Re: Telnet Homeseer

["Patrick Lidstone" <patrick@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "David Buckley" <db@e...> wrote:
>
> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "aashram" <groups@a...> wrote:
> >
> > has anyone written a script in homeseer / vbscript which will
> > telnet and log onto a machine and execute a command. Can this be
> > done with winsock ? Unable to google a sample source code
> > with winsock.
>
> telnet is actually quite a complex protocol to do properly.  Winsock
> will provide the underlying TCP transport mechanism, but you then need
> to build protocol handlers on top of it.
>
> $35 paid to www.vandyke.com will get you a copy of CRT, which is a
> vbscript capable terminal emulator, which will then allow you to
> telnet to a box, logon to said box, and execute commands, and even (if
> your scripting is up to it(!)) allow you to act on the result of the
> commands.

You could also try catalyst socketwrench freeware edition

http://www.catalyst.com/download/freeware.html

I'm pretty sure (but not 100% certain) that the telnet control is
included as part of the freeware package.

Patrick