XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.mobile.android, alt.internet.wireless   
   From: marianjones@helpfulpeople.com   
      
   Frank Slootweg wrote:   
   >  Acknowledgement of *our* argument duly noted.   
      
   Hi Frank,   
      
   I noticed you ran the netsh command so I want to let you know I wasn't   
   aware, until recently, that the results depend on what's in the cache.   
      
   I wrote a query of the Windows newsgroup, asking if anyone knows of a way   
   to run that netsh command so that a full output occurs every single run.   
      
    From: Marian    
    Newsgroups: alt.comp.os.windows-10   
    Subject: How to show ALL nearby Wi-Fi AP's BSSID every time   
    Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2025 20:01:13 -0700   
    Message-ID: <10hl99p$1d1l$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com>   
      
   Essentially, we get a more full output if we run the netsh command moments   
   after we force our wifi adapter to reset than if it was already running.   
      
   For example, this only reports what's in the cache (AFAICT):   
    netsh wlan show networks mode=bssid   
   While this "can" force a refresh of that cache (AFAICT):   
    netsh wlan refresh && netsh wlan show networks mode=bssid   
      
   Although *toggling* the wifi adapter seems to garner the fullest results.   
      
   Since I always strive to add value to the tribal knowledge of the team,   
   below is my "netconnect" script to which I will add the scan after toggle.   
      
     @echo off   
     REM This is v1p2 of C:\data\sys\batch\netconnect.bat   
     REM Resets Wi-Fi to a consistent state after unexpected loss   
     REM v1p0  20251029   
     REM  elevates to admin   
     REM  toggles Wi-Fi to put it into a consistent state after reboot   
     REM  then connects to a given named SSID   
     REM v1p1  20251101   
     REM  added conditional checks and retries   
     REM v1p2  20251102   
     REM  added loop to verify State/SSID and retry until truly connected   
      
     :: --- Elevate to admin if not already ---   
     >nul 2>&1 net session   
     if %errorlevel% neq 0 (   
         echo Requesting administrative privileges...   
         powershell -Command "Start-Process '%~f0' -Verb RunAs"   
         exit /b   
     )   
      
     :: Use "netsh interface show interface" to get adapter name   
     set adapter=Wi-Fi   
     :: Assumption is that the ssid:password has already been saved   
     set ssid=your.ssid_nomap   
      
     :: The saved SSID profile is used for credentials.   
     echo [%date% %time%] Toggling Wi-Fi adapter...   
     netsh interface show interface name=%adapter%   
      
     REM Disable the adapter (to set to a consistent state)   
     netsh interface set interface name=%adapter% admin=disable   
     timeout /t 5 >nul   
      
     REM Enable the adapter (to set to the desired state)   
     netsh interface set interface name=%adapter% admin=enable   
     timeout /t 10 >nul   
      
     echo Attempting to connect to %ssid%...   
      
     REM Connect to the specified SSID after adapter is fully enabled   
     powershell -Command "Enable-NetAdapter -Name '%adapter%' -Confirm:$false"   
     timeout /t 5 >nul   
      
     REM Added loop to verify State/SSID and retry until truly connected   
     set retries=3   
     :retry   
     echo Connecting to %ssid%...   
     netsh wlan connect name=%ssid%   
     timeout /t 5 >nul   
      
     for /f "tokens=2 delims=:" %%A in ('netsh wlan show interfaces ^| findstr   
   /C:"State"') do (   
         set state=%%A   
     )   
     for /f "tokens=2 delims=:" %%A in ('netsh wlan show interfaces ^| findstr   
   /C:"SSID" ^| findstr /V "BSSID"') do (   
         set currentSSID=%%A   
     )   
      
     set state=%state: =%   
     set currentSSID=%currentSSID: =%   
      
     if /I "%state%"=="connected" if /I "%currentSSID%"=="%ssid%" (   
         echo Connected successfully to %ssid%.   
         goto done   
     ) else (   
         set /a retries-=1   
         if %retries% gtr 0 (   
             echo Not connected yet. Retrying...   
             timeout /t 5 >nul   
             goto retry   
         ) else (   
             echo Connection failed after multiple attempts.   
         )   
     )   
      
     :done   
      
     echo [%date% %time%] Done. Check your connection status.   
     echo Final adapter status:   
     netsh interface show interface name=%adapter%   
     netsh wlan show interfaces   
     pause   
     :: end of C:\data\sys\batch\netconnect.bat   
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