RDP powershell script from Alex Pavlovsky

Ever been tired of ping –t, then waiting until the remote desktop is available when rebooting servers? No more! Save the below script as a .ps1 file (for example, c:\connect.ps1), and run the following command:

C:\connect.ps1 –server servername

When the server comes online and is reachable via terminal services, the TS connect window will automatically pop up. No more guessing when it’s ready!

param(
$server = $(Read-Host "Enter the server number")
)
$ping = new-object System.Net.NetworkInformation.Ping
do {$testPing = $ping.Send($server)} while ($testPing.status -ne "Success")
write-host "Ping successfull, trying connection on 3389"
do {$socket = new-object System.Net.Sockets.TCPClient($server,3389)} while ($socket.Connected -ne $true)
write-host "Port 3389 listening, connecting MSTSC"
mstsc -v $server