using wscript to batch telnet...

[dwcasey]

I have to telnet to a lot of hosts and was able to use the below script for automating a single telnet. How can I combine this with a loop of sorts to read through a list of hostnames and open a telnet to each host?

The "catch" is that I have to telnet to two boxes before I can telnet out to the "world". This client has a DMZ server of sorts, then their server, then the remote site machines.

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@ECHO OFF
:: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
:: temp_SendKeys.VBS will contain the "commands"
ECHO.set handler=WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")>temp_SendKeys.VBS
ECHO.WScript.sleep 1500 >>temp_SendKeys.VBS


:: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
:: Open Connection To DMZ
ECHO.handler.SendKeys "open 1.2.3.4~" >>temp_SendKeys.VBS
ECHO.WScript.sleep 1500 >>temp_SendKeys.VBS


:: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
:: Send My Login Name
ECHO.handler.SendKeys "user01~" >>temp_SendKeys.VBS
ECHO.WScript.sleep 1500 >>temp_SendKeys.VBS
:: Send My Password
ECHO.handler.SendKeys "mypass~" >>temp_SendKeys.VBS
ECHO.WScript.sleep 1500 >>temp_SendKeys.VBS


:: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
:: Send Stuff to be done
ECHO.handler.SendKeys "uname -a~" >>temp_SendKeys.VBS
ECHO.WScript.sleep 1500 >>temp_SendKeys.VBS

:: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
:: Open Connection To Customer server
ECHO.handler.SendKeys "tn dmzsrv01~" >>temp_SendKeys.VBS
ECHO.WScript.sleep 1500 >>temp_SendKeys.VBS

:: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
:: Send My Login Name
ECHO.handler.SendKeys "user01~" >>temp_SendKeys.VBS
ECHO.WScript.sleep 1500 >>temp_SendKeys.VBS
:: Send My Password
ECHO.handler.SendKeys "mypass~" >>temp_SendKeys.VBS
ECHO.WScript.sleep 1500 >>temp_SendKeys.VBS

:: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
:: Send Stuff to be done
ECHO.handler.SendKeys "uname -a~" >>temp_SendKeys.VBS
ECHO.handler.SendKeys "export TMOUT=0~" >>temp_SendKeys.VBS
ECHO.WScript.sleep 1500 >>temp_SendKeys.VBS

:: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
:: Open Connection To REMOTE Customer site
ECHO.handler.SendKeys "tn exthost01~" >>temp_SendKeys.VBS
ECHO.WScript.sleep 1500 >>temp_SendKeys.VBS

:: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
:: Logout
:: ECHO.handler.SendKeys "exit~" >>temp_SendKeys.VBS
:: ECHO.WScript.sleep 1250 >>temp_SendKeys.VBS
:: ECHO.handler.SendKeys " " >>temp_SendKeys.VBS
:: ECHO.WScript.sleep 1250 >>temp_SendKeys.VBS
:: ECHO.handler.SendKeys "quit~" >>temp_SendKeys.VBS
:: ECHO.WScript.sleep 1250 >>temp_SendKeys.VBS


:: Open a Telnet Windows
start telnet.EXE

:: Run the script
cscript//nologo temp_SendKeys.VBS

:: Delete the temporary file
DEL temp_SendKeys.VBS

quit
exit

 

[markdmac]

Take a look at SysInternals PSEXEC. Easily scriptable adn lets you run code remotely on another machine.

I hope you find this post helpful.

Regards,

Mark

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[dwcasey]

Ok, I forgot to mention, or I was not clear. I am telnet`ing from my XP Pro client to an AIX server, to another AIX server, then finally out to a remote site that is an AIX server.

 

[markdmac]

Sorry I don't know anything about AIX. Would not know what would be possible, but I assume vbscript is out of the picture since that is a MS technology.

I hope you find this post helpful.

Regards,

Mark

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http://www.thespidersparlor.com/vbscript

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[dilettante]

You might peruse thread329-1397077 for ideas.

I'd forget about SendKeys entirely (despite the thread title above). It's terribly unreliable because other windows can take focus at any time, leaving you up a creek. I'd throw that BAT/CMD file as far as I could too. Why not just write a CScript to do the job and call it good?