diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/net/Connection.java b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/net/Connection.java
index 5e19576a8..80496e8a5 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/net/Connection.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/net/Connection.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: Connection.java,v 1.13 2002/11/18 18:53:10 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: Connection.java,v 1.14 2002/12/22 06:36:30 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.presents.server.net;
 
@@ -82,6 +82,17 @@ public abstract class Connection implements NetEventHandler
         return _channel;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a string containing the IP address of the client on the
+     * other end of this connection or <code>&lt;disconnected&gt;</code>
+     * if this connection has no underlying socket channel.
+     */
+    public String getIPAddress ()
+    {
+        return (_channel == null) ? "<disconnected>" :
+            String.valueOf(_channel.socket().getInetAddress());
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns true if this connection is closed.
      */
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/net/RunningConnection.java b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/net/RunningConnection.java
index f2c802851..88ca5f91b 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/net/RunningConnection.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/net/RunningConnection.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: RunningConnection.java,v 1.9 2002/11/18 18:53:10 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: RunningConnection.java,v 1.10 2002/12/22 06:36:30 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.presents.server.net;
 
@@ -37,9 +37,7 @@ public class RunningConnection extends Connection
 
     public String toString ()
     {
-        String addr = (_channel == null) ? "<disconnected>" :
-            StringUtil.toString(_channel.socket().getInetAddress());
         return "[mode=RUNNING, id=" + (hashCode() % 1000) +
-            ", addr=" + addr + "]";
+            ", addr=" + getIPAddress() + "]";
     }
 }