diff --git a/py-json/LANforge/LFUtils.py b/py-json/LANforge/LFUtils.py
index 9bc8000d..6002c4eb 100644
--- a/py-json/LANforge/LFUtils.py
+++ b/py-json/LANforge/LFUtils.py
@@ -464,22 +464,43 @@ def waitUntilPortsAppear(base_url="http://localhost:8080", port_list=(), debug=F
     """
     return wait_until_ports_appear(base_url, port_list, debug=debug)
 
-def name_to_eid(eid):
+def name_to_eid(input):
     rv = [1, 1, ""];
     info = []
-    if (eid is None) or (eid == ""):
-        raise ValueError("name_to_eid wants eid like 1.1.sta0 but given[%s]" % eid)
+    if (input is None) or (input == ""):
+        raise ValueError("name_to_eid wants eid like 1.1.sta0 but given[%s]" % input)
     
-    info = eid.split('.')
-    if (len(info) == 1):
+    info = input.split('.')
+    if len(info) == 1:
         rv[2] = info[0]; # just port name
-    if len(info) == 2: # resource.port-name
+        return rv
+
+    if (len(info) == 2) and info[0].isnumeric() and not info[1].isnumeric(): # resource.port-name
+        print("ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ")
         rv[1] = int(info[0])
         rv[2] = info[1]
-    if len(info) == 3: # shelf.resource.port-name
+        return rv
+
+    elif (len(info) == 2) and not info[0].isnumeric(): # port-name.qvlan
+        print("YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY")
+        rv[2] = info[0]+"."+info[1]
+        return rv
+
+    if (len(info) == 3) and info[0].isnumeric() and info[1].isnumeric(): # shelf.resource.port-name
         rv[0] = int(info[0])
         rv[1] = int(info[1])
         rv[2] = info[2]
+        return rv
+
+    elif (len(info) == 3) and info[0].isnumeric() and not info[1].isnumeric(): # resource.port-name.qvlan
+        rv[1] = int(info[0])
+        rv[2] = info[1]+"."+info[2]
+        return rv
+
+    if len(info) == 4: # shelf.resource.port-name.qvlan
+        rv[0] = int(info[0])
+        rv[1] = int(info[1])
+        rv[2] = info[2]+"."+info[3]
 
     return rv;