Background

Have a few days of network diagnostic work ahead.

And, so let us prepare and go through our requirements worksheet.

Get-NetAdapter

Outline

The Get-NetAdapter command lists the network adapter on our machine.

Syntax

PowerShell -Command "Get-NetAdapter"

Sample

PowerShell -Command "Get-NetAdapter"

Output

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Output-Text

Name                      InterfaceDescription                    ifIndex Status       MacAddress             LinkSpeed
----                      --------------------                    ------- ------       ----------             ---------
Ethernet                  Intel(R) Ethernet Connection (4) I21...       7 <span id="mce_SELREST_start" style="overflow:hidden;line-height:0;"></span>Disconnected 10-65-30-82-28-5D          0 bps

Ethernet 4                TAP Adapter OAS NDIS 6.0                      5 Disconnected 00-FF-84-55-D1-F0       100 Mbps

Wi-Fi                     Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265           3 Up           30-24-32-B4-45-E2       108 Mbps

Explanation

1. I am on a laptop using a wireless connection
2. The key points for me are
   • My Interface NIC Index
     • 3 in this case
   • Speed
     • 108 Mbps
       • It is sufficient