MindTerm 2.4 and Nortel Alteon Devices Running SSH
Pacheco, Rodolfo J, ALABS
rjpu@att.com
Thu, 15 Jan 2004 14:49:35 -0600
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I have been testing the MindTerm_2.4.1 API for communicating via ssh
to different network devices.
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Using SSH1Example or BasicClient as a base for my testing, most devices
that I tested worked OK.
The exception seems to be the Nortel Alteon Switch.
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The Alteon switch is running an ssh 1 server
(SSHClient.negotiateVersion() [SSH-1.5-1.2.27]) =20
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Doing some basic debugging the Input Stream seemed to "Dry out" after
doing the version negotiation.
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java.io.EOFException
at java.io.DataInputStream.readInt(DataInputStream.java:397)
at
com.mindbright.ssh.SSHPduInputStream.readFrom(SSHPduInputStream.java:80)
at
com.mindbright.ssh.SSHClient.receiveServerData(SSHClient.java:607)
at com.mindbright.ssh.SSHClient.boot(SSHClient.java:455)
at com.mindbright.ssh.SSHClient.bootSSH(SSHClient.java:422)
at com.mindbright.ssh.SSHClient.bootSSH(SSHClient.java:372)
at examples.SSH1Example.runWithPortFwd(SSH1Example.java:93)
at examples.SSH1Example.main(SSH1Example.java:288)
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Did anyone ever connect successfully to an Alteon Switch using this API?
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Any suggestions?
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Regards
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Rodolfo
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I have been
testing the MindTerm_2.4.1 API for communicating via =
ssh to different
network devices.</span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Using SSH1Example
or BasicClient as a base for my testing, most devices that I tested =
worked OK.</span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The
exception seems to be the Nortel Alteon Switch.</span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The Alteon switch
is running an ssh 1 server (SSHClient.negotiateVersion() =
[SSH-1.5-1.2.27])
</span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Doing some
basic debugging the Input Stream seemed to “Dry out” after =
doing
the version negotiation.</span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>java.io.EOFException</span><=
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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> &nbs=
p;
at java.io.DataInputStream.readInt(DataInputStream.java:397)</span></p>
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p;
at =
com.mindbright.ssh.SSHPduInputStream.readFrom(SSHPduInputStream.java:80)<=
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com.mindbright.ssh.SSHClient.receiveServerData(SSHClient.java:607)</span>=
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at com.mindbright.ssh.SSHClient.boot(SSHClient.java:455)</span></p>
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at com.mindbright.ssh.SSHClient.bootSSH(SSHClient.java:422)</span></p>
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at com.mindbright.ssh.SSHClient.bootSSH(SSHClient.java:372)</span></p>
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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> &nbs=
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at examples.SSH1Example.runWithPortFwd(SSH1Example.java:93)</span></p>
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at examples.SSH1Example.main(SSH1Example.java:288)</span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Did anyone
ever connect successfully to an Alteon Switch using this API?</span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Any
suggestions?</span></p>
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<p class=3DMsoAutoSig><i><span =
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