def editDutConfig(connection, dutUrl, configDict):
    '''
        This method is used to modify the settings found in the dutConfig page and its subpages
        Returns a dictionary with either the reply from the server for patch/delete and the objectId for post actions as value,
        and the corresponding networkDict as a key

        Args:
        - connection is the connection object that manages the HTTP data transfers between the client and the REST API
        - dutUrl is the address of the dut that needs to be changed/modified
        - configDict is a list that contains the actions needed to be performed on the target DUT, and dictionaries with the information required for every action

        Example dictionary:
        {
            "post":
            {
                "originateNetwork.<arbitraryIdentifier1>": {}
                "originateNetwork.<arbitraryIdentifier2>":
                {
                    "ipCount": "200",
                    "firstIp": "10.10.10.10"
                }
            }
            "patch":
            {
                "terminateNetwork.<validObjectId1>":
                {
                    "ipCount": "500"
                }
            }
        }

        Format for network/protocol names:
            - Server Load Balancer: slb.<identifier>
            - Packet Switch: originateNetwork.<id>, terminateNetwork.<id>, terminateProtocolPort.<id>, originateProtocolPort.<id>
            - Virtual DUT: network.<id>, protocolPort.<id>
    '''

    actionDict = {
        "post": performGenericPost,
        "patch": performGenericPatch,
        "delete": performGenericDelete
    }
#   We hard code the order in which we want the actions to be performed
    actionOrder = ["post", "patch", "delete"]


    noRangeListDuts = ["Firewall", "ExternalServer"]
    rangeListDuts = ["PacketSwitch", "ServerLoadBalancer", "VirtualDut"]
    dutType = connection.httpGet(dutUrl).type
    dutRangesInfo = {}
    if dutType in noRangeListDuts:
        dutConfigUrl = "%s/dutConfig" % (dutUrl)
        performGenericPatch(connection, dutConfigUrl, configDict)
    elif dutType in rangeListDuts:
        for action in actionOrder:
            if action in configDict:
                for networkInfo in configDict[action]:
                    networkInfoList = networkInfo.split('.')
                    if action == "post":
                        dutListUrl = "%s/dutConfig/%sRangeList" % (dutUrl, networkInfoList[0])
                    else:
                        dutListUrl = "%s/dutConfig/%sRangeList/%s" % (dutUrl, networkInfoList[0], networkInfoList[1])
                    dutRangesInfo[networkInfo] = actionDict[action](connection, dutListUrl, configDict[action][networkInfo])

    return dutRangesInfo