A method of handling authentication failure in a mobile station, the method comprising: attempting to perform an authentication process with an access point (104, 114) that is identifiable by a unique identifier, the attempt including transmitting, in a manner receivable by the access point, parameters of an editable connection profile stored in the mobile station, wherein the editable connection profile includes a network name; and determining that the authentication process has failed, characterised in that responsive to determining that the authentication process has failed: suppressing the access point, and while the access point is suppressed, if a number of subsequent failed attempts to perform an authentication process with the access point exceeds a threshold, un-suppressing the access point and banning the access point and refraining from transmitting any communications addressed to the unique identifier while the access point is banned, and if, while the access point is suppressed, any scanning for wireless local area networks is performed by the mobile station thus resulting in the receipt by the mobile station of management frames from access points, based on a timer, either removing from the management frames any management frames received from the access point so that the access point is not eligible for selection by the mobile station as a target of a connection attempt, or permitting transmission of communications addressed to the unique identifier. attempting to perform an authentication process with an access point (104, 114) that is identifiable by a unique identifier, the attempt including transmitting, in a manner receivable by the access point, parameters of an editable connection profile stored in the mobile station, wherein the editable connection profile includes a network name; and determining that the authentication process has failed, responsive to determining that the authentication process has failed: suppressing the access point, and while the access point is suppressed, if a number of subsequent failed attempts to perform an authentication process with the access point exceeds a threshold, un-suppressing the access point and banning the access point and refraining from transmitting any communications addressed to the unique identifier while the access point is banned, and if, while the access point is suppressed, any scanning for wireless local area networks is performed by the mobile station thus resulting in the receipt by the mobile station of management frames from access points, based on a timer, either removing from the management frames any management frames received from the access point so that the access point is not eligible for selection by the mobile station as a target of a connection attempt, or permitting transmission of communications addressed to the unique identifier. suppressing the access point, and while the access point is suppressed, if a number of subsequent failed attempts to perform an authentication process with the access point exceeds a threshold, un-suppressing the access point and banning the access point and refraining from transmitting any communications addressed to the unique identifier while the access point is banned, and if, while the access point is suppressed, any scanning for wireless local area networks is performed by the mobile station thus resulting in the receipt by the mobile station of management frames from access points, based on a timer, either removing from the management frames any management frames received from the access point so that the access point is not eligible for selection by the mobile station as a target of a connection attempt, or permitting transmission of communications addressed to the unique identifier. while the access point is suppressed, if a number of subsequent failed attempts to perform an authentication process with the access point exceeds a threshold, un-suppressing the access point and banning the access point and refraining from transmitting any communications addressed to the unique identifier while the access point is banned, and if, while the access point is suppressed, any scanning for wireless local area networks is performed by the mobile station thus resulting in the receipt by the mobile station of management frames from access points, based on a timer, either removing from the management frames any management frames received from the access point so that the access point is not eligible for selection by the mobile station as a target of a connection attempt, or permitting transmission of communications addressed to the unique identifier. if, while the access point is suppressed, any scanning for wireless local area networks is performed by the mobile station thus resulting in the receipt by the mobile station of management frames from access points, based on a timer, either removing from the management frames any management frames received from the access point so that the access point is not eligible for selection by the mobile station as a target of a connection attempt, or permitting transmission of communications addressed to the unique identifier.