How to make this simple code look better

[Ganesh Pal]

from myPopen import run

def configure_network():
    """
    Prepare network for test
    """
    try:
        cmd = ("netadm enable -p ncp DefaultFixed")
        out, err, ret = run(cmd, timeout=60)
        if ret != "":
            logging.error("Can't run %s got %s (%d)!" % (cmd, err, ret))
            return False
        cmd = ("ipadm create-ip net3")
        out, err, ret = run(cmd, timeout=60)
        if ret != "":
            logging.error("Can't run %s got %s (%d)!" % (cmd, err, ret))
            return False
        cmd = ("ipadm create-addr -a 192.168.84.3/24 net3")
        out, err, ret = run(cmd, timeout=60)
        if ret != "":
            logging.error("Can't run %s got %s (%d)!" % (cmd, err, ret))
            return False
        cmd = (" route -p add default 192.168.84.1")
        out, err, ret = run(cmd, timeout=60)
        if ret != "":
            logging.error("Can't run %s got %s (%d)!" % (cmd, err, ret))
            return False
    except Exception, e:
        logging.exception("Failed to run %s got %s" % (cmd, e))
        return False
    logging.info("Configuring network .Done !!!")
    return True


Q1.How to make this code look better (in terms of quality)
Q2. Iam using the except clause, just to maintain the syntax,  will
any exception be caught in this case.
Q3. Any other observations made

Thanks,  Iam on Python 2.7 and freebsd.