How Can I Rename a Local Area Connection?

re: How Can I Rename a Local Area Connection?

Simon — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 13:38:19 GMT

The renaming works, but I don't have control over which nic will be named "Local Area Connection"and which "Local Area Connection 2". When I deinstall the adapters and reboot they are sometimes reversed in the Network Connections window.

Is it possible to identify and select them on another criterium? The PCI bus (physical location) seems a pretty obvious choise. Would that be possible and how?

re: How Can I Rename a Local Area Connection?

Dave — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:37:10 GMT

How can we delete the connection instead of renaming?

re: How Can I Rename a Local Area Connection?

Ed Wilson — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:33:07 GMT

@Sean it is easy to do using the NETSH command.

@JGreen1280 I would use NETSH instead of hacking the registry ... it would be safer.

@Seth Fulton thanks for providing the link.

re: How Can I Rename a Local Area Connection?

Seth Technet — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:39:18 GMT

Interfaces can also be renamed with the netsh command: mikefrobbins.com/.../rename-a-network-interface-from-the-command-line

re: How Can I Rename a Local Area Connection?

JGreen1280 — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 14:40:25 GMT

What if there are 15 or 20 orphaned "Wireless Network Connection xx" entries in the registry? From driver re-installs, ect. How can I remove all orphaned entries via script, so I can change my "Wireless Network Connection xx" back to "Wireless Network Connection" (in win7)

Sure I can do this manually via registry, but I would like some sort of automated cleanup for this sort of thing

re: How Can I Rename a Local Area Connection?

Sean — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 15:38:08 GMT

Anyway to do this in powershell?