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Low-Level Network Device Interactions
In Chapter 1, Review of TCP/IP Protocol Suite and Python, we looked at the theories and specifications behind network communication protocols. We also took a quick tour of the Python language. In this chapter, we will start to dive deeper into the management of network devices using Python. In particular, we will examine the different ways in which we can use Python to programmatically communicate with legacy network routers and switches.
What do I mean by legacy network routers and switches? While it’s hard to imagine any networking device coming out today without an application programming interface (API) for programmatic communication, it is a known fact that many of the network devices deployed in ...
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