You can run Linux on a 2500? I searched the archive for more details.. didn't find
any, anyone got a link?
-Eric
Karen E Young wrote:
> Chee Leong,
>
> There really isn't a need to write an external interface method (such as sockets)
>when one already exists.
>
> Most, if not all, of what you're asking for is available via SNMP. If you really
>want to write a program to obtain this info all you need to do is write one to issue
>SNMP GETs for the info you want to obtain, collect the responses, parse the data, and
>format it into your chosen format.
>
> Perl is a pretty good choice for something like this and it seems to me that I ran
>across something in Visual Basic that would let you do it too.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Karen Young
>
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> On 3/30/2001 at 10:30 AM Ryan O'Connell wrote:
>
> >There is no porvision for running code other than the IOS itself on a Cisco
> >router. (Except you can run Linux on 2500s, but that's probably not what
> >you're after)
> >
> >On Fri, Mar 30, 2001 at 04:14:43PM -0800, Tan Chee Leong wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> First, my apologies if the question makes no sense at all as I am just =
> >> evaluating it's possibility. I am also fairly new to CISCO stuff (only =
> >> got my CCNA a month ago) so your advise on this will be very helpful =
> >> although it is off-topic.
> >>
> >> I am thinking of writing some small programs within the IOS platform =
> >> such that it can communicate with an external host, using socket =
> >> programming if you like. I am interested in obtaining the following:
> >>
> >> 1. basic configuration. I know it's contained in the startup-config =
> >> and with snmp turned on, this information can be retrieved. However, =
> >> what if snmp is not turned on? Is it possible, without going to all the =
> >> routers to enable snmp, to still obtain this information from a host =
> >> using tcp? =20
> >> 2. route table. Particularly I am interested in studying the dynamic =
> >> changes of the route table over some period of time. Hence if the =
> >> router can periodically send information to some internal host within =
> >> the network, a collection of route tables can be obtained.
> >>
> >> If in the end I have to do my own programming, it will lead on to =
> >> several other questions:=20
> >>
> >> 1. is it feasible in the first place, given that CISCO IOS is =
> >> proprietory stuff? =20
> >> 2. where can I get programming info? any recommendations?
> >>
> >> Really appreciate if you can help me on this.
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >> Chee Leong
> >>
> >>
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