Execute script automatically upon network connection or disconnect

[Tim Richardson]

Using the Windows scripting host, can I have scripts executed
automatically when the computer establishes a TCP/IP network
connection (when a LAN cable is plugged in to a notebook)? Windows XP
Professional. In other words, are their hooks that can call scripts
when certain OS events happen? Or is there a general purpose service
that does this?

regards,
Tim

[Torgeir Bakken (MVP)]

Tim Richardson wrote:

Hi

For all network connection events:

Set colMonitoredEvents = GetObject("winmgmts:root\wmi")._
ExecNotificationQuery("Select * from MSNdis_StatusMediaConnect")
Do
Set strLatestEvent = colMonitoredEvents.NextEvent
WScript.Echo "Connected!"
' enable the line below if you want to exit after the first event.
'Exit Do
Loop

If you want to check a specific adapter, use e.g. a select on the InstanceName
of the adapter:

Set colMonitoredEvents = GetObject("winmgmts:root\wmi")._
ExecNotificationQuery("Select * from MSNdis_StatusMediaConnect" _
& " WHERE InstanceName = '3Com 10/100 Mini PCI Ethernet Adapter'")
Do
Set strLatestEvent = colMonitoredEvents.NextEvent
WScript.Echo "Connected!"
' enable the line below if you want to exit after the first event.
'Exit Do
Loop

--
torgeir
Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
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[Tim Richardson]

"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" <Torgeir.B...@hydro.com> wrote in message news:<3FCFB177...@hydro.com>...

thanks,

Tim