Thanks for reply, honestly I really want to learn how to do this but need guideance on the "how to." What I need is: ex: 10.1.1.1 40ms 10.1.1.2 40ms I can provide IP's for the perl script to log into but need it to automate the process. I have over 800 appliances I need this done on, so yes, it would be preferred to automate the process.