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| author | Michael Biebl <biebl@debian.org> | 2018-10-20 01:31:18 +0200 |
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| committer | Michael Biebl <biebl@debian.org> | 2018-10-20 01:31:18 +0200 |
| commit | b4885f208ba690090952c0ae0452dd5bc2ba0601 (patch) | |
| tree | 5c8af02da4543f7132b9bad45711a3a65e620d0d /libnm-core/nm-setting-wireless.c | |
| parent | 142485af41b7cf7b0060cc682a56d3ff38cabbb6 (diff) | |
| parent | 6518e361171f64bcaaa4bf868139362ed95cc2e0 (diff) | |
Update upstream source from tag 'upstream/1.14.2'
Update to upstream version '1.14.2' with Debian dir c118292f450ace1133a5dba2777cbeb54977dbe8
Diffstat (limited to 'libnm-core/nm-setting-wireless.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | libnm-core/nm-setting-wireless.c | 16 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/libnm-core/nm-setting-wireless.c b/libnm-core/nm-setting-wireless.c index a9cae6c0..6f6175b7 100644 --- a/libnm-core/nm-setting-wireless.c +++ b/libnm-core/nm-setting-wireless.c @@ -1595,14 +1595,20 @@ nm_setting_wireless_class_init (NMSettingWirelessClass *klass) /** * NMSettingWireless:hidden: * - * If %TRUE, indicates this network is a non-broadcasting network that hides - * its SSID. In this case various workarounds may take place, such as - * probe-scanning the SSID for more reliable network discovery. However, + * If %TRUE, indicates that the network is a non-broadcasting network that + * hides its SSID. This works both in infrastructure and AP mode. + * + * In infrastructure mode, various workarounds are used for a more reliable + * discovery of hidden networks, such as probe-scanning the SSID. However, * these workarounds expose inherent insecurities with hidden SSID networks, * and thus hidden SSID networks should be used with caution. * - * Note that marking the network as hidden may be a privacy issue for you, as - * the explicit probe-scans may be distinctly recognizable on the air. + * In AP mode, the created network does not broadcast its SSID. + * + * Note that marking the network as hidden may be a privacy issue for you + * (in infrastructure mode) or client stations (in AP mode), as the explicit + * probe-scans are distinctly recognizable on the air. + * **/ /* ---ifcfg-rh--- * property: hidden |