Index: src/squeezeplay/share/jive/slim/LocalPlayer.lua
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--- src/squeezeplay/share/jive/slim/LocalPlayer.lua	(revision 7794)
+++ src/squeezeplay/share/jive/slim/LocalPlayer.lua	Thu Oct 01 13:47:39 CDT 2009
@@ -167,6 +167,10 @@
 
 
 function needsMusicSource(self)
+	if not self.slimproto then
+		log:warn("no slimproto connection")
+		return false
+	end
 	return not self.slimproto:isConnected()
 end
 
@@ -177,6 +181,11 @@
 
 
 function connectToServer(self, server)
+	if not self.slimproto then
+		log:warn("no slimproto connection")
+		return
+	end
+
 	-- close any previous connection
 	self.slimproto:disconnect()
 
@@ -193,12 +202,20 @@
 
 
 function connectIp(self, serverip, slimserverip)
+	if not self.slimproto then
+		log:warn("no slimproto connection")
+		return
+	end
 	self.slimproto:disconnect()
 	self.slimproto:connectIp(serverip, slimserverip)
 end
 
 
 function disconnectFromServer(self)
+	if not self.slimproto then
+		log:warn("no slimproto connection")
+		return
+	end
 	self.slimproto:disconnect()
 	self.playback:stop()
 end
@@ -211,6 +228,10 @@
 
 
 function isConnected(self)
+	if not self.slimproto then
+		log:warn("no slimproto connection")
+		return false
+	end
 	return self.slimproto:isConnected()
 end