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Enable/Disable Network interface via command line
Hi guys,
Anybody here who could point me to a resource or a command line instruction to disable a network interface in Windows 7? Your help would be highly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
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This should do it:
netsh interface set interface name="Local Area Connection" admin=disabled
Subsitute the actual network connection name if it isn't Local Area Connection.
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Start elevated Command Prompt.
Get NIC list and index number:
wmic nic get name, index
Enable NIC with index number: (eg: 7)
wmic path win32_networkadapter where index=7 call enable
Disable NIC with index number: (eg: 7)
wmic path win32_networkadapter where index=7 call disable
Get NIC list and index number:
wmic nic get name, index
Enable NIC with index number: (eg: 7)
wmic path win32_networkadapter where index=7 call enable
Disable NIC with index number: (eg: 7)
wmic path win32_networkadapter where index=7 call disable
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