> You should use 'iw' instead of 'iwlist', which does have options for > flushing the cache. Thank you, Johannes. I tried iw but it has the same issue (the "AndroidAP-bd" SSID is non-existent because my phone is physically turned off, but it shows up in the output): $ sudo iw dev wlan0 scan flush ... TSF: 42037885 usec (0d, 00:00:42) freq: 2412 beacon interval: 100 TUs capability: ESS Privacy ShortSlotTime (0x0411) signal: -31.00 dBm last seen: 11447 ms ago Information elements from Probe Response frame: SSID: AndroidAP-bd Supported rates: 1.0* 2.0* 5.5* 11.0* 18.0 24.0 36.0 54.0 DS Parameter set: channel 1 ERP: <no flags> Extended supported rates: 6.0 9.0 12.0 48.0 RSN: * Version: 1 ... Am I not issuing the appropriate iw command?