netbsd is the most portable of the free nixes, thatd be the one to expect,
if one could do it.
Brian Whalen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Waguespack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 10:51 AM
Subject: Re: linux on a 2500 ? Was: Programming under IOS
> 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
> >
> > *********** REPLY SEPARATOR ***********
> >
> > 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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> > >
> > >--
> > >Ryan O'Connell - <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - http://www.complicity.co.uk
> > >
> > >I'm not losing my mind, no I'm not changing my lines,
> > >I'm just learning new things with the passage of time
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