A few days ago I installed openelec 4.0.1 on my Raspberry Pi it uses a current Gotham build. Every thing works flawlessly. Even better than before.

I am no longer affected by the "connection denied" error.
Which forced me to reboot unter Frodo.

Additionally XBMC now wakes up the TV as soon as I send input using Xbmcremote, so I can avoid searching for my remote. And I can withdraw my feature request.