Posted on 07-04-2019 09:48 AM
I've had success with the following script in order to remove an SSID from auto-joining:
#!/bin/sh
WirelessPort=$(networksetup -listallhardwareports | awk '/Wi-Fi|AirPort/{getline; print $NF}')
PreferredNetworks=$(networksetup -listpreferredwirelessnetworks "$WirelessPort" | sed 's/^ //g')
echo "<result>$PreferredNetworks</result>"
sudo networksetup -removepreferredwirelessnetwork $WirelessPort 'SSID'
However, if the device is still connected to it, it remains connected until it disconnects, which isn't often.
Does anyone know how to completely forget the network and not just remove it from the preferred list?
Posted on 07-04-2019 09:05 PM
@adam.debusschere You can force a disconnect via
sudo /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Apple80211.framework/Versions/Current/Resources/airport --disassociate