lynxus Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 Hi guys, I have spent the passed year or so making massive php scripts that output cisco config based on a few simple bits of data.. Anyway. Ive come across a problem where just echoing to a blank page for me to copy and paste to the device just isnt an option ( Need to configure 32 switches everytime i make i change ) So, What id like to do is have the script telnet to my devices and do the code for me. Summat along the lines of below : ( My main issue is the telnet part, and how to confirm the command was sent correctly and the router is now ready for the next command ) 1) Select the devices from a database ie: 10.0.0.1 10.0.0.2 10.0.0.3 2) Telnet to 10.0.0.1 and start doing my lines of code.. IE: conf t int blaa description blaa 2.5) Do point 2 again, but for the next device ( 10.0.0.2 ) Does anyone have any idea how to achieve this? Thanks Graham Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/113694-telnetting-in-php-cisco-devices/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolphie Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 You will need to use socket in PHP to acheive this. Although, I don't see why you wouldn't just use a shell script. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/113694-telnetting-in-php-cisco-devices/#findComment-584271 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynxus Posted July 8, 2008 Author Share Posted July 8, 2008 Shell script? Sorry i probably woudlnt know where to start with that lol Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/113694-telnetting-in-php-cisco-devices/#findComment-584285 Share on other sites More sharing options...
trq Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 Yeah, I'm really not sure php is the best solution to such a problem. Id'e be inclined to use Bash and Expect. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/113694-telnetting-in-php-cisco-devices/#findComment-584309 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynxus Posted July 8, 2008 Author Share Posted July 8, 2008 Humm ok. Maybe ill try perl and the telnet::cisco plugin.. Thanks Guys Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/113694-telnetting-in-php-cisco-devices/#findComment-584321 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbeals Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 Humm ok. Maybe ill try perl and the telnet::cisco plugin.. Thanks Guys that would be the way to go. It will be the most flexible of the options, especially in terms of error handling Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/113694-telnetting-in-php-cisco-devices/#findComment-584355 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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