Rob,

Thanks for the reply.

But no errors here:

bash-3.00# perl testing.pl 
1..73
ok 1 - use Net::SSH2;
ok 2 - new session isa Net::SSH2
ok 3 - error state clear
ok 4 - set banner
ok 5 - LIBSSH2_* constants
ok 6 - list version match
ok 7 # skip version not decimal
ok 8 - banner is SSH-2.0-libssh2_1.4.0
ok 9 - poll indefinite
ok 10 - poll 1/4 second
ok 11 - ->sock is undef before connect

To test the connection capabilities of Net::SSH2, we need a test site 
+running
a secure shell server daemon.  Enter 'localhost' to use this host.

Select host [ENTER to skip]: 192.168.1.98

ok 12 - connect to 192.168.1.98
ok 13 - ->sock isa IO::Socket::INET isa IO::Socket::INET
ok 14 - kex method: diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha1
ok 15 - hostkey method: ssh-rsa
ok 16 - crypt_cs method: aes128-ctr
ok 17 - crypt_sc method: aes128-ctr
ok 18 - mac_cs method: hmac-sha1
ok 19 - mac_sc method: hmac-sha1
ok 20 - comp_cs method: none
ok 21 - comp_sc method: none
ok 22 - have MD5 hostkey hash
ok 23 - have SHA1 hostkey hash

Enter username [root]: netcool
ok 24 - authenticate: gssapi-keyex,gssapi-with-mic,publickey,password,
+keyboard-interactive
ok 25 - list matches comma-separated
ok 26 - not authenticated yet
[user netcool]
Password: ok 27 - authenticated via: keyboard
ok 28 - authenticated successfully
ok 29 - new channel isa Net::SSH2::Channel
ok 30 - set blocking
ok 31 - not at EOF
ok 32 - normal extended data handling
ok 33 - merge extended data
ok 34 - empty setenv
ok 35 - set environment variables
ok 36 - verify session
ok 37 - set disconnect callback
ok 38 - SFTP session isa Net::SSH2::SFTP
ok 39 - verify session
ok 40 - create directory net_ssh2_1737
ok 41 - stat directory
ok 42 - type is directory
ok 43 - directory name matches
ok 44 - put testing.pl to remote
ok 45 # skip - IO::Scalar required
ok 46 # skip - IO::Scalar required
ok 47 - unlink non-existant file fails
ok 48 - got LIBSSH2_FX_NO_SUCH_FILE error
ok 49 - rename net_ssh2_1737/testing.pl -> net_ssh2_1737/testing.pl.re
+named
ok 50 - stat net_ssh2_1737/testing.pl.renamed
ok 51 - stat filename matches
ok 52 - stat filesize matches
ok 53 - opened file isa Net::SSH2::File
ok 54 - compare stat and fstat
ok 55 - compare fstat % and %$
ok 56 - opened directory isa Net::SSH2::Dir
ok 57 - found net_ssh2_1737/testing.pl.renamed
ok 58 - opened file isa Net::SSH2::File
ok 59 - read '\# THIS LINE WILL BE READ BY A TEST BELOW'
ok 60 - unlink net_ssh2_1737/testing.pl.renamed
ok 61 - remove directory net_ssh2_1737
ok 62 - close SFTP session
ok 63 - exec 'ls -d /'
ok 64 - got poll response
ok 65 - got input event
ok 66 - got result '/'
ok 67 - no more lines
ok 68 # skip  - public key infrastructure not present
ok 69 # skip  - public key infrastructure not present
ok 70 # skip  - public key infrastructure not present
ok 71 # skip  - public key infrastructure not present
ok 72 - close channel
ok 73 - sent disconnect message
[download]

Thanks,
Ashok.