Windows | Setting a VLan ID in the recovery environment
Sometimes it’s possible to configure the recovery environment network adapter with a Vlan ID to connect to a switch that has ID tagging enabled.
The follow steps are dependent on the driver used to load the adapter. For Windows WinPE environments, this isn’t tested and is not supported; however, you may find the information useful.
FYI: Bonding network adapters in the Windows PE environment is also not supported and is not possible.
To set the Vlan ID tag on the adapter, try the steps below:
- Accessing the WinPE Registry:
· Boot the WinPE recovery environment
· Open the Powershell Prompt using the keystrokes ‘Alt-P’
· Open Registry Editor: Run the command
regedit
Navigate to the Network Adapter Key: Navigate to the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class{4d36e972-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}.
Identify the NIC: Locate the subkey (e.g., 000x) corresponding to the network adapter you want to configure.
- Setting the VLAN ID:
· Create a String Value: In the NIC’s subkey, create a new String Value named “VlanID”.
· Set the VLAN ID: Set the Value data of the “VlanID” String Value to the desired VLAN ID (e.g., 100).
- Restarting the Network Adapter
· Use netsh commands: Use the following commands to disable and then enable the network adapter:
netsh int set int ‘InterfaceName’ disabled
netsh int set int ‘InterfaceName’ enabled
(where ‘InterfaceName’ is the name of your network adapter)
- Test Connectivity: Test connectivity to resources on the VLAN to ensure it’s working correctly.