Running a script across a VPN link

Does anyone know if it is possible to run a script on a remote computer when a user dials in to the LAN from a VPN connection?

Specifically I would like to run a script I have that reports back a line in the registry holding AV version information.

Thanks.

 

It depends how the VPN is set up.

As the name suggests, when you connect via VPN, you create a virtual private network. In action this usually means a slow network connection. So any script that would work over a normal network, should work over the VPN. The only difference should be reduced performance over the VPN.

However, if your VPN is client to client - for example, a direct VPN connection between two Windows computers - then the private network consist solely of the two computers at either end of the connection. Connection to resources beyond the computer hosting the VPN connection is only available if specifically configured to do so. Usually you have to modify the default settings to connect to other computers on the remote computer's network. In this case, your script is likely only to work if it is connecting to resource on the VPN host computer.

You may find sysinternal's PsTools useful if you wish to run a script on the remote computer.