diff --git a/xwords4/linux/scripts/discon_ok2.sh b/xwords4/linux/scripts/discon_ok2.sh
index ea52d0328..698b7c8da 100755
--- a/xwords4/linux/scripts/discon_ok2.sh
+++ b/xwords4/linux/scripts/discon_ok2.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 NGAMES=${NGAMES:-1}
 NROOMS=${NROOMS:-1}
 TIMEOUT=${TIMEOUT:-600}
+HOST=${HOST:-localhost}
+PORT=${PORT:-10997}
+
+NAMES=(Brynn Ariela Kati Eric)
 
 LOGDIR=$(basename $0)_logs
 mv $LOGDIR /tmp/$LOGDIR_$$
@@ -17,7 +21,7 @@ fi
 usage() {
     echo "usage: [env=val *] $0" 1>&2
     echo " current env variables and their values: " 1>&2
-    for VAR in NGAMES NROOMS USE_GTK TIMEOUT; do
+    for VAR in NGAMES NROOMS USE_GTK TIMEOUT HOST PORT; do
         echo "$VAR:" $(eval "echo \$${VAR}") 1>&2
     done
     exit 0
@@ -41,8 +45,9 @@ do_device() {
     STOPTIME=$(($(date "+%s") + TIMEOUT))
     while :; do
         sleep $((RANDOM%5))
-        ./obj_linux_memdbg/xwords -C $ROOM -r edd $OTHERS \
-            -d dict.xwd -f $FILE -z 1:3 $PLAT_PARMS >/dev/null 2>>$LOG &
+        ./obj_linux_memdbg/xwords -C $ROOM -r ${NAMES[$DEV]} $OTHERS \
+            -d dict.xwd -p $PORT -a $HOST -f $FILE -z 1:3 $PLAT_PARMS \
+            >/dev/null 2>>$LOG &
         PID=$!
         sleep $((RANDOM%10+5))
         while :; do
@@ -59,8 +64,8 @@ do_device() {
             echo -n "timeout exceeded for device $DEV in game $GAME ($LOG)"
             date
             break
-        elif ! pidof xwrelay > /dev/null; then
-            break
+        elif [ ! -d $LOGDIR ]; then
+            break;
         fi
     done
 }
diff --git a/xwords4/linux/scripts/newrelay.sh b/xwords4/linux/scripts/newrelay.sh
index c5464dcb5..a4455e60a 100755
--- a/xwords4/linux/scripts/newrelay.sh
+++ b/xwords4/linux/scripts/newrelay.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ COOKIE=${COOKIE:-foo}
 NGAMES=${NGAMES:-1}
 NPLAYERS=${NPLAYERS:-2}
 USE_GTK=${USE_GTK:-FALSE}
+HOST=${HOST:-localhost}
+PORT=${PORT:-10997}
 
 [ $USE_GTK = FALSE ] && CURSES_PARM="-u -0"
 
@@ -14,7 +16,7 @@ mkdir -p $LOGDIR
 usage() {
     echo "usage: [env=val *] $0" 1>&2
     echo " current env variables and their values: " 1>&2
-    for VAR in COOKIE DICT NGAMES NPLAYERS USE_GTK; do
+    for VAR in COOKIE DICT NGAMES NPLAYERS HOST PORT USE_GTK; do
         echo "$VAR:" $(eval "echo \$${VAR}") 1>&2
     done
     exit 0
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ for II in $(seq $NGAMES); do
     done
     for JJ in $(seq $NPLAYERS); do
         ./obj_linux_memdbg/xwords $CURSES_PARM -d $DICT -r Eric $REMOTES \
-            -C $COOKIE -q 2 2>${LOGDIR}/log_${II}_${JJ}.txt >/dev/null &
+            -a $HOST -p $PORT -C $COOKIE -q 2 2>${LOGDIR}/log_${II}_${JJ}.txt >/dev/null &
     done
 done