diff --git a/servers/auth_server_lin/src/auth_conn.cpp b/servers/auth_server_lin/src/auth_conn.cpp
index cac5ba9..f2549d3 100644
--- a/servers/auth_server_lin/src/auth_conn.cpp
+++ b/servers/auth_server_lin/src/auth_conn.cpp
@@ -575,6 +575,11 @@ AuthServer::AuthServer(TQObject* parent) :
 }
 
 AuthServer::~AuthServer() {
+	if (m_sqlPingTimer) {
+		m_sqlPingTimer->stop();
+		delete m_sqlPingTimer;
+		m_sqlPingTimer = NULL;
+	}
 	if (m_database) {
 		TQSqlDatabase::removeDatabase(m_database);
 		m_database = NULL;
@@ -639,9 +644,24 @@ int AuthServer::connectToDatabase() {
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	// FIXME
+	// We currently have no way to handle something as simple as the database server going offline!
+
+	// Start database ping process
+	m_sqlPingTimer = new TQTimer();
+	connect(m_sqlPingTimer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(pingSQLServer()));
+	m_sqlPingTimer->start(60*1000);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
+void AuthServer::pingSQLServer() {
+	// FIXME
+	// We might as well gather statistics here...
+	TQSqlQuery query;
+	query.exec("SELECT * FROM activity");
+}
+
 void AuthServer::newConnection(int socket) {
 	AuthSocket *s = new AuthSocket(socket, this);
 	s->m_remoteHost = s->peerAddress().toString();
diff --git a/servers/auth_server_lin/src/auth_conn.h b/servers/auth_server_lin/src/auth_conn.h
index 8c75bfa..61fc626 100644
--- a/servers/auth_server_lin/src/auth_conn.h
+++ b/servers/auth_server_lin/src/auth_conn.h
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ class AuthServer : public TQServerSocket
 
 	private slots:
 		int connectToDatabase();
+		void pingSQLServer();
 	
 	signals:
 		void newConnect(AuthSocket*);
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ class AuthServer : public TQServerSocket
 	private:
 		KSimpleConfig* m_config;
 		TQSqlDatabase* m_database;
+		TQTimer* m_sqlPingTimer;
 
 		friend class AuthSocket;
 
diff --git a/servers/gpib_server_lin/src/gpib_conn.cpp b/servers/gpib_server_lin/src/gpib_conn.cpp
index d27c049..c0d43ca 100644
--- a/servers/gpib_server_lin/src/gpib_conn.cpp
+++ b/servers/gpib_server_lin/src/gpib_conn.cpp
@@ -807,21 +807,13 @@ void GPIBSocket::commandLoop() {
 
 							m_servClientTimeout->start(NETWORK_COMM_TIMEOUT_MS, TRUE);
 							transferred_data = true;
-							m_commandLoopState = 2;
+							m_commandLoopState = 1;
 						}
 
 						clearFrameTail();
 					}
 				}
 			}
-			else if (m_commandLoopState == 2) {
-				if (canReadLine()) {
-					processPendingData();
-				}
-				if (canReadFrame()) {
-					//
-				}
-			}
 		}
 		m_criticalSection--;
 		if (transferred_data) {