--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2024/05/21 02:57:16	1.1527
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2024/06/14 18:49:42	1.1528
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1527 2024/05/21 02:57:16 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1528 2024/06/14 18:49:42 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -188,7 +188,11 @@ sub create_connection {
 				     Type    => SOCK_STREAM,
 				     Timeout => 10);
     return 0 if (!$client);
-    print $client (join(':',$hostname,$lonid,&machine_ids($hostname),$loncaparevs{$lonid})."\n");
+    if ($loncaparevs{$lonid} =~ /^(\d+\.\d+\.[\w.]+)-\d+$/) {
+        print $client (join(':',$hostname,$lonid,$1,&machine_ids($hostname))."\n");
+    } else {
+        print $client (join(':',$hostname,$lonid,&machine_ids($hostname))."\n");
+    }
     my $result = <$client>;
     chomp($result);
     return 1 if ($result eq 'done');