Thank you for the quick feedback. I did what you suggested and the output is posted below.

Executing subroutine ssh_to_ip
OpenSSH_5.5p1 Debian-4ubuntu5, OpenSSL 0.9.8o 01 Jun 2010
debug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh/ssh_config
debug1: Applying options for *
debug2: ssh_connect: needpriv 0
debug1: Connecting to 10.250.10.100 [10.250.10.100] port 22.
debug1: Connection established.
debug1: identity file /home/tmcurti/.ssh/id_rsa type -1
debug1: identity file /home/tmcurti/.ssh/id_rsa-cert type -1
debug1: identity file /home/tmcurti/.ssh/id_dsa type -1
debug1: identity file /home/tmcurti/.ssh/id_dsa-cert type -1
debug1: Remote protocol version 1.99, remote software version Cisco-1.
+25
debug1: no match: Cisco-1.25
debug1: Enabling compatibility mode for protocol 2.0
debug1: Local version string SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_5.5p1 Debian-4ubuntu5
debug2: fd 3 setting O_NONBLOCK
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT sent
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT received
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha256,diffie
+-hellman-group-exchange-sha1,diffie-hellman-group14-sha1,diffie-hellm
+an-group1-sha1
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: ssh-rsa-cert-v00@openssh.com,ssh-dss-cert-v
+00@openssh.com,ssh-rsa,ssh-dss
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr,arcfour256
+,arcfour128,aes128-cbc,3des-cbc,blowfish-cbc,cast128-cbc,aes192-cbc,a
+es256-cbc,arcfour,rijndael-cbc@lysator.liu.se
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr,arcfour256
+,arcfour128,aes128-cbc,3des-cbc,blowfish-cbc,cast128-cbc,aes192-cbc,a
+es256-cbc,arcfour,rijndael-cbc@lysator.liu.se
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: hmac-md5,hmac-sha1,umac-64@openssh.com,hmac
+-ripemd160,hmac-ripemd160@openssh.com,hmac-sha1-96,hmac-md5-96
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: hmac-md5,hmac-sha1,umac-64@openssh.com,hmac
+-ripemd160,hmac-ripemd160@openssh.com,hmac-sha1-96,hmac-md5-96
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: none,zlib@openssh.com,zlib
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: none,zlib@openssh.com,zlib
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: 
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: 
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: first_kex_follows 0 
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: reserved 0 
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: diffie-hellman-group1-sha1
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: ssh-rsa
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: aes128-cbc,3des-cbc,aes192-cbc,aes256-cbc
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: aes128-cbc,3des-cbc,aes192-cbc,aes256-cbc
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: hmac-sha1,hmac-sha1-96,hmac-md5,hmac-md5-96
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: hmac-sha1,hmac-sha1-96,hmac-md5,hmac-md5-96
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: none
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: none
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: 
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: 
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: first_kex_follows 0 
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: reserved 0 
debug2: mac_setup: found hmac-md5
debug1: kex: server->client aes128-cbc hmac-md5 none
debug2: mac_setup: found hmac-md5
debug1: kex: client->server aes128-cbc hmac-md5 none
debug2: dh_gen_key: priv key bits set: 124/256
debug2: bits set: 492/1024
debug1: sending SSH2_MSG_KEXDH_INIT
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_KEXDH_REPLY
debug1: Host '10.250.10.100' is known and matches the RSA host key.
debug1: Found key in /home/tmcurti/.ssh/known_hosts:5
debug2: bits set: 506/1024
debug1: ssh_rsa_verify: signature correct
debug2: kex_derive_keys
debug2: set_newkeys: mode 1
debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS sent
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS
debug2: set_newkeys: mode 0
debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS received
debug1: Roaming not allowed by server
debug1: SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_REQUEST sent
debug2: service_accept: ssh-userauth
debug1: SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_ACCEPT received
debug2: key: /home/tmcurti/.ssh/id_rsa ((nil))
debug2: key: /home/tmcurti/.ssh/id_dsa ((nil))
debug1: Authentications that can continue: keyboard-interactive,passwo
+rd
debug1: Next authentication method: keyboard-interactive
debug2: userauth_kbdint
debug2: we sent a keyboard-interactive packet, wait for reply
debug2: input_userauth_info_req
debug2: input_userauth_info_req: num_prompts 1
debug1: Authentication succeeded (keyboard-interactive).
debug1: setting up multiplex master socket
debug2: fd 4 setting O_NONBLOCK
debug1: channel 0: new [/home/tmcurti/.libnet-openssh-perl/cisco-10.25
+0.10.100-2449-484163]
debug1: Entering interactive session.
debug1: multiplexing control connection
debug2: fd 5 setting O_NONBLOCK
debug1: channel 1: new [mux-control]
debug2: process_mux_master_hello: channel 1 slave version 4
debug2: process_mux_alive_check: channel 1: alive check
debug2: channel 1: ctl read<=0 rfd 5 len 0
debug2: channel 1: read failed
debug2: channel 1: close_read
debug2: channel 1: input open -> drain
debug2: channel 1: ibuf empty
debug2: channel 1: input drain -> closed
debug2: channel 1: rcvd close
debug2: channel 1: output open -> drain
debug2: channel 1: obuf empty
debug2: channel 1: close_write
debug2: channel 1: output drain -> closed
debug2: channel 1: is dead (local)
debug2: channel 1: gc: notify user
debug2: channel 1: gc: user detached
debug2: channel 1: is dead (local)
debug2: channel 1: garbage collecting
debug1: channel 1: free: mux-control, nchannels 2

Opening command file cmd.txt
Executing command show run | inc nterface.*5 on device 10.250.10.100


Executing command show ver | inc uptime on device 10.250.10.100


Attempting to execute command show run | inc nterface.*5 on host 10.25
+0.10.100debug1: multiplexing control connection
debug2: fd 5 setting O_NONBLOCK
debug1: channel 1: new [mux-control]
debug2: process_mux_master_hello: channel 1 slave version 4
debug2: process_mux_alive_check: channel 1: alive check
debug2: process_mux_new_session: channel 1: request tty 0, X 0, agent 
+0, subsys 0, term "xterm", cmd "show run | inc nterface.*5", env 1
debug2: fd 7 setting O_NONBLOCK
debug1: channel 2: new [client-session]
debug2: process_mux_new_session: channel_new: 2 linked to control chan
+nel 1
debug2: channel 2: send open
debug2: callback start
debug2: client_session2_setup: id 2
debug1: Sending environment.
debug1: Sending env LANG = en_US.utf8
debug2: channel 2: request env confirm 0
debug1: Sending command: show run | inc nterface.*5
debug2: channel 2: request exec confirm 1
debug2: callback done
debug2: channel 2: open confirm rwindow 1024 rmax 4096
debug2: channel_input_status_confirm: type 99 id 2
debug2: exec request accepted on channel 2
debug1: client_input_channel_req: channel 2 rtype exit-status reply 0
debug2: channel 2: rcvd eof
debug2: channel 2: output open -> drain
debug2: channel 2: obuf empty
debug2: channel 2: close_write
debug2: channel 2: output drain -> closed
debug2: channel 2: rcvd close
debug2: channel 2: close_read
debug2: channel 2: input open -> closed
debug2: channel 2: almost dead
debug2: channel 2: gc: notify user
debug2: channel 1: rcvd close
debug2: channel 1: output open -> drain
debug2: channel 1: close_read
debug2: channel 1: input open -> closed
debug2: channel 2: gc: user detached
debug2: channel 2: send close
debug2: channel 2: is dead
debug2: channel 2: garbage collecting
debug1: channel 2: free: client-session, nchannels 3
debug1: channel 0: free: /home/tmcurti/.libnet-openssh-perl/cisco-10.2
+50.10.100-2449-484163, nchannels 2
debug1: channel 1: free: mux-control, nchannels 1
Connection to 10.250.10.100 closed by remote host.
Transferred: sent 1456, received 1256 bytes, in 1.2 seconds
Bytes per second: sent 1178.8, received 1016.9
debug1: Exit status -1
7
capture failed: master ssh connection brokenAttempting to execute comm
+and show ver | inc uptime on host 10.250.10.100
[download]

I see the master connection is broken but do not understand from the output why it was broken. Any ideas?