Non-braodcasting wifi access points and "HiddenSSID Enabler"

[jao123]

Hello All,

I need to connect to a 802.1X WEP EAP-TTLS access point. This access point does not broadcast the SSID. After reading the following wiki it appears that I need to run the "HiddenSSID Enabler" from the Android Marketplace:
http://en.androidwiki.com/wiki/Enabling_Hidden_SSID_Hack

Has anyone tried the "HiddenSSID Enabler"? If so, did it work? Is it safe to run it?

Thanks
Saqib

 

[Scotttyyy :]]

I downloaded and installed Hidden SSID Enabler on my Asus EE pad transformer running honeycomb 3.1 and it worked great with my hidden SSID at home.

you just have to run it once against the hidden SSID you want to connect to.

it survives power cycles, disabling /enabling the wifi

I even tried to delete the network and re-add it, still connected (I didn't have to re-run hidden SSID enabler)

Good fix

 

[werdnasoccer]

Just to add to my previous post in case it helps anybody, after a week of losing my wifi connection (it worked at first when I used hidden SSID enabler, then the router rebooted and changed the channel) I just found out the Asus eEE Pad transformer only supports wireless channels 1 - 11 I forced my router to use channel 9 and it's fixed my problem.

not sure if other Android devices have the same channel limitation, but it's worth checking if you're having problems.

 

[johnnr05]

I believe other Android devices have the same channel limitation. because I faced it