I have seen many 'disable wireless with command line' posts, but not about disabling ethernet.
Is it possible to do so (on Windows 7, 32 & 64 bit)?
I have seen many 'disable wireless with command line' posts, but not about disabling ethernet.
Is it possible to do so (on Windows 7, 32 & 64 bit)?
In Windows 7, you can use
wmic path win32_networkadapter where NetConnectionID="Local Area Connection" call disable
wmic path win32_networkadapter where NetConnectionID="Local Area Connection" call enable
Even in more details ( 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
Here is the command in Windows XP:
netsh interface set interface name="Local Area Connection" admin=disabled
If the network name is not "Local Area Connection", substitute with the one you're using.
Reference: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-hardware/enabledisable-network-interface-via-command-line/17a21634-c5dd-4038-bc0a-d739209f5081
To temporarily disable it you could use this:
ipconfig /release local*3
if your connection was called "Local Area Connection 3"
if you want to disable network automatically on shutdown for windows 7 64bit
use notepad type the disable command line from Raptor's answer above and save it as a .bat file
Run gpedit.msc and go to...computer configuration,windows settings,scripts,shutdown
double click on "shutdown", click on "show files", paste the .bat file in the popup folder. click on add to add the .bat file.
:)