Re: home screen icon to connect to wi-fi network

Enrico Papaloma <enrico@papaloma.net> wrote:

Arno Welzel wrote:
 

How long to you have to wait? My phone usually connects within seconds
if a known WiFi network is in reach.

 
How long is the wait? Forever.
 
Actually the wait is "forever and ever" because I have the wi-fi
auto-connect turned off for privacy reasons - as leaving auto-connect
turned on shouts out your home BSSID every few seconds everywhere you go.

You sure disabling auto-reconnect must be a global setting?  I thought
you could go into the properties of a connectoid to decide if you want
that one to auto-reconnect, like the wifi hotspot in your home.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEkwtEzYeAQ&t=12s

Without the password, what good is the broadcasted BSSID?  Anyone can
drive by my house, but they're not getting in with the key.  Yes, they
could break in, just like anyone with physical access to your AP or wifi
cable modem can alter its settings.  If they have physical access,
they're already inside.  I can wear a company badge on my shirt that
anyone can read, but that doesn't grant them access into the building by
just knowing my name off the badge.

You run open wifi hotspots to which anyone can connect without a
password?