# Checking WinRM connections
PS C:\Windows\system32> netstat -ano|select-string ":5985"
TCP 0.0.0.0:5985 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING 4
TCP 192.11.0.7:5985 192.12.128.106:63603 SYN_RECEIVED 4 ==> indicates normal working status from within the OS
TCP 192.11.0.7:5985 192.13.64.44:51589 SYN_RECEIVED 4
# Search MAC table on localhost
$macAddress="xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx"
arp -a | findstr $macAddress
# Checking network configs
PS C:\Windows\system32> Get-NetIPConfiguration
InterfaceAlias : Ethernet 2
InterfaceIndex : 3
InterfaceDescription : Microsoft Hyper-V Network Adapter #2
NetProfile.Name : kimconnect.com
IPv4Address : 192.12.134.21
IPv6DefaultGateway :
IPv4DefaultGateway : 192.12.134.1
DNSServer : 192.12.130.100
192.12.130.101
# List adapters
PS C:\Windows\system32> Get-NetAdapter
Name InterfaceDescription ifIndex Status MacAddress LinkSpeed
---- -------------------- ------- ------ ---------- ---------
NIC2 Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet #2 29 Not Present xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx 0 bps
NIC4 Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet #4 26 Not Present xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx 0 bps
NIC Team1 - TESTLAB... Microsoft Network Adapter Multiple...#4 25 Up xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx 40 Gbps
NIC Team1 Microsoft Network Adapter Multiplexo... 23 Up xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx 40 Gbps
Ethernet 5 Intel(R) Ethernet Converged Networ...#2 21 Up xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx 40 Gbps
Ethernet 4 Intel(R) Ethernet Converged Network ... 15 Up xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx 40 Gbps
NIC3 Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet 13 Not Present xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx 0 bps
NIC1 Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet #3 11 Not Present xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx 0 bps
NIC Team1 - TESTLAB... Microsoft Network Adapter Multiple...#2 8 Up xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx 40 Gbps
Ethernet 2 Remote NDIS Compatible Device 5 Not Present xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx 0 bps
NIC Team1 - TESTLAB... Microsoft Network Adapter Multiple...#3 4 Up xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx 40 Gbps
# List Physical adapters
PS C:\Windows\system32> Get-NetAdapter -Physical
Name InterfaceDescription ifIndex Status MacAddress LinkSpeed
---- -------------------- ------- ------ ---------- ---------
Ethernet 5 Intel(R) Ethernet Converged Networ...#2 21 Up xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx 40 Gbps
Ethernet 4 Intel(R) Ethernet Converged Network ... 15 Up xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx 40 Gbps
# Get advanced properties of a NIC
$nicName="Ethernet 2"
Get-NetAdapter -Name $nicName | Get-NetAdapterAdvancedProperty
PS C:\Windows\system32> Get-NetAdapter -Name $nicName | Get-NetAdapterAdvancedProperty
Name DisplayName DisplayValue RegistryKeyword RegistryValue
---- ----------- ------------ --------------- -------------
Ethernet 2 IPv4 Checksum Offload Rx & Tx Enabled *IPChecksumO... {3}
Ethernet 2 IPSec Offload Auth Header and ESP Enabled *IPsecOffloadV2 {3}
Ethernet 2 Jumbo Packet Disabled *JumboPacket {1514}
Ethernet 2 Large Send Offload Version ... Enabled *LsoV2IPv4 {1}
Ethernet 2 Large Send Offload Version ... Enabled *LsoV2IPv6 {1}
Ethernet 2 Max Number of RSS Processors 16 Processors *MaxRssProce... {16}
Ethernet 2 Network Direct (RDMA) Disabled *NetworkDirect {0}
Ethernet 2 Maximum Number of RSS Queues 16 Queues *NumRssQueues {16}
Ethernet 2 Packet Direct Disabled *PacketDirect {0}
Ethernet 2 Recv Segment Coalescing (IPv4) Enabled *RscIPv4 {1}
Ethernet 2 Recv Segment Coalescing (IPv6) Enabled *RscIPv6 {1}
Ethernet 2 Receive Side Scaling Enabled *RSS {1}
Ethernet 2 RSS Base Processor Number 0 *RssBaseProc... {0}
Ethernet 2 Maximum RSS Processor Number 15 *RssMaxProcN... {15}
Ethernet 2 RSS Profile NUMA Scaling Static *RSSProfile {4}
Ethernet 2 TCP Checksum Offload (IPv4) Rx & Tx Enabled *TCPChecksum... {3}
Ethernet 2 TCP Checksum Offload (IPv6) Rx & Tx Enabled *TCPChecksum... {3}
Ethernet 2 UDP Checksum Offload (IPv4) Rx & Tx Enabled *UDPChecksum... {3}
Ethernet 2 UDP Checksum Offload (IPv6) Rx & Tx Enabled *UDPChecksum... {3}
Ethernet 2 Forwarding Optimization Disabled ForwardingOp... {0}
Ethernet 2 Hyper-V Network Adapter Name HyperVNetwor... {--}
Ethernet 2 Network Address -- NetworkAddress {--}
Ethernet 2 Receive Buffer Size 8MB ReceiveBuffe... {8192}
Ethernet 2 Send Buffer Size 1MB SendBufferSize {1024}
Ethernet 2 VLAN ID 0 VlanID {0}
PS C:\Windows\system32> get-netadapter -name 'NIC Team1 - VLAN101' | Get-NetAdapterAdvancedProperty
DisplayName DisplayValue RegistryKeyword RegistryValue
---- ----------- ------------ --------------- -------------
NIC Team1 - HyperV...0001 Encapsulated Task Offload Enabled *Encapsulate... {1}
NIC Team1 - HyperV...0001 Header Data Split Enabled *HeaderDataS... {1}
NIC Team1 - HyperV...0001 IPv4 Checksum Offload Rx & Tx Enabled *IPChecksumO... {3}
NIC Team1 - HyperV...0001 IPsec Offload Auth Header & ESP Enabled *IPsecOffloadV2 {3}
NIC Team1 - HyperV...0001 Large Send Offload Version ... Enabled *LsoV2IPv4 {1}
NIC Team1 - HyperV...0001 Large Send Offload Version ... Enabled *LsoV2IPv6 {1}
NIC Team1 - HyperV...0001 Recv Segment Coalescing (IPv4) Enabled *RscIPv4 {1}
NIC Team1 - HyperV...0001 Recv Segment Coalescing (IPv6) Enabled *RscIPv6 {1}
NIC Team1 - HyperV...0001 Receive Side Scaling Enabled *RSS {1}
NIC Team1 - HyperV...0001 TCP Checksum Offload (IPv4) Rx & Tx Enabled *TCPChecksum... {3}
NIC Team1 - HyperV...0001 TCP Checksum Offload (IPv6) Rx & Tx Enabled *TCPChecksum... {3}
NIC Team1 - HyperV...0001 UDP Checksum Offload (IPv4) Rx & Tx Enabled *UDPChecksum... {3}
NIC Team1 - HyperV...0001 UDP Checksum Offload (IPv6) Rx & Tx Enabled *UDPChecksum... {3}
NIC Team1 - HyperV...0001 Virtual Machine Queues Enabled *VMQ {1}
NIC Team1 - HyperV...0001 Virtual Machine Queues - Sh... Enabled *VMQLookahea... {1}
NIC Team1 - HyperV...0001 Virtual Machine Queues - VL... Enabled *VMQVlanFilt... {1}
NIC Team1 - HyperV...0001 MAC Address -- NetworkAddress {--}
# Check hardware information
PS C:\Windows\system32> Get-NetAdapterHardwareInfo
Name Segment Bus Device Function Slot NumaNode PcieLinkSpeed PcieLinkWidth Version
---- ------- --- ------ -------- ---- -------- ------------- ------------- -------
NIC0 0 1 0 2 0 5.0 GT/s 8 1.1
NIC1 0 1 0 1 0 5.0 GT/s 8 1.1
NIC2 0 1 0 0 0 5.0 GT/s 8 1.1
NIC3 0 1 0 3 0 5.0 GT/s 8 1.1
# Set Mac address of an adapter
$macAddress2="xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx"
Set-NetAdapter -Name "vEthernet" -MacAddress $macAddress2
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