Starting Netconnections

[r1100r98]

Greetings AutoIT Users,

Can someone post a better way to start netconnections. I searched the forums and could not find anything. Below is the code I am using now but I am sure there is a better way...

Run("control.exe netconnections")

WinWaitActive("Network Connections")

Send("My VPN{ENTER}")

WinWaitActive("Connect My VPN")

Send("password{ENTER}")

Sleep(15000)

[jaenster]

how we can create some for you without we have the exe file?

[r1100r98]

how we can create some for you without we have the exe file?

I am not sure about this, but if you are talking about the "control.exe" file referenced on the first line of the script it is part of Windows XP. It just starts the "control panel".

[r1100r98]

Maybe rundll32.exe can be used to start the VPN directly without opening up the control panel's "Network Connection" folder. I am still searching Google but nothing yet...

[ivan]

I think you can also get the same result using the CLSID value "::{7007ACC7-3202-11D1-AAD2-00805FC1270E}".

I'll see what I can do with that and get back to you in the course of the night.

ivan

Edited March 24, 2006 by ivan

[billmez]

Greetings AutoIT Users,

Can someone post a better way to start netconnections. I searched the forums and could not find anything. Below is the code I am using now but I am sure there is a better way...

Run("control.exe netconnections")

WinWaitActive("Network Connections")

Send("My VPN{ENTER}")

WinWaitActive("Connect My VPN")

Send("password{ENTER}")

Sleep(15000)

This should start your connection:

run("RunDll32.exe Rnaui.dll,RnaDial My VPN")

[ivan]

This should start your connection:

run("RunDll32.exe Rnaui.dll,RnaDial My VPN")

nice one!

Run("rundll32 shell32.dll, control_rundll ncpa.cpl")

also launches the explorer window

[billmez]

Maybe rundll32.exe can be used to start the VPN directly without opening up the control panel's "Network Connection" folder. I am still searching Google but nothing yet...

Here is a good reference for the rundll32.exe commands:

http://www.dx21.com/SCRIPTING/RUNDLL32/REF...E.ASP?ISF=0&P=A

I ran across it someplace in these forums before and knew I needed to bookmark it.