Powershell: Network Adapter Enable - Disable

[jensman]

Hi,

I do have a problem with en- and disabeling of nics on Windows Server 2008 64bit. PowerSHell V2 CTP is installed.

The nic is a Broadcom NetXtreme GBit and it can be found on the server under DeviceID 6:

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PS I:\> get-wmiobject -class "Win32_NetworkAdapter" | Where-Object -FilterScript {$_.DeviceID -eq 6}

ServiceName : b57nd60a
MACAddress : 00:21:5A:EB:0B0
AdapterType : Ethernet 802.3
DeviceID : 6
Name : Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet
NetworkAddresses :
Speed : 9223372036854775807

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With the command

(get-wmiobject -class "Win32_NetworkAdapter" | Where-Object -FilterScript {$_.DeviceID -eq 6}).Disable()

I don't manage to disable it. Via Network-Sharing-Center - right click - Disable it works without problems. When I disabled it via the Network-Sharing-Center, I can enable it with the command

(get-wmiobject -class "Win32_NetworkAdapter" | Where-Object -FilterScript {$_.DeviceID -eq 6}).Enable()

Only disableing won't work like this. Any ideas?

Thanks,

Jens

 

[Lundkvist]

For what it is worth, it works fine on Vista x64...