XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.comp.os.windows-11   
   From: toylet.toylet@gmail.com   
      
   On 30/3/2023 11:25 pm, Andy Burnelli wrote:   
   >   
   > In summary, when you have a batch file that connects to a VPN server   
   > (see above batch file), there's _nothing_ that I know of that you   
   > can do after the connection in the command window that pops up.   
   >   
   > It's not hard to manually determine success in a _different_   
   > window because a ping or curl icanhazip needs to simply report   
   > back a different IP address than what you happen to know is yours.   
   >   
   > But where do you put the test for a successful VPN connection   
   > if you want it to happen as part of the original batch command?   
      
   I have never used VPN myself, so my suggestion could be wrong:   
      
   tracert might help?? So just settle with a simple ping test?   
   Windows has connectivity detection, not sure how it works.   
      
   Google keywords:   
      
   how to detect vpn connection - Google Search   
   https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+detect+vpn+connection   
      
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