--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2007/03/28 20:28:31	1.853
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2007/03/30 18:18:43	1.855
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.853 2007/03/28 20:28:31 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.855 2007/03/30 18:18:43 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ sub create_connection {
 				     Type    => SOCK_STREAM,
 				     Timeout => 10);
     return 0 if (!$client);
-    print $client ("$hostname:$lonid\n");
+    print $client (join(':',$hostname,$lonid,&machine_ids($lonid))."\n");
     my $result = <$client>;
     chomp($result);
     return 1 if ($result eq 'done');