diff -r a6a34b314d4b dlight.nativeexecution/src/org/netbeans/modules/nativeexecution/api/NativeProcessBuilder.java
--- a/dlight.nativeexecution/src/org/netbeans/modules/nativeexecution/api/NativeProcessBuilder.java	Mon Sep 03 09:51:52 2012 +0200
+++ b/dlight.nativeexecution/src/org/netbeans/modules/nativeexecution/api/NativeProcessBuilder.java	Wed Sep 05 11:53:30 2012 +0200
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 import org.netbeans.modules.nativeexecution.TerminalLocalNativeProcess;
 import org.netbeans.modules.nativeexecution.api.pty.PtySupport;
 import org.netbeans.modules.nativeexecution.api.util.ConnectionManager;
+import org.netbeans.modules.nativeexecution.api.util.ConnectionManager.CancellationException;
 import org.netbeans.modules.nativeexecution.api.util.ExternalTerminal;
 import org.netbeans.modules.nativeexecution.api.util.ExternalTerminalProvider;
 import org.netbeans.modules.nativeexecution.api.util.MacroMap;
@@ -65,6 +66,8 @@
 import org.netbeans.modules.nativeexecution.api.util.ShellValidationSupport;
 import org.netbeans.modules.nativeexecution.api.util.ShellValidationSupport.ShellValidationStatus;
 import org.netbeans.modules.nativeexecution.api.util.WindowsSupport;
+import org.openide.util.Exceptions;
+import org.openide.util.UserQuestionException;
 
 /**
  * Utility class for the {@link NativeProcess external native process} creation.
@@ -160,18 +163,35 @@
      *             in this builder
      * @throws IOException if the process could not be created
      */
+    @NbBundle.Messages({
+        "#{0} - display name of execution environment",
+        "EXC_NotConnectedQuestion=No connection to {0}. Connect now?"
+    })
     @Override
     public NativeProcess call() throws IOException {
         AbstractNativeProcess process = null;
 
-        ExecutionEnvironment execEnv = info.getExecutionEnvironment();
+        final ExecutionEnvironment execEnv = info.getExecutionEnvironment();
 
         if (info.getCommand() == null) {
             throw new IllegalStateException("No executable nor command line is specified"); // NOI18N
         }
 
         if (!ConnectionManager.getInstance().isConnectedTo(execEnv)) {
-            throw new IOException("No connection to " + execEnv.getDisplayName()); // NOI18N
+            throw new UserQuestionException("No connection to " + execEnv.getDisplayName()) {
+                @Override
+                public void confirmed() throws IOException {
+                    try {
+                        ConnectionManager.getInstance().connectTo(execEnv);
+                    } catch (CancellationException ex) {
+                        throw new IOException(ex);
+                    }
+                }
+                @Override
+                public String getLocalizedMessage() {
+                    return Bundle.EXC_NotConnectedQuestion(execEnv.getDisplayName());
+                }
+            };
         }
 
         if (info.isPtyMode() && PtySupport.isSupportedFor(info.getExecutionEnvironment())) {
diff -r a6a34b314d4b dlight.nativeexecution/test/unit/src/org/netbeans/modules/nativeexecution/api/NativeProcessBuilderTest.java
--- a/dlight.nativeexecution/test/unit/src/org/netbeans/modules/nativeexecution/api/NativeProcessBuilderTest.java	Mon Sep 03 09:51:52 2012 +0200
+++ b/dlight.nativeexecution/test/unit/src/org/netbeans/modules/nativeexecution/api/NativeProcessBuilderTest.java	Wed Sep 05 11:53:30 2012 +0200
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
 import org.netbeans.modules.nativeexecution.test.NativeExecutionBaseTestSuite;
 import org.openide.util.Exceptions;
 import org.openide.util.RequestProcessor;
+import org.openide.util.UserQuestionException;
 
 public class NativeProcessBuilderTest extends NativeExecutionBaseTestCase {
 
@@ -203,6 +204,27 @@
     public void testSetCommandLine() throws Exception {
         doTestSetCommandLine(getTestExecutionEnvironment());
     }
+    
+    public void testAsksForconnection() {
+        ExecutionEnvironment ee = ExecutionEnvironmentFactory.createNew("never", "existed.com");
+        NativeProcessBuilder b = NativeProcessBuilder.newProcessBuilder(ee);
+        b.setExecutable("ade");
+        b.setArguments("lsviews");
+        try {
+            b.call();
+            fail("The previous call should thrown an exception");
+        } catch (UserQuestionException ex) {
+            // OK, expected
+            assertEquals(
+                "Localized message as expected",
+                Bundle.EXC_NotConnectedQuestion(ee.getDisplayName()), 
+                ex.getLocalizedMessage()
+            );
+            assertEquals("No connection to never@existed.com", ex.getMessage());
+        } catch (IOException ex) {
+            fail("we should not get IOException: " + ex);
+        }
+    }
 
     private void doTestSetCommandLine(ExecutionEnvironment execEnv) throws Exception {
         HostInfo hostinfo = HostInfoUtils.getHostInfo(execEnv);
diff -r a6a34b314d4b dlight.remote.impl/nbproject/project.properties
--- a/dlight.remote.impl/nbproject/project.properties	Mon Sep 03 09:51:52 2012 +0200
+++ b/dlight.remote.impl/nbproject/project.properties	Wed Sep 05 11:53:30 2012 +0200
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 is.autoload=true
 javac.source=1.6
 javac.compilerargs=-Xlint -Xlint:-serial
-spec.version.base=1.14.0
+spec.version.base=1.15.0
 
 test.config.stableBTD.includes=**/*Test.class
 test.config.stableBTD.excludes=**/RemoteFSTCKTest.class
diff -r a6a34b314d4b dlight.remote.impl/nbproject/project.xml
--- a/dlight.remote.impl/nbproject/project.xml	Mon Sep 03 09:51:52 2012 +0200
+++ b/dlight.remote.impl/nbproject/project.xml	Wed Sep 05 11:53:30 2012 +0200
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
                     <build-prerequisite/>
                     <compile-dependency/>
                     <run-dependency>
-                        <specification-version>1.9.4</specification-version>
+                        <specification-version>1.15</specification-version>
                     </run-dependency>
                 </dependency>
                 <dependency>
diff -r a6a34b314d4b dlight.remote/nbproject/project.properties
--- a/dlight.remote/nbproject/project.properties	Mon Sep 03 09:51:52 2012 +0200
+++ b/dlight.remote/nbproject/project.properties	Wed Sep 05 11:53:30 2012 +0200
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 is.autoload=true
 javac.source=1.6
 javac.compilerargs=-Xlint -Xlint:-serial
-spec.version.base=1.14.0
+spec.version.base=1.15.0