diff -urp sphinx.install sphinx.install
--- sphinx.install	2008-09-25 21:26:20.000000000 +0200
+++ sphinx.install	2009-08-27 15:16:50.368438800 +0200
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ function sphinx_requirements($phase) {
   );
   if ($api_exists) {
     $cl = new SphinxClient();
+	$server = variable_get('sphinx_default_server', 'localhost');
+	$port = variable_get('sphinx_default_port', '3312');
+	$cl->SetServer($server, $port);
     $connect = $cl->_Connect();
     $requirements['sphinx_daemon'] = array(
       'title' => $t('Sphinx daemon'),
diff -urp sphinx.module sphinx.module
--- sphinx.module	2008-09-25 21:26:20.000000000 +0200
+++ sphinx.module	2009-08-27 15:20:27.364272400 +0200
@@ -177,6 +177,10 @@ function _sphinx_search_page($index_name
   $res    = db_query($sql, $iid);
   $index  = db_fetch_object($res);
   $client = new SphinxClient();
+  //set the right server settings
+  $host = variable_get('sphinx_default_server', 'localhost');
+  $port = variable_get('sphinx_default_port', '3312');
+  $client->SetServer($host, $port);
   $connect = $client->_Connect();
   if (!$connect) {
     drupal_set_message(variable_get('sphinx_offline_message', ''));
diff -urp sphinx_admin.inc.php sphinx_admin.inc.php
--- sphinx_admin.inc.php	2008-09-25 21:26:20.000000000 +0200
+++ sphinx_admin.inc.php	2009-08-27 15:18:44.569371100 +0200
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 function _check_searchd($host = 'localhost', $port = '3312') {
   $cl = new SphinxClient();
-  //$cl->SetServer($host, $port);
+  $cl->SetServer($host, $port);
   $connect = $cl->_Connect();
   if (!$connect) {
     drupal_set_message(t('Searchd not running'), 'warning');
@@ -14,12 +14,18 @@ function _check_searchd($host = 'localho
  * The admin page callback
  */
 function _sphinx_admin() {
-  _check_searchd();
+  //get configuration
+  $server = variable_get('sphinx_default_server', 'localhost');
+  $port = variable_get('sphinx_default_port', '3312');
+  _check_searchd($server, $port);
   return drupal_get_form('sphinx_admin_form');
 }
 
 function _sphinx_admin_indexes($op = '', $iid = '') {
-  _check_searchd();
+  //get configuration
+  $server = variable_get('sphinx_default_server', 'localhost');
+  $port = variable_get('sphinx_default_port', '3312');
+  _check_searchd($server, $port);
   if (!empty($op) && !empty($iid)) {
     switch ($op) {
       case 'delete':
@@ -71,11 +77,11 @@ function _sphinx_admin_indexes($op = '',
   $sql     = 'SELECT {sphinx_indexes}.*, {sphinx_attributes}.display_name AS sort_field FROM {sphinx_indexes} LEFT JOIN {sphinx_attributes} ON default_sort_key_fid = aid '. tablesort_sql($header);
   $result  = pager_query($sql, 10);
   $client  = new SphinxClient();
-  $connect = $client->_Connect();
   
   while ($indexes = db_fetch_object($result)) {
+    $client->SetServer($indexes->server, (int)$indexes->port);
+    $connect = $client->_Connect();
     if ($indexes->active) {
-      $client->SetServer($indexes->server, (int)$indexes->port);
       $client->SetLimits(0, 1);
       $res = $client->Query('', $indexes->index_name);
       if ($res) {
@@ -156,7 +162,7 @@ function sphinx_admin_form() {
   $form['sphinx']['sphinx_default_port'] = array(
     '#type' => 'textfield',
     '#title' => t('Default port'),
-    '#default_value' => variable_get('sphinx_default_port	', '3312'),
+    '#default_value' => variable_get('sphinx_default_port', '3312'),
     '#description' => t('Type the port on which your default searchd is listening (this setting can be altered per index)'),
   );
   $form['sphinx']['sphinx_default_index'] = array(
@@ -184,7 +190,7 @@ function sphinx_admin_form_submit($form_
   
   variable_set('sphinx_offline_message', $form_values['sphinx_offline_message']);
   variable_set('sphinx_default_server', $form_values['sphinx_default_server']);
-  variable_set('sphinx_default_port', $form_values['sphinx_default_port']);
+  variable_set('sphinx_default_port', (int)$form_values['sphinx_default_port']);
   variable_set('sphinx_default_index', $form_values['sphinx_default_index']);
   variable_set('sphinx_results_per_page', $form_values['sphinx_results_per_page']);
   drupal_set_message(t('Your Sphinx settings are saved'));