(set -x; ifconfig awdl0 down)
fi
sleep 1
done

That just checks the awld0 interface every second and turns it off if it’s on. Apple really doesn’t offer any other way to disable awdl?

Note that setting AirDrop to “No One” doesn’t fully disable awdl. It’s used for other things like screen sharing, AirPlay, bonjour device/service discovery, etc. Though perhaps disabling AirPlay is enough to stop the WiFi issues. You can sniff awdl traffic with `sudo tcp…