Filtering Wireless Networks List

Hi
is there a way to prevent some wireless networks to appear on the list of available networks? (the list you can see from the airport icon on the menu bar). i would like to exclude my neighbors wireless networks..
Thanks

TT137 wrote:
Does it list a hidden network?No. Moreover it wouldn't be listed by netsh command in such case. It is possible to create a manual wireless connection. The side effect is that such SSID appears on the networks list all the time, even when not broadcasting. It is supposed to work as any other access point (confirmed on another Windows 8.1 machine with non-Broadcom wifi). I also used WirelessNetView but haven't found anything special.

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configd plug-in: 6.2 (620.15.1)
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en1:
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Firmware Version: Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.10.91.26)
Locale: ETSI
Country Code: DE
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Supported Channels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 100, 104, 108, 112, 116, 120, 124, 128, 132, 136, 140
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Supported Channels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 100, 104, 108, 112, 116, 120, 124, 128, 132, 136, 140
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Greetings,
New iTouch with the new 3.0 software installed.
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