Index: Transport_Connector.cpp
===================================================================
--- Transport_Connector.cpp	(revision 84228)
+++ Transport_Connector.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -297,16 +297,7 @@
   errno = 0; // need to clear errno to ensure a stale enotsup is not set
   if (desc == 0)
     return 0;
-  unsigned int endpoint_count = 0;
   TAO_Endpoint *root_ep = desc->endpoint();
-  for (TAO_Endpoint *ep = root_ep->next_filtered (this->orb_core(),0);
-       ep != 0;
-       ep = ep->next_filtered(this->orb_core(),root_ep))
-    if (this->set_validate_endpoint (ep) == 0)
-      ++endpoint_count;
-  if (endpoint_count == 0)
-    return 0;
-
   TAO_Transport *base_transport = 0;
 
   TAO::Transport_Cache_Manager &tcm =
@@ -343,6 +334,14 @@
   // at this point to register several potential transports so that
   // when one succeeds the rest are cancelled or closed.
 
+  unsigned int endpoint_count = 0;
+  for (TAO_Endpoint *ep = root_ep->next_filtered (this->orb_core(),0);
+       ep != 0;
+       ep = ep->next_filtered(this->orb_core(),root_ep))
+    if (this->set_validate_endpoint (ep) == 0)
+      ++endpoint_count;
+  if (endpoint_count == 0)
+    return 0;
   return this->make_parallel_connection (r,*desc,timeout);
 }
 
@@ -486,10 +485,6 @@
                         TAO_Transport_Descriptor_Interface *desc,
                         ACE_Time_Value *timeout)
 {
-  if (desc == 0 ||
-      (this->set_validate_endpoint (desc->endpoint ()) == -1))
-    return 0;
-
   TAO::Transport_Cache_Manager &tcm =
     this->orb_core ()->lane_resources ().transport_cache ();
 
@@ -643,6 +645,10 @@
         }
       else
         {
+	  if (desc == 0 ||
+	      (this->set_validate_endpoint (desc->endpoint ()) == -1))
+	    return 0;
+
           // @todo: This is not the right place for this! (bugzilla 3023)
           // Purge connections (if necessary)
           tcm.purge ();