Windows 10: How to connect/disconnect to a VPN using the command line?

Hi all

I have several network connections configured.

• There is one wifi connection which automatically connects to my WLAN,
• another cable based LAN connection to a NAS which is used for backups
• and some L2TP connection connections (used for VPN if needed).

Is there a way to connect to these VPNs via the command line (so that I can have a "Batch" File which starts or stops this connection)? I already tried to find something but havent found a solution.

:)

 

Using VPN Connection

I managed to connect to PPTP VPNs using the hints in this thread but I can't figure out how to disconnect from a VPN. I have 8 different VPNs that I have to connect to (one at a time). The only way that I've found to disconnect from a VPN is to turn
the WiFi off and then reconnect.

 

Windows 10 VPN and Split Tunneling for users, not administrators

Hello everyone

In Windows 10 when connecting to VPN it is very well documented that Split Tunneling is on be default. I don't mind this as an administrator but asking my users to have to either run some powershell commands or change advanced networking settings is not
really acceptable.

I would like my users to be able to connect to the VPN and once connected they should be able to use the UNC path to get to the file server on the network. right now, they get redirected to a public IP address via our external DNS information. Using \\[ipAddress-of-server]
works as expected.

How can I set up my VPN connections to use the internal DNS when connected to VPN.

Also, is it possible to create either a shortcut or mapped drive on connection that gets deleted upon disconnection?

Thank you for any help

 

it might be that i need to install some additional windows features now i upgraded to 10 but previously this rasdial command line worked for me to do this

C:\Windows\System32\rasdial.exe "VPNname"

 

Does not work here. Says there is an incorrect combination of username and/or password.
But they are working if started via control panel.

 

Seems the username and password saved in control panel isnt used by rasdial in command prompt. instead you need to put the user/pass into the command line:

C:\Windows\System32\rasdial.exe "VPN" "username" "password"
use the same command with /disconnect to switch it off

 

Tried this cmd but no luck:

What I'm doing wrong?

 

Thank you vary much. Both commands work flawlessly in Win 10 Pro last updated on 12th April 2017.