Connecting and Disconnecting Internet Connection Using Command Prompt

Here is commands to disconnect Internet Connection, when you  want to disable it and whenever you need to connect, you can quickly reconnect it  using Command Prompt

Firstly Open Command Prompt as Administrator and use the below commands for Internet Connection such as Local Area connection , WIRELESS LAN (WiFi) and Dial Up Connection

For Local Area connection

To See  Network Interfaces

netsh interface show interface

To Disable  Network Interface

netsh interface set interface ” Connection Name” disable

To Enable  Network Interface

netsh interface set interface ” Connection Name” enable

For WIRELESS LAN (WiFi)

To See WiFi Networks

netsh wlan show networks

To Disable  WiFi Connection

netsh wlan disconnect

To Enable  WiFi Connection

netsh wlan connect “ connection name”

For Dial Up Connection

To Disconnect Dial Up Connection

rasdial “connection name” /disconnect

To Connect to Dial up connection

rasdial “connection name” 

Configure the Wireless Hosted Network:

netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=[your_virtual_network_name] key=[your_network_password]

Enable the Wireless Hosted Network:

netsh wlan start hostednetwork

Disable the Wireless Hosted Network: 

netsh wlan stop hostednetwork

Retrieve the Wireless Hosted Network details:

netsh wlan show hostednetwork


Change the password:

netsh wlan refresh hostednetwork YourNewNetworkPassword