> Hey y'all, > > This Project: I have to reset my modem thru a script > > what I can do: > > # I can telnet into the modem > > it asks me for my password > > then I gotta hit "r" to reset > > then I gotta hit "y" as a confirmation > > then it's done and I am back at the shell prompt > > > > ....need to get turned on to a very basic get me started tutorial > > ....and maybe after that, w/luck, a really good telnet example in a > > script. > > ya, i know, I am asking a lot...like I just wanna sit back, suck my > > thumb and twirl my hair and there it is. lol > > I just need a good point in the right direction...google and the man > > page didn't do me too much and I still maintain that google and the man page didn't do me much. Of course the man page is a must and man autoexpect as well Thomas Cameron wrote: > Look into autoexpect there is no easier way to get your feet wet w/this than autoexpect. thx Tom Les Mikesell wrote: > > Yet another way would be kermit. It has a scripting language designed > for chatting over serial ports which seems natural for this problem > and it also works over tcp connections. I used it long ago to > initialize modems periodically through a scripted chat, then moved > the modems to a terminal server and was able to continue to use > the same script by just changing the serial port connection to > a tcp address/port. thx Les, but it's a dun deal now. Jeff Kinz got me goin in the right direction, thx Jeff! here's the finished script for all that might be interested: ------------------------------------------------------------- #!/usr/bin/expect -f # name: reset-zoom.exp # by: rado@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ---"programming since fri nite" # script to start the zoom 5X ADSL modem/router # note: this script is not a norm "#!/bin/bash" script but rather an except script # note: this script originated by first recording it w/the following: # autoexpect -c telnet 10.0.0.1 # and tweaking it using the "exit" command strategically placed for debugging spawn telnet 10.0.0.1 expect "*********************************" send -- "\r" expect "Invalid password, please try again" send -- "****" send -- "****" send -- "***" send -- "\r" expect "Enter your selection below:" send -- "r" send -- "\r" expect "for main menu" send -- "y" send -- "\r" expect eof ---------------------------------------------- password blanked for security in this script. autoexpect produced ummm bout 150 lines of code/comment. Jeff Kinz gave me a huge hint to use "exit". That was the key to getting thru it. exit was a great debugging tool! The password was really a bitch! I was never ever able to just put in my password the first time. It would always say it was bad. So I just hit return and put it in the 2nd time around. It was not as easy as just writing it out and doing a "/r" ....keeps overwriting itself. seems like max 4 chars at a time. after tuning it all in, this format works fine. It take about 1 sec. to run, the modem takes 16-18 seconds to reboot. Thx y'all John Rose -- ...and I woke up 2 days later, in the back yard, talkin to Elvis!
