How can I NOT display my neighbors WiFi network

[Gelato]

How can I NOT display my neighbors WiFi network?

I want a way not to display all those nearby networks that I would never
connect to because they're all my nearby apartment neighbor's networks.

However, I'd still like to know if a different network is available, like
in a store or my doctor's office clinic. Is there a setting I'm missing?

[Carlos E.R.]

Post by Gelato
How can I NOT display my neighbors WiFi network?
I want a way not to display all those nearby networks that I would never
connect to because they're all my nearby apartment neighbor's networks.

Not possible.

Post by Gelato
However, I'd still like to know if a different network is available, like
in a store or my doctor's office clinic. Is there a setting I'm missing?

[Ed Cryer]

Post by Carlos E.R.

Post by Gelato
How can I NOT display my neighbors WiFi network?
I want a way not to display all those nearby networks that I would never
connect to because they're all my nearby apartment neighbor's networks.

Not possible.

If the OP has previously connected to one of them, then that will be in
his list of choices. In that case he can tell his phone to ignore it.

Ed

[Frank Slootweg]

Post by Ed Cryer

Post by Carlos E.R.

Post by Gelato
How can I NOT display my neighbors WiFi network?
I want a way not to display all those nearby networks that I would never
connect to because they're all my nearby apartment neighbor's networks.

Not possible.

If the OP has previously connected to one of them, then that will be in
his list of choices. In that case he can tell his phone to ignore it.

Can you say *how* this can be set?

I don't see any such functionality on my phone (Samsung Galaxy A51
Android 13).

I can only 'Forget' networks which I connected to at some time, but
that only means I lose the credentials (password, etc.), not that
they're not visible anymore.

So at the moment, I see my neighbours' networks and the only thing I
can do is (try to) connect to them, not make them invisible.

[Carlos E.R.]

Post by Frank Slootweg
So at the moment, I see my neighbours' networks and the only thing I
can do is (try to) connect to them, not make them invisible.

Such a feature could exist: do not list unknown SSIDs, or do not list a
certain list of SSIDs.

But it could backfire: you try to connect to a WiFi, and you don't see
it listed, not remembering that you told it previously to hide itself.

[Frank Slootweg]

Post by Carlos E.R.

Post by Frank Slootweg
So at the moment, I see my neighbours' networks and the only thing I
can do is (try to) connect to them, not make them invisible.

Such a feature could exist: do not list unknown SSIDs, or do not list a
certain list of SSIDs.
But it could backfire: you try to connect to a WiFi, and you don't see
it listed, not remembering that you told it previously to hide itself.

It seems yet another 'Arlen' type of strange 'need', but AFAICT,
'Gelato' isn't 'Arlen'.

Anyway, AFAIC, it's a non-problem, because if he doesn't want to see
his nearby apartment neighbor's networks, just don't look at them!

I don't see my neighbours' networks, unless I specifically *look*for
them. When *outside* - his "store or my doctor's office clinic" examples
- just *do* look for networks and he will see the networks he wants to
see and will *not* see the networks he doesn't want to see, because
they'll be out of range.

Elementary, dear Watson!

[Ed Cryer]

Post by Frank Slootweg

Post by Carlos E.R.

Post by Frank Slootweg
So at the moment, I see my neighbours' networks and the only thing I
can do is (try to) connect to them, not make them invisible.

Such a feature could exist: do not list unknown SSIDs, or do not list a
certain list of SSIDs.
But it could backfire: you try to connect to a WiFi, and you don't see
it listed, not remembering that you told it previously to hide itself.

It seems yet another 'Arlen' type of strange 'need', but AFAICT,
'Gelato' isn't 'Arlen'.
Anyway, AFAIC, it's a non-problem, because if he doesn't want to see
his nearby apartment neighbor's networks, just don't look at them!
I don't see my neighbours' networks, unless I specifically *look*for
them. When *outside* - his "store or my doctor's office clinic" examples
- just *do* look for networks and he will see the networks he wants to
see and will *not* see the networks he doesn't want to see, because
they'll be out of range.
Elementary, dear Watson!

It could be that he's at one time logged into one. If so his phone might
try again if his top-of-the-list one isn't available.
That's why I advised ignoring (your synonymous "forgetting").

Ed

[Jörg Lorenz]

Post by Frank Slootweg

Post by Carlos E.R.

Post by Frank Slootweg
So at the moment, I see my neighbours' networks and the only thing I
can do is (try to) connect to them, not make them invisible.

Such a feature could exist: do not list unknown SSIDs, or do not list a
certain list of SSIDs.
But it could backfire: you try to connect to a WiFi, and you don't see
it listed, not remembering that you told it previously to hide itself.

It seems yet another 'Arlen' type of strange 'need', but AFAICT,
'Gelato' isn't 'Arlen'.

Gelato is a reincarnation of Arlen.

[Frank Slootweg]

Post by Jörg Lorenz

Post by Frank Slootweg

Post by Carlos E.R.

Post by Frank Slootweg
So at the moment, I see my neighbours' networks and the only thing I
can do is (try to) connect to them, not make them invisible.

Such a feature could exist: do not list unknown SSIDs, or do not list a
certain list of SSIDs.
But it could backfire: you try to connect to a WiFi, and you don't see
it listed, not remembering that you told it previously to hide itself.

It seems yet another 'Arlen' type of strange 'need', but AFAICT,
'Gelato' isn't 'Arlen'.

Gelato is a reincarnation of Arlen.

As the old 'soul' is still posting, I don't think so! :-)

[Ed Cryer]

Post by Jörg Lorenz

Post by Frank Slootweg

Post by Carlos E.R.

Post by Frank Slootweg
So at the moment, I see my neighbours' networks and the only thing I
can do is (try to) connect to them, not make them invisible.

Such a feature could exist: do not list unknown SSIDs, or do not list a
certain list of SSIDs.
But it could backfire: you try to connect to a WiFi, and you don't see
it listed, not remembering that you told it previously to hide itself.

It seems yet another 'Arlen' type of strange 'need', but AFAICT,
'Gelato' isn't 'Arlen'.

Gelato is a reincarnation of Arlen.

I suspect it might be Beelzebub himself. Lord of The Flies, Satan's most
demonic throw into God's world of Goodness, Justice and Virtue.

You can hear the hum of his devilish wings; smell the stink of Tartarus;
see the blackness that he trails behind him like a block to the sun.
Test him out with a crucifix. Hold it against his face so that the
shadow of light falls on his eyes. Will his skin begin to boil and erupt?

The litmus test for Arlen.

E

[Carlos E.R.]

Post by Jörg Lorenz

Post by Frank Slootweg

Post by Carlos E.R.

Post by Frank Slootweg
So at the moment, I see my neighbours' networks and the only thing I
can do is (try to) connect to them, not make them invisible.

Such a feature could exist: do not list unknown SSIDs, or do not list a
certain list of SSIDs.
But it could backfire: you try to connect to a WiFi, and you don't see
it listed, not remembering that you told it previously to hide itself.

It seems yet another 'Arlen' type of strange 'need', but AFAICT,
'Gelato' isn't 'Arlen'.

Gelato is a reincarnation of Arlen.

I don't know yet. He has posted before other posts this year, I will
have a look. [...] No telltale indicators yes in either direction.

[Carlos E.R.]

Post by Carlos E.R.

Post by Jörg Lorenz

Post by Frank Slootweg

Post by Carlos E.R.

Post by Frank Slootweg
So at the moment, I see my neighbours' networks and the only thing I
can do is (try to) connect to them, not make them invisible.

Such a feature could exist: do not list unknown SSIDs, or do not list a
certain list of SSIDs.
But it could backfire: you try to connect to a WiFi, and you don't see
it listed, not remembering that you told it previously to hide itself.

It seems yet another 'Arlen' type of strange 'need', but AFAICT,
'Gelato' isn't 'Arlen'.

Gelato is a reincarnation of Arlen.

I don't know yet. He has posted before other posts this year, I will
have a look. [...] No telltale indicators yes in either direction.

Unless he's lying, Gelato isn't 'Arlen', because he wrote "my nearby
apartment neighbor's networks" and (going by what he told 'us') 'Arlen'
doesn't live in an apartment (nor near one).

Then he doesn't deny being Arlen, which indicates he might be Arlen.

[MJP]

from a command prompt

netsh wlan add filter permission=block ssid="neighbours wifi name here"
networktype=infrastructure

"Gelato" wrote in message news:vdcqrp$iu7$***@rasp.pasdenom.info...

How can I NOT display my neighbors WiFi network?

I want a way not to display all those nearby networks that I would never
connect to because they're all my nearby apartment neighbor's networks.

However, I'd still like to know if a different network is available, like
in a store or my doctor's office clinic. Is there a setting I'm missing?

[Gelato]

Post by MJP
from a command prompt
netsh wlan add filter permission=block ssid="neighbours wifi name here"
networktype=infrastructure
How can I NOT display my neighbors WiFi network?
I want a way not to display all those nearby networks that I would never
connect to because they're all my nearby apartment neighbor's networks.
However, I'd still like to know if a different network is available, like
in a store or my doctor's office clinic. Is there a setting I'm missing?

https://github.com/termux/termux-app
termux-app: pkg install netsh
=>Unable to locate package netsh

adb shell netsh
=>/system/bin/sh: netsh: inaccessible or not found

adb shell cmd netsh
=>cmd: Can't find service: netsh

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.github.standardadb
standardadb: netsh
=>sh: <stdin>[8]: netsh: inaccessible or not found

standardadb:adb shell cmd netsh
=>libfs64.so: no devices/emulators found

[Andy Burns]

Post by Gelato
https://github.com/termux/termux-app
termux-app: pkg install netsh
=>Unable to locate package netsh
adb shell netsh
=>/system/bin/sh: netsh: inaccessible or not found
adb shell cmd netsh
=>cmd: Can't find service: netsh
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.github.standardadb
standardadb: netsh
=>sh: <stdin>[8]: netsh: inaccessible or not found
standardadb:adb shell cmd netsh
=>libfs64.so: no devices/emulators found

netsh is a windows commandline utility, does an android version of it
even exist?

[Gelato]

Post by Andy Burns

Post by Gelato
https://github.com/termux/termux-app
termux-app: pkg install netsh
=>Unable to locate package netsh
adb shell netsh
=>/system/bin/sh: netsh: inaccessible or not found
adb shell cmd netsh
=>cmd: Can't find service: netsh
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.github.standardadb
standardadb: netsh
=>sh: <stdin>[8]: netsh: inaccessible or not found
standardadb:adb shell cmd netsh
=>libfs64.so: no devices/emulators found

netsh is a windows commandline utility, does an android version of it
even exist?

MJP implied that it did exist on Android, but if it does, I can't find it.

As shown above, everything I tried that was obvious, failed.