There are scenarios where you would need to disable a network adapter,
for example controlling Wi-Fi usage.
On the other hand, there are situations where your computer has multiple
NICs and you want to choose which one is active.
Windows PowerShell v 3.0 offers an easier, more versatile alternative to grappling with 'Netsh' at the
command line: Netsh interface set interface <NIC Name> Disabled
The only problem with PowerShell's Disable-NetAdapter is that you need
to know the Name of your NIC. This is where the sister cmdlet
Get-NetAdapter is handy.
Discover the Names of Your NICs
# PowerShell script to enumerate your network cards. Get-NetAdapter
| Format-Table Name, InterfaceDescription -Auto
Note 1: You can research more properties by
appending |
Get-Member.
Encouraging computers to sleep when not in use is a great idea -
until you are away from your desk and need a file on that remote sleeping machine!
Wake-On-LAN really will save you that long walk to awaken a hibernating
machine; however my reason for encouraging you to download this utility is
just because it's so much fun sending those 'Magic Packets'. As Wake-On-LAN (WOL) is free, see
if I am right, and you get a kick from arousing those sleeping machines.
WOL also has business uses for example, wakening machines so that they can have
their patches applied.
CommandType Name
ModuleName -----------
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------------ Function Disable-NetAdapter NetAdapter Function
Enable-NetAdapter NetAdapter Function Get-NetAdapter
NetAdapter Function Rename-NetAdapter NetAdapter Function
Restart-NetAdapter NetAdapter Function Set-NetAdapter
NetAdapter
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PowerShell version 3 brings hundreds of new cmdlets. If you
research the NetAdapter noun then you will see a family of Get, Enable and
Disable-NetAdapter cmdlets.
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