// TCP client which receives a message from  server

import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.net.*;


	class IPgenerator2
	{
  		String view_host;
		String ip = "192.168.2.";
	
		String ipmethd()
		{
	
	
		KeyboardInput in = new KeyboardInput();
	
		for(int i = 1; i < 10; i++) {
		System.out.print(i);
		System.out.print(". ");
		//System.out.print();
		System.out.println(ip + i);
		}
		System.out.println();
	
		System.out.print("SELECT A MACHINE TO VIEW FROM LIST: ");
		int choice = in.readInteger();
		
		
	
			switch (choice)
  		 	{ 
 	
 			case 1:
 			view_host = "192.168.2.1";
 			//System.out.println("You selected to view machine with IP: " + view_host);
 			//return view_host = "192.168.2.1"; 
 			break;
 	
 			case 2:
 			view_host = "192.168.2.2";
 			//System.out.println("You selected to view machine with IP: " +  view_host);
 			//return view_host = "192.168.2.2";
 			break;
 			
 			case 3:
 			view_host = "192.168.2.3";
 			//System.out.println("You selected to view machine with IP: " +  view_host);
 			//return view_host = "192.168.2.3";
 			break;
 			
 			case 4:
 			view_host = "192.168.2.4";
 			//System.out.println("You selected to view machine with IP: " +  view_host);
 			//return view_host = "192.168.2.4";
 			break;
 			
 			
 			
 	
 			default:
 			System.out.println("This machine doesnt exist, please choose a valid host");
 			
 			return view_host;
 			}
 		// return view_host; 

 	    }
 	  }




	//client program starts here

	public class TCPclientText
	{
	
			public static void main(String args[])
			{
			//initialisation
			String view_host; 
			IPgenerator2 ip = new IPgenerator2();
	
			//call ipgenerator
			ip.ipmethd();
	
	   
			//server IP address
 		  	//String remoteIPaddress="192.168.2.4";
 		 	// int remotePort=9000;
  
  
  
			  //array to hold list of client IPs say registered
 			 //array enables me select the client to connect to
 			// String remoteIPaddress[]={"192.168.2.4","192.168.2.5","192.168.2.6"};
  			String remoteIPaddress = view_host;
   			int remotePort=9000;
   	
  			//for(int index=0; index<3;index++)
   
  			 try
       			{
        		// connect to server with remoteIPaddress on remotePort
        		//Socket socket1 = new Socket( remoteIPaddress, remotePort );
        		//here I have selected to connect to just the first client - index 0
        		Socket socket1 = new Socket( remoteIPaddress, remotePort );
        
        
        		//timeout after 3sec of inactivity
        		//socket1.setSoTimeout(3000);
        
        		// open reader to receive messages from server
        		BufferedReader inFromServer = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader( socket1.getInputStream()));
        		System.out.println("Server contacted OK ");
        
        
        		// loop reading messages from server
        		while(true)                
            	{
            	
            	String line = inFromServer.readLine();
            	System.out.println("From server " + line);
            	}  
              
         	}
        
        		catch(UnknownHostException e){
            	System.err.println("Don't know about host ....");    
            	}       
        
        	//predefined message is returned if client is not responding
        	catch(ConnectException e){
            System.err.println("Unreachable node!, failure in connecting to server"); 
            }    
        
    	catch (IOException e) {System.err.println("TCP client error " +  e); }
    
    	//if server suddenly shutsdown for instance
    
         }
    }
   	 
  	
the program for some reason calls 'ipmethd()' twice before actually connecting ie. as shown below

1.192.168.2.1
2.192.168.2.2
3.192.168.2.3
.
.
9. 192.168.2.9

Select the machine to view....:

//now when an input is entered say 4, the  ipmethd() is called again:

1.192.168.2.1
2.192.168.2.2
3.192.168.2.3
.
.
9. 192.168.2.9

Select the machine to view....:
//after entering an input here then it goes to the next step - connection

I cant figure out why it calls ipmethd() twice b4 connecting..
pls help me out here im confused. thanks n advance.