Telnet Script 2

[unable24]

I have a telnet script that works OK - 2 problems:

1) When it is done w/ the hostfile it keeps trying to telnet (to infinity).

2) How can I ensure that when it cannot log into a site (b/c site down), that it keeps going - and will create a list of the sites it could not reach???

See basic script:

#!/bin/sh
while read DOG
do
(
sleep 2
echo password
sleep 2
echo en
sleep 2
echo password
sleep 2
echo sho int
sleep 2
echo lo
echo " "
)|telnet $DOG
echo $DOG >> /users/john/miscfile.txt
sleep 1
clear
done < /users/john/hostdev.txt
fi

 

[ayjaycee]

Don't know what the telnet script problem is, but (having seen this & your ping post ;-)) I'm guessing that you're trying to set up monitoring for several unix boxes ???

If this is so, then (rather than Re-inventing The Wheel (TM)) I'd recommend looking at Big Brother (

http://bb4.com).

It does exactly what it says on the tin

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[unable24]

Actually, need the telnet script to make config changes...

 

[ayjaycee]

Wouldn't you be better using rsh (or better still, ssh) for that?

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[unable24]

You're talking to a beginner here - what are rsh or ssh? Shells? Utilities?