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If I just have an IP and login credentials, is it possible to infer the host's "Device Type" so that I can avoid having to know that beforehand? |
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ktbyers
Mar 18, 2025
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SSH autodetect is the common way to do this: https://github.com/ktbyers/netmiko/blob/develop/EXAMPLES.md#auto-detection-using-ssh Generally, you would use this to learn the device_type(s) of remote devices and then store this information somewhere for future connections. |
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SSH autodetect is the common way to do this:
https://github.com/ktbyers/netmiko/blob/develop/EXAMPLES.md#auto-detection-using-ssh
Generally, you would use this to learn the device_type(s) of remote devices and then store this information somewhere for future connections.