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#!/usr/bin/env python

""" TapDat - Simple VPN Setup.
"""

import re
import sys
from commands import getoutput as cmd

def main():
    """Sets split-tunnled VPN access for NetApp"""
    
    print 'TapDat: Simple VPN Setup'
    
    print 'Picking up stones...'

    old_gateway = get_gateway()
    
    print 'Opening the floodgates...'

    open_vpn()

    set_gateway(old_gateway)
    print 'Dat has been Tapt'
    

def get_gateway():
    """Returns existing default gateway"""
    
    existing_route = cmd("route get default | grep 'gateway'")
    reg = r'.*?((?:(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)\.){3}(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?))(?![\d])'
    rg = re.compile(reg, re.IGNORECASE|re.DOTALL)
    m = rg.search(existing_route)

    return m.group(1)


def set_gateway(gate):
    """Sets system default to given gateway"""
    
    print cmd("sudo route change default {0}".format(gate))


def open_vpn():
    """Opens VPN connection and adds appropriate routes"""

    vpn_script = '''
     tell application "System Events"
        tell current location of network preferences
            set VPNservice to service "NetApp" -- name of the VPN service
            if exists VPNservice then connect VPNservice
        end tell
     end tell
     '''

    cmd("echo '{0}' | osascript".format(vpn_script))
    
    raw_input('Enter when ready.')
    
    cmd("sudo route -nv add -net 10 -interface utun0")



if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()

I was hoping you'd improve upon it :P

Oh, I don't actually need this implementation. I just filed it away as "maybe I'll base a VPN management script on this later" :)