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    Hi there, 

    I'm not a script or powershell guy, and hope someone in this forum can help me with this.

    I found this command netsh interface set interface name=”Local Area Connection” newname=”Ethernet” online which can change workstation interface name, but the problem is that I have no idea what current interface name is on those workstations, they may all have the same name or may have several different names, and I can't run this command to those workstations one by one. Is there any "wildcard" function, and change them by using the above command? Thank you.

    • Changed type Bill_Stewart Monday, July 30, 2018 9:57 PM
    • Moved by Bill_Stewart Monday, July 30, 2018 9:58 PM This is not "research information for me" forum
    Thursday, July 5, 2018 3:00 PM

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    Please read the following to set your expectations:

    This forum is for scripting questions rather than script requests

    -- Bill Stewart [Bill_Stewart]

    Thursday, July 5, 2018 3:11 PM
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    Hi,

    You can try using below code if you know name of any one of network adapter's name and then use same code for rest of the machine's adapters:-

    $computers=Get-Content-PathC:\Computers.txt

    $wmi=Get-WmiObject-ClassWin32_NetworkAdapter-Filter"NetConnectionID = 'Local Area Connection'"

    $wmi.NetConnectionID ='Renamed Connection'

    $wmi.Put()

    Let me know if it helps and mark as answer if your purpose is resolved.

    Thanks,

    Ravi

    Thursday, July 5, 2018 4:04 PM
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    This cmd-command will cycle through your interfaces and search for an interface name that contain the string: "local"

    If there is a match… the chained command will rename the interface to "Ethernet"

    for /f "tokens=1-3,*" %a in ('netsh interface show interface') do @echo %d | find /i "local" && netsh interface set interface name="%d" newname="Ethernet"




    • Edited by I-MANjuel Friday, July 6, 2018 9:06 PM
    Friday, July 6, 2018 6:30 PM
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    Rename-NetAdapter -Name 'Wireless Network Connection -NewName Wireless

    OR

    Get-NetAdapter | Where{$_.Status -eq 'Up'} | Rename-NetAdapter -NewName Wireless

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    Friday, July 6, 2018 8:30 PM
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    Basic Networking PowerShell cmdlets cheatsheet to replace netsh, ipconfig, nslookup and more

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    Friday, July 6, 2018 8:32 PM