To get Interface status, I strongly recommend you use SNMP.

This is a lot more flexible, and powerful, and allows you to monitor externally. Here is some working code:

use Net::SNMP::Interfaces;
my @StatusText = qw(Invalid-0 UP DOWN testing INVALID-4 dormant-5 Not-
+Present-6);
my $InterfacesObject = Net::SNMP::Interfaces->new(Hostname => $ARGV[0]
+ || 'localhost',
                                              Community => $ARGV[1] ||
+ 'public' )
     or die "*ERROR* : Could not connect\n";
my @InterfaceDetails = $InterfacesObject->all_interfaces();
print "Name: " . $_->name() . "\tStatus=" .
       $StatusText[$_->ifOperStatus()]  ." \n" for @InterfaceDetails;

---Run and Output ----
>perl test-SNMP-Basic.pl IP-Address-of-target   Community-name
Name: Serial2/0 Status=UP
Name: BRI1/2:2  Status=DOWN
Name: BRI1/3    Status=DOWN
Name: BRI1/3:1  Status=DOWN
Name: BRI1/3:2  Status=DOWN
Name: FastEthernet2/0   Status=UP
Name: FastEthernet2/1   Status=DOWN
Name: Hssi3/0   Status=UP
Name: Null0     Status=UP
Name: Loopback0 Status=UP
Name: Hssi3/0.605       Status=UP
Name: BRI1/0    Status=dormant-5
Name: Hssi3/0.700       Status=UP
Name: BRI1/0-Physical   Status=UP
Name: BRI1/0-Signaling  Status=dormant-5
Name: BRI1/0:1-Bearer Channel   Status=DOWN
Name: BRI1/0:2-Bearer Channel   Status=DOWN
Name: BRI1/1-Physical   Status=DOWN
Name: BRI1/1-Signaling  Status=DOWN
Name: BRI1/1:1-Bearer Channel   Status=DOWN
Name: BRI1/1:2-Bearer Channel   Status=DOWN
Name: BRI1/2-Physical   Status=DOWN
Name: BRI1/0:1  Status=dormant-5
Name: BRI1/2-Signaling  Status=DOWN
Name: BRI1/2:1-Bearer Channel   Status=DOWN
Name: BRI1/2:2-Bearer Channel   Status=DOWN
Name: BRI1/3-Physical   Status=DOWN
Name: BRI1/3-Signaling  Status=DOWN
Name: BRI1/3:1-Bearer Channel   Status=DOWN
Name: BRI1/3:2-Bearer Channel   Status=DOWN
Name: Hssi3/0.100       Status=UP
Name: Hssi3/0.679       Status=UP
Name: Hssi3/0.686       Status=UP
Name: BRI1/0:2  Status=dormant-5
Name: Dialer101 Status=dormant-5
Name: Hssi3/0.576       Status=UP
Name: BRI1/1    Status=DOWN
Name: BRI1/1:1  Status=DOWN
Name: BRI1/1:2  Status=DOWN
Name: BRI1/2    Status=DOWN
Name: BRI1/2:1  Status=DOWN
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In reply to Re: Need help to parse the text by NetWallah
in thread Need help to parse the text by GS

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