Enable/Disable NIC

[muno]

I have an annoying problem.

The nic I have wants every now and then lock itself up, refusing to work at all.
If then I go to device manager, disable and enable it, it will work again.

How would I go about making something that will with single click disable/enable it? Now I need to open up device manager, browse to the device and then disable/enable it.
--edit--
Or, to be even cooler, don't nics send stuff around to see if anyones alive or something? Would it be possible to tell it that if noone responds, disable/enable yourself?
--end edit--

Or, if someone would how to repair it, that would be good, too.

The nic is integrated, 'VIA Rhine II Fast Ethernet Adapter'.
Drivers are WHQL ver 3.32.0.417.

[DVNT1]

if XP then this might work for you...

'======== ToggleLanConnection.vbs========

Const ssfCONTROLS = 3

sConnectionName = "Local Area Connection"

sEnableVerb = "En&able"
sDisableVerb = "Disa&ble"

set shellApp = createobject("shell.application")
set oControlPanel = shellApp.Namespace(ssfCONTROLS)

set oNetConnections = nothing
for each folderitem in oControlPanel.items
  if folderitem.name  = "Network and Dial-up Connections" then
    set oNetConnections = folderitem.getfolder: exit for
  end if
next

if oNetConnections is nothing then
  msgbox "Couldn't find 'Network and Dial-up Connections' folder"
  wscript.quit
end if

set oLanConnection = nothing
for each folderitem in oNetConnections.items
  if lcase(folderitem.name)  = lcase(sConnectionName) then
    set oLanConnection = folderitem: exit for
  end if
next

if oLanConnection is nothing then
  msgbox "Couldn't find '" & sConnectionName & "' item"
  wscript.quit
end if

bEnabled = true
set oEnableVerb = nothing
set oDisableVerb = nothing
s = "Verbs: " & vbcrlf

see http://groups.google.com/groups?thre...%40tkmsftngp05

[muno]

Since I don't understand a bit what happens in that script, I'm afraid to change it.

So, it tells me that no such folder as 'Network and Dial-Up Connections', which is true, because the folder is called 'Network Connections'.

Can I safely replace every instance of 'network and dialup connections' with 'network connections'?

Thanks dvnt1

[Underclocked]

z,sr s djptyiv ====oops, sorry, trying to get used to this derned keyoard.

Just make a shortcut to the nic's connection on the desktop. Right click the shortcut.

[muno]

Will disabling the connection from there effectively do the same as disabling the device from device manager?

[Underclocked]

same

[muno]

Ok, I'll try that the next time it hangs.
Thanks.

[muno]

Nope.
Trying to disable the connection from network connections said it was in use and can't disable it.

[Underclocked]

HuH???? What OS is this? I have exactly what I described to you on my desktop and I renamed the shortcut to simply LAN. A right click and disable on that shortcut disables the connection and the NIC in the device manager. I just did it in the midst of typing this posting. XP Pro on mine.

[muno]

XP pro

After I did that though, I couldn't anymore even access device manager and had to reboot...