Netstumbler's result is not matching with my security setup

[rOadToIS]

I configured my wireless network to use WPA2-PSK(AES) encryption method and to not broadcast its SSID. However, when I ran Netstumbler, it's DETECTING my network although I set it to not broadcast SSID, and it also displays my encryption method as WEP. I double checked my wireless network settings, but there was nothing wrong! Does anyone know what's going on? ???

[sded]

NetStumbler has not been updated for quite a while. You might try InSSIDer http://www.metageek.net/?utm_campaign=Software&utm_medium=Inssider.1.1.1.0223&utm_source=AboutFormTurning . Just to confuse you, you will probably show up as RSNA-CCMP. :) Turning off your SSID won't affect detection; you should just get blanks there. That is one of the reasons it is not much for security.

[Mem]

As above, netstumbler looks at any encrypted network as if it is WEP.

[rOadToIS]

I scanned my network with inSSIDer, but it still displays my SSID. It correctly recognized the encryption method though.
Well, I guess I would have to give up on hiding my SSID. LOL
Thanks for the reply by the way.

[sded]

By default, access points broadcast the SSID in every beacon frame. Even if you disable SSID broadcasting, you can still easily find the SSID in the association frame when a wireless client joins the wireless LAN. So it doesn't take much sniffing to find it. And can cause association problems for some networks.

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