diff --git a/TestON/drivers/common/cli/sdnipclidriver.py b/TestON/drivers/common/cli/sdnipclidriver.py
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+import time
+import pexpect
+import struct, fcntl, os, sys, signal
+import sys
+import re
+import json
+sys.path.append("../")
+from drivers.common.clidriver import CLI
+
+
+class SDNIPCliDriver(CLI):
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        super(CLI, self).__init__()
+
+    def connect(self, **connectargs):
+        for key in connectargs:
+            vars(self)[key] = connectargs[key]
+
+        self.name = self.options['name']
+        self.handle = super(SDNIPCliDriver,self).connect(user_name = self.user_name, ip_address = self.ip_address,port = self.port, pwd = self.pwd)
+
+        if self.handle:
+            return self.handle
+        else :
+            main.log.info("NO HANDLE")
+            return main.FALSE
+    
+    def check_routes(self, brand, ip, user, pw):
+        self.handle.sendline("")
+        self.handle.expect("\$")    
+        main.log.info("Connecting to Pronto switch")
+        child = pexpect.spawn("telnet " + ip)
+        i = child.expect(["login:", "CLI#",pexpect.TIMEOUT])
+        if i == 0:
+            main.log.info("Username and password required. Passing login info.")
+            child.sendline(user)
+            child.expect("Password:")
+            child.sendline(pw)
+            child.expect("CLI#")
+        main.log.info("Logged in, getting flowtable.")
+        child.sendline("flowtable brief")
+        for t in range (9):
+            t2 = 9 - t
+            main.log.info("\r" + str(t2))
+            sys.stdout.write("\033[F")
+            time.sleep(1)
+        time.sleep(10)
+        main.log.info("Scanning flowtable")
+        child.expect("Flow table show")
+        count = 0
+        while 1:
+            i = child.expect(['17\d\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}','CLI#',pexpect.TIMEOUT])
+            if i == 0:
+                count = count + 1
+            elif i == 1:
+                a ="Pronto flows: " + str(count) + "\nDone\n"
+                main.log.info(a)
+                break
+            else:
+                break
+        return count
+    def disconnect(self):
+        '''
+        Called when Test is complete to disconnect the Quagga handle.  
+        '''
+        response = ''
+        try:
+            self.handle.close()
+        except:
+            main.log.error("Connection failed to the host")
+            response = main.FALSE
+        return response