Index: /trunk/FACT++/src/mcp.cc
===================================================================
--- /trunk/FACT++/src/mcp.cc	(revision 13553)
+++ /trunk/FACT++/src/mcp.cc	(revision 13554)
@@ -121,5 +121,4 @@
             return;
         }
-
     }
 
@@ -234,4 +233,25 @@
     int StartRun(const EventImp &evt)
     {
+        if (fStatusFTM.second==-2)
+        {
+            Error("No connection to ftmcontrol (see PRINT).");
+            return GetCurrentState();
+        }
+        if (fStatusFAD.second==-2)
+        {
+            Warn("No connection to fadcontrol (see PRINT).");
+            return GetCurrentState();
+        }
+        if (fStatusLog.second==-2)
+        {
+            Warn("No connection to datalogger (see PRINT).");
+            return GetCurrentState();
+        }
+        if (fStatusRC.second==-2)
+        {
+            Warn("No connection to ratecontrol (see PRINT).");
+            return GetCurrentState();
+        }
+
         fMaxTime   = evt.Get<int64_t>();
         fNumEvents = evt.Get<int64_t>(8);