Cisco router configuration?

traveler has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

I'm looking for a tool to configure Cisco routers. I need to configure the router initially over the console port (possibly using Expect.pm and Device::SerialPort) because the current configuration will be unknown. I'll even have to do the password resetting magic by accessing the boot ROM. Then I can use Telnet possibly with Net::Telnet::Cisco or SNMP.

I know I can cobble something together, but if someone has something I can start with, I'd appreciate it.

Thanks! --traveler

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Re: Cisco router configuration? by LD2 (Curate) on Aug 16, 2001 at 01:12 UTC
I think that Cisco::Conf would be an option - it allows you to configure Cisco routers via TFTP.	[reply]
Re: Re: Cisco router configuration? by traveler (Parson) on Aug 16, 2001 at 01:20 UTC
Thanks. I should have mentioned that module in my post. I will do the remote config (via telnet, IIRC) and then use TFTP. It does not have the serial port config section, though. I was also unclear on how to enter a new configuration in the config file without downloading it from the router into the config file (with `save`). I have a library of configurations already and did not want to go to the trouble of loading each into a router then saving it into the config file of Cisco::Conf. If you've used this module, maybe you can tell me how to do that? Thanks! --traveler	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Cisco router configuration? by Dragonfly (Priest) on Aug 16, 2001 at 02:28 UTC
What model router is it that you're trying to configure? I had a couple Perl scripts that I used in the administration and configuration of the Cisco DSL routers, but they were the home models running the CBOS and not the standard Cisco IOS. However, they use Net::Telnet and seemed to invariably work without any problems, so maybe I can help you out.	[reply]
Re: Re: Cisco router configuration? by traveler (Parson) on Aug 16, 2001 at 20:52 UTC
I have some 2500s and 2600s (Ethernet/WAN routers) using IOS. I really need the serial part (the Net::Telnet and/or SNMP portions should not be too hard :-)) so I can send a break on boot and access the ROM monitor...	[reply]