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There was a discussion on the HomeSeer Message Board suggesting
the use of Windows Scripting to connect to and disconnect from the internet.
I found that solution to work nicely at first, but since it's based primarily on
being able to send keystrokes to Windows, it proved to be unreliable for my use.
The main problem I had was if the script ran while I was using the PC, my own keystrokes
interfered with those sent by the script to dialup to the internet. Also, even if I'm not
using the PC, there may be something else running that would conflict with the keystrokes
sent by the script. However, everyone's situation is different.
You might be running this on a PC that has little or no user input.
And as such, this Windows Scripting solution may work well for you.
So, below are two scripts, one for connecting and one for disconnecting. These scripts need
to be named with the ".vbs" extension (not .txt). You can setup an event in HomeSeer (one for
connecting and one for disconnecting) that runs a script from the "Launch Application" window
(not the Script window).
In order for this to work, you need to define a Shortcut Key to start your internet connection.
One way to do that is to drag your connection icon from the Dialup Networking window to your
desktop (with the right mouse button) and create a shortcut. Then right click on that new icon,
go into the properties and enter the Shortcut Key you want to use. The scripts below assume that
you're using Ctl-Alt-D for this shortcut.
You also need to have the latest version of
Windows Script installed. I've tested this
with Windows Script 5.1.
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