PowerShell - VPN
(How to manage and setup vpn connections with powershell)
In this video I demonstrate how you can setup and manage VPN connections with powershell
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*new-vpnconnection
*remove-vpnconnection
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Code :
import-module "D:\__DEMOS\vpn\vpn.psm1"
$vpnname = "France VPN"
connect-vpn -vpnName $vpnname -vpnUserName "usernamme" -vpnPassword "GetFromWebsite" -vpnServerAddress `
"servername.something.local" -vpnprotocol "pptp"
disconnect-vpn -vpnName $vpnname
module functions, save in file vpn.psm.1
function connect-vpn{
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory)] [string]$vpnName,
[Parameter(Mandatory)] [string]$vpnUserName,
[Parameter(Mandatory)] [string]$vpnPassword,
[Parameter(Mandatory)] [string]$vpnServerAddress,
[Parameter(Mandatory)] [string]$vpnprotocol,
[Parameter(Mandatory=$false)] [string]$shared_secret
)
if ($vpnprotocol -eq 'pptp'){
Add-VpnConnection -Name $vpnName -ServerAddress $vpnServerAddress -TunnelType Pptp `
-EncryptionLevel Required -PassThru
}
else {
Add-VpnConnection -Name $vpnName -ServerAddress $vpnServerAddress -TunnelType L2tp `
-EncryptionLevel Required -PassThru -L2tpPsk $shared_secret -Confirm:$false -Force
}
$cmd = $env:WINDIR + "\System32\rasdial.exe"
$expression = "$cmd ""$vpnName"" $vpnUserName $vpnPassword"
Invoke-Expression -Command $expression
}
function disconnect-vpn{
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory)] [string]$vpnName
)
$vpn = Get-VpnConnection -Name $vpnName
if($vpn.ConnectionStatus -eq "Connected"){
rasdial $vpnName /DISCONNECT;
}
$vpn | Remove-VpnConnection -Force -Confirm:$false
}
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