Yes, you should go to a higher level then. Select a managed code component
that you can use within the .NET Framework like the following:
Internet Communications Components from Dart
www.dart.com IP*Works!
www.nsoftware.com NOTE: I have not used either of these (I work at a lower level and didn't
need them yet) and am not affiliated at all with these companies :)
I have HEARD though that the IP*Works! stuff is good.
[quoted text, click to view] "J.C." <JC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Ray, I did read the Telnet Client info. I was looking for something at a
> higher level.
> Is the next level up APIs of a comerical product or can I get to the MS
> TELNET product? I would like to avoid buffer management and such, but I
> do
> have books here to work at this lower level if necessary.
>
>
> --
> J.C.
>
>
> "Ray Cassick (Home)" wrote:
>
>> Take a look in the DOTNET documentation for a class called
>> System.Net.Sockets.
>>
>> You can use this to open a connection to the router using a socket and
>> what
>> ever protocol you need.
>>
>> "J.C." <JC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:FC8E364C-1DC6-47A9-9027-6BDD13A5E4ED@microsoft.com...
>> > So, my first OOP.
>> > Read configuration files from 200 CISCO routers and build a database
>> > of
>> > L-3 & L-2 circuits.
>> > What current method should I be using for a TELNET client? Winsock
>> > controls
>> > look to be from the VB 6.0 time. What is current with VB.NET?
>> > Streaming with..?
>> > Now I'm off to read the XML book.
>> > All suggestions will save me years.
>> >
>> > --
>> > J.C.
>>
>>
>>