def bool_server_status(servername, ipaddress)
ipvalue = IPAddr.new(ipaddress)
status = 0
route = ""
if !File.exists?("statefiles/" + servername + ".STATE")
status = 2
end
if File.exists?("statefiles/" + servername + ".STATE")
state = "statefiles/" + servername + ".STATE"

route = open(state).gets


begin
timeout(3) do
begin

    t = TCPSocket.new(ipvalue, 1734)



rescue
  status = 0

else

    # ... do something with the socket
    t.print "PARADIGM"
line = t.gets

	#while line = t.gets   # Read lines from the socket
  puts line      # And print with platform line terminator
#end
	if (line == "Recieved")
	status = 1
	t.close

	return status
	end
	 @val = 1


	#end




end


end
rescue Timeout::Error

	status = 0




end

end
return status
end