--- loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2013/09/21 13:56:22	1.1156
+++ loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2013/11/16 19:56:02	1.1158
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common routines
 #
-# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.1156 2013/09/21 13:56:22 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.1158 2013/11/16 19:56:02 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -9876,12 +9876,13 @@ sub ask_for_embedded_content {
         } else {
             $embed_file = $file;
         }
-        my $absolutepath;
-        my $cleaned_file = &clean_path($embed_file);
-        if ($cleaned_file =~ m{^\w+://}) {
+        my ($absolutepath,$cleaned_file);
+        if ($embed_file =~ m{^\w+://}) {
+            $cleaned_file = $embed_file;
             $newfiles{$cleaned_file} = 1;
             $mapping{$cleaned_file} = $embed_file;
         } else {
+            $cleaned_file = &clean_path($embed_file);
             if ($embed_file =~ m{^/}) {
                 $absolutepath = $embed_file;
             }
@@ -14414,6 +14415,12 @@ sub init_user_environment {
 	    $env{'browser.interface'}=$form->{'interface'};
 	}
 
+        if ($form->{'iptoken'}) {
+            my $lonhost = $r->dir_config('lonHostID');
+            $initial_env{"user.noloadbalance"} = $lonhost;
+            $env{'user.noloadbalance'} = $lonhost;
+        }
+
         my %is_adv = ( is_adv => $env{'user.adv'} );
         my %domdef;
         unless ($domain eq 'public') {