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Wifi keeps swapping to an unwanted wifi connection
** My System
Think Pad X1 Carbon 5th: Model: 20HR-S1780
Lenovo Thinkpad USB-C Dock
Windows 10
What happened today illustrates the problem.
My computer was on and my wifi (my-wifi) was working.
**** “My-wifi”
The computer normally shows my-wifi as “connected, secured”. Settings for my-wifi show:
. “connect automatically when in range” = on
. Private network
. use random addresses = off
. set as metered connection = off.
. IP assignment = automatic DHCP
. protocol = 802.1ac
. Security = WPA2-personal
. Description = intel R dual ban wireless AC 8265
After restarting my computer and I had no wifi / internet connection. It did not connect to my-wifi.
**** wifi source SG-A15050529
My computer offered me a “disconnect” from SG-A15050529 - and so seems be connected to this source. This is confusing as it seemed to be connected and yet I had no internet.
I do not know the source of this wifi. No-one in this house has a Samsung Galaxy mobile. One guess is that this is a Samsung Galaxy mobile hot-spot.
When this happens, I disconnect from SG-A15050529 and connect to my-wifi. This is simple but I want to stop this happening. Sometimes half way through a computer session my computer connects to this unwanted source.
When I click on “windows task bar” wifi icon, I see
“SG-A15050529 Open” To the left of this is a wifi symbol with an exclamation mark.
When I am not connected to SG-A15050529 and click on this it expands to show
“Other people might be able to see information sent over this network:
“connect automatically” is not-ticked
There is also a “connect” button.
When I right click on the “connect” It shows options: (1) connect (2) forget and (3) properties. Yesterday I chose “forget” and hoped this would fix the problem but today it happened again on start-up.)
When I right click on SG-A15050529, this opens “settings” and I see:
Settings SG-A15050529
Connect automatically when in range = off
Use random address for this network = off
Set metered connection = off
IP assignment = automatic (DHCP) with “edit” button
“Do you have a question” and a “get help” button. Clicking on this button took me to a chat “how can we help you”
When I click on the “connect” SG-A15050529 button. I get message “you are unable to connect to this network”. This is confusing as after the restart the computer (1) offered me a “disconnect” from SG-A15050529 - and so seems be connected, and (2) it seems that I cannot connect to this source.
This first started after I connected my Lenovo Thinkpad USB-C Dock. I reviewed the Dock user guide and there is no mention of wifi. So I now doubt that the dock is causing this.
I tried opening settings . wifi > manage known networks with filter = “all” but SG-A15050529 is not on the list of networks even though it is shown in the list when I click on the task bar wifi icon.
How do I get my computer to ignore this unwanted wifi and stay connected to “my-wifi”
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