Where can I find my NIC’s GUID (for use with ForceBindIP)?

Question

I’m trying to create a context-menu item to run ForceBindIP. I saw a similar question that discusses doing this, but I don’t know how to find the GUID for my network interface.

Where can I find it?

Answer 1

You find the GUIDs of your NICs manually through the registry, or you can find them a little more easily from the command-prompt:

1. Run the Service snap-in (services.msc)
2. Start the Wired AutoConfig and WLAN AutoConfig services if they are not already running
3. Open a command-prompt

4. Run the following command:

   netsh lan show interfaces
   netsh wlan show interfaces
   

The first command will list wired network adapters, along with their GUIDs, and the second will display wireless NICs.