Enable/disable network connection from command line

networking cmd windows-xp
trante picture trante · Nov 7, 2013 · Viewed 93.8k times · Source

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
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ntax.

>netsh interface set interface name="Local Area Connection" admin="disabled"
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>netsh interface set interface name="Local Area Connection" admin=DISABLED
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Answer

Yarish Kumar picture Yarish Kumar · Sep 23, 2014

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"

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