         var ppidx :int = Math.max(0, ports.indexOf(pport));
         var port :int = (ports[(_portIdx + ppidx) % ports.length] as int);
 
-        log.info("Connecting [host=" + host + ", port=" + port + "].");
+        log.info("Connecting", "host", host, "port", port, "svcs", _client.getBootGroups());
         _socket.connect(host, port);
 
         return true;


        // clear the queue, the server doesn't like anything sent prior to auth
        _outq.length = 0;

        // well that's great! let's logon
        postMessage(new AuthRequest(_client.getCredentials(), _client.getVersion(),
                                    _client.getBootGroups()));
    }

    /**

            }
        }

        // send our authentication request (do so directly rather than putting it on the outgoing
        // write queue)
        sendMessage(new AuthRequest(_client.getCredentials(), _client.getVersion(),
                                    _client.getBootGroups()));

        // kick off our writer thread now that we know we're ready to write
        _writer = new Timer(1);
        _writer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, sendPendingMessages);
