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Gets the basic network adapter properties.
Get-NetAdapter [[-Name] <String[]>] [-AsJob] [-CimSession <CimSession[]>] [-IncludeHidden] [-Physical] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>] [<CommonParameters>]
Get-NetAdapter [-AsJob] [-CimSession <CimSession[]>] [-IncludeHidden] [-Physical] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>] -InterfaceDescription <String[]> [<CommonParameters>]
Get-NetAdapter [-AsJob] [-CimSession <CimSession[]>] [-IncludeHidden] [-Physical] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>] -InterfaceIndex <UInt32[]> [<CommonParameters>]
The Get-NetAdapter cmdlet gets the basic network adapter properties. By default only visible adapters are returned. To see the common network adapter properties, pipe
the output into the Format-List cmdlet. To see all the properties, pipe the output to the Format-List with the Property parameter specified as any (*). This cmdlet s
upports multiple views. The default view is as a table. To see more information regarding various network adapter identifiers use the names view using the Format-Tabl
e cmdlet with the View parameter specified as name. To see more information regarding the miniport (device driver) such as driver date or version use the driver view
using the Format-Table cmdlet with the View parameter specified as driver.
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Format-List
Format-Table
Disable-NetAdapter
Enable-NetAdapter
Rename-NetAdapter
Restart-NetAdapter
Set-NetAdapter
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EXAMPLE 1
PS C:\>Get-NetAdapter -Name *
This example gets all of the visible network adapters.
EXAMPLE 2
PS C:\>Get-NetAdapter -Name * -IncludeHidden
This example gets all of the network adapters.
EXAMPLE 3
PS C:\>Get-NetAdapter -Name * -Physical
This example gets all of the physical network adapters.
EXAMPLE 4
PS C:\>Get-NetAdapter -Name "Ethernet 2"
A version of the cmdlet that uses wildcard characters.
PS C:\>Get-NetAdapter -Name "E*2"
A version of the cmdlet that uses position and wildcard characters.
PS C:\>Get-NetAdapter "E*2"
This example gets the network adapter named Ethernet 2.
EXAMPLE 5
PS C:\>Get-NetAdapter –Name "Ethernet 2" | Format-List –Property *
This example displays the common properties for the network adapter named Ethernet 2.
EXAMPLE 6
PS C:\>Get-NetAdapter –Name "Ethernet 2" | Format-List -Property *
This example displays all of the properties for the network adapter named Ethernet 2,
EXAMPLE 7
PS C:\>Get-NetAdapter -Name * -InterfaceDescription "VendorAdapter*"
This example gets all of network adapters using the interface description that matches the prefix pattern VendorAdapter.
EXAMPLE 8
PS C:\>Get-NetAdapter -Name * -IncludeHidden | Format-List -Property Name, InterfaceDescription, InterfaceName
This example displays the Name, InterfaceDescription, and InterfaceName parameter values for all network adapters.
EXAMPLE 9
PS C:\>Get-NetAdapter -Name * –CimSession Server5
This example gets the visible network adapters on the server named Server5. Note: The server named Server5 can be a remote computer.
EXAMPLE 10
PS C:\>Get-NetAdapter -Name * | Format-Table –View Driver
This example gets the visible network adapters and formats the output to present driver information.
EXAMPLE 11
PS C:\>Get-NetAdapter -Name * | Format-Table –View Name
This example gets the visible network adapters and formats the output to present various names by which a network adapter can be identified such as the Name, Interfac
eDescription, and InterfaceIndex parameter values.