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Net::SSH.start(ipaddress, "root", :password => "root") do |ssh|
	puts "reloading network interface"
	begin
		Timeout::timeout(network_reload_timeout) do
			ssh.exec!("/etc/init.d/network reload")
		end
	rescue Timeout::Error
		puts "connection closed from network change"
		ssh.shutdown!()
	end
end