--- loncom/LondConnection.pm	2004/09/21 10:51:42	1.35
+++ loncom/LondConnection.pm	2005/02/06 07:39:49	1.36
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #   This module defines and implements a class that represents
 #   a connection to a lond daemon.
 #
-# $Id: LondConnection.pm,v 1.35 2004/09/21 10:51:42 foxr Exp $
+# $Id: LondConnection.pm,v 1.36 2005/02/06 07:39:49 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -234,6 +234,9 @@ sub new {
     my @ConfigLine = @{$hostshash{$Hostname}};
     my $DnsName    = $ConfigLine[3]; # 4'th item is dns of host.
     Debug(5, "Connecting to ".$DnsName);
+    # if it is me use loopback for connection
+    if ($DnsName eq $LocalDns) { $DnsName="127.0.0.1"; }
+    Debug(8, "Connecting to $DnsName I am $LocalDns");
     # Now create the object...
     my $self     = { Host               => $DnsName,
                      LoncapaHim         => $Hostname,
@@ -259,16 +262,16 @@ sub new {
 					       Type     => SOCK_STREAM,
 					       Proto    => "tcp",
 					       Timeout  => 3)) {
+	Debug(8, "Error? \n$@ \n$!");
 	return undef;		# Inidicates the socket could not be made.
     }
     my $socket = $self->{Socket}; # For local use only.
     #  If we are local, we'll first try local auth mode, otherwise, we'll try
     #  the ssl auth mode:
 
-    Debug(8, "Connecting to $DnsName I am $LocalDns");
     my $key;
     my $keyfile;
-    if ($DnsName eq $LocalDns) {
+    if ($DnsName eq '127.0.0.1') {
 	$self->{AuthenticationMode} = "local";
 	($key, $keyfile)         = lonlocal::CreateKeyFile();
 	Debug(8, "Local key: $key, stored in $keyfile");
@@ -1185,7 +1188,7 @@ sub read_conf
 #---------------------- Subroutine read_hosts: Read a LON-CAPA hosts.tab
 # formatted configuration file.
 #
-my $RequiredCount = 5;		# Required item count in hosts.tab.
+my $RequiredCount = 4;		# Required item count in hosts.tab.
 my $DefaultMaxCon = 5;		# Default value for maximum connections.
 my $DefaultIdle   = 1000;       # Default connection idle time in seconds.
 my $DefaultMinCon = 0;          # Default value for minimum connections.
@@ -1194,9 +1197,10 @@ sub read_hosts {
     my $Filename = shift;
     my %HostsTab;
     
-   open(CONFIG,'<'.$Filename) or die("Can't read $Filename");
+    open(CONFIG,'<'.$Filename) or die("Can't read $Filename");
     while (my $line = <CONFIG>) {
-	if (!($line =~ /^\s*\#/)) {
+	if ($line !~ /^\s*\#/) {
+	    $line=~s/\s*$//;
 	    my @items = split(/:/, $line);
 	    if(scalar @items >= $RequiredCount) {
 		if (scalar @items == $RequiredCount) { # Only required items: