Enable/disable network connection from command line

Question

I know that there exists ton of results in Google for this: results, but I didn't make it in my Windows XP machine. I want to disable LAN connection from command line.

>netsh interface set interface "Local Area Connection" DISABLED
One or more essential parameters not specified
The syntax supplied for this command is not valid. Check help for the correct sy
ntax.

>netsh interface set interface name="Local Area Connection" admin="disabled"
One or more essential parameters not specified
The syntax supplied for this command is not valid. Check help for the correct sy
ntax.

>netsh interface set interface name="Local Area Connection" admin=DISABLED
One or more essential parameters not specified
The syntax supplied for this command is not valid. Check help for the correct sy
ntax.

Solution 1

For the first two commands, you need elevated/ administrator rights:

Disable the LAN network connection

C:\> netsh interface set interface name="Local Area Connection" admin=disabled

Enable the LAN network connection

C:\> netsh interface set interface name="Local Area Connection" admin=enabled

assumption : your interface was named as "Local Area Connection" else substitute proper name. Use netsh interface show interface to find the name.

List Wifi profiles

C:\> netsh wlan show profiles

Connect to Wifi profile

C:\> netsh wlan connect name="ProfileName"

Solution 2

You have to run it with elevated/ admin privileges.

(On Windows 7, I otherwise get the confusing error message

An interface with this name is not registered with the router.

)

_{(I edited @yarish kumar's answer to reflect this.)}

Solution 3

C:\WINDOWS\system32>netsh interface show interface

Admin State State Type Interface Name

Enabled Connected Dedicated Ethernet 2 Enabled Disconnected Dedicated Ethernet Enabled Connected Dedicated Wi-Fi

C:\WINDOWS\system32>netsh interface set interface name="Ethernet" admin=enable or disable

w10 output this..

Solution 4

okay it looks like you need to delete the profile from the table. I.E.

netsh LAN>delete "profile of LAN connection"

before this you should save the configuration info of the LAN in case you want to ADD it back it will save as an XML file then to add it back just do

netsh LAN>ADD file-name="profile1.XML" interface="Local Area Connection"

also look at http://www.computerhope.com/netsh.htm for more details about netsh commands

Hope this helps

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