Connecting to Unix through TELNET and executing a Unix Script 2

[Dauphy]

Hi:

Can anyone point me in the right direction (sample code would be really nice) to connect to a Unix box using Telnet and then executing a script. I've looked high and low and realize there is asocket.dll which used to be free (but is quite pricey now) which will do the trick quite nicely. Thanks!

 

[dilettante]

Look at w3Sockets Reference. Free and may do what you require.

 

[Dauphy]

Well, I've downloaded and it makes sense - however I've never written any .asp which it is intended for; and I've written very little VB.NET. So, I just need a bit of a helping hand to get me started.

For example; first line should be as follows???

Imports Sockets

And to create a new socket object???

Dim TNSocket as New Socket

 

[Dauphy]

I figured this part out...

Imports socket.tcp
Private objsocket as new Socket.tcp


I'll keep plugging away...

 

[johnwm]

You will probably get more answers in forum796 - this forum focusses on VB5/6

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[Dauphy]

Thanks... I realized that after I posted. I was going to repost if I didn't figure it out... but all is good. That's an awesome tool!

 

[DonQuichote]

Are you sure you don't want to use SSH to do this? telnet is one of the old protocols that were developed before the intenet became a playground for evil attacks. Usernames and passwords are transmitted in plaintext as far as I know. Therefore, connections to a unix box are usually done using SSH. So if the unix box is on the big evil internet and not in your safe intranet, I would not use telnet directly.

 

[Dauphy]

Thanks Don... it's all internal. But I had better be safe and see if that particular .dll supports SSH. It probably does.

 

[dilettante]

Gosh, .Net huh?

Surely .Net has some built in whizbang for this in its megaruntime and gigalibraries? ;-)