diff --git a/get.py b/get.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06abf5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/get.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+from ncclient import manager
+eos=manager.connect(host="10.83.28.203", port="830", timeout=30, username="arista", password="arista", hostkey_verify=False)
+
+Interface_Ethernet3='''
+<interfaces>
+    <interface>
+        <name>Ethernet3</name>
+    </interface>
+</interfaces>
+'''
+
+get_interface_ethernet3 = eos.get(filter=("subtree", Interface_Ethernet3))
+
+print (get_interface_ethernet3.ok)
+
+print (get_interface_ethernet3)
+
+
diff --git a/print_server_capabilities.py b/print_server_capabilities.py
index 80c3bfe..65a2bc7 100644
--- a/print_server_capabilities.py
+++ b/print_server_capabilities.py
@@ -7,4 +7,24 @@
 for item in eos.server_capabilities: 
     print (item)
 
+# check if the server advertised some NetConf capabilities
+assert("urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-netconf-monitoring" in eos.server_capabilities), "NetConf server not compliant with https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6022"
+
 eos.close_session()
+
+
+ <rpc message-id="101"
+          xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0">
+       <get>
+         <filter type="subtree">
+           <top xmlns="http://example.com/schema/1.2/stats">
+             <interfaces>
+               <interface>
+                 <ifName>eth0</ifName>
+               </interface>
+             </interfaces>
+           </top>
+         </filter>
+       </get>
+     </rpc>
+     
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