Last time we saw the Get-NetAdapter cmdlet from the NetAdapter module
PS> Get-NetAdapter | ft Name, InterfaceDescription, Status -a
Name InterfaceDescription Status
—- ——————– ——
Ethernet NVIDIA nForce 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet Up
WiFi Qualcomm Atheros AR5007 802.11b/g WiFi Adapter Up
If you look in the module you also find Disable-NetAdapter & Enable-NetAdapter
PS> Disable-NetAdapter -Name Wifi -Confirm:$false
PS> Get-NetAdapter | ft Name, InterfaceDescription, Status -a
Name InterfaceDescription Status
—- ——————– ——
Ethernet NVIDIA nForce 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet Up
WiFi Qualcomm Atheros AR5007 802.11b/g WiFi Adapter Disabled
PS> Enable-NetAdapter -Name Wifi -Confirm:$false
PS> Get-NetAdapter | ft Name, InterfaceDescription, Status -a
Name InterfaceDescription Status
—- ——————– ——
Ethernet NVIDIA nForce 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet Up
WiFi Qualcomm Atheros AR5007 802.11b/g WiFi Adapter Up
You can also enable/disable based on an Input Object, the alias (-ifalias) or the description (-InterfaceDescription)
PS> Get-NetAdapter -Name Wifi | Disable-NetAdapter -Confirm:$false
PS> Get-NetAdapter | ft Name, InterfaceDescription, Status -a
Name InterfaceDescription Status
—- ——————– ——
Ethernet NVIDIA nForce 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet Up
WiFi Qualcomm Atheros AR5007 802.11b/g WiFi Adapter Disabled
PS> Get-NetAdapter -Name Wifi | Enable-NetAdapter -Confirm:$false
PS> Get-NetAdapter | ft Name, InterfaceDescription, Status -a
Name InterfaceDescription Status
—- ——————– ——
Ethernet NVIDIA nForce 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet Up
WiFi Qualcomm Atheros AR5007 802.11b/g WiFi Adapter Up
What’s the alias?
PS> Get-NetAdapter | ft Name, InterfaceDescription, ifAlias, InterfaceAlias -a
Name InterfaceDescription ifAlias InterfaceAlias
—- ——————– ——- ————–
Ethernet NVIDIA nForce 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet Ethernet Ethernet
WiFi Qualcomm Atheros AR5007 802.11b/g WiFi Adapter WiFi WiFi
If you want to use these cmdlets against remote machines you can run them through a CIMsession
