Using the perldoc of Net::Telnet (which N::T::C uses for the heavy lifting), we see:

last_prompt - last prompt read
$string = $obj->last_prompt;
$prev = $obj->last_prompt($string);

With no argument this method returns the last prompt read by cmd() or login().

So you need to 'try' to login to determine which login (user/pass or just pass) you'll need.

VinsWorldcom@\\vmware-host\Shared Folders> cat test.pl
#!/usr/bin/perl

use strict;
use warnings;

use Net::Telnet::Cisco 1.10;

my $session = Net::Telnet::Cisco->new(
    Host      => $ARGV[0],
    binmode   => 1,
    Errmode   => 'return',
) or die "Failed to connect";

$session->login;
printf "%s\n", $session->last_prompt;
# if/then logic based on "$session->last_prompt" goes here
$session->close;

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And now the output - first to a router needing User/Pass, second to a router just requiring a password:

VinsWorldcom@\\vmware-host\Shared Folders> test.pl r1
Username:

VinsWorldcom@\\vmware-host\Shared Folders> test.pl r2
Password:

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In reply to Re: Make decisions based on login prompt with Net::Telnet::Cisco by VinsWorldcom
in thread Make decisions based on login prompt with Net::Telnet::Cisco by jzn

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