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Add-NetEventNetworkAdapter

Adds a network adapter as a filter on a provider.

Networking / Security · Risk: High · Documentation Verified

Last verified: 2026-10-26

Microsoft NetEventPacketCapture reference: Adds a network adapter as a filter on a provider. The syntax and selected example below are adapted from the pinned Windows Server 2025 reference. Module availability, target configuration and delegated permissions determine whether it can run in your environment. Documentation and parameter text: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; formatting adapted by Cmdlet World. No execution testing is claimed.

Add-NetEventNetworkAdapter [-Name] <String> [[-PromiscuousMode] <Boolean>] [-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
 [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>] [-AsJob] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

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Required permissions

Use an account with the target resource permissions documented for Add-NetEventNetworkAdapter. Modifying administrative cmdlets may require elevation or delegated administration. This catalog does not assert that ordinary users can execute the command.

Supported environments

Windows / NetEventPacketCapture · Windows Server 2025 documentation; feature/module prerequisites apply

Parameters

-AsJob: Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete.
-CimSession: Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.
-Confirm: Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
-Name (required): Specifies the name of a network adapter to add.
-PromiscuousMode: Specifies whether the network adapter uses promiscuous mode.
-ThrottleLimit: Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.
-WhatIf: Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Prerequisites

Windows with the NetEventPacketCapture module and the Windows feature or management tools that provide it. Confirm target connectivity and version compatibility using the linked Microsoft reference.

Security considerations

This cmdlet changes system state. Review every target and parameter in the official reference, test outside production, and prepare an appropriate backup or rollback. Do not execute the example automatically.

Examples

Example 1: Add a network adapter

Add-NetEventNetworkAdapter -Name "Ethernet01"

This example creates a network event session, adds a provider, and then adds a network adapter. The first command uses the New-NetEventSession cmdlet to create a network event session named Session38. The second command adds a provider to the session named Session38 by using the Add-NetEventPacketCaptureProvider cmdlet. A session must have a provider in order to capture packets. The third command adds a network adapter. After you create and configure the session, use the Start-NetEventSession cmdlet to start capturing packets. Source: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; transcript prompt/output removed. This example was not executed.

Sources

https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/windows-powershell-docs/blob/b7645dd8c687139b28e845119da30ec670526507/docset/winserver2025-ps/NetEventPacketCapture/Add-NetEventNetworkAdapter.md

https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/neteventpacketcapture/add-neteventnetworkadapter?view=windowsserver2025-ps

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