PowerShell/docs/connect-vpn.md
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*connect-vpn.ps1*
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This PowerShell script tries to connect to the VPN.
Parameters
----------
```powershell
PS> ./connect-vpn.ps1 [<CommonParameters>]
[<CommonParameters>]
This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction,
WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
```
Example
-------
```powershell
PS> ./connect-vpn.ps1
```
Notes
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Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
Related Links
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https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
Script Content
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```powershell
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Connects to the VPN
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script tries to connect to the VPN.
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./connect-vpn.ps1
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>
try {
$Connections = (Get-VPNConnection)
foreach($Connection in $Connections) {
if ($Connection.ConnectionStatus -eq "Connected") { throw "Already connected to VPN $($Connection.Name)" }
if ($Connection.ConnectionStatus -ne "Disconnected") { continue }
"Connecting to VPN $($Connection.Name)..."
& rasdial.exe "$($Connection.Name)"
if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "Cannot establish connection" }
"Connected now."
exit 0 # success
}
throw "No VPN connection available"
} catch {
"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
exit 1
}
```
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