hidden ssid's

[Bill Moss <bmoss clemson edu>]

I have the Nov 17 CVS development distribution working with a fully 
update installation of FC3 on a IBM T42 with version 0.16 of the ipw2200 
driver. So far it is working nicely on my home network which broadcasts 
its SSID, except that the signal strength bar in the Info popup is 
empty. I think this is an issue for the ipw2200 driver and I have 
submitted a bug report.

Next, week I will be back at Clemson University, which is covered by a 
set of Cisco AP's all using the same hidden essid and the same WEP key. 
Now that I see how information is being stored in gconf, I am wondering 
if I can make a network entry that will include the list of MAC 
addresses that I usually see on campus along with the key. It is not 
clear to me that hidden essid's will work, hence this message. Also, can 
you tell from a gconf entry whether a network is trusted or preferred?

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Bill Moss
Professor, Mathematical Sciences
Clemson University