How to Disable a Network in VB Script
VBScript is a type of script language developed by Microsoft. You can use it in various environments such as web client scripting via web browsers and web server scripting in Microsoft Internet Information Service. It is simple to use if you already know Visual Basic. You can disable or enable a network connection in VBScript using NAMESPACE method. NAMESPACE method creates and returns a folder object for the specific folder.
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Instructions
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Download Cscript.exe from Microsoft website (see resources). Double-click it to run. Cscript.exe is a command-line version of the Windows Script Host which offers command-line options for setting script properties.
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Open your notepad and enter the following code with comments:
'Define Variables;
Const Connection_CONTROLS = 3
Connection_Name = "Local Area Connection"
Enable_Verb = "Enable"
Disable_Verb = "Disable"
'Define shell application
set shellApp = createobject("shell.application")
'define the folder object
set Control_Panel = shellApp.Namespace(Connection_CONTROLS)
set Net_Connections = nothing
'Check all the network connections
for each folderitem in Control_Panel.items
if folderitem.name = "Network Connections" then
'Disable the network connection
set Net_Connections = folderitem.getfolder: exit for
end if
next
Save the file as networkconnection.vbs.
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Disable the network connection using the following code:
bEnabled = true
set Enable_Verb = nothing
s = "Verbs: " & vbcrlf
for each verb in Net_Connections.verbs
s = s & vbcrlf & verb.name
if verb.name = Enable_Verb then
set Enable_Verb = verb
bEnabled = false
end if
next
Save the file.
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Type networkconnection.vbs in the command-line of Cscript. Press "Enter" to run the VBScript file.
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