diff --git a/API/launch-topo.py b/API/launch-topo.py
index 5c95521..89b858d 100755
--- a/API/launch-topo.py
+++ b/API/launch-topo.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ def launch_topo(topofilename):
virl_host = "172.16.1.1"
username = password = "guest"
url = "http://%s:19399/simengine/rest/launch" % virl_host
- topo = open(topofilename, 'r')
+ topo = open(topofilename, 'r').read()
headers = {'content-type': 'text/xml'}
payload = {'file': 'manual@launch_topo'}
diff --git a/con.sh b/con.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index b2806d2..0000000
--- a/con.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-#
-# Connect to a console port on the VIRL host
-# provide the TCP port as a parameter (i.e. 17000).
-#
-# To disconnect, press Ctrl-\ (and not Ctrl-[ to allow
-# for a nested Telnet session
-#
-# rschmied@cisco.com
-#
-
-gateway=$(ip route | \
- awk '/^default / {for(i=0;i