Using automator/applescript to do terminal commands/ssh

hi,
pardon my extreme novice question here, but i was looking for quick & easy ways to create a small applet to basically run a script on a web server to remotely check & update it's IP address with its web host, and also serve internet services to a wifi access point.
here's the basic stuff we usually do in terminal —
my-Computer:~ admin-user$ ssh admin@+{web server IP, ex.: 0.0.0.0}+
+{we then have to wait for it to connect and ask for a password}+
Password: {our input for password}
Last login: Sat Jun 14 15:04:58 2008 from 0.0.0.10
Welcome to Darwin! +{so we are now connected}+
www:~ webserver-admin$ sudo /var/root/IP_update.sh
+{there is then a long output as that script runs and updates the IP with the web host}+
www:~ webserver-admin$ sudo route add -net 0.0.0.0/24 0.0.0.3 +{serve up internet services to a wifi access point, returns output that it was done, failed or already connected}+
www:~ webserver-admin$ sudo /opt/local/sbin/lighttpd -f /opt/local/etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf & +{starts up our web server, returns that it was started or already on because port 80 is in use}+
so that's what i want it to do. i thought using automator and the *run shell script* option in it would work, but i can't even get past the first ssh command without an error. i have it set to use /bin/sh, and have tried it with *pass input* setting set either way, *to stdin* or as arguments, but in either case, just on this first line alone, i get the following error —
Run shell script failed
Pseudo-terminal will not be allocated because stdin in not a terminal.
does anyone know why this is happening? how do i get around this and proceed on with my script using automator?
also, if anyone could please give tips about how to use the "pause" to have it wait for prompts over the network (like the "Password:" prompt coming back after an indeterminate number of seconds) and which automator command might be used to pop up a dialogue for user input (like asking for the password), it would be much appreciated. thanx.

You'd want the *do shell script* command in AppleScript for this
http://developer.apple.com/technotes/tn2002/tn2065.html
however you're not going to be able to use it as you would tools such as Expect which allow you to wait and provide additional input on stdin. If all you're doing is updating an IP address why not simplify the entire mess with BIND's dynamic updates?

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