How to Retrieve Your WI-FI Network Adapter Information

By Timothy Tibbetts

Using the Command Prompt or PowerShell, you can quickly retrieve all of the information you might need about your Wi-Fi adapter for any skill level.

Of course, this information can also be discovered in Settings or the Control Panel, but using the Command Prompt is fast and easy. You can find out, for example, the brand, model, SSID, band, channel, and more. You can also find out all of your network driver information too!

Open the Command Prompt or Powershell.

Type in netsh wlan show interfaces

You should now see the following information:

Name

Description

GUID Physical address

Interface type

State

SSID

BSSID

Network type

Radio type

Authentication

Cipher

Connection mode

Band

Channel

Receive rate (Mbps)

Transmit rate (Mbps)

Signal

Profile

Hosted network status

Next, let's check out your current drivers.

Type in netsh wlan show drivers

You should now see the following information:

Driver

Vendor

Provider

Date

Version

INF file

Type

Radio types supported

FIPS 140-2 mode supported

802.11 Management Frame Protection supported

Hosted network supported

Authentication and cipher supported

Wireless display supported

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