How to NOT connect to attwifi

How to NOT connect to attwifi

For some reason UT's wireless network runs parallel to AT&T, and computers automatically connect to a network called "attwifi". To ignore this network and prevent your computer from automatically connecting to attwifi, do the following...

Last updated by: SDM 8/18/15

Windows

  1. Open up command prompt in administrator mode by going to Start/Programs/Windows System/Command Prompt, then right click on the command prompt icon and select 'Run as administrator'

  2. Copy/paste this command into the command line, then restart your computer:

netsh wlan add filter permission=block ssid=attwifi networktype=infrastructure

SDM got the idea from here:
http://superuser.com/questions/374227/how-to-stop-windows-7-from-automatically-connecting-to-unsecure-wifi-network

Mac

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