--- /usr/share/pyshared/mininet/node.py	2013-12-06 02:54:41.079577722 +0000
+++ new_node.py	2013-12-06 02:54:20.139578272 +0000
@@ -952,6 +952,10 @@
            datapath: userspace or kernel mode (kernel|user)"""
         Switch.__init__( self, name, **params )
         self.failMode = failMode
+	protKey = 'protocols'
+	if self.params and protKey in self.params:
+		print 'have protocol params!'
+		self.opts += protKey + '=' + self.params[protKey]
         self.datapath = datapath
 
     @classmethod
@@ -1024,12 +1028,13 @@
         # Annoyingly, --if-exists option seems not to work
         self.cmd( 'ovs-vsctl del-br', self )
         self.cmd( 'ovs-vsctl add-br', self )
+	print 'OVSswitch opts: ',self.opts
         if self.datapath == 'user':
             self.cmd( 'ovs-vsctl set bridge', self,'datapath_type=netdev' )
         int( self.dpid, 16 ) # DPID must be a hex string
         self.cmd( 'ovs-vsctl -- set Bridge', self,
-                  'other_config:datapath-id=' + self.dpid )
-        self.cmd( 'ovs-vsctl set-fail-mode', self, self.failMode )
+        	self.opts+' other_config:datapath-id=' + self.dpid )
+	self.cmd( 'ovs-vsctl set-fail-mode', self, self.failMode )
         for intf in self.intfList():
             if not intf.IP():
                 self.attach( intf )