How to connect network using VBScript

Using VBScript, we can easily work with automating network connections such as: Connect to wifi , Disable a firewall etc.

VBScript comes with inbuilt capability to handle network connections.

In this page we will see how to automate network operations and perform tasks using vbscript.

• connect network
• disconnect a network
• close a firewall

How to connect to a network using VBScript – Example code

'The following code can be used to connect disable and enable network (name may need to be modified according to the actual conduct):

Const ssfCONTROLS = 3
sConnectionName = "The wireless network connection"

sEnableVerb = "Enable(&A)"
sDisableVerb = "Disable(&B)"

set shellApp = createobject("shell.application")
set oControlPanel = shellApp.Namespace(ssfCONTROLS)

set oNetConnections = nothing
for each folderitem in oControlPanel.items
 if folderitem.name = "The network connection" then
  set oNetConnections = folderitem.getfolder: exit for
 end if
next

if oNetConnections is nothing then
 msgbox "Network and dial up Connections folder was not found"
 wscript.quit
end if

set oLanConnection = nothing
for each folderitem in oNetConnections.items
 if lcase(folderitem.name) = lcase(sConnectionName) then
  set oLanConnection = folderitem: exit for
 end if
next

if oLanConnection is nothing then
 msgbox "Not found '" & sConnectionName & "' item"
 wscript.quit
end if

bEnabled = true
set oEnableVerb = nothing
set oDisableVerb = nothing
s = "Verbs: " & vbcrlf
for each verb in oLanConnection.verbs
 s = s & vbcrlf & verb.name
 if verb.name = sEnableVerb then
  set oEnableVerb = verb
  bEnabled = false
 end if
 if verb.name = sDisableVerb then
  set oDisableVerb = verb
 end if
next


if bEnabled then
' oLanConnection.invokeverb sDisableVerb
oDisableVerb.DoIt
else
' oLanConnection.invokeverb sEnableVerb
oEnableVerb.DoIt
end if


'
wscript.sleep 400