Let me explain.
My script go on a text file that contain IP addresses. I have a subroutine that duty is to connect to a remote machine.


I use a while loop that each time call the subroutine to connect to a remote machine.

this function suppose to go on all the file with the IP addresses. but when an error occurs during the connection ( No ping, console port is occupied, etc) the script stops.


I want the script to generate an error lets say "The server is unreacable" each time it encounter an error, and continue to the outher IP's.

sub connect {
        my ($console_server,$console_port) = @_;
        my $telnet = new Net::Telnet ( Timeout=>10,Port => $console_po
+rt ,Errmode=>'return');
        $telnet->open("$console_server");
        if ($telnet->errmsg){
               print "errmsg: " . $telnet->errmsg . "\n";
        } else {
               print"success\n";
        }

        print ("loginig in...\n");
        $telnet->print('user');
        $telnet->waitfor('/password: $/i');
        $telnet->print('password');
                $telnet->waitfor('/# ?$/i');
                print ("exiting...\n");
                $telnet->print('exit');
        }
}


while (<DATA>) {
        my $line = $_;
        print "trying to connect to console server $console_server_tem
+p port $console_port_temp \n";
        &connect($console_server_temp,$console_port_temp);
}

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I tried the first option and the script stoped the moment an error occured.

The secoond option didn't worked, when i tried to run the script i got a lot of error messages about not recognizing the $telnet.

Global symbol "$telnet" requires explicit package name at ./connect_telnet.pl line 37.

Global symbol "$telnet" requires explicit package name at ./connect_telnet.pl line 39.

Global symbol "$telnet" requires explicit package name at ./connect_telnet.pl line 43.

Global symbol "$telnet" requires explicit package name at ./connect_telnet.pl line 56.

Global symbol "$telnet" requires explicit package name at ./connect_telnet.pl line 57.

Global symbol "$telnet" requires explicit package name at ./connect_telnet.pl line 58.

Global symbol "$telnet" requires explicit package name at ./connect_telnet.pl line 59.

Global symbol "$telnet" requires explicit package name at ./connect_telnet.pl line 63.

Global symbol "$telnet" requires explicit package name at ./connect_telnet.pl line 7

Any suggestions?? Thanks!!

In reply to Re^2: Trying to capture error message using telnet::net by tprizler
in thread Trying to capture error message using telnet::net by tprizler

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