Index: tcp-transportmod.scm
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--- tcp-transportmod.scm
+++ tcp-transportmod.scm
@@ -170,11 +170,11 @@
 		   ((running)
                     (debug:print-info 2 *default-log-port* "Setting conn = " conn " in hash table")
 		    (hash-table-set! (tt-conns ttdat) dbfname conn) ;;; is this ok to save before validating that the connection is good?
 		    conn)
 		   ((starting)
-		    (thread-sleep! 0.5)
+		    (thread-sleep! 2)
                     (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "server for " dbfname " is in starting state, retrying connect")
 		    (tt:client-connect-to-server ttdat dbfname run-id testsuite))
 		   (else
 		    (let* ((curr-secs (current-seconds)))
 		      ;; rm the (last server) would go here
@@ -293,11 +293,11 @@
 				     ;; try again
 				     (thread-sleep! 0.25) ;; dunno, I think this needs to be here
 				     (tt:handler ttdat cmd run-id params (+ attemptnum 1) area-dat areapath readonly-mode dbfname testsuite mtexe))
 				   ))))
 		       (begin ;; no server file, delay and try again
-			 (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "INFO: connection to server "host":"port" broken for "dbfname", but do not see servinf file "servinf)
+			 (debug:print 2 *default-log-port* "INFO: connection to server "host":"port" broken for "dbfname", but do not see servinf file "servinf)
 			 (thread-sleep! 0.5)
 			 (tt:handler ttdat cmd run-id params (+ attemptnum 1) area-dat areapath readonly-mode dbfname testsuite mtexe))))
 		 (begin ;; this case is where res is malformed. Probably should abort
 		   (assert #f "FATAL: tt:handler received bad data "res)
 		   ;; (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "INFO: got corrupt data from server "host":"port", "res", for "dbfname", will try again.")