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Disabling and enabling netcards from command prompt
- Thread starter Colmgo
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Use Devcon.exe:
Don't know a way to totally disable the NIC, but how about the following.
Use the Net Stop command to stop the Workstation and Server services.
That'll pretty much remove the NIC from service.
"Sometimes I do not know but I try hard"- R.F. Haughty 1923
Use the Net Stop command to stop the Workstation and Server services.
That'll pretty much remove the NIC from service.
"Sometimes I do not know but I try hard"- R.F. Haughty 1923
Depending on the PCMCIA adapter, some require the rights to run as a service.
You should explore what is available under Scheduled Tasks, as this allows you 'at Startup' and 'at Logon' to pass alternate credentials, something that some wireless adapters will require to initialize properly.
You should explore what is available under Scheduled Tasks, as this allows you 'at Startup' and 'at Logon' to pass alternate credentials, something that some wireless adapters will require to initialize properly.
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