diff -bu --recursive otp_src_R7B-1/lib/jinterface/java_src/com/ericsson/otp/erlang/AbstractConnection.java jinterface/java_src/com/ericsson/otp/erlang/AbstractConnection.java
--- otp_src_R7B-1/lib/jinterface/java_src/com/ericsson/otp/erlang/AbstractConnection.java	Tue Aug 22 05:05:30 2000
+++ jinterface/java_src/com/ericsson/otp/erlang/AbstractConnection.java	Fri Mar  2 15:49:46 2001
@@ -916,9 +916,9 @@
       close();
       throw ae;
     }
-    catch (Exception e) {
+    catch (IOException e) {
       close();
-      throw new IOException("Cannot connect to peer node");
+      throw e;
     }
   }