[arm-allstar] SSID Broadcasting for Wi-Fi (Required ?)

[Travis French]

Good Afternoon,

I would like to piggyback the recent "Pi Issue" topic as I had just configured my portable node last night to be able to switch from my home wireless to my mobile wireless. Following the how-to and letting the software create each .wifi file as needed was pretty straight forward.

My question is, can/will this script call on an access point that is not broadcasting its SSID? My thinking was that it does not by default. After configuring it last night, I switched my mobile hotspot to not broadcast thinking that once set up there would be no need for it. While trying it out on the way to work this morning, I found that without it broadcasting the SSID, it would not connect so I had to turn it back on.

Again, can this be forced to connect even if I am not broadcasting the SSID?

Lastly, I am doing this through my Verizon phone as a hotspot. I am not sure yet what to expect quality-wise. An alternate I may consider is the 4G-LTE that "could" be available through my vehicle. I don’t currently have it activated. Why pay twice unless the performance is that much better. I still like the portable idea as I would then not be tied to my vehicle.

Thank you in advance,

Travis E. French - K2PCB