String getLocalIPAddr() {
   if (localAddr == null) {
     try {
       IPAddr localHost = IPAddr.getLocalHost();
       localAddr = localHost.getHostAddress();
     } catch (UnknownHostException e) {
       // shouldn't happen
       log.error("LockssServlet: getLocalHost: " + e.toString());
       return "???";
     }
   }
   return localAddr;
 }
  /**
   * connect: connect to the master
   *
   * @return: true for success and false for failure
   */
  protected boolean connect() {

    boolean connected = true;
    try {
      _sock = new Socket(_serverIP, _serverPort);
      _out = new PrintWriter(_sock.getOutputStream(), true);
      _in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(_sock.getInputStream()));
      String reply = sendAll();
      if (!reply.equals(ProtocolConstants.PACK_STR_CONFIRM_HEAD)) {
        /* Tokenize */
        StringTokenizer st = new StringTokenizer(reply);
        if (st.nextToken().equals(ProtocolConstants.PACK_STR_ERRMES_HEAD)) {
          _elog(st.nextToken());
          return false;
        }
      }

      _userSock = new Socket(_serverIP, _serverPort);
      _userOut = new PrintWriter(_userSock.getOutputStream(), true);
      _userIn = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(_userSock.getInputStream()));
      String replyUser = sendUserID();
      if (!replyUser.equals(ProtocolConstants.PACK_STR_CONFIRM_HEAD)) {
        throw new Exception("Not confirmed");
      }
    } catch (UnknownHostException e) {
      if (!_server.noException()) {
        _elog(e.toString());
      }
      if (_server.debugMode()) {
        e.printStackTrace();
      }
      connected = false;
    } catch (IOException e) {
      if (!_server.noException()) {
        _elog(e.toString());
      }
      if (_server.debugMode()) {
        e.printStackTrace();
      }
      connected = false;
    } catch (Exception e) {
      if (!_server.noException()) {
        _elog(e.toString());
      }
      if (_server.debugMode()) {
        e.printStackTrace();
      }
      connected = false;
    }
    if (!connected) {
      return connected;
    }

    if (!connected) {
      /* Remove the pair of socket */
      _sock = null;
      _in = null;
      _out = null;

      _userSock = null;
      _userOut = null;
      _userIn = null;
    }
    return connected;
  }