diff --git a/MAC/GCF/TM/src/PortImpl/GCF_TCPPort.cc b/MAC/GCF/TM/src/PortImpl/GCF_TCPPort.cc
index 96521d1e05aeaa2f4fd742df535ead291c29b8df..851bd11a47ad299dad5a0553276a03d0a68718dd 100644
--- a/MAC/GCF/TM/src/PortImpl/GCF_TCPPort.cc
+++ b/MAC/GCF/TM/src/PortImpl/GCF_TCPPort.cc
@@ -119,8 +119,7 @@ bool GCFTCPPort::open()
 {
 	// already connect?
 	if (isConnected()) {
-		LOG_ERROR(formatString("Port %s already open.", 
-							   makeServiceName().c_str()));
+		LOG_ERROR(formatString("Port %s already open.", makeServiceName().c_str()));
 		return (false);
 	}
 
@@ -246,6 +245,7 @@ void GCFTCPPort::serviceRegistered(unsigned int result, unsigned int portNumber)
 void GCFTCPPort::serviceInfo(unsigned int result, unsigned int portNumber, const string& host)
 {
 	ASSERT(SAP == getType());
+
 	if (result == SB_UNKNOWN_SERVICE) {
 		LOG_DEBUG(formatString ("Cannot connect the local SAP [%s] "
 								"to remote (M)SPP [%s:%s]. Try again!!!",
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ void GCFTCPPort::serviceInfo(unsigned int result, unsigned int portNumber, const
 	if (result == SB_NO_ERROR) {
 		_portNumber = portNumber;
 		_host = host;
+
 		LOG_DEBUG(formatString ("Can now connect the local SAP [%s] "
 								"to remote (M)SPP [%s:%s@%s:%d].",
 								makeServiceName().c_str(),
diff --git a/MAC/GCF/TM/src/PortImpl/GTM_TCPSocket.cc b/MAC/GCF/TM/src/PortImpl/GTM_TCPSocket.cc
index ae61e98b9efe5cfe6333b05ee56496d83ee86f8b..8b6822985b0e8ef0120201d0399a13aa30b94d33 100644
--- a/MAC/GCF/TM/src/PortImpl/GTM_TCPSocket.cc
+++ b/MAC/GCF/TM/src/PortImpl/GTM_TCPSocket.cc
@@ -35,12 +35,9 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 
-namespace LOFAR 
-{
- namespace GCF 
- {
-  namespace TM 
-  {
+namespace LOFAR {
+ namespace GCF {
+  namespace TM {
 
 GTMTCPSocket::GTMTCPSocket(GCFTCPPort& port) :
   GTMFile(port)
@@ -52,96 +49,108 @@ GTMTCPSocket::~GTMTCPSocket()
   close();
 }
 
+//
+// send(buf, count)
+//
 ssize_t GTMTCPSocket::send(void* buf, size_t count)
 {
-  if (_fd > -1) {
-    ssize_t countLeft(count);
-    ssize_t written(0);
-    do {
-      written = ::write(_fd, ((char*)buf) + (count - countLeft), countLeft);
-      if (written == -1) {
-        if (errno != EINTR) {
-          LOG_WARN(LOFAR::formatString (
-              "send, error: %s",
-              strerror(errno)));
-          return -1;
-        }
-      }
-      else {
-        countLeft -= written;
-      }      
-    } while (countLeft > 0);
-    
-    return count;
-  }
-  else {
-    LOG_WARN("send, error: Socket not opend");
-    return -1;
-  }
+	if (_fd < 0) {
+		LOG_WARN("send, error: Socket not opened");
+		return (-1);
+	}
+
+	ssize_t countLeft(count);
+	ssize_t written(0);
+	do {
+		written = ::write(_fd, ((char*)buf) + (count - countLeft), countLeft);
+		if (written == -1) {
+			if (errno != EINTR) {
+				LOG_WARN(LOFAR::formatString ( "send, error: %s", strerror(errno)));
+				return -1;
+			}
+		}
+		else {
+			countLeft -= written;
+		}      
+	} while (countLeft > 0);
+
+	return count;
 }
 
+//
+// recv(buf, count)
+//
 ssize_t GTMTCPSocket::recv(void* buf, size_t count)
 {
-  if (_fd > -1) {
-    ssize_t countLeft(count);
-    ssize_t received(0);
-    do {
-      received = ::read(_fd, ((char*)buf) + (count - countLeft), countLeft);
-      if (received == -1) {
-        if (errno != EINTR) {
-          LOG_WARN(formatString (
-              "recv, error: %s",
-              strerror(errno)));
-          return -1;
-        }
-      }
-      else {
-        countLeft -= received;
-      }      
-    } while (countLeft > 0);
-    
-    return count;
-  }
-  else {
-    LOG_WARN("recv, error: Socket not opend");
-    return -1;
-  }
+	if (_fd < 0) {
+		LOG_WARN("recv, error: Socket not opend");
+		return (-1);
+	}
+
+	ssize_t countLeft(count);
+	ssize_t received(0);
+	do {
+		received = ::read(_fd, ((char*)buf) + (count - countLeft), countLeft);
+		if (received == -1) {
+			if (errno != EINTR) {
+				LOG_WARN(formatString ( "recv, error: %s", strerror(errno)));
+				return -1;
+			}
+		}
+		else {
+			countLeft -= received;
+		}      
+	} while (countLeft > 0);
+
+	return count;
 }
 
+//
+// open
+//
 bool GTMTCPSocket::open(unsigned int /*portNumber*/)
 {
-  ASSERT(_fd == -1);
-  _fd = ::socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
-  if (_fd < 0) {
-    LOG_WARN(formatString ( "::socket, error: %s", strerror(errno)));
-    close();
-  }
-  return (_fd > -1);
+	LOG_TRACE_COND_STR("open:fd=" << _fd << ", port=" << _port.getName());
+
+	if (_fd >= 0) {		// already open?
+		return (true);
+	}
+
+	_fd = ::socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+	if (_fd < 0) {
+		LOG_WARN(formatString ( "::socket, error: %s", strerror(errno)));
+		close();
+	}
+	return (_fd > -1);
 }
 
+//
+// connect(portnr, host)
+//
 bool GTMTCPSocket::connect(unsigned int portNumber, const string& host)  
 {
-  bool result(false);
-  if (_fd >= -1) {
-    struct sockaddr_in serverAddr;
-    struct hostent *hostinfo;
-    hostinfo = gethostbyname(host.c_str());
-    serverAddr.sin_family = AF_INET;
-    serverAddr.sin_addr = *(struct in_addr *) *hostinfo->h_addr_list;
-    serverAddr.sin_port = htons(portNumber);
-    result = (::connect(_fd, (struct sockaddr *)&serverAddr, 
-									sizeof(struct sockaddr_in)) == 0);
-    if (result) {
-      ASSERT(_pHandler);
-      _pHandler->registerFile(*this);
-    }
-    else {
-      LOG_WARN(formatString ( "connect, error: %s", strerror(errno)));
-      close();
-    }
-  }
-  return result;
+	LOG_TRACE_COND_STR("connect:fd=" << _fd << ", port=" << _port.getName());
+
+	struct sockaddr_in serverAddr;
+	struct hostent *hostinfo;
+	hostinfo = gethostbyname(host.c_str());
+	serverAddr.sin_family = AF_INET;
+	serverAddr.sin_addr = *(struct in_addr *) *hostinfo->h_addr_list;
+	serverAddr.sin_port = htons(portNumber);
+	if (::connect(_fd, (struct sockaddr *)&serverAddr, sizeof(struct sockaddr_in)) != 0) {
+		if (errno != EISCONN) {		// already connected is OK
+			LOG_WARN(formatString ( "connect, error: %s", strerror(errno)));
+			close();
+			return (false);	
+		}
+	}
+
+	ASSERT(_pHandler);
+	_pHandler->registerFile(*this);
+
+	return (true);
 } 
+
   } // namespace TM
  } // namespace GCF
 } // namespace LOFAR