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Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 21:48:01 -0600
From: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
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Is there a convention regarding the information that a wireless MAC layer should provide when
reporting scan data from an AP with a hidden SSID?

In ieee80211, the software inserts the string "<hidden>" for such an AP, which seems to give
wpa_supplicant fits because it rejects the SSID before even looking at the encryption data. Is this
the normal convention?

Thanks,

Larry


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