perl - ssh script to access remote Cisco router

I am using Knoppix 5.0.1 live CD that I have installed on a usb stick.
I am trying to write a perl script to access a cisco router using ssh2.
My intent is to login to the router, run a command, capture the output, and save the output for later processing on the Knoppix machine.

It appears that the ssh modules for perl do not exist on the 5.0.1 distribution.
So, I went looking for the program modules (.pm) elsewhere on the Internet but with no success.

Questions are:
1. Can I do ssh access with the existing perl provided with 5.0.1 Live CD?
2. Where can I get the necessary .pm files via the Internet?
3. Are the any dependencies or installation issues with .pm files from the Internet?
4. Does anyone have a sample perl script that does what I want to do?