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Script to create a VPN server connection on Windows XP

Zones: VB Objects, Windows Batch Scripting, VB Script

Tags: vpn, create, script, connection, windows

Is there any way I can script the creation of a VPN server connection on Windows XP? I need to make it simple for my users to set up a VPN server.

I'd like to use VB or VBScript.

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Zone: Programming

Question Asked By: HKComputer

Solution Provided By: sirbounty

Participating Experts: 2

Solution Grade: A

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Comment by onthemapp

Hi sirBounty, That was an awesome help, there was a slight error with your vbs script - Great help though - heres the slow version I am using to setup VPN's - you can see each part step through so if you want to change anything it's real simple :)

         
           
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             Dim objShell: Set objShell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
 
strHost="vpn.company.com"
strCo="Company"
 
With objShell
  .Run "Control ncpa.cpl"
  wscript.sleep 4000
  .AppActivate "Network Connections"
  wscript.sleep 4000
  .SendKeys "%FN"
  wscript.sleep 2000
  .SendKeys "%N"
  wscript.sleep 2000
  .SendKeys "%O"
  wscript.sleep 2000
  .SendKeys "%N"
  wscript.sleep 2000
  .SendKeys "%V"
  wscript.sleep 2000
  .SendKeys "%N"
  wscript.sleep 2000
  .SendKeys strCo
  wscript.sleep 2000
  .SendKeys "%N"
  wscript.sleep 2000
  .SendKeys "%D"
  wscript.sleep 2000
  .SendKeys "%N"
  wscript.sleep 2000
  .SendKeys strHost 
  wscript.sleep 2000
  .SendKeys "%N"
  wscript.sleep 2000
  .SendKeys "%A"
  wscript.sleep 2000
  .SendKeys "%N"
  wscript.sleep 2000
  .SendKeys "%S"
  wscript.sleep 2000
  .SendKeys "%N{TAB}{TAB}~"
End With
 
Set objShell=Nothing

           
         

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Comment by sirbounty

Yeah, the sendkeys method is never 100% but can get you out of some tricky situations if you don't mind the hiccups... ;^)

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