public static int readn( InputStream in,
                byte[] b,
                int off,
                int len ) throws IOException {
        int i = 0, n = -5;

        while (i < len) {
            n = in.read( b, off + i, len - i );
            if (n <= 0) {
                break;
            }
            i += n;
        }

        return i;
    }

    /* state values
     * 0 - not connected

    private static int id = 0;
    private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(Transport.class);


    /**
     * Read bytes from the input stream into a buffer
     * 
     * @param in
     * @param b
     * @param off
     * @param len
     * @return number of bytes read
     * @throws IOException
     */
    public static int readn ( InputStream in, byte[] b, int off, int len ) throws IOException {