Using a mac's wireless card as an access point and hiding the SSID
Is it possible to create a wireless network on a mac that my iphone and laptop can connect to, and hide the ssid for the network and add wep protection? I really need to know how to do this.
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Hiding the SSID doesn't necessarily make your network any more secure, especially if you're only using WEP. From what I understand, the SSID is broadcasted every time a computer makes a connection anyway, so hiding it really doesn't accomplish anything that can't be outsmarted by some simple SSID interception software. You really need to be using WPA2 or at least WPA in order to get a reasonable level of security.
Your Mac can only host with WEP-based security. That's acceptable for small file transfers between Macs on a temporary basis, but if you want to have a home network with some real security, you either need to buy a wireless router with WPA2 or use Ethernet. Ethernet is preferable.
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