From: Charles Manafa (charles.manafa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Wed Dec 19 2001 - 13:51:30 GMT-3
"Expect" is one of the best ways to automate any interactive application
such as telnet. I use it to telnet to routers and switches, to determine
status of interfaces, backup configs, tftp new configs etc. It runs on both
NT and Unix, and very easy to learn. The url is http://expect.nist.gov
CM
----- Original Message -----
From: "Larson, Chris (Contractor)" <Chris.Larson@ed.gov>
To: "'Miller, Nathan - Perot'" <NHMiller@chw.edu>; <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 4:29 PM
Subject: RE: Router Management Scripts
> We had developed at one time a *nix script that would go out and enable
port
> security on all of our switches enterprise wide. It worked pretty well. We
> used TACACS so login and enable did not change from switch to switch which
> made it easier.
>
>
> We simple had a list of addresses for the switches and the commands to
> execute at each switch. It would telnet, login, config t, issue the
> commands, wr mem, logout and move on.
>
> It was kinda like a
> waitfor "username"
> write "laron11"
> waitfor "password"
> write "password"
>
> I think it was just a simple shell script of sorts. Not sure which shell
> though.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Miller, Nathan - Perot [mailto:NHMiller@chw.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 10:52 AM
> To: 'ccielab@groupstudy.com'
> Subject: OT: Router Management Scripts
>
>
> First - THIS IS OFF TOPIC if you are offended by such posts please read no
> further ;-}
>
> Has anyone out there developed/obtained or know of scripts to automate
> repetitive administrative tasks on Cisco routers? Note: I am not in the
> market for Ciscoworks.
> Thanks in advance,
>
>
> Nathan Miller
> Network Specialist - CCNP, CCDP
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