NAME

Net::Telnet::Cisco::IOS -- Manage Cisco IOS Devices

DESCRIPTION

Net::Telnet::Cisco::IOS (NTCI) is an extension of Joshua Kereos's Net::Telnet::Cisco module and provides an easy way to manage and monitor Cisco IOS devices. I'll mention this a lot, but make sure you read up on Net::Telnet::Cisco for a lot of information. I'm a network guy, not a developer, so I'm not familiar with the Perl community and how everything is done. With that in mind, I've resorted to copying a lot of stuff and changing keywords. This POD, for example, is a direct ripoff of Josh Kereos's POD for Net::Telnet::Cisco. Forgive me, all. :)

WHEN TO USE NTCI

NTCI can do a lot, but it's not the best way to do all of it. I'd suggest you take a look at some SNMP solutions. It's up to you to figure out when and where you want to use it, but don't say I didn't warn you.

METHODS

There are way too many methods to list here, so head over to http://ntci.sourceforge.net for a full list with documentation.

SHORT EXAMPLE

        use Net::Telnet::Cisco:IOS;

        # Connect and login
        $connection = Net::Telnet::Cisco::IOS->new( Host => 'hostname');
        $connection->login( Name => 'username', Password => 'password'  );

        # Get the IOS version
        if ( $ver = $connection->getIOSVer() )  {
                print "The device is running version " . $ver . "\n";
        }
        else  {
                print "Can't get the version:\n";
                print $connection->errmsg();
        }
        
        # Close the connection
        $connection->close();

MORE INFO

For more information, examples, and some tips, turn your browser to http://ntci.sourceforge.net.

AUTHOR

NTCI is written by Aaron Conaway. He can be reached at aaron at aconaway period com.

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

(c) 2005 by Aaron Conaway.

NTCI is distributed under the GPL and may be used by anyone without changes.