def METHOD_NAME(self):
    import pexpect
    hp = self.host.split(":")
    if len(hp) == 2:
        # it's a tunnel ...
        port = int(hp[1]) + 1
        target = hp[0] + ' ' + str(port)
    else:
        target = self.host + ' ' + '53535'
    dprint("connectStatemon(" + target)
    self.statemon = pexpect.spawn('nc ' + target)
    self.statemon.first_time = 1
    self.statemon.arm_time = self.statemon.stop_time = 0
    #self.statemon = pexpect.spawn('nc ' + self.host + ' ' + '53535')