Connection to a hidden SSID fails after internet sharing is used
asked 2015-10-04 01:12:18 +0300
Connection to a hidden SSID fails after internet sharing is used.
How to reproduce:
- Connect to a wi-fi with hidden SSID.
- Share Jolla’s mobile net over wi-fi.
- Disable Jolla’s internet sharing.
- You can no longer connect to the wi-fi network with hidden SSID.
It does not reconnect even if I reboot the phone. The only way to reconnect is to temporarily unhide the SSID. (Or maybe to completely re-add the network to Jolla but that would be harder.) Jolla reconnects to the wi-fi network as soon as I unhide it. It keeps connected even if I hide it again.
What security protocol your hidden WiFi uses (wpa/wpa2/web/...)? Does changing that have any impact on this issue?
simo ( 2015-10-04 10:53:54 +0300 )Is this your own network? You should really consider re-enabling SSID broadcast, as hiding it is actually an anti-security and anti-privacy feature.
r0kk3rz ( 2015-10-04 13:43:47 +0300 )Wy WiFi uses wpa2 security. How is hiding SSID an anti-security feature?
Shadow ( 2015-10-04 14:10:20 +0300 )because it causes your device to broadcast your SSID wherever it goes. As you say, you're using WPA2, hiding your SSID gains you nothing.
r0kk3rz ( 2015-10-04 14:18:26 +0300 )Okay. But this still is a bug that needs fixing.
Shadow ( 2015-10-04 14:51:29 +0300 )