Index: scripts/start.sh
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diff -u -r16805304205c7f4de46cc7fbbba68d3b7a32b3a9 -r3779eaac00ecfa03d5b0405171ab68a0e0ff5538
--- scripts/start.sh	(.../start.sh)	(revision 16805304205c7f4de46cc7fbbba68d3b7a32b3a9)
+++ scripts/start.sh	(.../start.sh)	(revision 3779eaac00ecfa03d5b0405171ab68a0e0ff5538)
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 
 if [ "$1" = "-q" -o "$2" = "-q" ]; then
   FLG_QUIET=1
-  SSH_QUIET="-o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o LogLevel=ERROR"
+  SSH_QUIET="-oUserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -oStrictHostKeyChecking=no -oLogLevel=ERROR -oConnectTimeout=5 -oHostKeyAlgorithms=+ssh-rsa"
   echo -e "Running in quiet mode."
 fi
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 function copyFolderTo() {
   echo $1
   scp -r $SSH_QUIET $1/* $DST_USER@$DST_IP:$2
-      
+
   if [ ! $? -eq 0 ];then
     echo "copy of folder $1 unsuccessful"
     return 1
@@ -134,14 +134,14 @@
   else
     if [ ! $FLG_QUIET -eq 1 ]; then
       read -p "Please enter the device Ip address: " -e -i "$DST_IP" -r DST_IP
-    fi    
+    fi
   fi
   if [ ! -z "$DST_IP" ]; then
     echo "removing device Ip Address from known hosts"
     removeIPFromHost
     echo "Testing connection on IP $DST_IP"
-    
-    ping "$DST_IP" -c1 -W1
+
+    runssh "exit 0"
     if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
       break
     else