Start and stop PIA on a remote computer
Hello,
Instead of connecting to my livingroom PC via remote desktop to launch PIA, I would like to launch it using a command. That way I can make a shortcut to turn it on and a shortcut to turn it off. Below are the commands that I currently use, which I thought were working, but they don't seem to be now. Are these commands acceptable or is there a better way?
To turn on:
C:\Windows\System32\wbem\WMIC.exe /node:LIVINGROOM process call create “C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\pia-client.exe”
To turn off:
C:\Windows\System32\wbem\WMIC.exe /node:LIVINGROOM process where name="pia-service.exe" call terminate
Comments
Thank you for your inquiry. Unfortunately, our VPN primarily acts as a firewall and adds security to your connection. It is entirely expected that server-type applications would not be accessible from the outside world. If you still know your ISP assigned IP address, you would likely be able to bypass the VPN and access these types of server applications. Their traffic, of course, would not be secured, and we would not be able to offer to troubleshoot if you have issues.
While the VPN is active, it secures and anonymizes your local connection, preventing external connections from routing back to the VPN-secured device, so it cannot be tracked or remotely attacked.
While it should be possible in most cases to connect to a remote network while the VPN is active on it, this involves personal/local networking which exceeds our support scope. Also, given that such changes technically create a "hole" in the security of the service, it's not something we would directly assist you in configuring. As RDP would not be available on our service, there is no need to run a command to connect/disconnect.
Due to us not supporting the use for remoting in/out: we can not assist with this type of set up. I am sorry for the inconvenience of the issue. - PIA CS TEAM