netsh is the command name for the NetShell utility, which is used as a scripting interface for monitoring and configuring network interfaces, firewall, routing and remote access under Microsoft Windows.
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How to disbale/enable logically wifi on Windows?
To meet the constraints of my company, I must on a machine authorize only one active connection on a network. For this I need to control the activation or desactivation of wifi.
With netsh utility i can enable/disable physically the network card.
To…

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CMD command netsh wlan export profile folder=c:\ key=clear rseulting in: The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect
I am trying to create XML files for each of the wireless networks on my computer, containing their passwords, in a general solution (without knowing the exact names of each network) as shown here: Netsh WLAN Commands for Windows 10 – Here’s a Full…

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Is there a way to check if a SIM card is inserted in a Notebook?
We would like to do a statistic, over all notebooks, to check if they have a SIM card inserted.
Is there a way to check this?
I played already around with netsh, but maybe is there an easy query, just for checking if a SIM is inserted.

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Powershell variables not accepted by Netsh
I am trying to pass Netsh some variables and it refuses to accept them. Can you advise how I can call Netsh within a PowerShell script to set IP address, Subnet, DNS etc by using preset variables?
Environment: Windows 2008 r2 with PS 4 - so I don't…

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No driver selected running netsh to activate tunnel for ipv6
I am trying to run netsh commands to activate a tunnelbroker tunnel in Windows 10. The first command works fine. When I attempt the second command (netsh interface ipv6 add v6v4tunnel interface=IP6Tunnel localaddress=xxxxxxx remoteaddress=…

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Remove multicast group associated to an interface
with a c# application using the function : clientUDP.joinMulticastGroup(MulticastGroup) i can add a multicast address to a specific interface. The problem is: each time i run my application i add a multicast group to the a network interface, but…

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Connected device IP address not found in ARP command
I am hosting a virtual network allowing devices connect via the access point and then start tcp/ip communication with the devices. However, the device is connected as shown in the picture, but not found in "arp -a" command (an ip-mac address…

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Using NETSH command with variables through batch file
I am unable to find a way to create a dynamic batch file for NETSH commands.
I have created static files to give IP and DNS address(es).
I want to know how do I enable user input and put those values in the succeeding command?
For example:
netsh…

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netsh.exe message translations
Where can I find all messages translated into different languages for netsh.exe?
My problem is that I run netsh.exe to handle a Wi-Fi hotspot in my application and read/parse the output to see what happened. Now the problem is, that I cannot really…

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netsh wlan from usb disk
I have an external harddisk with a Windows 8 OS installed. I connected the HDD to my current machine by using an USB-Connection.
I used several WIFI networks on my old machine and I Need to get the keys for the wireless networks.
I know how to get…

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How do I use a list to loop a process in cmd?
I have a netsh profiler that I want to get detailed information for each loop found.
private void wifiButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Process cmd = new Process();
cmd.StartInfo.FileName = "netsh.exe";
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How to change IP address using network-shell with argument as IP
I am trying to run the below batch script using PHP (it runs fine from command prompt) to change the IP using the argument passed
@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
netsh int ip set address "EDU_LAN_Connection" static 172.31.%1.110…

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How to block all but a specific list of IP addresses on a given port using IPSEC on Windows?
I have a list of IP addresses.
L={x.x.x.x,y.y.y.y,...etc}
I want to block all IP addresses except for the ones in the above list.
How to do using IPSEC commands in windows machine?
I tried to figure out from the following Microsoft link. But no luck…

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NETSH Command in Windows 7
I had read an article about making a wifi connection in Windows 7 using the Command Prompt. I have followed all the instructions from opening CMD to set up internet connection sharing. It is a process that I do:
Opening cmd and enter the command…

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Is there a way to disable IPv6 for a specific network adapter without the Control Panel in Windows 10
If you go to the network adapter settings in Windows, right-click an adapter, and click "Properties", you can see all supported protocols, configure, activate and de-activate them. I added a photo how this looks like, if your system language is…

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