sub openport{ my ($name,$ip,$port)= @_ ; print "Connecting to $name @ $ip:$port " if $debug > 1; my $nameport = $name.$port; $$nameport = new Net::Telnet (Timeout => 120); $$nameport->errmode("return"); $$nameport->open(Host => $ip, Port => $port); if (($error = $$nameport->errmsg) ne ""){ return $error; } else { return "OK"; # Now we send F-11 change the session to clear text. $$nameport->cmd("[Here's the problem]"); } }