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05-03-2006, 12:50 PM	#1
swapna_gg83 LQ Newbie Registered: Mar 2006 Posts: 9 Rep:	response req ASAP- how to disable broadcast of beacons from access point? i am using a SMC2802W PCI Card in master mode (access point). i dont want it to broadcast the essid in its beacons, if this is not possible, atleast how do i prevent it from broadcasting beacons at all. i want to prevent innocent neighbours from detecting my access points beacons. can some one respond at the earliest? thnx

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