I have a VPN connection setup to my office from home. I
want to schedule the connection so it connects at a
certain time each day. Apparently the System Agent[Task
Scheduler] in XP can not do this? I tried putting a
shortcut on the desktop but the Scheduler will not run
it. Is there a way to write a script to handle this task?
I guess I could buy a third party scheduler but that
seems silly when one is built-in to the OS. Any
suggestions are appreciated.

Gary

Use this command in your task scheduler
Rasdial.EXE <entryname> [username [password]] [/Domain:domain]
to disconnect:
Rasdial.exe entryname /disconnect

That should solve your problem


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"gary pharr" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I have a VPN connection setup to my office from home. I
> want to schedule the connection so it connects at a
> certain time each day. Apparently the System Agent[Task
> Scheduler] in XP can not do this? I tried putting a
> shortcut on the desktop but the Scheduler will not run
> it. Is there a way to write a script to handle this task?
> I guess I could buy a third party scheduler but that
> seems silly when one is built-in to the OS. Any
> suggestions are appreciated.
>
> Gary

[hkohila]

Hello there,
i am facing the same issue. I tried what you said but I think I am doing something wrong.
what is the entryname?

can you give me the exact syntax that I need to put after Rasdial.EXE?
thanks in advanced
Hisham

[shahid9999]

i need to know where i have to write this command (Rasdial.EXE)?
i mean where in task schdule?????

Originally Posted by hkohila

Hello there,
i am facing the same issue. I tried what you said but I think I am doing something wrong.
what is the entryname?

can you give me the exact syntax that I need to put after Rasdial.EXE?
thanks in advanced
Hisham

[shahid9999]

i need to know where i have to write this command (Rasdial.EXE)?
i mean where in task schdule?????

Originally Posted by Sam Salhi [MSFT]

Use this command in your task scheduler
Rasdial.EXE [username [password]] [/Domain:domain]
to disconnect:
Rasdial.exe entryname /disconnect

That should solve your problem


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"gary pharr" wrote in message
news:04cd01c33fd1$e76c3910$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I have a VPN connection setup to my office from home. I
> want to schedule the connection so it connects at a
> certain time each day. Apparently the System Agent[Task
> Scheduler] in XP can not do this? I tried putting a
> shortcut on the desktop but the Scheduler will not run
> it. Is there a way to write a script to handle this task?
> I guess I could buy a third party scheduler but that
> seems silly when one is built-in to the OS. Any
> suggestions are appreciated.
>
> Gary

[mbridgehouse]

Open task scheduler
add scheduled task
choose browse
go to windows\system32
choose rasdial
go back to your new task that you just scheduled
Under Run: type in rasdial.exe vpn-name username password /domain:domain-name

be sure to include spaces. best way to test connection is to play with it in the command prompt

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