I have a MacBook Pro, with which I share my ethernet connection over wifi. However, I would like to hide the ssid of the generated ad-hoc wifi network.
How would I do this?
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It doesn't appear to be possible to setup an Ad-hoc network without SSID broadcasting, at least not with through the System Preferences / Sharing / Internet Sharing controls.... You can change the channel, you can change password, and encryption, but I don't see a way to tell it to not broadcast your SSID. One option, would be to use an Airport Express, it's a low cost alternative, and does allow you to choose an hidden SSID.... After all, hidden SSID's are really more of an router feature..... | |||
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It doesn't make much difference if you broadcast it or not. Sure, it is easier for a novice to detect if you are broadcasting, however it is trivial to detect networks even when their SSIDs are disabled. Don't rely on this for security - setup a good WPA password and whitelist the MACs of the systems allowed to connect. This will give you all the security you need. | |||||||||
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.plistfile you could tweak. – Nate Aug 21 '09 at 14:44