--- loncom/auth/lonlogin.pm	2006/05/30 12:45:24	1.75
+++ loncom/auth/lonlogin.pm	2006/08/18 17:44:44	1.77
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # Login Screen
 #
-# $Id: lonlogin.pm,v 1.75 2006/05/30 12:45:24 www Exp $
+# $Id: lonlogin.pm,v 1.77 2006/08/18 17:44:44 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ ENDFAILED
     my $include = $r->dir_config('lonIncludes');
     my $expire  = $r->dir_config('lonExpire');
     my $version = $r->dir_config('lonVersion');
+    my $host_name = $Apache::lonnet::hostname{$lonhost};
 
 # --------------------------------------------- Default values for login fields
 
@@ -162,7 +163,8 @@ ENDFAILED
     my $userloadpercent=&Apache::lonnet::userload();
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------- Do the load balancing
-    my $otherserver='http://'.$ENV{'SERVER_NAME'};
+    my $otherserver=
+	($ENV{'SERVER_PORT'} == 443?'https://':'HTTP://').$host_name;
     my $firsturl=
     ($env{'request.firsturl'}?$env{'request.firsturl'}:$env{'form.firsturl'});
 # ---------------------------------------- Are we access server and overloaded?