Changes made to reflect new driver functions
diff --git a/TestON/drivers/common/cli/emulator/mininetclidriver.py b/TestON/drivers/common/cli/emulator/mininetclidriver.py
index 281fcf0..f049074 100644
--- a/TestON/drivers/common/cli/emulator/mininetclidriver.py
+++ b/TestON/drivers/common/cli/emulator/mininetclidriver.py
@@ -189,7 +189,6 @@
         '''
         Verifies the host's ip configured or not.
         '''
-        self.handle.sendline("")
         if self.handle :
             try:
                 response = self.execute(cmd=host+" ifconfig",prompt="mininet>",timeout=10)
@@ -319,6 +318,23 @@
         else:
             main.log.error("Connection failed to the host")
 
+    def getDPID(self, switch):
+        if self.handle:
+            self.handle.sendline("")
+            self.expect("mininet>")
+            cmd = "py %s.dpid" %switch
+            try:
+                response = self.execute(cmd=cmd,prompt="mininet>",timeout=10)
+                self.handle.expect("mininet>")
+                response = self.handle.before
+                return response
+            except pexpect.EOF:
+                main.log.error(self.name + ": EOF exception found")
+                main.log.error(self.name + ":     " + self.handle.before)
+                main.cleanup()
+                main.exit()
+
+
     def getInterfaces(self, node):
         '''
             return information dict about interfaces connected to the node
@@ -531,7 +547,6 @@
     def get_sw_controller(self,sw):
         command = "sh ovs-vsctl get-controller "+str(sw)
         try:
-            self.handle.expect("mininet")
             response = self.execute(cmd=command,prompt="mininet>",timeout=10)
             print(response)
             if response: