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Enable method of the Win32_NetworkAdapter class

The Enable method enables the network adapter.

Syntax


uint32 Enable();

Parameters

This method has no parameters.

Return value

Returns zero (0) to indicate success. Any other number indicates an error. For error codes, see WMI Error Constants or WbemErrorEnum.

Examples

For script code examples, see WMI Tasks for Scripts and Applications and the TechNet ScriptCenter Script Repository.

For C++ code examples, see WMI C++ Application Examples.

The following Visual Basic Script example enables the first network adapter and shows the status of the NetEnabled property. For more information, see SWbemObjectSet.ItemIndex.

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & _
    strComputer & "\root\cimv2")

set colAdapters = _
    objWMIService.Execquery_
        ("Select * from Win32_NetworkAdapter Where NetEnabled=True")
For Each Adapter in colAdapters
    WScript.Echo Adapter.DeviceId & "    " & Adapter.Name
Next
errReturn = colAdapters.ItemIndex(0).Enable()
If errReturn <> 0 Then
    WScript.Echo "Enable Network adapter failed for adapter= "_
        & colAdapters.ItemIndex(0).DeviceId
Else 
    WScript.Echo "Enable Network adapter succeeded for adapter= "_
        & colAdapters.ItemIndex(0).DeviceId 
End If 
WScript.Echo "NetEnabled= " & colAdapters.ItemIndex(0).NetEnabled

Requirements

Minimum supported client	Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps only]
Namespace	\root\CIMV2
MOF	Cimwin32.mof
DLL	Cimwin32.dll

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