Re: Advice: Network code experiments

[c-era]

I written many scripts for cisco routers and switches, and every time I have used Net::Telnet. It works great, I have a script that changes the passwords on all devices. Another script clears and then checks all the interfaces for errors. I also have a script that resores the configuration from a tftp server. And to top it all off I have a script that updates the IOS from a tftp server.

P.S. I have over 200 cisco devices I take care of.

[geektron]

I already have an idea about the modules that I can use ( or more correctly, I already have an idea about which modules I'll be using ).

I was looking for, as jcwren enumerated, ways to 'play' with the modules to learn them. I'm looking for silly little throwaway examples that I can use as learning experiments.

And for the task you're describing ( which is one of the projects I'll be doing ) I've already decided on IPC::Open3 ( and probably Expect.pm as well ). I will need to log the errors with updating configs. Logging those errors will be easier with IPC::Open3.