Telnet

[Brian Cryer]

I have a question regarding telnet. If someone can point me to a better
newsgroup then please do ... but I want to do this on a pc running XP Pro
(so there is a tenuous connection).

Every week or two I need to telnet to a device, issue a couple of commands
and then disconnect. Easy enough, but it would save me the task if I could
automate it. Does anyone know a way of automating a script to telnet? All I
need to do is telnet to a specific address, supply a username and password,
followed by a couple of one line commands and then break the connection.

I've been looking for a simple way to script this, but haven't yet come up
with anything. Short of writing my own mini-application to do it, does
anyone know of a way?

thanks in advance,

Brian.

 

[Al Dykes]

I have a question regarding telnet. If someone can point me to a better
newsgroup then please do ... but I want to do this on a pc running XP Pro
(so there is a tenuous connection).

Every week or two I need to telnet to a device, issue a couple of commands
and then disconnect. Easy enough, but it would save me the task if I could
automate it. Does anyone know a way of automating a script to telnet? All I
need to do is telnet to a specific address, supply a username and password,
followed by a couple of one line commands and then break the connection.

I've been looking for a simple way to script this, but haven't yet come up
with anything. Short of writing my own mini-application to do it, does
anyone know of a way?

thanks in advance,

Brian.

Kermit (http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/) is the classic scriptable
terminal emulator. Look on tucows of other shareware sites for others.

 

[Brian Cryer]

Kermit (http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/) is the classic scriptable
terminal emulator. Look on tucows of other shareware sites for others.

Ace. Thanks.

 

[Malke]

Isn't Putty the Windows version of ssh? Wouldn't it be better to use ssh
than telnet, which sends passwords in the clear?

Malke

 

[Brian Cryer]

Brian Cryer wrote:


Isn't Putty the Windows version of ssh? Wouldn't it be better to use ssh
than telnet, which sends passwords in the clear?

Malke
--
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"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

Good point. In general, yes, sending passwords in the clear isn't a good
idea. In our case I'm talking to a device on our local network and I'm not
worried about security. But it is a good point to consider if I were doing
it across the web.

regards,

Brian.

www.cryer.co.uk/brian

 

[DevilsPGD]

In message <[email protected]> "Brian Cryer"

Good point. In general, yes, sending passwords in the clear isn't a good
idea. In our case I'm talking to a device on our local network and I'm not
worried about security. But it is a good point to consider if I were doing
it across the web.

Since it isn't possible to telnet across the web, I wouldn't worry.

However, if you were telneting across the net, I'd worry more.