iOS lets carriers add WiFi networks that you can’t remove or stop from joining

Re:iOS lets carriers add WiFi networks that you can’t remove... by lxgr on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @11:30PM (#35448927)

That’s not how 802.11 works. If your device can’t connect to a given BSSID that’s broadcasting an SSID it wants, it will put that BSSID on an ignore list and try the next one, whatever the received signal strength.

You can of course saturate the entire spectrum, but that breaks every network, not just the SSIDs you’re "waging war" against, and will probably get you a visit by the FCC sooner or later.

Maybe you could broadcast thousands of spoofed BSSIDs; I have no idea about the legality of that, and the legitimate operator of the SSID might not find that too funny and take legal action against you as well, as that would be pretty transparent denial of service on a public band.

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Re:iOS lets carriers add WiFi networks that you can’t remove... by rolph on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @11:38PM (#35448983)

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Re:iOS lets carriers add WiFi networks that you can’t remove... by lxgr on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @12:01AM (#35449133)

What’s the problem with your neighbor using "your" SSID?

It’s not like anybody can "own" an SSID name, and if you’re using WPA, the only effect would be a few milliseconds longer of initial connection time per device.

Actively running a DoS against your neighbor might or might not be legal, but it sure is petty (and given the above, unnecessary).

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Re:iOS lets carriers add WiFi networks that you can’t remove... by rolph on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @12:37AM (#35449364)

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