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@@ -117,3 +117,8 @@ memory and `sysctl` configuration (see `INSTALL`.)
 
 This example creates a 64-host tree network, and attempts to check full
 connectivity using `ping`, for different switch/datapath types.
+
+#### numberedports.py
+
+This example verifies the mininet ofport numbers match up to the ovs port numbers.
+It also verifies that the port numbers match up to the interface numbers
diff --git a/examples/test/test_numberedports.py b/examples/test/test_numberedports.py
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@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+"""
+Test for numberedports.py
+"""
+
+import unittest
+import pexpect
+from collections import defaultdict
+
+
+class testNumberedports( unittest.TestCase ):
+
+    def testConsistency( self ):
+        """verify consistency between mininet and ovs ports"""
+        p = pexpect.spawn( 'python -m mininet.examples.numberedports' )
+        opts = [ 'Validating that s1-eth\d is actually on port \d ... Validated.', 
+                 'Validating that s1-eth\d is actually on port \d ... WARNING', 
+                 pexpect.EOF ]
+        correct_ports = True
+        count = 0
+        while True:
+            index = p.expect( opts )
+            if index == 0:
+                count += 1
+            elif index == 1:
+                correct_ports = False
+            elif index == 2:
+                self.assertNotEqual( 0, count )
+                break
+            self.assertTrue( correct_ports )
+
+    def testNumbering( self ):
+        """verify that all of the port numbers are printed correctly and consistent with their interface"""
+        p = pexpect.spawn( 'python -m mininet.examples.numberedports' )
+        opts = [ 's1-eth(\d+) :  (\d+)', 
+                 pexpect.EOF ]
+        count_intfs = 0
+        while True:
+            index = p.expect( opts )
+            if index == 0:
+                count_intfs += 1
+                intfport = p.match.group( 1 )
+                ofport = p.match.group( 2 )
+                self.assertEqual( intfport, ofport )
+            elif index == 1:
+                self.assertNotEqual( 0, count_intfs )
+                break
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()