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   DevilsPGD to andy@spam.adobe.com   
   Re: Are we all handing to Google the SSI   
   29 Jan 16 17:12:03   
   
   XPost: comp.mobile.android, alt.internet.wireless   
   From: boogabooga@crazyhat.net   
      
   In the last episode of , Andy Burns   
    said:   
      
   >Chris wrote:   
   >   
   >>   
   >> Er. How does a mobile hotspot relate to a home broadband router's   
   >>  SSID? Colour me confused.   
   >   
   >You don't know?   
   >   
   >The first thing your laptop screams out is the SSID it last connected   
   >to. This is especially true if your home SSID is hidden.   
      
   This is generally only true if your network is misconfigured (SSID   
   hidden), if not, when not connected, the SSID is only broadcast by the   
   base station and not clients.   
      
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   but the limited market for cat skins makes learning   
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