista(Windows7)はAPからレスポンスを引き出すのか。

なんか、まとまりのない的を得ない文章だったな。