diff --git a/test_linkfail/start.sh b/test_linkfail/start.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
+source ../multi-host.conf
+
+LOGPREFIX=$1
+STRATEGY=$2
+
+mkdir -p logs; nfd-start &> logs/${LOGPREFIX}_nfd_A.log
+ssh $CTRL_B "cd $DIR; mkdir -p logs; nfd-start &> logs/${LOGPREFIX}_nfd_B.log"
+ssh $CTRL_C "cd $DIR; mkdir -p logs; nfd-start &> logs/${LOGPREFIX}_nfd_C.log"
+
+sleep 1
+> logs/${LOGPREFIX}_nfdc.log
+
+nfdc set-strategy / $STRATEGY &>> logs/${LOGPREFIX}_nfdc.log
+ssh $CTRL_B "nfdc set-strategy / $STRATEGY" &>> logs/${LOGPREFIX}_nfdc.log
+ssh $CTRL_C "nfdc set-strategy / $STRATEGY" &>> logs/${LOGPREFIX}_nfdc.log
+
+ssh $CTRL_C "nfdc register -c 10 /B udp4://$IP4_B1" &>> logs/${LOGPREFIX}_nfdc.log
+nfdc register -c 10 /B udp4://$IP4_B1 &>> logs/${LOGPREFIX}_nfdc.log
+nfdc register -c 20 /B udp4://$IP4_C1 &>> logs/${LOGPREFIX}_nfdc.log
+