Re: interacting with shell - another newbie question
James Stroud schrieb: Yes, and finding ways to have employees pointlessly waste time is equal to simply removing them. Not as long as they are paid for the wasted time. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: interacting with shell - another newbie question
James wrote: Hello, I work in this annoying company where I have to autheticate myself to the company firewall every 30-50 minutes in order to access the internet. (I think it's a checkpoint fw). I have to run telnet what.ever.ip.address 259 then it prompts me with userid, then password, then I have to select 1. Then the program closes itself and the internet is enabled. I would like to automate this process with Python and run it every 30 miniutes so I don't have to keep typing in these userid/password everytime. How can this be done? Is there a module I can use to interact with the shell? (I'm running linux) Thank you. James Sounds like the perfect way to get fired. To be sure though, remember to store your password in clear text ;) However bizarre the security measures seem it's obviously in place to make sure it's *you* sitting at the computer. Scripting the authentication process is equal to simply removing it. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: interacting with shell - another newbie question
Tina I wrote: James wrote: Hello, I work in this annoying company where I have to autheticate myself to the company firewall every 30-50 minutes in order to access the internet. (I think it's a checkpoint fw). I have to run telnet what.ever.ip.address 259 then it prompts me with userid, then password, then I have to select 1. Then the program closes itself and the internet is enabled. I would like to automate this process with Python and run it every 30 miniutes so I don't have to keep typing in these userid/password everytime. How can this be done? Is there a module I can use to interact with the shell? (I'm running linux) Thank you. James Sounds like the perfect way to get fired. To be sure though, remember to store your password in clear text ;) However bizarre the security measures seem it's obviously in place to make sure it's *you* sitting at the computer. Scripting the authentication process is equal to simply removing it. Yes, and finding ways to have employees pointlessly waste time is equal to simply removing them. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: interacting with shell - another newbie question
James Stroud wrote: Tina I wrote: James wrote: Hello, I work in this annoying company where I have to autheticate myself to the company firewall every 30-50 minutes in order to access the internet. (I think it's a checkpoint fw). I have to run telnet what.ever.ip.address 259 then it prompts me with userid, then password, then I have to select 1. Then the program closes itself and the internet is enabled. I would like to automate this process with Python and run it every 30 miniutes so I don't have to keep typing in these userid/password everytime. How can this be done? Is there a module I can use to interact with the shell? (I'm running linux) Thank you. James Sounds like the perfect way to get fired. To be sure though, remember to store your password in clear text ;) However bizarre the security measures seem it's obviously in place to make sure it's *you* sitting at the computer. Scripting the authentication process is equal to simply removing it. Yes, and finding ways to have employees pointlessly waste time is equal to simply removing them. The clue, of course, is right there at the start of the original post: I work at this annoying company What the OP really needs is a new employer if it's impossible to do anything about the policy. The company and the employee are clearly incompatible. regards Steve -- Steve Holden +44 150 684 7255 +1 800 494 3119 Holden Web LLC/Ltd http://www.holdenweb.com Skype: holdenweb http://del.icio.us/steve.holden Blog of Note: http://holdenweb.blogspot.com See you at PyCon? http://us.pycon.org/TX2007 -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
interacting with shell - another newbie question
Hello, I work in this annoying company where I have to autheticate myself to the company firewall every 30-50 minutes in order to access the internet. (I think it's a checkpoint fw). I have to run telnet what.ever.ip.address 259 then it prompts me with userid, then password, then I have to select 1. Then the program closes itself and the internet is enabled. I would like to automate this process with Python and run it every 30 miniutes so I don't have to keep typing in these userid/password everytime. How can this be done? Is there a module I can use to interact with the shell? (I'm running linux) Thank you. James -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: interacting with shell - another newbie question
James wrote: Hello, I work in this annoying company where I have to autheticate myself to the company firewall every 30-50 minutes in order to access the internet. (I think it's a checkpoint fw). I have to run telnet what.ever.ip.address 259 then it prompts me with userid, then password, then I have to select 1. Then the program closes itself and the internet is enabled. I would like to automate this process with Python and run it every 30 miniutes so I don't have to keep typing in these userid/password everytime. How can this be done? Is there a module I can use to interact with the shell? (I'm running linux) Thank you. James You shouldn't have to work through the shell. Just connect directly via telnetlib. Here is an example that you should be able to modify easily to meet your needs. http://docs.python.org/lib/telnet-example.html -Larry -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: interacting with shell - another newbie question
James wrote: Hello, I work in this annoying company where I have to autheticate myself to the company firewall every 30-50 minutes in order to access the internet. (I think it's a checkpoint fw). I have to run telnet what.ever.ip.address 259 then it prompts me with userid, then password, then I have to select 1. Then the program closes itself and the internet is enabled. I would like to automate this process with Python and run it every 30 miniutes so I don't have to keep typing in these userid/password everytime. How can this be done? Is there a module I can use to interact with the shell? (I'm running linux) Thank you. James You should really randomize the timing somehow--and skip some intervals. You do not want some turd figuring out that you have scripted the process and ratting on you to the dorks who came up with this scheme. Maybe keep track of your manual activites for a while in terms of timing and then attempt to approximate what you find using the random module. James -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
