I have recently been made aware of Net::Telnet and ::Cisco modules which are pretty handy for telneting to a device.

My problem lies in that im trying to use Perl (for automation) to telnet to a line on a 2511 Access Server, a line that contains a directly connected device.

For instance:

####BEGIN CODE 
#!/usr/bin/perl
no strict;

#### Define Library Locations ###
#use lib '/root/Net-Telnet-3.03/blib/lib/Net/';use lib '/root/Net-Teln
+et-Cisco-1.10/blib/lib/';
 
 
#### Define Modules to use ####
use Net::Telnet::Cisco;
 
 
#### Create Telnet Connection to Device####
my $telnet = Net::Telnet::Cisco->new(Host=>'1.2.3.4 2005',
                                     Timeout=>2,
                                     Errmode=>'die');
$telnet->waitfor('/Username:/') or die('FAILED');
$telnet->print('xxxx');
$telnet->waitfor('/Password:/') or die('FAILED');
$telnet->print('xxxx');
#$telnet->send_wakeup('connect');
 
$telnet->waitfor('/PROMPT>/');
@output = $telnet->cmd('show ver');
 
print @output;

[download]
####END CODE

Someone mentioned they thought I needed a colon between the IP and LINE of the device (e.g. 1.2.3.4:2005 instead of 1.2.3.4 2005). I use a space whenever I telnet via a shell prompt and it works.

The odd thing is that when I use the script above and issue "cmd('show ver')" the output is a 'show ver' of the 2511 and not the device connected. Its like im connected to the 2511 and not the device.

I've used both ::telnet and ::cisco but both produce the same result. It's as though perl's interpretation of telnet is different than that of which i type from a shell prompt.

Am i really missing something? I ask because you guys are the masters, im the schoolboy.

Any help is greatly appreciated,

Edit by tye: Add CODE tags

In reply to Telneting to a 2511 Access Server Device on line 2005 by llod45

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