=== LocalPlayer.lua
==================================================================
--- LocalPlayer.lua	(revision 38448)
+++ LocalPlayer.lua	(local)
@@ -184,21 +184,36 @@
 
 
 function connectToServer(self, server)
-	-- close any previous connection
-	self.slimproto:disconnect()
 
+	if not server then
+		log:error("No server passed to connectToServer() method")
+		return false
+	end
+
 	-- make sure the server we are connecting to is awake
 	server:wakeOnLan()
 
-	log:debug("connectToServer: ", server)
-	if server then
+	if self:needsMusicSource() then
+
+		log:info('connectToServer(): connecting localPlayer to server', server, ' via slimproto')
+		-- close any previous connection
+		self.slimproto:disconnect()
+
+		log:debug("connectToServer: ", server)
 		server:addLocallyRequestedServer(server)
-	
+		
 		self.slimproto:connect(server)
+	else
+		log:info('connectToServer(): switching localPlayer to server', server)
+		local ip, port = server:getIpPort()
+
+		server:addLocallyRequestedServer(server)
+		self:send({'connect', ip}, true)
 	end
+	return true
+
 end
 
-
 function connectIp(self, serverip, slimserverip)
 	self.slimproto:disconnect()
 	self.slimproto:connectIp(serverip, slimserverip)