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+# Copyright 2017-present Open Networking Foundation
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+*** Settings ***
+Documentation     Library to DHCP Requests from an RG (source host)
+Library           OperatingSystem
+Library           SSHLibrary
+
+*** Keywords ***
+Send Dhclient Request
+    [Arguments]    ${ip}    ${user}    ${pass}    ${iface}    ${prompt}=$    ${prompt_timeout}=60s
+    [Documentation]    SSH's into the RG (src) and executes a dhclient against a particular interface
+    ${conn_id}=    SSHLibrary.Open Connection    ${ip}    prompt=${prompt}    timeout=${prompt_timeout}
+    SSHLibrary.Login    ${user}    ${pass}
+    SSHLibrary.Write    sudo dhclient ${iface}
+    Read Until    [sudo] password for ${user}:
+    SSHLibrary.Write    ${pass}
+    ${result}=    Read Until    ${prompt}
+    SSHLibrary.Close Connection
+    [Return]    ${result}
+
+Add Default Route to Dst Gateway
+    [Arguments]    ${ip}    ${user}    ${pass}    ${src_gateway}    ${dst_subnet}    ${iface}    ${prompt}=$    ${prompt_timeout}=60s
+    [Documentation]    SSH's into the RG (src) and adds an entry to the routing table
+    ${conn_id}=    SSHLibrary.Open Connection    ${ip}    prompt=${prompt}    timeout=${prompt_timeout}
+    SSHLibrary.Login    ${user}    ${pass}
+    SSHLibrary.Write    sudo ip route add ${dst_subnet} via ${src_gateway} dev ${iface}
+    Read Until    [sudo] password for ${user}:
+    SSHLibrary.Write    ${pass}
+    ${result}=    Read Until    ${prompt}
+    SSHLibrary.Close Connection
+    [Return]    ${result}
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