Here is a PowerShell script that will scan your adapters for VMWare’s virtual NICs and make the necessary registry changes. It will also enable/disable cycle the adapters so that the changes take effect.
Code:
# *NdisDeviceType
# The type of the device. The default value is zero, which indicates a standard networking device that connects to a network.
# Set *NdisDeviceType to NDIS_DEVICE_TYPE_ENDPOINT (1) if this device is an endpoint device and is not a true network interface that connects to a network.
# For example, you must specify NDIS_DEVICE_TYPE_ENDPOINT for devices such as
# smart phones that use a networking infrastructure to communicate to the local
# computer system but do not provide connectivity to an external network.
# Usage: run in an elevated shell (vista/longhorn) or as adminstrator (xp/2003).
# PS> .\fix-vmnet-adapters.ps1
# boilerplate elevation check
$identity = [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()
$principal = new-object Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal $identity
$elevated = $principal.IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole]::Administrator)
if (-not $elevated) {
$error = "Sorry, you need to run this script"
if ([System.Environment]::OSVersion.Version.Major -gt 5) {
$error += " in an elevated shell."
} else {
$error += " as Administrator."
}
throw $error
}
function confirm {
$host.ui.PromptForChoice("Continue", "Process adapter?",
[Management.Automation.Host.ChoiceDescription[]]@("&No", "&Yes"), 0) -eq $true
}
# adapters key
pushd 'hklm:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}'
# ignore and continue on error
dir -ea 0 | % {
$node = $_.pspath
$desc = gp $node -name driverdesc
if ($desc -like "*vmware*") {
write-host ("Found adapter: {0} " -f $desc.driverdesc)
if (confirm) {
new-itemproperty $node -name '*NdisDeviceType' -propertytype dword -value 1
}
}
}
popd
# disable/enable network adapters
gwmi win32_networkadapter | ? {$_.name -like "*vmware*" } | % {
# disable
write-host -nonew "Disabling $($_.name) ... "
$result = $_.Disable()
if ($result.ReturnValue -eq -0) { write-host " success." } else { write-host " failed." }
# enable
write-host -nonew "Enabling $($_.name) ... "
$result = $_.Enable()
if ($result.ReturnValue -eq -0) { write-host " success." } else { write-host " failed." }
}
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