for line in f:
            line = line.rstrip()
            if re.match("da",line):
                (da,ID) = (line.split())[1:3]
                try:
                        da_dict[da].append(ID)
                except KeyError:
                        da_dict[da] = [ID]
            if re.match("cc",line):
                cc = (line.split())[1]
            if re.match("user",line):
                user = (line.split())[1]
            if re.match("pass",line):
                passwd = (line.split())[1]
        aDummyHandler = Dummy()
        protocol.rci_facility.handlers[:0] = [aDummyHandler]
        for key in da_dict.iterkeys():
                for an_id in key:
                    devices = device_slimulator.connect_devices(key, 1,
                            cc,da_dict[key][an_id],username=user,password=passwd,protocol=protocol)