diff --git a/media/tests/MediaFrameworkTest/AndroidManifest.xml b/media/tests/MediaFrameworkTest/AndroidManifest.xml
index 690822013a68a..246f9fc528ab8 100644
--- a/media/tests/MediaFrameworkTest/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/media/tests/MediaFrameworkTest/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
     <application>    
         <uses-library android:name="android.test.runner" />
diff --git a/media/tests/MediaFrameworkTest/src/com/android/mediaframeworktest/MediaFrameworkTest.java b/media/tests/MediaFrameworkTest/src/com/android/mediaframeworktest/MediaFrameworkTest.java
index 5e830a818932b..9fb49b12a5bb9 100644
--- a/media/tests/MediaFrameworkTest/src/com/android/mediaframeworktest/MediaFrameworkTest.java
+++ b/media/tests/MediaFrameworkTest/src/com/android/mediaframeworktest/MediaFrameworkTest.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import com.android.mediaframeworktest.MediaNames;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileDescriptor;
+import java.net.InetAddress;
 
  
 public class MediaFrameworkTest extends Activity {
@@ -142,4 +143,9 @@ public class MediaFrameworkTest extends Activity {
       return super.onKeyDown(keyCode, event);
      
   }  
+
+  public static boolean checkStreamingServer() throws Exception {
+      InetAddress address = InetAddress.getByAddress(MediaNames.STREAM_SERVER);
+      return address.isReachable(10000);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/media/tests/MediaFrameworkTest/src/com/android/mediaframeworktest/MediaNames.java b/media/tests/MediaFrameworkTest/src/com/android/mediaframeworktest/MediaNames.java
index 3b69df8983ca0..5127255d8779c 100755
--- a/media/tests/MediaFrameworkTest/src/com/android/mediaframeworktest/MediaNames.java
+++ b/media/tests/MediaFrameworkTest/src/com/android/mediaframeworktest/MediaNames.java
@@ -489,6 +489,7 @@ public class MediaNames {
   };
   
   //Streaming test files
+  public static final byte [] STREAM_SERVER = new byte[] {(byte)75,(byte)17,(byte)48,(byte)204};
   public static final String STREAM_H264_480_360_1411k = 
       "http://75.17.48.204:10088/yslau/stress_media/h264_regular.mp4";
   public static final String STREAM_WMV = 
diff --git a/media/tests/MediaFrameworkTest/src/com/android/mediaframeworktest/functional/MediaPlayerApiTest.java b/media/tests/MediaFrameworkTest/src/com/android/mediaframeworktest/functional/MediaPlayerApiTest.java
index 5725c447f197c..4e30f913c935d 100644
--- a/media/tests/MediaFrameworkTest/src/com/android/mediaframeworktest/functional/MediaPlayerApiTest.java
+++ b/media/tests/MediaFrameworkTest/src/com/android/mediaframeworktest/functional/MediaPlayerApiTest.java
@@ -439,6 +439,7 @@ public class MediaPlayerApiTest extends ActivityInstrumentationTestCase<MediaFra
     
     @MediumTest
     public void testPrepareAsyncReset() throws Exception {
+      assertTrue(MediaFrameworkTest.checkStreamingServer());
       boolean isReset = CodecTest.prepareAsyncReset(MediaNames.STREAM_MP3);
       assertTrue("PrepareAsync Reset", isReset);         
     }
@@ -471,6 +472,7 @@ public class MediaPlayerApiTest extends ActivityInstrumentationTestCase<MediaFra
     
     @LargeTest
     public void testStreamPrepareAsyncCallback() throws Exception {
+        assertTrue(MediaFrameworkTest.checkStreamingServer());
         boolean onPrepareSuccess = 
             CodecTest.prepareAsyncCallback(MediaNames.STREAM_H264_480_360_1411k, false);
         assertTrue("StreamH264PrepareAsyncCallback", onPrepareSuccess);
@@ -478,6 +480,7 @@ public class MediaPlayerApiTest extends ActivityInstrumentationTestCase<MediaFra
     
     @LargeTest
     public void testStreamPrepareAsyncCallbackReset() throws Exception {
+        assertTrue(MediaFrameworkTest.checkStreamingServer());
         boolean onPrepareSuccess = 
             CodecTest.prepareAsyncCallback(MediaNames.STREAM_H264_480_360_1411k, true);
         assertTrue("StreamH264PrepareAsyncCallback", onPrepareSuccess);
diff --git a/media/tests/MediaFrameworkTest/src/com/android/mediaframeworktest/stress/MediaPlayerStressTest.java b/media/tests/MediaFrameworkTest/src/com/android/mediaframeworktest/stress/MediaPlayerStressTest.java
index fdb43da675f70..b476e01a54089 100644
--- a/media/tests/MediaFrameworkTest/src/com/android/mediaframeworktest/stress/MediaPlayerStressTest.java
+++ b/media/tests/MediaFrameworkTest/src/com/android/mediaframeworktest/stress/MediaPlayerStressTest.java
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ public class MediaPlayerStressTest extends ActivityInstrumentationTestCase2<Medi
 
         mSurfaceHolder = MediaFrameworkTest.mSurfaceView.getHolder();
         try {
+            assertTrue(MediaFrameworkTest.checkStreamingServer());
             for (int i = 0; i < NUMBER_OF_STRESS_LOOPS; i++) {
                 MediaPlayer mp = new MediaPlayer();
                 mp.setDataSource(MediaNames.STREAM_H264_480_360_1411k);