--- projects/cms/source/host/ihost-perl/ihost.pl	2001/03/20 12:58:22	1.33
+++ projects/cms/source/host/ihost-perl/ihost.pl	2001/11/14 14:17:12	1.35
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 # methods as you see fit.
 #  - pjm2@ukc.ac.uk
 #
-# $Author: pjm2 $
-# $Id: ihost.pl,v 1.33 2001/03/20 12:58:22 pjm2 Exp $
+# $Author: tdb $
+# $Id: ihost.pl,v 1.35 2001/11/14 14:17:12 tdb Exp $
 #------------------------------------------------------------
 
 $| = 1;
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ while (1) {
     else {
         $delay = $next_tcp;
     }
-    `sleep $delay`;
+    sleep $delay;
 }
 
 # we'll probably never get here...
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ exit(0);
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 sub wait_then_retry() {
     print "Will retry configuration with filter manager in $retry_wait seconds.\n";
-    `sleep $retry_wait`;
+    sleep $retry_wait;
 }
 
 
@@ -361,9 +361,13 @@ EOF
 # send_tcp_heartbeat
 # Establishes a TCP connection to an i-scream filter.
 # The heartbeat is used as a guaranteed "I'm alive" delivery mechanism.
+# If we need to reconfigure, then we complete the heartbeat before
+# doing so.
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 sub send_tcp_heartbeat() {
 
+    my ($doReconfigure) = 0;
+
     my($sock) = new IO::Socket::INET(
                                      PeerAddr => $filter_addr,
                                      PeerPort => $tcp_port,
@@ -410,8 +414,7 @@ sub send_tcp_heartbeat() {
     if ($response eq "ERROR\n") {
         close($sock);
         print "Server configuration changed.  Reconfiguring with filter manager.\n";
-        &tcp_configure();
-        return;
+        $doReconfigure = 1;
     }
     if (!$response eq "OK\n") {
         close($sock);
@@ -431,6 +434,8 @@ sub send_tcp_heartbeat() {
     
     close($sock);
     print "^";
+    
+    &tcp_configure() if $doReconfigure;
     
     return;
 }