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Internet connection

Aug 25, 2015 6:24PM PDT

Hi
How to delete next doors wireless network connection from appearing in system tray. I know how to delete from manage wireless networks. As we have been given the security key and it is too tempting for my husband to have these details, so we just want to delete from appearing in system tray. If this is not the correct site to ask this question can you let me know which site to go to. Thanks

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Something that Windows does not do.
Aug 25, 2015 6:59PM PDT

For many reasons, Windows will show all available networks. If the network is unsecured it may connect to it but again no. Windows does not provide a means to hide networks.

You didn't share which Windows so I can't tell if you need to change the connect to features or how.

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Internet connection
Aug 27, 2015 7:30PM PDT

Windows 7 thanks.

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That version shows WiFi in the area.
Aug 27, 2015 7:44PM PDT
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There is a workaround
Aug 25, 2015 8:46PM PDT

But what a pain. Connect and see what range the neighbor is using, even better if you can access the router's html program. The workaround is set his router to use a limited amount of users in a certain range of assigned IP addresses. You then make sure your wireless router uses a different range of IP addresses allowed. Finally you go to the hosts file in windows and kill those IP addresses of the neighbor. So if their range was 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.20, which is if you set the limit, then in the hosts file you would place;

0.0.0.0 192.168.1.2
0.0.0.0 192.168.1.3
0.0.0.0 192.168.1.4
0.0.0.0 192.168.1.5
0.0.0.0 192.168.1.6
0.0.0.0 192.168.1.7
0.0.0.0 192.168.1.8
0.0.0.0 192.168.1.9
0.0.0.0 192.168.1.10
0.0.0.0 192.168.1.11
0.0.0.0 192.168.1.12
0.0.0.0 192.168.1.13
0.0.0.0 192.168.1.14
0.0.0.0 192.168.1.15
0.0.0.0 192.168.1.16
0.0.0.0 192.168.1.17
0.0.0.0 192.168.1.18
0.0.0.0 192.168.1.19
0.0.0.0 192.168.1.20

You then set your router for only IP addresses between 192.168.1.21 and upward.
You should then tell your AV to ignore that file when it runs scans.

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(NT) How does that stop it appearing in the system tray?
Aug 27, 2015 5:07PM PDT
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what?
Aug 27, 2015 5:50PM PDT

what does that have to do with it? You mean a networking icon?

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(NT) No, I mean the System Tray, just like the OP said
Sep 1, 2015 3:12PM PDT
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Ask your neighbor
Aug 27, 2015 6:09PM PDT

to change their password .
Digger

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that's the easiest, unless....
Aug 28, 2015 3:14AM PDT

....you don't want your neighbor to know. Maybe he's a hothead or other reasons. Any blocking has to be on the neighbor's router, or something directly on the computer accessing it.

I just had a funny thought, use a middle man approach. Turn on another hidden wireless router in the home, use the exact same SSID, have it connected to nothing, cable or computer. Make sure it's on the same channel the neighbor router is using, set to full broadcast power. Even funnier is if it can display a router popup message, put " XXXXXX, I know you've been hacking my home wifi system and I'm reporting you to my ISP and the police. Your neighbor XXXXXXX" A great joke on the husband, LOL.

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I still like this SSID
Sep 1, 2015 4:15PM PDT

"NSA BLACK VAN" or any NSA this or that.