Thanks to Bret and Mikkel for their pointers. The issue was the fact that my command prompt in my script did not match exactly with what telnet actually gave me. Thanks for the help Mike "Mikkel L. Ellertson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 09/13/2000 11:35:17 AM Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: Re: [OT] Perl Telnet script On Wed, 13 Sep 2000, Michael Butler/CanEast/IBM wrote: > > Hi Brett, > Thanks for the help. At least I know the code works. I can't connect to a > RedHat 6.2 box or any one of 10 AIX boxes. Interesting that it would work > for you. I'll try by ip address although I know that I can connect by name > its just that I get the response that it is waiting for a command prompt. > > Thanks again > Mike > How fast does a normal telnet connect from the machine running the Pearl program to the machine the program is trying to connect to? Also, did you double check to see if the command prompt you get when you telnet in matches the one Pearl is expecting? Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup. _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list