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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+"""
+This example shows how to create a network and run multiple tests.
+For a more complicated test example, see udpbwtest.py.
+"""
+
+from mininet.cli import CLI
+from mininet.log import lg, info
+from mininet.net import Mininet
+from mininet.node import OVSKernelSwitch
+from mininet.topolib import TreeTopo
+
+def ifconfigTest( net ):
+    "Run ifconfig on all hosts in net."
+    hosts = net.hosts
+    for host in hosts:
+        info( host.cmd( 'ifconfig' ) )
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    lg.setLogLevel( 'info' )
+    info( "*** Initializing Mininet and kernel modules\n" )
+    OVSKernelSwitch.setup()
+    info( "*** Creating network\n" )
+    network = Mininet( TreeTopo( depth=2, fanout=2 ), switch=OVSKernelSwitch)
+    info( "*** Starting network\n" )
+    network.start()
+    info( "*** Running ping test\n" )
+    network.pingAll()
+    info( "*** Running ifconfig test\n" )
+    ifconfigTest( network )
+    info( "*** Starting CLI (type 'exit' to exit)\n" )
+    CLI( network )
+    info( "*** Stopping network\n" )
+    network.stop()