disable NIC based on connection state

Is there a script that will disable a nic based on the connection state?

"Joey" <> wrote in message
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> Is there a script that will disable a nic based on the connection state?

Please elaborate.

I am creating a sysprep image for 2003 server. upon bootup, I want to run a
runonce script that will disable any nics that does not have a "connected"
state. I know how to disable it with netsh but not sure how to detect the
"state" of the nic

"Pegasus [MVP]" <> wrote in message
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> "Joey" <> wrote in message
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>> Is there a script that will disable a nic based on the connection state?
>
> Please elaborate.
>

Here you go:

iEthernet = 0: iWireless = 9
aStatus = Split("Disconnected/Connecting/Connected/Disconnecting/" _
& "Hardware not present/Hardware disabled/Hardware malfunction/" _
& "Media disconnected/Authenticating/Authentication succeeded/" _
& "Authentication failed", "/")
Set oWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\.\root\CIMV2")
Set colItems = oWMIService.ExecQuery( _
"SELECT * FROM Win32_NetworkAdapter",,48)
For Each oItem In colItems
If (oItem.AdapterTypeId = iEthernet _
Or oItem.AdapterTypeId = iWireless) _
And Not IsNull(oItem.NetConnectionStatus) _
Then WScript.Echo oItem.Name & ": " _
& aStatus(oItem.NetConnectionStatus)
Next

"Joey" <> wrote in message
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>I am creating a sysprep image for 2003 server. upon bootup, I want to run a
>runonce script that will disable any nics that does not have a "connected"
>state. I know how to disable it with netsh but not sure how to detect the
>"state" of the nic
>
> "Pegasus [MVP]" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>>
>> "Joey" <> wrote in message
>> news:%...
>>> Is there a script that will disable a nic based on the connection state?
>>
>> Please elaborate.
>>
>
>

how do I disable the nics showing as "Media disconnected"?
"Pegasus [MVP]" <> wrote in message
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> Here you go:
>
> iEthernet = 0: iWireless = 9
> aStatus = Split("Disconnected/Connecting/Connected/Disconnecting/" _
> & "Hardware not present/Hardware disabled/Hardware malfunction/" _
> & "Media disconnected/Authenticating/Authentication succeeded/" _
> & "Authentication failed", "/")
> Set oWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\.\root\CIMV2")
> Set colItems = oWMIService.ExecQuery( _
> "SELECT * FROM Win32_NetworkAdapter",,48)
> For Each oItem In colItems
> If (oItem.AdapterTypeId = iEthernet _
> Or oItem.AdapterTypeId = iWireless) _
> And Not IsNull(oItem.NetConnectionStatus) _
> Then WScript.Echo oItem.Name & ": " _
> & aStatus(oItem.NetConnectionStatus)
> Next
>
> "Joey" <> wrote in message
> news:%...
>>I am creating a sysprep image for 2003 server. upon bootup, I want to run
>>a runonce script that will disable any nics that does not have a
>>"connected" state. I know how to disable it with netsh but not sure how to
>>detect the "state" of the nic
>>
>> "Pegasus [MVP]" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>>
>>> "Joey" <> wrote in message
>>> news:%...
>>>> Is there a script that will disable a nic based on the connection
>>>> state?
>>>
>>> Please elaborate.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

I suppose you use the method you had in mind when you wrote "I know how to
disable it with netsh ".

"Joey" <> wrote in message
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> how do I disable the nics showing as "Media disconnected"?

Hi

I am trying to disable the NetConnectionID when the output shows as
DISABLED. I cant see mt oget it to work with this

iEthernet = 0: iWireless = 9
aStatus = Split("Disconnected/Connecting/Connected/Disconnecting/" _
& "Hardware not present/Hardware disabled/Hardware malfunction/" _
& "Media disconnected/Authenticating/Authentication succeeded/" _
& "Authentication failed", "/")
Set oWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\.\root\CIMV2")
Set colItems = oWMIService.ExecQuery( _
"SELECT * FROM Win32_NetworkAdapter",,48)
For Each oItem In colItems
If (oItem.AdapterTypeId = iEthernet _
Or oItem.AdapterTypeId = iWireless) _
And Not IsNull(oItem.NetConnectionStatus) _
Then WScript.Echo oItem.NetConnectionID & ": " _
& aStatus(oItem.NetConnectionStatus)
If (astatus(oItem.NetConnectionStatus) = "Media disconnected")
netsh interface set interface oItem.NetConnectionID DISABLED
Next

Can you point me in the right direction?

Thanks


"Pegasus [MVP]" <> wrote in message
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>I suppose you use the method you had in mind when you wrote "I know how to
>disable it with netsh ".
>
> "Joey" <> wrote in message
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>> how do I disable the nics showing as "Media disconnected"?
>
>

netsh is an .exe file. You cannot invoke it directly from a VB Script. Use
the "run" or "exec" method to invoke it. If you're not familiar with these
methods, use calc.exe as a practice program before moving on to netsh. You
should also download the helpfile script56.chm from the Microsoft site.

Alternatively (and I suggest this even though you're in a scripting and not
a batch file newsgroup), you could stick to a batch file like so:
1. Use cscript.exe to invoke the script I gave you.
2. Terminate it with wscript.quite(x) where you set x=0 if the adapter is
disconnected, x=1 if it is connected.
3. Use your batch file to check the %ErrorLevel% of cscript.exe. "0" means
the adapter is disconnected.
4. Invoke netsh according to this error level.

"Joey" <> wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> I am trying to disable the NetConnectionID when the output shows as
> DISABLED. I cant see mt oget it to work with this
>
> iEthernet = 0: iWireless = 9
> aStatus = Split("Disconnected/Connecting/Connected/Disconnecting/" _
> & "Hardware not present/Hardware disabled/Hardware malfunction/" _
> & "Media disconnected/Authenticating/Authentication succeeded/" _
> & "Authentication failed", "/")
> Set oWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\.\root\CIMV2")
> Set colItems = oWMIService.ExecQuery( _
> "SELECT * FROM Win32_NetworkAdapter",,48)
> For Each oItem In colItems
> If (oItem.AdapterTypeId = iEthernet _
> Or oItem.AdapterTypeId = iWireless) _
> And Not IsNull(oItem.NetConnectionStatus) _
> Then WScript.Echo oItem.NetConnectionID & ": " _
> & aStatus(oItem.NetConnectionStatus)
> If (astatus(oItem.NetConnectionStatus) = "Media disconnected")
> netsh interface set interface oItem.NetConnectionID DISABLED
> Next
>
> Can you point me in the right direction?
>
> Thanks
>
>
> "Pegasus [MVP]" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>>I suppose you use the method you had in mind when you wrote "I know how to
>>disable it with netsh ".
>>
>> "Joey" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> how do I disable the nics showing as "Media disconnected"?
>>
>>
>
>

I am not sure how to pass the "NetConnectionID" to the batch file. any idea?

Thanks

"Pegasus [MVP]" <> wrote in message
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> netsh is an .exe file. You cannot invoke it directly from a VB Script. Use
> the "run" or "exec" method to invoke it. If you're not familiar with these
> methods, use calc.exe as a practice program before moving on to netsh. You
> should also download the helpfile script56.chm from the Microsoft site.
>
> Alternatively (and I suggest this even though you're in a scripting and
> not a batch file newsgroup), you could stick to a batch file like so:
> 1. Use cscript.exe to invoke the script I gave you.
> 2. Terminate it with wscript.quite(x) where you set x=0 if the adapter is
> disconnected, x=1 if it is connected.
> 3. Use your batch file to check the %ErrorLevel% of cscript.exe. "0" means
> the adapter is disconnected.
> 4. Invoke netsh according to this error level.
>
> "Joey" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Hi
>>
>> I am trying to disable the NetConnectionID when the output shows as
>> DISABLED. I cant see mt oget it to work with this
>>
>> iEthernet = 0: iWireless = 9
>> aStatus = Split("Disconnected/Connecting/Connected/Disconnecting/" _
>> & "Hardware not present/Hardware disabled/Hardware malfunction/" _
>> & "Media disconnected/Authenticating/Authentication succeeded/" _
>> & "Authentication failed", "/")
>> Set oWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\.\root\CIMV2")
>> Set colItems = oWMIService.ExecQuery( _
>> "SELECT * FROM Win32_NetworkAdapter",,48)
>> For Each oItem In colItems
>> If (oItem.AdapterTypeId = iEthernet _
>> Or oItem.AdapterTypeId = iWireless) _
>> And Not IsNull(oItem.NetConnectionStatus) _
>> Then WScript.Echo oItem.NetConnectionID & ": " _
>> & aStatus(oItem.NetConnectionStatus)
>> If (astatus(oItem.NetConnectionStatus) = "Media disconnected")
>> netsh interface set interface oItem.NetConnectionID DISABLED
>> Next
>>
>> Can you point me in the right direction?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>> "Pegasus [MVP]" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>>I suppose you use the method you had in mind when you wrote "I know how
>>>to disable it with netsh ".
>>>
>>> "Joey" <> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>> how do I disable the nics showing as "Media disconnected"?
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Your question is unclear. I suggest you clarify it by posting these pieces
of info:
- The output generated by my VB Script code.
- The output generated by ipconfig.exe /all
- The input expected by netsh.exe.

"Joey" <> wrote in message
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>I am not sure how to pass the "NetConnectionID" to the batch file. any
>idea?
>
> Thanks
>