It has already BEEN done !! :-)
""Brian"" wrote in message
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> 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"
> To:
> 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
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > >
> > > >--
> > > >Ryan O'Connell - -
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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