proc StartStaticAuthProtocol { portList } {
    foreach port $portList {
	set vport [GetVportMapping $port]
	set etherObj [lindex [ixNet getList $vport/protocolStack ethernet] 0]
	catch {ixNet exec start $etherObj} errMsg
	if {$errMsg != "::ixNet::OK"} {
	    puts "\nError StartStaticAuthProtocol: Starting Static IP/Auth on $port: $errMsg\n"
	    return 1
	} else {
	    puts "\nStartStaticAuthProtocol: Successfully started Static IP/Auth on $port: $errMsg"
	}
    }
}