Telnetting in php ( Cisco devices )

[lynxus]

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Wolphie]

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.

[lynxus]

Shell script?

 

Sorry i probably woudlnt know where to start with that lol

[trq]

Yeah, I'm really not sure php is the best solution to such a problem. Id'e be inclined to use Bash and Expect.

[lynxus]

Humm ok.

 

Maybe ill try perl and the telnet::cisco plugin..

 

 

Thanks

Guys

[mbeals]

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