socket.setSoTimeout( SO_TIMEOUT );

            out = socket.getOutputStream();
            in = socket.getInputStream();

            SessionServicePacket ssp = new SessionRequestPacket( calledName,
                    NbtAddress.getLocalName() );
            out.write( sbuf, 0, ssp.writeWireFormat( sbuf, 0 ));
            if (readn( in, sbuf, 0, 4 ) < 4) {
                try {