Re: Cisco SNMP CDP Poll

[kderkinderen]

Sorry for the clueless question. How do I redirect the output to a test file? I tried a simple 1>/home/kderkind/outfile.txt but it was blank. I then tried to open a file from within - but I guess I don't understand the "format" and "write" well enough. Got nothing - output goes nowhere. Thanks, Kevin

[fingers]

Easiest way(I think) would be to change the bit of code that reads:


#Prompt for SNMP community string
print "community: ";
chomp($community = <STDIN>);

to 

$community=WHATEVERYOURCOMMUNITYSTRINGIS;

Then launch the script with cdppoll.pl ip > nameoftextfile
I am sure that there is a better way to do this(and one day I'll get off my but and add some text output as an option)
Or if you open a filehandle to write to inside the code change the format STDOUT to format FILEHANDLE and the write to write FILEHANDLE. That should work as well.

[jcoxen]

Put stuff like the community string into a config file and load it as needed. I use Config::Tiny but there are a host of alternatives.

I put any variable that I may need in more than one program into a central system config file. That way, when community strings, passwords, file paths, etc. change, I only have to modify one file instead of twenty.

Hope this helps,

Jack