I have an XP Pro machine that I want to automatically connect to our company VPN from an offsite location.

It will be connected to a remote LAN behind a firewall so internet access will already be there. I just want it to automatically connect to the VPN so it's visible on the company LAN.

So I think I want something to run as a service and start the VPN connection.

Currently, my only solution is a use TweakUI to automatically log on and then have a shortcut to the VPN connection in the Startup folder. The VPN connection is set to automatically connect and not ask for a username and password.

Any ideas guys? Things like Firedaemon only seem to run programs. I can't work out how to start/stop network connections via command line or any other program.

Thanks