This original question has NOT been answered and is NOT a duplicate question so I am reasking it: Way to remove unwanted/unused wifi networks from Network Indicator Menu?
There should be a way to stop the Network Indicator menu from displaying completely unused/unwanted Wifi network entries in the dropdown.
On my indicator menu, there are more than a dozen networks displayed but I only ever connect to one. Why do I have to do deal with selecting from so many networks when I only ever connect to one? I should be able to configure Network Indicator to only display the one wifi network I connect to (the one wifi network that shows up in Network-Indicator > Edit Connections > Wifi).
How can I hide/remove the networks that I never use?
If any of the moderators bothered to read the original question and the so-called duplicate, they would understand they are not the same question. I am not asking about networks I have connected to. I am asking about the display of networks I have NEVER connected to. Networks I will NEVER connect to. I want to hide these networks from showing in the Network Indicator dropdown. The question this is supposed to be a duplicate of does not ask about this and none of the answers from that question even attempt an answer of what I am asking.
The comments from my original post of this question clearly delineate on how my question is NOT a duplicate.
see askubuntu.com/questions/227297/… – Rinzwind 21 hours ago
That will not prevent Networkmanager from showing the networks in the list; it will only prevent reconnecting to them if there has ever been a connection. – Jos 21 hours ago
@Jos If they are within scan range, they will appear. If not, say, for example, a network he joined at the cyber cafe, they will be removed. – chili555 21 hours ago
As I understand it, there are more than a dozen networks within scan range, and OP doesn't want to see those. That is not the same as removing networks he has ever joined. – Jos 21 hours ago
Yes, Jos is correct. I have never connected to any of the shown networks. I will never connect to them. And yet they are always displayed. At a minimum it seems there should be a way to move them to the "More networks" folder/container. Most of the networks show up there. But why can't all unused networks show there? The dropdown menu should only display networks I can/want to connect to. – user308393 20 hours ago
If you wish to change to manual methods, I suggest you open a terminal and do:
Use nano or kate or leafpad if you don't have the text editor gedit. Amend the file to:
Proofread carefully, save and close the text editor.
Notice I have commented out the 'auto eth0' line. This implies you will use wireless by default. The system will only start wireless on boot. If you wish to stop wireless and start ethernet, in a terminal:
The -v for verbose will show enough information for you to see that the system connects. To return to wireless is the reverse.
I do not believe NM turns off the wireless radio; it merely disconnects.
Test to be sure it is working as expected.
It may take a reboot.
Once you are satisfied that it's correct, you may then remove NM: