On Tue, Dec 20, 2005, Adam M <curl_at_irotas.net> said:

> Hi,
>
> I am researching various ways for automating telnet sessions to a Cisco
> switch. One idea that came up was to use libcurl (C or C++ binding) to
> log into the switch via telnet and issue the various commands that we
> would like to send (e.g., sending ACL commands).
>
> Unfortunately, I have been unsuccessful in locating any examples of
> using libcurl for this sort of purpose, so I'm wondering if it's perhaps
> out of scope for the library.
>
> Any advice/direction here would be greatly appreciated.
>

dont re-invent the wheel. see if existing tools will work.

http://www.kiwisyslog.com/cattools2.htm

http://www.experts-exchange.com/Hardware/Routers/Q_21108412.html

i am a perl hacker, so i use the Net::Telnet::Cisco way myself...

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