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Re:Deauthentication attack and other ‘wifi hacks’ using an E... by gruez on Tuesday July 25, 2017 @02:08PM (#14850300)
>it announces a huge number of APs with random names, making it hard for devices to connect to real networks

How does that even work? I get it will prevent someone from choosing the right network to join, but I can't imagine how it prevents connection if the network is already remembered (ie. autoconnect)

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Re:Deauthentication attack and other ‘wifi hacks’ using an E... by mschuster91 on Tuesday July 25, 2017 @03:07PM (#14850888)
It jams the announcement channels, and lots of devices only show the X strongest networks so the autoconnecters which get their listing after said filter don't see the real network at all as a candidate when the jammer is sending strong enough.
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