disconnect( hard );
                } catch( IOException ioe ) {
                    ioe.printStackTrace( log );
                }
            }
        }
    }

    /* Build a connection. Only one thread will ever call this method at
     * any one time. If this method throws an exception or the connect timeout
     * expires an encapsulating TransportException will be thrown from connect

                    }
                    return;
                }
            }
        }

    }


    /*
     * Build a connection. Only one thread will ever call this method at
     * any one time. If this method throws an exception or the connect timeout
     * expires an encapsulating TransportException will be thrown from connect