Getting network interface device name in powershell

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Published on 2012-09-13T20:00:41Z Indexed on 2012/09/13 21:40 UTC
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I needed a powershell 2 script to get the name and device name of each interface like it is shown in network connections in control panel.

Should be easy...

$interfaces = Get-WmiObject Win32_NetworkAdapter
$interfaces | foreach {
    $friendlyname = $_ | Select-Object -ExpandProperty NetConnectionID
    $name = $_ | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name
}

However, $name comes back as "Broadcom BCM5709C NetXtreme II GigE (NDIS VBD Client)", whereas in control panel it shows "Broadcom BCM5709C NetXtreme II GigE (NDIS VBD Client) #69", because there are multiple cards. I can't find that number anywhere in the properties.

How can I get both the Name and Device Name, exactly as shown in Network Connections, in powershell 2 on windows server 2008 r2?

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