Okay, I've been searching, and asking and hoping for a bone, and
thinking I may be on the wrong path. Everyone has seen either AOL's
or NetZero's dialer, I need to make one of those. I'm planning to
make it fairley generic, but make it customizable. Basically, I don't
want to have to have my users go through the DUN setup for windows, I
would like them to just click and go.
I think the track I need to go on is the RAS API, but not sure at this
point. I hope I'm making sense on this, it's 2:30 am and I'm going
nutz trying to find a solution.

Thanks...

Hi Tibby,

I`ve been looking for something similar, althought not at any great depth,
and i carn`t seem to find anything either

If you find out, could you let me know?

simonDOTgreenATrixDOTcoDOTuk (Replace the Captials with the appropriate
symbol)

Many Thanks
MCN(Si)

"Tibby" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Okay, I've been searching, and asking and hoping for a bone, and
> thinking I may be on the wrong path. Everyone has seen either AOL's
> or NetZero's dialer, I need to make one of those. I'm planning to
> make it fairley generic, but make it customizable. Basically, I don't
> want to have to have my users go through the DUN setup for windows, I
> would like them to just click and go.
> I think the track I need to go on is the RAS API, but not sure at this
> point. I hope I'm making sense on this, it's 2:30 am and I'm going
> nutz trying to find a solution.
>
> Thanks...

Well, I've found the appropriate RAS API's, so I've got someone to
start, but it looks like I will have to do it in either C# or C++, I'm
not seeing a good way of doing it in VB.NET, unless I can figure out
how to pass an address of a delegate and provide an event interface
for the delegate.....
I'm willing to collaborate if that's what your looking for.....

tibbyATtiberiansunDOTus (Following your logic )
Tibby

On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 09:39:57 +0100, "MadCrazyNewbie" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>Hi Tibby,
>
>I`ve been looking for something similar, althought not at any great depth,
>and i carn`t seem to find anything either
>
>If you find out, could you let me know?
>
>simonDOTgreenATrixDOTcoDOTuk (Replace the Captials with the appropriate
>symbol)
>
>Many Thanks
>MCN(Si)
>
>"Tibby" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Okay, I've been searching, and asking and hoping for a bone, and
>> thinking I may be on the wrong path. Everyone has seen either AOL's
>> or NetZero's dialer, I need to make one of those. I'm planning to
>> make it fairley generic, but make it customizable. Basically, I don't
>> want to have to have my users go through the DUN setup for windows, I
>> would like them to just click and go.
>> I think the track I need to go on is the RAS API, but not sure at this
>> point. I hope I'm making sense on this, it's 2:30 am and I'm going
>> nutz trying to find a solution.
>>
>> Thanks...
>

I cant take credit for this. I found it on the internet ages ago:

use it like:
rasResult = ras.Connect("VadalsVPN")

______________________________________________________________
Imports System

Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices





Public Class RASDialup

Private Declare Auto Function InternetDial Lib "wininet" _

(ByVal hwndParent As IntPtr, _

ByVal lpszConnection As String, _

ByVal dwFlags As Integer, _

ByRef lpdwConnection As Integer, _

ByVal dwReserved As Integer) As Integer

'Public Declare Auto Function InternetDial Lib "wininet.dll" (ByVal hwnd As
IntPtr, <[In]()> ByVal lpszConnectoid As String, ByVal dwFlags As Long,
ByRef lpdwConnection As Integer, ByVal dwReserved As Long) As Integer

'Public Declare Auto Function InternetDial Lib "wininet.dll" (ByVal hwnd As
IntPtr, <[In]()> ByVal lpszConnectoid As String, ByVal dwFlags As
System.UInt32, ByRef lpdwConnection As Integer, ByVal dwReserved As
System.UInt32) As Integer

'ToDo: Unsigned Integers not supported

'ToDo: Unsigned Integers not supported

Public Declare Auto Function InternetHangUp Lib "wininet.dll" (ByVal
lpdwConnection As Integer, ByVal dwReserved As Long) As Integer 'ToDo:
Unsigned Integers not supported

'Public Declare Auto Function InternetHangUp Lib "wininet.dll" (ByVal
lpdwConnection As Integer, ByVal dwReserved As System.UInt32) As Integer
'ToDo: Unsigned Integers not supported



Public Enum DialUpOptions

INTERNET_AUTODIAL_FORCE_ONLINE = &H1

INTERNET_AUTODIAL_FORCE_UNATTENDED = &H2

INTERNET_DIAL_FORCE_PROMPT = &H2000

INTERNET_DIAL_SHOW_OFFLINE = &H4000

INTERNET_DIAL_UNATTENDED = &H8000

End Enum 'DialUpOptions

'

'

'INTERNET_AUTODIAL_FORCE_ONLINE Forces an online connection.

'

'INTERNET_AUTODIAL_FORCE_UNATTENDED Forces an unattended Internet dial-up.
If

'user intervention is required, the function will fail.

'

'INTERNET_DIAL_FORCE_PROMPT Ignores the "dial automatically" setting and

'forces the dialing user interface to be displayed.

'

'INTERNET_DIAL_UNATTENDED Connects to the Internet through a modem, without

'displaying a user interface, if possible. Otherwise, the function will wait

'for user input.

'

'INTERNET_DIAL_SHOW_OFFLINE

'

Private m_connectionnumber As Integer



Public ReadOnly Property ConnectionNumber() As Integer

Get

Return m_connectionnumber

End Get

End Property



Public Function Connect(ByVal m_ConnectionName As String) As Integer

Dim retVal As Integer

retVal = InternetDial(IntPtr.Zero, m_ConnectionName, &H8000,
m_connectionnumber, 0)

Return retVal

End Function 'Connect



Public Sub Disconnect()



InternetHangUp(m_connectionnumber, 0)

End Sub 'Disconnect

End Class 'RASDialup





"Tibby" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news(E-Mail Removed)...
> Well, I've found the appropriate RAS API's, so I've got someone to
> start, but it looks like I will have to do it in either C# or C++, I'm
> not seeing a good way of doing it in VB.NET, unless I can figure out
> how to pass an address of a delegate and provide an event interface
> for the delegate.....
> I'm willing to collaborate if that's what your looking for.....
>
> tibbyATtiberiansunDOTus (Following your logic )
> Tibby
>
> On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 09:39:57 +0100, "MadCrazyNewbie" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote:
>
> >Hi Tibby,
> >
> >I`ve been looking for something similar, althought not at any great
depth,
> >and i carn`t seem to find anything either
> >
> >If you find out, could you let me know?
> >
> >simonDOTgreenATrixDOTcoDOTuk (Replace the Captials with the appropriate
> >symbol)
> >
> >Many Thanks
> >MCN(Si)
> >
> >"Tibby" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> Okay, I've been searching, and asking and hoping for a bone, and
> >> thinking I may be on the wrong path. Everyone has seen either AOL's
> >> or NetZero's dialer, I need to make one of those. I'm planning to
> >> make it fairley generic, but make it customizable. Basically, I don't
> >> want to have to have my users go through the DUN setup for windows, I
> >> would like them to just click and go.
> >> I think the track I need to go on is the RAS API, but not sure at this
> >> point. I hope I'm making sense on this, it's 2:30 am and I'm going
> >> nutz trying to find a solution.
> >>
> >> Thanks...
> >
>