Index: source/ariba/overlay/BaseOverlay.cpp
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--- source/ariba/overlay/BaseOverlay.cpp	(revision 6961)
+++ source/ariba/overlay/BaseOverlay.cpp	(revision 6962)
@@ -938,9 +938,5 @@
 		return establishLink( remoteId, service );
 	else
-
-		// establish link directly if only ep is known
-		if (remoteId.isUnspecified())
-			return establishDirectLink(remoteEp, service );
-
+		return establishDirectLink(remoteEp, service );
 }