--- loncom/xml/lontexconvert.pm	2011/03/14 16:10:21	1.106
+++ loncom/xml/lontexconvert.pm	2011/06/06 16:08:45	1.108
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # TeX Conversion Module
 #
-# $Id: lontexconvert.pm,v 1.106 2011/03/14 16:10:21 bisitz Exp $
+# $Id: lontexconvert.pm,v 1.108 2011/06/06 16:08:45 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -247,14 +247,12 @@ sub init_math_support {
 sub mimetex_valign {
     my ($esc_texstring)=@_;
     my $valign = 0;
-    my $lonhost = $Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonHostID'};
-    my $hostname = &Apache::lonnet::hostname($lonhost);
     my $path = '/cgi-bin/mimetex.cgi?'.$esc_texstring;
     my $socket;
     &Apache::lonxml::start_alarm();
-    my $socket = IO::Socket::INET->new(PeerAddr => $hostname,
-                                        PeerPort => 'http(80)',
-                                        Proto    => 'tcp');
+    $socket = IO::Socket::INET->new(PeerAddr => 'localhost',
+                                    PeerPort => 'http(80)',
+                                    Proto    => 'tcp');
     if ($socket) {
         my $headreq = "HEAD $path HTTP/1.0\r\n\r\n";
         print $socket $headreq;