how do I delete old wifi networks from appearing in the wifi icon in the menu bar.

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ribbo39 Author

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how do I delete old wifi networks from appearing in the wifi icon in the menu bar.

Just bought a new Airport Time Capsule and is up and running OK.

When I click on the wifi icon in the menu bar all my old wifi networks appear

which are then viewable by neighbours although the networks themselves are PW protected.

In system preferences>network>advanced I have deleted all my old N/Works allowing only

my new one to appear.

How can I delete the old networks I no longer use from re-appearing in the list under the wifi icon?

Alan

Airport Time Capsule-OTHER

Posted on Sep 7, 2013 4:03 AM

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Answer 1

Bob Timmons

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Sep 7, 2013 6:45 AM in response to ribbo39

When you delete old networks in System Preferences > Network > WiFi > Advanced, be sure to click the OK button, then click the Apply button in the next window that appears.

You also need to delete the old networks in KeyChain Access as follows:

Open Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > KeyChain Access

Click on the name of an old wireless network to highlight it

Click the Delete key on your Mac

Do the same for other old wireless networks that you no longer use, then restart your Mac.

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Answer 2

ribbo39 Author

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Sep 9, 2013 6:13 AM in response to Bob Timmons

I still have 2 wifi networks showing under the wifi icon which I know I have deleted

from the "network" and also deleted them from Keychain Access.

When I right click on either I'm asked for a password.

As I have already deleted them - I now cannot put in the passwords I used

as it "wiggles" a and comes up with an Invalid Password.

Any further ideas?

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Answer 3

oclb44

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May 2, 2016 4:49 PM in response to ribbo39

I was having this issue as well. Your macbook is designed to notice wi-fi (routers) that are active within a certain distance. I bought the new AirPort Extreme to use as a wireless router as well as to have external hard drive constantly available across all devices. I deleted the old wifi networks, but they were still showing up in my wifi menu bar. Well, stupid me forgot to unplug the old router. So even though there was no internet coming from the modem to my old router, the old router was still plugged in, thus being "noticed". I unplugged and they quickly went away. Now they do not show up in my menu bar. I hope this helps, I was frustrated for the longest time. That being said, the AirPort Extreme is amazing!

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