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?

On 2024-09-30 02:20, Gelato wrote:
> 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.

>
> 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?
>

--
Cheers, Carlos.

Carlos E.R. wrote:
> On 2024-09-30 02:20, Gelato wrote:
>> 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

Ed Cryer <ed@somewhere.in.the.uk> wrote:
> Carlos E.R. wrote:
> > On 2024-09-30 02:20, Gelato wrote:
> >> 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.

On 2024-09-30 12:39, Frank Slootweg wrote:
> 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.

--
Cheers, Carlos.

Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
> On 2024-09-30 12:39, Frank Slootweg wrote:
> > 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!

Frank Slootweg wrote:
> Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
>> On 2024-09-30 12:39, Frank Slootweg wrote:
>>> 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

On 30.09.24 13:43, Frank Slootweg wrote:
> Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
>> On 2024-09-30 12:39, Frank Slootweg wrote:
>>> 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.

Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> wrote:
> On 30.09.24 13:43, Frank Slootweg wrote:
> > Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
> >> On 2024-09-30 12:39, Frank Slootweg wrote:
> >>> 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! :-)

Jörg Lorenz wrote:
> On 30.09.24 13:43, Frank Slootweg wrote:
>> Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
>>> On 2024-09-30 12:39, Frank Slootweg wrote:
>>>> 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.
Ed

On 2024-10-01 10:44, Jörg Lorenz wrote:
> On 30.09.24 13:43, Frank Slootweg wrote:
>> Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
>>> On 2024-09-30 12:39, Frank Slootweg wrote:
>>>> 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.

--
Cheers, Carlos.

from a command prompt

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

"Gelato" wrote in message news:vdcqrp$iu7$1@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?

On Tue, 1 Oct 2024 22:24:34 +0100, MJP wrote:

> from a command prompt
>
> netsh wlan add filter permission=block ssid="neighbours wifi name here"
> networktype=infrastructure
>
> "Gelato" wrote in message news:vdcqrp$iu7$1@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?

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

Gelato wrote:

> 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?

Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
> On 2024-10-01 10:44, Jörg Lorenz wrote:
> > On 30.09.24 13:43, Frank Slootweg wrote:
> >> Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
> >>> On 2024-09-30 12:39, Frank Slootweg wrote:
> >>>> 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).

On Wed, 2 Oct 2024 10:07:50 +0100, Andy Burns wrote:

>> 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.

On 2024-10-02 14:09, Frank Slootweg wrote:
> Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
>> On 2024-10-01 10:44, Jörg Lorenz wrote:
>>> On 30.09.24 13:43, Frank Slootweg wrote:
>>>> Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
>>>>> On 2024-09-30 12:39, Frank Slootweg wrote:
>>>>>> 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.

--
Cheers, Carlos.