--- cups-1.2.2/backend/snmp.c.try_connect	2006-08-01 13:24:43.000000000 +0100
+++ cups-1.2.2/backend/snmp.c	2006-08-02 16:58:56.000000000 +0100
@@ -1692,7 +1692,8 @@
 
   debug_printf("DEBUG: %.3f Probing %s...\n", run_time(), device->addrname);
 
-  if ((http = httpConnect(device->addrname, 631)) != NULL)
+  if (!try_connect(&(device->address), device->addrname, 631) &&
+      (http = httpConnect(device->addrname, 631)) != NULL)
   {
    /*
     * IPP is supported...
@@ -2320,6 +2321,7 @@
 {
   int	fd;				/* Socket */
   int	status;				/* Connection status */
+  struct sigaction act;
 
 
   debug_printf("DEBUG: %.3f Trying %s://%s:%d...\n", run_time(),
@@ -2333,7 +2335,10 @@
 
   addr->ipv4.sin_port = htons(port);
 
-  signal(SIGALRM, alarm_handler);
+  act.sa_handler = alarm_handler;
+  sigemptyset(&act.sa_mask);
+  act.sa_flags = 0;
+  sigaction(SIGALRM, &act, NULL);
   alarm(1);
 
   status = connect(fd, (void *)addr, httpAddrLength(addr));