Windows 10: Server 2016 with a WiFi adapter broadcasts a SSID that you can connect directly to the...

I have a wifi adapter on an instance of Server 2016 which I typically use to connect to various networks. Which works fine, however it also publishes its own SSID of the Machine name and no credentials. This needs to be turned off, but I can not find anything that even admits that the server will actually do this.


I want to be able to use the wifi to connect to other networks but I can not have anyone connecting, via wifi, to the server.


I have a 2012R2 and 2016 server that both do this. Server 2019 doesn't.


How do I stop the server from allowing direct connections? This is a real security issue!

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WiFi network that is not broadcasting an SSID

I have my home router set to not broadcast the SSID and have it secured with a WPA2 Passphrase. The question I have is how can I connect my LG Quantum phone to my home network if I'm not broadcasting the SSID? It doesn't show up on the list of available
WiFi connections and there is no way to manually include my SSID and password from what I can see. Any help would greatly be appreciated.

 

"SSID not broadcast"... Questions

Was just sniffing around at work for WiFi and found an unsecure connection with "SSID not broadcast", so I tried connecting and it asked for the SSID name.

Is it possible to connect without knowing the SSID name? (I didn't have any luck). Is there anyway to determine it? Not trying to hitch a ride, just wondering if that's another level of security... and can I disable the SSID broacast on a WRT54G V2 with stock firmware?

 

"SSID not broadcast"... Questions

I think it only accepts connection from certain mac adress and rejects the rest that are not configured .