rc/org/jacorb/orb/giop/GIOPConnection.java.orig    2009-09-07 15:34:42.000000000 +0000
+++ src/org/jacorb/orb/giop/GIOPConnection.java 2009-09-07 15:35:03.000000000 +0000
@@ -935,20 +935,22 @@
                     if (logger.isDebugEnabled())
                     {
                         logger.debug
                         (
                             this.toString() + ": sendMessage() -- opening transport"
                         );
                     }

                     synchronized (connect_sync)
                     {
+                       do_close = false;
+
                         try
                         {
                             transport.connect (profile, timeout);
                             connect_sync.notifyAll();
                         }
                         catch (RuntimeException ex)
                         {
                             if (logger.isDebugEnabled())
                             {
                                 logger.debug