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+++ b/test/jdk/java/net/NetworkInterface/NetworkInterfaceRetrievalTests.java	Tue Sep 12 19:03:39 2017 +0200
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @test
+ * @bug 8179559
+ */
+
+import java.net.InetAddress;
+import java.net.NetworkInterface;
+import java.util.Enumeration;
+
+public class NetworkInterfaceRetrievalTests {
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        int checkFailureCount = 0;
+
+        try {
+            Enumeration<NetworkInterface> en = NetworkInterface
+                    .getNetworkInterfaces();
+            while (en.hasMoreElements()) {
+                NetworkInterface ni = en.nextElement();
+                Enumeration<InetAddress> addrs = ni.getInetAddresses();
+                System.out.println("############ Checking network interface + "
+                        + ni + " #############");
+                while (addrs.hasMoreElements()) {
+                    InetAddress addr = addrs.nextElement();
+                    System.out.println("************ Checking address  + "
+                            + addr + " *************");
+                    NetworkInterface addrNetIf = NetworkInterface
+                            .getByInetAddress(addr);
+                    if (addrNetIf.equals(ni)) {
+                        System.out.println("Retreived net if " + addrNetIf
+                                + " equal to owning net if " + ni);
+                    } else {
+                        System.out.println("Retreived net if " + addrNetIf
+                                + "NOT  equal to owning net if " + ni
+                                + "***********");
+                        checkFailureCount++;
+                    }
+
+                }
+            }
+
+        } catch (Exception ex) {
+
+        }
+
+        if (checkFailureCount > 0) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(
+                    "NetworkInterface lookup by address didn't match owner network interface");
+        }
+    }
+}