Disable Local Area Connection from Command line


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Hello Everyone,

I want to disable and enable my network connection using a script.

On my XP I had an icon that did a:

netshx Disable "Local Area Connection"

This still works on my new Windows 7 but now the UAC pops up when I run the icon.

When I disable/enable the network card from Device Manager the UAC don't pop up.

I've tried:

netsh interface set interface "Local Area Connection" DISABLE

But received this error:

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

So, is there a command line to disable the network card without the UAC popping up?

Acakuo

netshx is not a windows builtin command -- its a script someone put together that uses devcon to control hardware

http://www.novell.com/communities/node/233...nd-line-control

run your netshx command from an elevated command prompt.

You use to only be able to enable disable wireless, but from a elevated prompt this command works on 7 for wired interfaces.

Netsh interface set interface "Local Area Connection" enable

Netsh interface set interface "Local Area Connection" disable

Or whatever you have your interface called.

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

You get that error because you ran it from a non admin prompt. You need to run such a command from an elevated command prompt.

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Edited by BudMan

Thanks allot,

The netshx does work when I use the CMD as administrator. But I'm back with the UAC windows?

It looks like I will use the "IPCONFIG /RELEASE" and "/RENEW" this does the trick of disabling the network connection without the UAC popping up.

With this method I don?t get any visual icon to see that the net is disconnected, but it's seems to be the best that I can get on 7.

Acakuo

using the actual netsh command does not pop up a UAC prompt. and disables the interface.. Like I said netshx is not a command -- its a script that uses devcon.

  BudMan said:
using the actual netsh command does not pop up a UAC prompt. and disables the interface.. Like I said netshx is not a command -- its a script that uses devcon.

sorry I meant netsh in my replay...

How can you use the netsh with out the UAC prompt?

I've made a bat file with the line "Netsh interface set interface "Local Area Connection" disable" in it.

1. normal run will no nothing.

2. right click -> run as admin will pop the UAC and then disable the network.

3. the properties -> compatibility is grayed out, so i used This but still it does nothing.

What am i missing?

Acakuo

Like I said run from an admin prompt -- and you get no popup.

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You get the prompt when you you run the console as admin -- but once your in as admin running the command does not pop it up again.

So now your question is how to run a batch file as admin without a UAC prompt -- hmmmm, off the top of my head not sure how to do that - would have to look it up.. Not something you should be doing normally.

Here you go this should work for you

http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/run-prog...the-uac-prompt/

How to Run Programs Elevated Without Getting the UAC Prompt

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