Ruby Network Script

metallica1973 · 11-21-2007, 11:01 AM

Can someone give show me a sample script using Ruby that can query a subnet,tell me if a device is available(router,switches, NAM's and etc.) whether or not a port is open for service(telnet tcp 23), and to be sorted in a nice format and have it execute at a certain time of the day and e-mailed to certain addresses. I am new to shell scripting.

bigearsbilly · 11-22-2007, 05:57 AM

is that all?

hmm, it's almost too easy.

metallica1973 · 11-22-2007, 08:04 PM

It is for my work. I have been ask to right a script for reporting!

Alien_Hominid · 11-22-2007, 11:17 PM

There aren't such samples because samples are just examples (usually) and not complete projects like this. You need to piece code together from samples to get a working solution.

bigearsbilly · 11-23-2007, 03:19 AM

start by using netcat

this is a notoriously difficult thing to do with any certainty.

metallica1973 · 11-23-2007, 05:29 AM

for a beginner programmer like myself, what it be easier to learned Interpreted languages or compiled languages to start with? I am a bit confused.

jschiwal · 11-23-2007, 05:45 AM

I'll ignore the last question because I can't understand it.

You said that you would be using ruby. Check what modules are available in ruby dealing with ICMP and with e-mail. You mentioned devices like switches & routers. A switch won't have an IP address of it's own but may respond to ICMP and provide the info you require.

However, you might want to look into something like Nagios, or for a very large network, openNMS. Why reinvent the wheel?

metallica1973 · 11-23-2007, 07:47 AM

I am just think that I will stick with the basics. thanks