Public/Get-PSUConnectedWifiInfo.ps1
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function Get-PSUConnectedWifiInfo { <# .SYNOPSIS Gets details of the currently connected Wi-Fi network. .DESCRIPTION Returns connection details for the currently connected Wi-Fi: SSID, Signal Strength, Private IP, Band, Transmit/Receive Rate, and Public IP. .EXAMPLE Get-PSUConnectedWifiInfo .NOTES Author: Lakshmanachari Panuganti Created: 2025-07-03 #> [CmdletBinding()] [OutputType([pscustomobject])] [Alias('Get-WifiInfo')] param() if (-not (Get-Command netsh -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) { Write-Warning "The 'netsh' command is not available. This function is supported only on Windows." return } $netshOutput = netsh wlan show interfaces 2>$null if (-not $netshOutput) { Write-Verbose "No Wi-Fi interfaces found." return } # Get the connected block $connectedBlock = $netshOutput | Select-String '^\s*State\s*:\s*connected' -Context 0, 20 | ForEach-Object { $start = $_.LineNumber - 1 $netshOutput[$start..([Math]::Min($start + 20, $netshOutput.Count - 1))] } if (-not $connectedBlock) { Write-Verbose "No connected Wi-Fi network detected." return } # Initialize property container $props = @{ SSID = '' Signal = '' PrivateIPv4Address = '' Band = '' PublicIPAddress = '' } foreach ($line in $connectedBlock) { if ($line -match '^\s*SSID\s*:\s*(.+)$') { $props.SSID = $Matches[1].Trim() } elseif ($line -match '^\s*Signal\s*:\s*(.+)$') { $props.Signal = $Matches[1].Trim() } elseif ($line -match '^\s*Band\s*:\s*(.+)$') { $props.Band = $Matches[1].Trim() } } # Match interface via alias or description $ipconfig = Get-NetIPConfiguration | Where-Object {$_.NetProfile.Name -eq $props.SSID} if ($ipconfig -and $ipconfig.IPv4Address) { $props.PrivateIPv4Address = $ipconfig.IPv4Address.IPAddress } # Fetch public IP try { $props.PublicIPAddress = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri 'https://api.ipify.org' } catch { Write-Verbose "Failed to retrieve public IP address." $props.PublicIPAddress = 'Unavailable' } [pscustomobject]@{ SSID = $props.SSID PrivateIPv4Address = $props.PrivateIPv4Address PublicIPAddress = $props.PublicIPAddress Signal = $props.Signal Band = $props.Band } } |