build hangs under Anthill but not from cmd-line

Hi,

	I was finally able to narrow down where the build was hanging in my 
case. It's here:

	<target name="init-fitnesse" depends="init" unless="testsFailed" 
description="Initializes Fitnesse for Acceptance Tests">
		<!-- First check if there is a public FitNesse server running locally -->
		<echo message="First check if there is a public FitNesse server 
running locally at 
http://${fitnesse.server_host}:${fitnesse.server_port}" />
		<condition property="fitesse.public.running">
			<http url="http://${fitnesse.server_host}:${fitnesse.server_port}" />
		</condition>
		<!-- Check for JARs -->
		<echo message="Check for JARs" />



	The last thing it prints is
init-fitnesse:
      [echo] First check if there is a public FitNesse server running 
locally at http://localhost:5050


	And nothing after that. With ProcessExplorer (sysinternals) I can see 
that there's a java.exe running, eating no CPU at all. This is the one 
that launches right after cmd.exe (ant). SO, my guess is that it is 
stuck in the line that checks if the URL exists.

	The same build works from the cmd-line, passing the exact same 
parameters as Anthill is passing.

	The same build works fine from Eclipse.

	The same build works fine from Luntbuild.

	Now... why is it freezing on the line above under Anthill???

	Ideas? Tips? Thanks,

marcio