On Mon, Nov 01, 2010 at 09:14:34AM -0400, Matt Blackburn wrote:
> I have an access point that is configured to be "hidden", that is not
> broadcasting an SSID, and has WPA2 encryption.  
> 
> While I have wpa_supplicant running, if I reconfigure the AP to
> broadcast the SSID my system then connects as expected.
> 
> Has anybody else had any luck accessing "Hidden" APs with or without
> encryption.

Yes.

Add 'scan_ssid=1' to the network block in question in your
wpa_supplicant.conf.

Regards,

-seanb