text_combined: hashmat khan hashmatemailgmailcom ok latest try cmd certain commands doesnt work looks like print works dont see outputinput_log stdout cant verify commands print print output print aug 5 252 pm hashmatemgmailcom hashmat khan wrote hello rob thanks reply yes using nettelnet new perl aware methods start telnet using perl suggested worked completely wanted output use nettelnet new nettelnet timeout 10 prompt prompt dump_log stdout used previoulsy tried stdout hadnt worked basically looking output would come example used windows telnet login server output first see hex output secondly dont see prompt executing command thirdly dont see output commands like used ls using tprintls using cmd timeout commands want print input provided script output thanks hashmat tue aug 5 2008 457 rob dixon wrote hashmat khan wrote anybody used telnet want know redirect output stdout instead log file dump_log dumptxt important tell us exactly module youre using telnet comms protocol dont think mean perl module called telnet many telnet name assume youre using nettelnet dump_log parameter constructor method would much better youd said havent used module documentation says dump_log method accept open file handle well file name objectdump_logstdout work also ok put parameter constructor object nettelnetnewdump_log stdout youd rather like give try see hth rob unsubscribe email beginnersunsubscribeperlorg additional commands email beginnershelpperlorg httplearnperlorg thu 07 aug 2008 052353 0700 nettelnet