> Does anyone know a way that I can automate a telnet session like one
> can with an FTP script?  I need the script to answer with my username
> when it asks, my password when it asks, and the number "2" when it
> asks.  These questions are asked in this order when the session to
> the telnet server is opened.  This should be simple, since the telnet
> server only asks these three questions.  I know how to do this with
> an FTP script but not with a telnet script .

> > Does anyone know a way that I can automate a telnet session like one
> > can with an FTP script?  I need the script to answer with my username
> > when it asks, my password when it asks, and the number "2" when it
> > asks.  These questions are asked in this order when the session to
> > the telnet server is opened.  This should be simple, since the telnet
> > server only asks these three questions.  I know how to do this with
> > an FTP script but not with a telnet script .

> Your best bet is something like TeraTerm Pro (freeware) which is built to be
> automated.
> http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA002416/teraterm.html
> If you do much telnetting, you'll love this thing.  And wait for Alex K.
> Angelopoulos to chime in; he's got some nifty add-ons/extensions for TTPro
> (but I'm daft today and can't find my shortcut to them).

> Does anyone know a way that I can automate a telnet session like one can
> with an FTP script?  I need the script to answer with my username when it
> asks, my password when it asks, and the number "2" when it asks.  These
> questions are asked in this order when the session to the telnet server is
> opened.  This should be simple, since the telnet server only asks these
> three questions.  I know how to do this with an FTP script but not with a
> telnet script .

> --

> echo set sh=WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")>telnet.vbs
> echo WScript.Sleep 500>>telnet.vbs
> echo sh.SendKeys "USERID">>telnet.vbs
> echo WScript.Sleep 500>>telnet.vbs
> echo sh.SendKeys "~">>telnet.vbs
> echo WScript.Sleep 500>>telnet.vbs
> echo sh.SendKeys "PASSWD">>telnet.vbs
> echo sh.SendKeys "~">>telnet.vbs

> start /realtime telnet.exe MACHINE
> C:\WINNT\system32\cscript.exe  //nologo telnet.vbs

> > Does anyone know a way that I can automate a telnet session like one can
> > with an FTP script?  I need the script to answer with my username when
it
> > asks, my password when it asks, and the number "2" when it asks.  These
> > questions are asked in this order when the session to the telnet server
is
> > opened.  This should be simple, since the telnet server only asks these
> > three questions.  I know how to do this with an FTP script but not with
a
> > telnet script .

> > --

> > echo set sh=WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")>telnet.vbs
> > echo WScript.Sleep 500>>telnet.vbs
> > echo sh.SendKeys "USERID">>telnet.vbs
> > echo WScript.Sleep 500>>telnet.vbs
> > echo sh.SendKeys "~">>telnet.vbs
> > echo WScript.Sleep 500>>telnet.vbs
> > echo sh.SendKeys "PASSWD">>telnet.vbs
> > echo sh.SendKeys "~">>telnet.vbs

> > start /realtime telnet.exe MACHINE
> > C:\WINNT\system32\cscript.exe  //nologo telnet.vbs

> > > echo set sh=WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")>telnet.vbs

> Actually, the script above is not a vbscript, but a batch file that creates a

> Does anyone know a way that I can automate a telnet session like one can
> with an FTP script?  I need the script to answer with my username when it
> asks, my password when it asks, and the number "2" when it asks.  These
> questions are asked in this order when the session to the telnet server is
> opened.  This should be simple, since the telnet server only asks these
> three questions.  I know how to do this with an FTP script but not with a
> telnet script .

> :



> > > > echo set sh=WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")>telnet.vbs

> > Actually, the script above is not a vbscript, but a batch file that creates a

> The question I had is - why?

> I know there must be a reason for using a static batch script to generate a
> static VBScript, but I don't get it...

> > :



> > > > > echo set sh=WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")>telnet.vbs

> > > Actually, the script above is not a vbscript, but a batch file that
creates a

> > The question I had is - why?

> > I know there must be a reason for using a static batch script to generate a
> > static VBScript, but I don't get it...

> LOL, I guess Popete feels more comfortable with a batch file...

> I'm including the new "microsoft.public.windows.server.scripting"
newsgroup in
> this response.  This group is a new one focused on Windows administrative
> scripting issues, and fits well with the topic of your post.

> (And besides that, I'm shocked that we haven't already gotten 50 questions
in
> there about telnet automation...)

> > Does anyone know a way that I can automate a telnet session like one can
> > with an FTP script?  I need the script to answer with my username when
it
> > asks, my password when it asks, and the number "2" when it asks.  These
> > questions are asked in this order when the session to the telnet server
is
> > opened.  This should be simple, since the telnet server only asks these
> > three questions.  I know how to do this with an FTP script but not with
a
> > telnet script .

> Here's a real short summary answer related to this;  you've already gotten
the
> best how-to answers, but I will repeat what Curtis and Torgeir mentioned
for the
> people in windows.server.scripting...

> There's no native automated telnet tool. It is theoretically somewhat
possible
> with a screenscraper and the NT4-era telnet client, but the newer one
doesn't
> work worth a diddle due to various oddities such as screen control
characters.

> There are several telnet clients which can be automated; the "free" ones
include
> most prominently feature TeraTerm, IVT, and TelScript; below is my quote
of
> Torgeir quoting me on the three tools, for people in

> (did I really say all this?<g>) :

> ================
> ....There are several which are commercially
> available; the 2 which I use consistently are TeraTerm Pro and IVT Telnet.

> http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA002416/teraterm.html is the home page for
> TeraTerm; it is open and easy to use, but is beginning to age.

> http://home.planet.nl/~ruurdb/IVT.HTM IVT telnet is alive and kicking and
has
> just gone "semi-commercial" - if you don't need Kerberos support, you can
get it
> for free also.

> and then we have this one ;-)

> Subject: Telnet from WSH - AND IT'S ABOUT FLIPPIN' TIME!!!!!
> Newsgroups: microsoft.public.scripting.wsh
> Date: 2002-10-25 19:28:03 PST
> http://groups.google.com/groups?th=f46671143f20f68f

> ================

> As for scripts to handle this, the TeraTerm ones are easy.  The web server
I use
> is experimental and is not listening for uploads right now, so I can't get
my
> TTL scripts transferred, but a short set will be there "soon" at
> http://dev.remotenetworktechnology.com/files/ttscripts.zip

> In the interim, here's a TeraTerm script that logs on to a Win2K server
via
> Telnet and does a password change.  Details of the logon sequence and
characters
> to wait for will vary depending on the OS/type of the system to which you
> connect.

> ; 1 - we set variables - prompts and the passwords
>  UsernamePrompt = 'login:'
>  Username = 'administrator'
>  PasswordPrompt = 'password:'
>  ;Current password
>  ;New password (assumes a password change)
>  Password = 'modron'
>  NewPassword = 'modron'
>  ;this is the LOCAL log file
>  PathtoLogFile = 'c:\data\logs\w2klog.txt'

> ;2 - we connect
>  connect param2

> ;3 - then we log in
>  wait   UsernamePrompt
>  sendln Username
>  wait   PasswordPrompt
>  sendln Password

> ;4 - wait for the w2k prompt; if it doesn't come in 5 seconds,
> ; assume its OK
>  wait '>'
>  timeout=5

> ;5 - Login is done, so we start a log, 0 for text not binary,
> ; 1 for append not overwrite
>  logopen PathtoLogFile 0 1

> ;6a - Kludge - since I can't echo params to log,
> ' we'll do an ipconfig to capture address
>  sendln 'ipconfig'
>  wait '>'

> ;6b - Now we do the password change and exit
>  sendln 'net user ' Username ' *'
>  wait 'user:'
>  sendln NewPassword
>  wait 'confirm'
>  sendln NewPassword
>  wait '>'
>  sendln 'exit'

> ;7 - Stop logging
>  logclose

> --
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> about  Automate a telnet session ( or automate any application needed

> I'm including the new "microsoft.public.windows.server.scripting"
newsgroup in
> this response.  This group is a new one focused on Windows administrative
> scripting issues, and fits well with the topic of your post.

> (And besides that, I'm shocked that we haven't already gotten 50 questions
in
> there about telnet automation...)

> > Does anyone know a way that I can automate a telnet session like one can
> > with an FTP script?  I need the script to answer with my username when
it
> > asks, my password when it asks, and the number "2" when it asks.  These
> > questions are asked in this order when the session to the telnet server
is
> > opened.  This should be simple, since the telnet server only asks these
> > three questions.  I know how to do this with an FTP script but not with
a
> > telnet script .

> Here's a real short summary answer related to this;  you've already gotten
the
> best how-to answers, but I will repeat what Curtis and Torgeir mentioned
for the
> people in windows.server.scripting...

> There's no native automated telnet tool. It is theoretically somewhat
possible
> with a screenscraper and the NT4-era telnet client, but the newer one
doesn't
> work worth a diddle due to various oddities such as screen control
characters.

> There are several telnet clients which can be automated; the "free" ones
include
> most prominently feature TeraTerm, IVT, and TelScript; below is my quote
of
> Torgeir quoting me on the three tools, for people in

> (did I really say all this?<g>) :

> ================
> ....There are several which are commercially
> available; the 2 which I use consistently are TeraTerm Pro and IVT Telnet.

> http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA002416/teraterm.html is the home page for
> TeraTerm; it is open and easy to use, but is beginning to age.

> http://home.planet.nl/~ruurdb/IVT.HTM IVT telnet is alive and kicking and
has
> just gone "semi-commercial" - if you don't need Kerberos support, you can
get it
> for free also.

> and then we have this one ;-)

> Subject: Telnet from WSH - AND IT'S ABOUT FLIPPIN' TIME!!!!!
> Newsgroups: microsoft.public.scripting.wsh
> Date: 2002-10-25 19:28:03 PST
> http://groups.google.com/groups?th=f46671143f20f68f

> ================

> As for scripts to handle this, the TeraTerm ones are easy.  The web server
I use
> is experimental and is not listening for uploads right now, so I can't get
my
> TTL scripts transferred, but a short set will be there "soon" at
> http://dev.remotenetworktechnology.com/files/ttscripts.zip

> In the interim, here's a TeraTerm script that logs on to a Win2K server
via
> Telnet and does a password change.  Details of the logon sequence and
characters
> to wait for will vary depending on the OS/type of the system to which you
> connect.

> ; 1 - we set variables - prompts and the passwords
>  UsernamePrompt = 'login:'
>  Username = 'administrator'
>  PasswordPrompt = 'password:'
>  ;Current password
>  ;New password (assumes a password change)
>  Password = 'modron'
>  NewPassword = 'modron'
>  ;this is the LOCAL log file
>  PathtoLogFile = 'c:\data\logs\w2klog.txt'

> ;2 - we connect
>  connect param2

> ;3 - then we log in
>  wait   UsernamePrompt
>  sendln Username
>  wait   PasswordPrompt
>  sendln Password

> ;4 - wait for the w2k prompt; if it doesn't come in 5 seconds,
> ; assume its OK
>  wait '>'
>  timeout=5

> ;5 - Login is done, so we start a log, 0 for text not binary,
> ; 1 for append not overwrite
>  logopen PathtoLogFile 0 1

> ;6a - Kludge - since I can't echo params to log,
> ' we'll do an ipconfig to capture address
>  sendln 'ipconfig'
>  wait '>'

> ;6b - Now we do the password change and exit
>  sendln 'net user ' Username ' *'
>  wait 'user:'
>  sendln NewPassword
>  wait 'confirm'
>  sendln NewPassword
>  wait '>'
>  sendln 'exit'

> ;7 - Stop logging
>  logclose

> --
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> Set Tel = CreateObject("Telst.Tel.1")
> Tel.connect "192.168.2.11", "23"
> 'Tel.Minimize
> WScript.Sleep 2000
> Tel.PutCmd("Administrator" & vbCr)
> WScript.Echo Response
> Tel.PutCmd("password" & vbCr)
> WScript.Echo Response

> Alex, this script returns an error on both a Windows NT Server and A Windows
> XP Pro computer, both saying:

> Script: C:\Telnet.vbs
> Line: 1
> Char: 1
> Error:  ActiveX component can't create object:  'Telst.Tel.1'
> Code:  800A01AD
> Source:  Microsoft VBScript runtime engine

> > I'm including the new "microsoft.public.windows.server.scripting"
> newsgroup in
> > this response.  This group is a new one focused on Windows administrative
> > scripting issues, and fits well with the topic of your post.

> > (And besides that, I'm shocked that we haven't already gotten 50 questions
> in
> > there about telnet automation...)

> > > Does anyone know a way that I can automate a telnet session like one can
> > > with an FTP script?  I need the script to answer with my username when
> it
> > > asks, my password when it asks, and the number "2" when it asks.  These
> > > questions are asked in this order when the session to the telnet server
> is
> > > opened.  This should be simple, since the telnet server only asks these
> > > three questions.  I know how to do this with an FTP script but not with
> a
> > > telnet script .

> > Here's a real short summary answer related to this;  you've already gotten
> the
> > best how-to answers, but I will repeat what Curtis and Torgeir mentioned
> for the
> > people in windows.server.scripting...

> > There's no native automated telnet tool. It is theoretically somewhat
> possible
> > with a screenscraper and the NT4-era telnet client, but the newer one
> doesn't
> > work worth a diddle due to various oddities such as screen control
> characters.

> > There are several telnet clients which can be automated; the "free" ones
> include
> > most prominently feature TeraTerm, IVT, and TelScript; below is my quote
> of
> > Torgeir quoting me on the three tools, for people in
> windows.server.scripting
> > (did I really say all this?<g>) :

> > ================
> > ....There are several which are commercially
> > available; the 2 which I use consistently are TeraTerm Pro and IVT Telnet.

> > http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA002416/teraterm.html is the home page for
> > TeraTerm; it is open and easy to use, but is beginning to age.

> > http://home.planet.nl/~ruurdb/IVT.HTM IVT telnet is alive and kicking and
> has
> > just gone "semi-commercial" - if you don't need Kerberos support, you can
> get it
> > for free also.

> > and then we have this one ;-)

> > Subject: Telnet from WSH - AND IT'S ABOUT FLIPPIN' TIME!!!!!
> > Newsgroups: microsoft.public.scripting.wsh
> > Date: 2002-10-25 19:28:03 PST
> > http://groups.google.com/groups?th=f46671143f20f68f

> > ================

> > As for scripts to handle this, the TeraTerm ones are easy.  The web server
> I use
> > is experimental and is not listening for uploads right now, so I can't get
> my
> > TTL scripts transferred, but a short set will be there "soon" at
> > http://dev.remotenetworktechnology.com/files/ttscripts.zip

> > In the interim, here's a TeraTerm script that logs on to a Win2K server
> via
> > Telnet and does a password change.  Details of the logon sequence and
> characters
> > to wait for will vary depending on the OS/type of the system to which you
> > connect.

> > ; 1 - we set variables - prompts and the passwords
> >  UsernamePrompt = 'login:'
> >  Username = 'administrator'
> >  PasswordPrompt = 'password:'
> >  ;Current password
> >  ;New password (assumes a password change)
> >  Password = 'modron'
> >  NewPassword = 'modron'
> >  ;this is the LOCAL log file
> >  PathtoLogFile = 'c:\data\logs\w2klog.txt'

> > ;2 - we connect
> >  connect param2

> > ;3 - then we log in
> >  wait   UsernamePrompt
> >  sendln Username
> >  wait   PasswordPrompt
> >  sendln Password

> > ;4 - wait for the w2k prompt; if it doesn't come in 5 seconds,
> > ; assume its OK
> >  wait '>'
> >  timeout=5

> > ;5 - Login is done, so we start a log, 0 for text not binary,
> > ; 1 for append not overwrite
> >  logopen PathtoLogFile 0 1

> > ;6a - Kludge - since I can't echo params to log,
> > ' we'll do an ipconfig to capture address
> >  sendln 'ipconfig'
> >  wait '>'

> > ;6b - Now we do the password change and exit
> >  sendln 'net user ' Username ' *'
> >  wait 'user:'
> >  sendln NewPassword
> >  wait 'confirm'
> >  sendln NewPassword
> >  wait '>'
> >  sendln 'exit'

> > ;7 - Stop logging
> >  logclose

> > --
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> Make sure you run the EXE from the location where it is being kept first -
and
> run the RegisterAll.bat script as well.  There are some weird dependencies
> between the files.

> I'm able to make it run OK...

> --
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> > Set Tel = CreateObject("Telst.Tel.1")
> > Tel.connect "192.168.2.11", "23"
> > 'Tel.Minimize
> > WScript.Sleep 2000
> > Tel.PutCmd("Administrator" & vbCr)
> > WScript.Echo Response
> > Tel.PutCmd("password" & vbCr)
> > WScript.Echo Response

> > Alex, this script returns an error on both a Windows NT Server and A
Windows
> > XP Pro computer, both saying:

> > Script: C:\Telnet.vbs
> > Line: 1
> > Char: 1
> > Error:  ActiveX component can't create object:  'Telst.Tel.1'
> > Code:  800A01AD
> > Source:  Microsoft VBScript runtime engine

> > > I'm including the new "microsoft.public.windows.server.scripting"
> > newsgroup in
> > > this response.  This group is a new one focused on Windows
administrative
> > > scripting issues, and fits well with the topic of your post.

> > > (And besides that, I'm shocked that we haven't already gotten 50
questions
> > in
> > > there about telnet automation...)

> > > > Does anyone know a way that I can automate a telnet session like one
can
> > > > with an FTP script?  I need the script to answer with my username
when
> > it
> > > > asks, my password when it asks, and the number "2" when it asks.
These
> > > > questions are asked in this order when the session to the telnet
server
> > is
> > > > opened.  This should be simple, since the telnet server only asks
these
> > > > three questions.  I know how to do this with an FTP script but not
with
> > a
> > > > telnet script .

> > > Here's a real short summary answer related to this;  you've already
gotten
> > the
> > > best how-to answers, but I will repeat what Curtis and Torgeir
mentioned
> > for the
> > > people in windows.server.scripting...

> > > There's no native automated telnet tool. It is theoretically somewhat
> > possible
> > > with a screenscraper and the NT4-era telnet client, but the newer one
> > doesn't
> > > work worth a diddle due to various oddities such as screen control
> > characters.

> > > There are several telnet clients which can be automated; the "free"
ones
> > include
> > > most prominently feature TeraTerm, IVT, and TelScript; below is my
quote
> > of
> > > Torgeir quoting me on the three tools, for people in
> > windows.server.scripting
> > > (did I really say all this?<g>) :

> > > ================
> > > ....There are several which are commercially
> > > available; the 2 which I use consistently are TeraTerm Pro and IVT
Telnet.

> > > http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA002416/teraterm.html is the home page
for
> > > TeraTerm; it is open and easy to use, but is beginning to age.

> > > http://home.planet.nl/~ruurdb/IVT.HTM IVT telnet is alive and kicking
and
> > has
> > > just gone "semi-commercial" - if you don't need Kerberos support, you
can
> > get it
> > > for free also.

> > > and then we have this one ;-)

> > > Subject: Telnet from WSH - AND IT'S ABOUT FLIPPIN' TIME!!!!!
> > > Newsgroups: microsoft.public.scripting.wsh
> > > Date: 2002-10-25 19:28:03 PST
> > > http://groups.google.com/groups?th=f46671143f20f68f

> > > ================

> > > As for scripts to handle this, the TeraTerm ones are easy.  The web
server
> > I use
> > > is experimental and is not listening for uploads right now, so I can't
get
> > my
> > > TTL scripts transferred, but a short set will be there "soon" at
> > > http://dev.remotenetworktechnology.com/files/ttscripts.zip

> > > In the interim, here's a TeraTerm script that logs on to a Win2K
server
> > via
> > > Telnet and does a password change.  Details of the logon sequence and
> > characters
> > > to wait for will vary depending on the OS/type of the system to which
you
> > > connect.

> > > ; 1 - we set variables - prompts and the passwords
> > >  UsernamePrompt = 'login:'
> > >  Username = 'administrator'
> > >  PasswordPrompt = 'password:'
> > >  ;Current password
> > >  ;New password (assumes a password change)
> > >  Password = 'modron'
> > >  NewPassword = 'modron'
> > >  ;this is the LOCAL log file
> > >  PathtoLogFile = 'c:\data\logs\w2klog.txt'

> > > ;2 - we connect
> > >  connect param2

> > > ;3 - then we log in
> > >  wait   UsernamePrompt
> > >  sendln Username
> > >  wait   PasswordPrompt
> > >  sendln Password

> > > ;4 - wait for the w2k prompt; if it doesn't come in 5 seconds,
> > > ; assume its OK
> > >  wait '>'
> > >  timeout=5

> > > ;5 - Login is done, so we start a log, 0 for text not binary,
> > > ; 1 for append not overwrite
> > >  logopen PathtoLogFile 0 1

> > > ;6a - Kludge - since I can't echo params to log,
> > > ' we'll do an ipconfig to capture address
> > >  sendln 'ipconfig'
> > >  wait '>'

> > > ;6b - Now we do the password change and exit
> > >  sendln 'net user ' Username ' *'
> > >  wait 'user:'
> > >  sendln NewPassword
> > >  wait 'confirm'
> > >  sendln NewPassword
> > >  wait '>'
> > >  sendln 'exit'

> > > ;7 - Stop logging
> > >  logclose

> > > --
> > > Please respond in the newsgroup so everyone may benefit.
> > >  http://dev.remotenetworktechnology.com
> > > (email requests for support contract information welcomed)
> > >  ----------
> > >  Subscribe to Microsoft's Security Bulletins:
> > >  http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/notify.asp

> Really?  I named the script telnet.vbs.  Where is the RegisterAll.bat script
> located?  This was the script:

> Set Tel = CreateObject("Telst.Tel.1")
> Tel.connect "192.168.0.1", "23"
> 'Tel.Minimize'
> WScript.Sleep 2000
> Tel.PutCmd("Administrator" & vbCr)
> WScript.Echo Response
> Tel.PutCmd("password" & vbCr)
> WScript.Echo Response

> > Make sure you run the EXE from the location where it is being kept first -
> and
> > run the RegisterAll.bat script as well.  There are some weird dependencies
> > between the files.

> > I'm able to make it run OK...

> > --
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> > > Set Tel = CreateObject("Telst.Tel.1")
> > > Tel.connect "192.168.2.11", "23"
> > > 'Tel.Minimize
> > > WScript.Sleep 2000
> > > Tel.PutCmd("Administrator" & vbCr)
> > > WScript.Echo Response
> > > Tel.PutCmd("password" & vbCr)
> > > WScript.Echo Response

> > > Alex, this script returns an error on both a Windows NT Server and A
> Windows
> > > XP Pro computer, both saying:

> > > Script: C:\Telnet.vbs
> > > Line: 1
> > > Char: 1
> > > Error:  ActiveX component can't create object:  'Telst.Tel.1'
> > > Code:  800A01AD
> > > Source:  Microsoft VBScript runtime engine

> > > > I'm including the new "microsoft.public.windows.server.scripting"
> > > newsgroup in
> > > > this response.  This group is a new one focused on Windows
> administrative
> > > > scripting issues, and fits well with the topic of your post.

> > > > (And besides that, I'm shocked that we haven't already gotten 50
> questions
> > > in
> > > > there about telnet automation...)

> > > > > Does anyone know a way that I can automate a telnet session like one
> can
> > > > > with an FTP script?  I need the script to answer with my username
> when
> > > it
> > > > > asks, my password when it asks, and the number "2" when it asks.
> These
> > > > > questions are asked in this order when the session to the telnet
> server
> > > is
> > > > > opened.  This should be simple, since the telnet server only asks
> these
> > > > > three questions.  I know how to do this with an FTP script but not
> with
> > > a
> > > > > telnet script .

> > > > Here's a real short summary answer related to this;  you've already
> gotten
> > > the
> > > > best how-to answers, but I will repeat what Curtis and Torgeir
> mentioned
> > > for the
> > > > people in windows.server.scripting...

> > > > There's no native automated telnet tool. It is theoretically somewhat
> > > possible
> > > > with a screenscraper and the NT4-era telnet client, but the newer one
> > > doesn't
> > > > work worth a diddle due to various oddities such as screen control
> > > characters.

> > > > There are several telnet clients which can be automated; the "free"
> ones
> > > include
> > > > most prominently feature TeraTerm, IVT, and TelScript; below is my
> quote
> > > of
> > > > Torgeir quoting me on the three tools, for people in
> > > windows.server.scripting
> > > > (did I really say all this?<g>) :

> > > > ================
> > > > ....There are several which are commercially
> > > > available; the 2 which I use consistently are TeraTerm Pro and IVT
> Telnet.

> > > > http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA002416/teraterm.html is the home page
> for
> > > > TeraTerm; it is open and easy to use, but is beginning to age.

> > > > http://home.planet.nl/~ruurdb/IVT.HTM IVT telnet is alive and kicking
> and
> > > has
> > > > just gone "semi-commercial" - if you don't need Kerberos support, you
> can
> > > get it
> > > > for free also.

> > > > and then we have this one ;-)

> > > > Subject: Telnet from WSH - AND IT'S ABOUT FLIPPIN' TIME!!!!!
> > > > Newsgroups: microsoft.public.scripting.wsh
> > > > Date: 2002-10-25 19:28:03 PST
> > > > http://groups.google.com/groups?th=f46671143f20f68f

> > > > ================

> > > > As for scripts to handle this, the TeraTerm ones are easy.  The web
> server
> > > I use
> > > > is experimental and is not listening for uploads right now, so I can't
> get
> > > my
> > > > TTL scripts transferred, but a short set will be there "soon" at
> > > > http://dev.remotenetworktechnology.com/files/ttscripts.zip

> > > > In the interim, here's a TeraTerm script that logs on to a Win2K
> server
> > > via
> > > > Telnet and does a password change.  Details of the logon sequence and
> > > characters
> > > > to wait for will vary depending on the OS/type of the system to which
> you
> > > > connect.

> > > > ; 1 - we set variables - prompts and the passwords
> > > >  UsernamePrompt = 'login:'
> > > >  Username = 'administrator'
> > > >  PasswordPrompt = 'password:'
> > > >  ;Current password
> > > >  ;New password (assumes a password change)
> > > >  Password = 'modron'
> > > >  NewPassword = 'modron'
> > > >  ;this is the LOCAL log file
> > > >  PathtoLogFile = 'c:\data\logs\w2klog.txt'

> > > > ;2 - we connect
> > > >  connect param2

> > > > ;3 - then we log in
> > > >  wait   UsernamePrompt
> > > >  sendln Username
> > > >  wait   PasswordPrompt
> > > >  sendln Password

> > > > ;4 - wait for the w2k prompt; if it doesn't come in 5 seconds,
> > > > ; assume its OK
> > > >  wait '>'
> > > >  timeout=5

> > > > ;5 - Login is done, so we start a log, 0 for text not binary,
> > > > ; 1 for append not overwrite
> > > >  logopen PathtoLogFile 0 1

> > > > ;6a - Kludge - since I can't echo params to log,
> > > > ' we'll do an ipconfig to capture address
> > > >  sendln 'ipconfig'
> > > >  wait '>'

> > > > ;6b - Now we do the password change and exit
> > > >  sendln 'net user ' Username ' *'
> > > >  wait 'user:'
> > > >  sendln NewPassword
> > > >  wait 'confirm'
> > > >  sendln NewPassword
> > > >  wait '>'
> > > >  sendln 'exit'

> > > > ;7 - Stop logging
> > > >  logclose

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