I have started to use a lot more ccie rack rentals from INE and currently use Secure CRT as my terminal client. At the moment I am using the tabbed screens and to set this up you need to enter a different username for each device.
Up until yesterday I was entering this info manually, so I went on the hunt for a script and found this blog post on the ieoc – ieoc.com/forums/p/18583/160329.aspx#160329 Credit for the work for my solution goes to runhegge, markus.wirth and Brian McGahan as they have all contributed to my final solution which is a collaboration of all the suggestions.
Don’t worry all the scripts are in a zip file at the bottom of the post.
To make this work you have to create a separate login script for each device and save it as r1.vbs, r2.vbs etc The login script looks like this
#$language = "VBScript" #$interface = "1.0" Sub Main() crt.Screen.Synchronous = True crt.Screen.Send VbCr crt.Screen.WaitForString "sername:" crt.Screen.Send "rsrack10r1" & VbCr crt.Screen.WaitForString "Password:" crt.Screen.Send "password" & VbCr crt.Screen.Send VbCr crt.Screen.Synchronous = False End Sub
Save these all into a folder called INE scripts or whatever you want.
Under each device in SecureCRT under Logon Actions link the device to it’s associated login script, I have mine stored on my google drive so it works from any device that I am using. i.e work / home
You now have a separate login script for each device, so when you login to that device it will use the username / password specified in the script. When you get a new rack rental your rack number and password changes, so you would have to update the details in in all the login scripts. Brian McGahan suggested using Ultra Edit which allows you to make changes to multiple files at the same time. And then runhegge put out the script below which does all this for you.
Save this script below as ine.cmd in the same folder as all your other login scripts
@echo off cls echo INE rsrackS set INPUT1= set INPUT2= set /P INPUT1=Enter rsrack#: %=% set /P INPUT2=Enter Password: %=% del R1.vbs del R2.vbs del R3.vbs del R4.vbs del R5.vbs del R6.vbs del SW1.vbs del SW2.vbs del SW3.vbs del SW4.vbs del BB1.vbs del BB2.vbs del BB3.vbs del TS.vbs REM R1 echo #$language = "VBScript" >> R1.vbs echo #$interface = "1.0" >> R1.vbs echo Sub Main() >> R1.vbs echo crt.Screen.Synchronous = True >> R1.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send VbCr >> R1.vbs echo crt.Screen.WaitForString "sername:" >> R1.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send "rsrack%INPUT1%r1" ^& VbCr >> R1.vbs echo crt.Screen.WaitForString "Password:" >> R1.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send "%INPUT2%" ^& VbCr >> R1.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send VbCr >> R1.vbs echo crt.Screen.Synchronous = False >> R1.vbs echo End Sub >> R1.vbs REM R2 echo #$language = "VBScript" >> R2.vbs echo #$interface = "1.0" >> R2.vbs echo Sub Main() >> R2.vbs echo crt.Screen.Synchronous = True >> R2.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send VbCr >> R2.vbs echo crt.Screen.WaitForString "sername:" >> R2.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send "rsrack%INPUT1%r2" ^& VbCr >> R2.vbs echo crt.Screen.WaitForString "assword:" >> R2.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send "%INPUT2%" ^& VbCr >> R2.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send VbCr >> R2.vbs echo crt.Screen.Synchronous = False >> R2.vbs echo End Sub >> R2.vbs REM R3 echo #$language = "VBScript" >> R3.vbs echo #$interface = "1.0" >> R3.vbs echo Sub Main() >> R3.vbs echo crt.Screen.Synchronous = True >> R3.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send VbCr >> R3.vbs echo crt.Screen.WaitForString "sername:" >> R3.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send "rsrack%INPUT1%r3" ^& VbCr >> R3.vbs echo crt.Screen.WaitForString "assword:" >> R3.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send "%INPUT2%" ^& VbCr >> R3.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send VbCr >> R3.vbs echo crt.Screen.Synchronous = False >> R3.vbs echo End Sub >> R3.vbs REM R4 echo #$language = "VBScript" >> R4.vbs echo #$interface = "1.0" >> R4.vbs echo Sub Main() >> R4.vbs echo crt.Screen.Synchronous = True >> R4.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send VbCr >> R4.vbs echo crt.Screen.WaitForString "sername:" >> R4.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send "rsrack%INPUT1%r4" ^& VbCr >> R4.vbs echo crt.Screen.WaitForString "assword:" >> R4.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send "%INPUT2%" ^& VbCr >> R4.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send VbCr >> R4.vbs echo crt.Screen.Synchronous = False >> R4.vbs echo End Sub >> R4.vbs REM R5 echo #$language = "VBScript" >> R5.vbs echo #$interface = "1.0" >> R5.vbs echo Sub Main() >> R5.vbs echo crt.Screen.Synchronous = True >> R5.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send VbCr >> R5.vbs echo crt.Screen.WaitForString "sername:" >> R5.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send "rsrack%INPUT1%r5" ^& VbCr >> R5.vbs echo crt.Screen.WaitForString "assword:" >> R5.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send "%INPUT2%" ^& VbCr >> R5.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send VbCr >> R5.vbs echo crt.Screen.Synchronous = False >> R5.vbs echo End Sub >> R5.vbs REM R6 echo #$language = "VBScript" >> R6.vbs echo #$interface = "1.0" >> R6.vbs echo Sub Main() >> R6.vbs echo crt.Screen.Synchronous = True >> R6.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send VbCr >> R6.vbs echo crt.Screen.WaitForString "sername:" >> R6.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send "rsrack%INPUT1%r6" ^& VbCr >> R6.vbs echo crt.Screen.WaitForString "assword:" >> R6.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send "%INPUT2%" ^& VbCr >> R6.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send VbCr >> R6.vbs echo crt.Screen.Synchronous = False >> R6.vbs echo End Sub >> R6.vbs REM SW1 echo #$language = "VBScript" >> SW1.vbs echo #$interface = "1.0" >> SW1.vbs echo Sub Main() >> SW1.vbs echo crt.Screen.Synchronous = True >> SW1.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send VbCr >> SW1.vbs echo crt.Screen.WaitForString "sername:" >> SW1.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send "rsrack%INPUT1%sw1" ^& VbCr >> SW1.vbs echo crt.Screen.WaitForString "assword:" >> SW1.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send "%INPUT2%" ^& VbCr >> SW1.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send VbCr >> SW1.vbs echo crt.Screen.Synchronous = False >> SW1.vbs echo End Sub >> SW1.vbs REM SW2 echo #$language = "VBScript" >> SW2.vbs echo #$interface = "1.0" >> SW2.vbs echo Sub Main() >> SW2.vbs echo crt.Screen.Synchronous = True >> SW2.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send VbCr >> SW2.vbs echo crt.Screen.WaitForString "sername:" >> SW2.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send "rsrack%INPUT1%sw2" ^& VbCr >> SW2.vbs echo crt.Screen.WaitForString "assword:" >> SW2.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send "%INPUT2%" ^& VbCr >> SW2.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send VbCr >> SW2.vbs echo crt.Screen.Synchronous = False >> SW2.vbs echo End Sub >> SW2.vbs REM SW3 echo #$language = "VBScript" >> SW3.vbs echo #$interface = "1.0" >> SW3.vbs echo Sub Main() >> SW3.vbs echo crt.Screen.Synchronous = True >> SW3.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send VbCr >> SW3.vbs echo crt.Screen.WaitForString "sername:" >> SW3.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send "rsrack%INPUT1%sw3" ^& VbCr >> SW3.vbs echo crt.Screen.WaitForString "assword:" >> SW3.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send "%INPUT2%" ^& VbCr >> SW3.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send VbCr >> SW3.vbs echo crt.Screen.Synchronous = False >> SW3.vbs echo End Sub >> SW3.vbs REM SW4 echo #$language = "VBScript" >> SW4.vbs echo #$interface = "1.0" >> SW4.vbs echo Sub Main() >> SW4.vbs echo crt.Screen.Synchronous = True >> SW4.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send VbCr >> SW4.vbs echo crt.Screen.WaitForString "sername:" >> SW4.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send "rsrack%INPUT1%sw4" ^& VbCr >> SW4.vbs echo crt.Screen.WaitForString "assword:" >> SW4.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send "%INPUT2%" ^& VbCr >> SW4.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send VbCr >> SW4.vbs echo crt.Screen.Synchronous = False >> SW4.vbs echo End Sub >> SW4.vbs REM BB1 echo #$language = "VBScript" >> BB1.vbs echo #$interface = "1.0" >> BB1.vbs echo Sub Main() >> BB1.vbs echo crt.Screen.Synchronous = True >> BB1.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send VbCr >> BB1.vbs echo crt.Screen.WaitForString "sername:" >> BB1.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send "rsrack%INPUT1%bb1" ^& VbCr >> BB1.vbs echo crt.Screen.WaitForString "assword:" >> BB1.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send "%INPUT2%" ^& VbCr >> BB1.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send VbCr >> BB1.vbs echo crt.Screen.Synchronous = False >> BB1.vbs echo End Sub >> BB1.vbs REM BB2 echo #$language = "VBScript" >> BB2.vbs echo #$interface = "1.0" >> BB2.vbs echo Sub Main() >> BB2.vbs echo crt.Screen.Synchronous = True >> BB2.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send VbCr >> BB2.vbs echo crt.Screen.WaitForString "sername:" >> BB2.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send "rsrack%INPUT1%bb2" ^& VbCr >> BB2.vbs echo crt.Screen.WaitForString "assword:" >> BB2.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send "%INPUT2%" ^& VbCr >> BB2.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send VbCr >> BB2.vbs echo crt.Screen.Synchronous = False >> BB2.vbs echo End Sub >> BB2.vbs REM BB3 echo #$language = "VBScript" >> BB3.vbs echo #$interface = "1.0" >> BB3.vbs echo Sub Main() >> BB3.vbs echo crt.Screen.Synchronous = True >> BB3.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send VbCr >> BB3.vbs echo crt.Screen.WaitForString "sername:" >> BB3.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send "rsrack%INPUT1%bb3" ^& VbCr >> BB3.vbs echo crt.Screen.WaitForString "assword:" >> BB3.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send "%INPUT2%" ^& VbCr >> BB3.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send VbCr >> BB3.vbs echo crt.Screen.Synchronous = False >> BB3.vbs echo End Sub >> BB3.vbs REM TS echo #$language = "VBScript" >> TS.vbs echo #$interface = "1.0" >> TS.vbs echo Sub Main() >> TS.vbs echo crt.Screen.Synchronous = True >> TS.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send VbCr >> TS.vbs echo crt.Screen.WaitForString "sername:" >> TS.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send "rsrack%INPUT1%" ^& VbCr >> TS.vbs echo crt.Screen.WaitForString "assword:" >> TS.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send "%INPUT2%" ^& VbCr >> TS.vbs echo crt.Screen.Send VbCr >> TS.vbs echo crt.Screen.Synchronous = False >> TS.vbs echo End Sub >> TS.vbs
Then all you have to do is fire off ine.cmd – enter your rack number and password and the script will update all the login scripts for each device with the new device specific username and password.
Go to secure crt – open your folder, connect in tabs and they all connect, I might make a short video on this later but for now all the scripts are available below
INE rack rental SecureCRT scripts
As a side note before the exam I will be swapping over to Putty on an XP machine for the last few weeks of labbing, just to make sure I am ok with putty windows, I have not decided to go for windows or a session to the terminal server?
Thank you very much, it worked !