Homework 1 v5

assignments/src/MV3500Cohort2019JulySeptember/homework1/BoronTcpExample1Telnet1.java

@@ -76,10 +76,11 @@ public class BoronTcpExample1Telnet1
         }
         catch(IOException e)
         {
-            System.out.println("problem with networking: " + e);
-//          if (e.getClass() == java.net.BindException) // TODO whazzup?
-            if (e.getMessage().equals("Address already in use: NET_Bind"))
-                System.out.println("Be sure to stop any other running instances of this program.");
+            System.out.println("Problem with TcpExample1Telnet networking:"); // describe what is happening
+            System.out.println("Error: " + e);
+            // Provide more helpful information to user if exception occurs due to running twice at one time
+            if (e instanceof java.net.BindException)
+                System.out.println("*** Be sure to stop any other running instances of programs using this port!");
         }
     }
 }