tries = 0
while(True):
    success = true
    try:
        self.client.connect(self.hostname, username=username, password=password, timeout=20)
    except Exception, socket.error:
        success = false
        tries += 1
        log.warning(' {}: no{} "{}'.format(str(socket.error), str(tries), str(self.hostname)))
        if tries >= 2:
            break
    if success
        break