[rancid] Re: accessing routers from another router

[Ed Ravin]

On Wed, Feb 28, 2007 at 05:32:15AM +0100, bostjan.fele at guest.arnes.si wrote:
> I need to collect the config from routers that are not directly
> reachable by the host that rancid runs on. I can ssh to the first
> router, then telnet to the ones that I need the config from.
> Was searching mailing list and found two threads but none of them
> works for me.
> 
> http://www.shrubbery.net/pipermail/rancid-discuss/2004-November/000905.html

I didn't know about that one, but even if I had, I think I would have
still written the patch mentioned here:

> http://www.shrubbery.net/pipermail/rancid-discuss/2006-May/001490.html

since it's more generic and can use any program, not just telnet/ssh, to
make the first hop.

Why didn't my "out of band" patch work for you?