I am new to wireless technology and have just purchased a 11g Access Point + matching network cards. Most experts agree that loading a MAC address access table on my wireless Access Point is advisable in addition to using encryption. What I can’t understand is how a non-authorised user would have access to my AP if their MAC address did not exist in the access table? (I do not broadcast the SSID). I.e. please can you tell me why it is necessary to use encryption if the AP supports the inclusion of a MAC access table?
Thanks for your help.
