Cannot Display Remote Test-Netconnection results

[jplunkett]

So I'm trying to return the results of an Invoke-Command -Scriptblock {Test-Netconnection} into a Label and I keep running into problems.

I know it's a little tricky returning things back through an invoke command, but what my main goal is to show the results of the Test-NetConnection in either a textbox or a label field in a gui.

Below is what my code looks like right now.

Any input would be awesome! Thanks!

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[Codebox=powershell file=Untitled.ps1]$Submit_Click = {
	
	foreach ($server in $serverlist.Lines)
	{
		
		Invoke-Command -ComputerName $server -Credential $username.Text -ScriptBlock {
			$date = (Get-Date -format g)
			$file = "$env:windir\System32\drivers\etc\hosts"
			$host1 = $using:HostIP1.Text + "`t" + $using:HostName1.Text
			$status = $using:statuslabel.Text
			
			Add-Content -Value "`n`n#### The Following Entries Were Entered By:$env:USERNAME on $date #####" -Path $file
			Add-Content -Value $Host1 -Path $file
			Add-Content -Value "####################################################################" -Path $file
			
			$statuslabel.Text = Test-NetConnection -ComputerName $HostName1.Text 
			
		}
	}
	
}[/Codebox]

[davidc]

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[jvierra]

You cannot assign external variables in an Invoke-Command. You can only return a value or object.

[jvierra]

Here is how to get your output into a form:

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$Submit_Click = {
	
	foreach ($server in $serverlist.Lines){
		
		$statuslabel.Text = Invoke-Command -ComputerName $server -Credential $username.Text -ScriptBlock {
			$date = Get-Date -format g
			$file = "$env:windir\System32\drivers\etc\hosts"
			$host1 = $using:HostIP1.Text + "`t" + $using:HostName1.Text
			$status = $using:statuslabel.Text
			
			Add-Content -Value "`n`n#### The Following Entries Were Entered By:$env:USERNAME on $date #####" -Path $file
			Add-Content -Value $Host1 -Path $file
			Add-Content -Value "####################################################################" -Path $file
			
			Test-NetConnection -ComputerName $using:HostName1.Text 
			
		}
	}
	
}

[jvierra]

Here is a much easier way of initiating a remote ping.

$statuslabel.Text = Test-Connection -ComputerName $targetComputer -Source $sourceComputer

This causes "Source" to ping "ComputerName". You do not need to use a remote session and the result can be directly assigned to a forms control.
Currently you are outputting to a file in the Windows protected folders. Users and applications are not allowed to do this as those folders are owned by the OS. Also all of your files are stored on remote systems which is not very efficient.

[jplunkett]

Here is a much easier way of initiating a remote ping.

$statuslabel.Text = Test-Connection -ComputerName $targetComputer -Source $sourceComputer

This causes "Source" to ping "ComputerName". You do not need to use a remote session and the result can be directly assigned to a forms control.
Currently you are outputting to a file in the Windows protected folders. Users and applications are not allowed to do this as those folders are owned by the OS. Also all of your files are stored on remote systems which is not very efficient.

That's exactly what I was looking for! I didn't know there was a -Source parameter. I must have missed that. THank you!