I have a Linksys WRT54GS and a Powerbook G3 (Pismo) with Airport card (802.11b).
I noticed that my bandwidth drops when I disable broadcasting the SSID of my wireless router. I get an average of 3.8 to 4.1 Mbps when not broadcasting the SSID and an average of 5.9 to 6.1 Mbps when I turn SSID broadcasting on. Can anyone explain if this is normal and why it happens. I would rather have the SSID off to prevent snoopers even though I have other security measures in place.