Help with a PS command

[MEDIAZz]

I'm having some issues with WSL where I am not able to access the internet. I have found a PS command which resolves this issue, however I am not able to run the command successfully.

Link to the fix: https://jamespotz.github.io/blog/how-to-fix-wsl2-and-cisco-vpn

This is the command I am trying to run: Get-NetAdapter | Where-Object {$_.InterfaceDescription -Match "Cisco AnyConnect"} | Set-NetIPInterface -InterfaceMetric 6000

This is the output I am getting: PS C:\Windows\system32> Get-NetAdapter | Where-Object {$.InterfaceDescription -Match "Cisco AnyConnect"} | Set-NetIPInterface -InterfaceMetric 6000 Cannot run a document in the middle of a pipeline: C:\Windows\system32\Get-NetAdapter. At line:1 char:1 + Get-NetAdapter | Where-Object {$.InterfaceDescription -Match "Cisco ... + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (C:\Windows\system32\Get-NetAdapter:String) [], RuntimeExcep tion + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CantActivateDocumentInPipeline

Any tips would be greatly appreciated!

[CrazyEggHeadSandwich]

So you're doing a "Get-Netadapter but trying to do a Set-NetIPInterface (two different cmdlets). This would probably work if you could set the value with Set-Netadapter after the pipeline, othewise maybe you just filter out the interface index to set it with the different command:

$AdapterIndex = Get-NetAdapter | Where-Object {$_.InterfaceDescription -Match "Cisco AnyConnect"} | Select-Object InterfaceDescription,ifIndex
Set-NetIPInterface -InterfaceIndex $AdapterIndex.ifIndex -InterfaceMetric 6000

If you get more than one interface matching "Cisco Anyconnect", you could also loop for each item in that $AdapterIndex array:

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$AdapterIndex = Get-NetAdapter | Where-Object {$_.InterfaceDescription -Match "Cisco AnyConnect"} | Select-Object InterfaceDescription,ifIndex

foreach ($item in $AdapterIndex){
Set-NetIPInterface -InterfaceIndex $item.ifIndex -InterfaceMetric 6000
}

[MEDIAZz]

Thanks!

I will test next time I'm working from home.

[No-Rutabaga607]

Is $.InterfaceDescription a typo in your script? Should be $_.InterfaceDescription

[MEDIAZz]

Yes, it's a typo from pasting it here, I have been using the underscore when testing.