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;