using wget to submit a form on linksys router

Shell Programming and Scripting
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I'm trying to use wget to submit a form. I have tried to dig out what is actually being "posted" and where, using tamperdata (see below).

Here is my wget command:

wget --http-user=xyz --http-password=xyz --post-data='submit_button=Filters&change_action=&submit_type=save&action=Apply&blocked_service=&filter_web=&filter_policy=&f_status=0&services_array=53%3A53%3A17%3ADNS%28%26nbsp%3B%290%3A0%3A1%3APing%28%26nbsp%3B%29443%3A443%3A6%3AHTTPS%28%26nbsp%3B%2921%3A21%3A6%3AFTP%28%26nbsp%3B%29110%3A110%3A6%3APOP3%28%26nbsp%3B%29143%3A143%3A6%3AIMAP%28%26nbsp%3B%2925%3A25%3A6%3ASMTP%28%26nbsp%3B%29119%3A119%3A6%3ANNTP%28%26nbsp%3B%2923%3A23%3A6%3ATelnet%28%26nbsp%3B%29161%3A161%3A17%3ASNMP%28%26nbsp%3B%2969%3A69%3A17%3ATFTP%28%26nbsp%3B%29500%3A500%3A17%3AIKE%28%26nbsp%3B%2980%3A80%3A6%3AHTTP%28%26nbsp%3B%29&services_length=13&service_applist=&blocked_service0=&blocked_service1=&blocked_service2=&blocked_service3=&blocked_service4=&blocked_service5=&blocked_service6=&blocked_service7=&blocked_service8=&blocked_service9=&wait_time=3&start=&f_id=1&f_name=faceboook&f_status1=disable&f_status2=allow&day_all=1&time_all=1&host0=www.facebook.com&host1=&host2=&host3=&url0=facebook&url1=&url3=&url4=&Add_Service_Name=&Add_Service_Port_S=0&Add_Service_Port_E=0&Add_Service_Protocol=23&end=' http://10.0.0.1/Filters.asp
--2009-04-08 13:58:03--  http://10.0.0.1/Filters.asp
Connecting to 10.0.0.1:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... No data received.
Retrying.

I can succesfully authenticate to this routers web interface, with the following:

wget --keep-session-cookies --http-user=xyz --http-password=xyz http://10.0.0.1/
Connecting to 10.0.0.1:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 401 Unauthorized
Connecting to 10.0.0.1:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 Ok
Length: unspecified [text/html]
Saving to: `index.html.4'

    [   <=>                                                                                                                       ] 73,195       126K/s   in 0.6s    

2009-04-08 14:04:10 (126 KB/s) - `index.html.4' saved [73195]

Ive tried a couple different variations of the command, but I think I'm using the wrong syntax. I'm not even sure if i'm on the right track with the "postdata" i'm using.

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Ok, I think ive figured it out. I just need to clean it up a bit so it doesn't DL temp files, but here's basically what I did:
This example used to enable/disable a filter on my linksys router:
use "tamper-data" plugin in firefox to get the information that is actually being submitted and where. Take the URL form the top window (not the "referrer URL from the "request header" window). Use that URL in the following command:
wget --http-user=<user> --http-password=<password> --post-file=<file containing the "POSTDATA"> http://10.0.0.1/apply.cgi
The post-file should contain only the data taken from the "request header value" (ie everything AFTER the "POSTDATA=" if you copy it out of tamper-data...which in this case begins with "submit_button...")