Although this question was asked some time ago, I'd like to provide a more comprehensive solution that might be helpful for others facing similar issues.
To terminate specific TCP connections in PowerShell without third-party tools, we can use the SetTcpEntry function from the Windows API. Here's a complete solution that includes a function for closing TCP connections:
# Define Win32 API functions
Add-Type -TypeDefinition @"
using System;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
public class TcpHelper
{
[DllImport("iphlpapi.dll", SetLastError=true)]
public static extern int SetTcpEntry(IntPtr pTcpRow);
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
public struct MIB_TCPROW
{
public uint dwState;
public uint dwLocalAddr;
public uint dwLocalPort;
public uint dwRemoteAddr;
public uint dwRemotePort;
}
}
"@
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Closes a specified TCP connection.
.DESCRIPTION
The Close-TcpConnection function closes a TCP connection using the Windows API. It takes a connection object (typically obtained from Get-NetTCPConnection) as input and forcibly closes the connection.
.PARAMETER Connection
An object representing the TCP connection to be closed. This should be an object returned by the Get-NetTCPConnection cmdlet.
.EXAMPLE
$connection = Get-NetTCPConnection -LocalPort 12345 | Select-Object -First 1
Close-TcpConnection -Connection $connection
This example closes the TCP connection on local port 12345.
.NOTES
This function requires administrative privileges to run successfully.
#>
function Close-TcpConnection {
param (
[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
[object]$Connection
)
if ($null -eq $Connection) {
Write-Host "Connection is null"
return
}
# Create MIB_TCPROW structure
$tcpRow = New-Object TcpHelper+MIB_TCPROW
$tcpRow.dwState = 12 # MIB_TCP_STATE_DELETE_TCB
$tcpRow.dwLocalAddr = [System.BitConverter]::ToUInt32([System.Net.IPAddress]::Parse($Connection.LocalAddress).GetAddressBytes(), 0)
$tcpRow.dwLocalPort = [uint16]$Connection.LocalPort -shl 8 -bor [uint16]$Connection.LocalPort -shr 8
$tcpRow.dwRemoteAddr = [System.BitConverter]::ToUInt32([System.Net.IPAddress]::Parse($Connection.RemoteAddress).GetAddressBytes(), 0)
$tcpRow.dwRemotePort = [uint16]$Connection.RemotePort -shl 8 -bor [uint16]$Connection.RemotePort -shr 8
# Allocate unmanaged memory and copy structure
$pTcpRow = [System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::AllocHGlobal([System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::SizeOf($tcpRow))
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::StructureToPtr($tcpRow, $pTcpRow, $false)
# Call SetTcpEntry
$result = [TcpHelper]::SetTcpEntry($pTcpRow)
# Free unmanaged memory
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::FreeHGlobal($pTcpRow)
if ($result -eq 0) {
Write-Host "Successfully closed TCP connection"
} else {
Write-Host "Failed to close TCP connection, error code: $result"
}
}
Here's how to use it:
$ConnectionToKill = Get-NetTCPConnection | Where-Object { $_.RemoteAddress -eq 'SSHServer1' -and $_.RemotePort -eq 22 } | Select-Object -First 1
Close-TcpConnection function to close the connection:Close-TcpConnection -Connection $ConnectionToKill
Notes: This script may requires administrative privileges to run.