i have Trendnet TEW-432BRP wireless ROUTER that i use at home.
i have the SSID Broadcast disabled.
i use WPA2 Authentication, PSK, TKIP
my laptop is a dell inspiron 1525.

now the PROBLEM: when i try to connect wirelessly, it wont connect unless i enable the SSID Broadcast. After i enable it and connect, then i can disable the ssid broadcast and my laptop will stay connected until i restart. Does anyone have any idea why this is and what i COULD do to not have to enable the SSID Broadcast everytime i try to connect with my laptop?Why are you disabling SSID broadcast? so the SSID wont be broadcasted. haI just tried disabling SSID Broadcast in my D-Link DI-524 router and then restarting my notebook PC. No worky. So, I get the same results as you.

I have book on networking that says, "For a more secure network, you can disable this function. Then, a wireless client must already know the network's SSID in order to join the network."

I don't know how you go about making your wireless client remember the SSID, but that's what seems to be needed here. PERHAPS someone else will have some advise to give. well, even if i type in the ssid, it still wont connect. my vista laptop connects with no problem. i jus find it STRANGE how it wont connect unless ssid is enabled