state = 0;
                    throw te;
            }

            state = 1;
            te = null;
            thread = new Thread( this, name );
            thread.setDaemon( true );

            synchronized (thread) {
                thread.start();
                thread.wait( timeout );          /* wait for doConnect */

                switch (state) {

                log.debug("Connecting " + this.name);
            }

            this.state = 1;
            this.te = null;

            Thread t = new Thread(this, this.name);
            t.setDaemon(true);
            this.thread = t;

            synchronized ( this.thread ) {
                t.start();
                t.wait(timeout); /* wait for doConnect */

                st = this.state;