Establish a VPN connection in cmd

Question

How can I create a VPN connection with an arbitrary server using an arbitrary protocol in Windows cmd?

Answer 1

Is Powershell an option?

Start Powershell:

powershell

Create the VPN Connection: Add-VpnConnection

Add-VpnConnection [-Name]  [-ServerAddress]  [-TunnelType  {Pptp | L2tp | Sstp | Ikev2 | Automatic}] [-EncryptionLevel  {NoEncryption | Optional | Required | Maximum}] [-AuthenticationMethod  {Pap | Chap | MSChapv2 | Eap}] [-SplitTunneling] [-AllUserConnection] [-L2tpPsk ] [-RememberCredential] [-UseWinlogonCredential] [-EapConfigXmlStream ] [-Force] [-PassThru] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] 

Edit VPN connections: Set-VpnConnection

Set-VpnConnection [-Name]  [[-ServerAddress] ] [-TunnelType  {Pptp | L2tp | Sstp | Ikev2 | Automatic}] [-EncryptionLevel  {NoEncryption | Optional | Required | Maximum}] [-AuthenticationMethod  {Pap | Chap | MSChapv2 | Eap}] [-SplitTunneling ] [-AllUserConnection] [-L2tpPsk ] [-RememberCredential ] [-UseWinlogonCredential ] [-EapConfigXmlStream ] [-PassThru] [-Force] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm]

Lookup VPN Connections: Get-VpnConnection

Get-VpnConnection [[-Name] ] [-AllUserConnection]

Connect: rasdial [connectionName]

rasdial connectionname [username [password | \]] [/domain:domain*] [/phone:phonenumber] [/callback:callbacknumber] [/phonebook:phonebookpath] [/prefixsuffix**]

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You can manage your VPN connections with the powershell commands above, and simply use the connection name to connect via rasdial.

The results of Get-VpnConnection can be a little verbose. This can be simplified with a simple Select-Object filter:

Get-VpnConnection | Select-Object -Property Name

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More information can be found here:

• Manage VPN Connections in Windows 8 by Using Windows PowerShell
• Rasdial
• Select-Object