broker is up and running. just checked
More of the log. the good news this is the most I have ever seen in the log 
Connection lost (32109) - java.io.EOFException
at org.eclipse.paho.client.mqttv3.internal.CommsReceiver.run(CommsReceiver.java:146)[186:org.eclipse.paho.client.mqttv3:1.0.2]
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745)[:1.8.0_111]
Caused by: java.io.EOFException
at java.io.DataInputStream.readByte(DataInputStream.java:267)[:1.8.0_111]
at org.eclipse.paho.client.mqttv3.internal.wire.MqttInputStream.readMqttWireMessage(MqttInputStream.java:65)[186:org.eclipse.paho.client.mqttv3:1.0.2]
at org.eclipse.paho.client.mqttv3.internal.CommsReceiver.run(CommsReceiver.java:107)[186:org.eclipse.paho.client.mqttv3:1.0.2]
… 1 more
2017-01-20 18:20:52.438 [ERROR] [t.mqtt.internal.MqttBrokerConnection] - MQTT connection to ‘mqttbroker’ was lost: Connection lost : ReasonCode 32109 : Cause : null
2017-01-20 18:20:52.439 [INFO ] [t.mqtt.internal.MqttBrokerConnection] - Starting connection helper to periodically try restore connection to broker ‘mqttbroker’
2017-01-20 18:21:02.439 [INFO ] [t.mqtt.internal.MqttBrokerConnection] - Starting MQTT broker connection ‘mqttbroker’
2017-01-20 18:21:02.447 [ERROR] [t.mqtt.internal.MqttBrokerConnection] - MQTT connection to broker was lost
Connection lost (32109) - java.io.EOFException
at org.eclipse.paho.client.mqttv3.internal.CommsReceiver.run(CommsReceiver.java:146)[186:org.eclipse.paho.client.mqttv3:1.0.2]
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745)[:1.8.0_111]
Caused by: java.io.EOFException
at java.io.DataInputStream.readByte(DataInputStream.java:267)[:1.8.0_111]
at org.eclipse.paho.client.mqttv3.internal.wire.MqttInputStream.readMqttWireMessage(MqttInputStream.java:65)[186:org.eclipse.paho.client.mqttv3:1.0.2]
at org.eclipse.paho.client.mqttv3.internal.CommsReceiver.run(CommsReceiver.java:107)[186:org.eclipse.paho.client.mqttv3:1.0.2]
… 1 more
2017-01-20 18:21:02.447 [ERROR] [t.mqtt.internal.MqttBrokerConnection] - MQTT connection to ‘’ was lost: Connection lost : ReasonCode 32109 : Cause : null
2017-01-20 18:21:02.448 [INFO ] [t.mqtt.internal.MqttBrokerConnection] - Starting connection helper to periodically try restore connection to broker ‘’
2017-01-20 18:21:02.451 [DEBUG] [t.mqtt.internal.MqttBrokerConnection] - Starting message consumer for broker ‘mqttbroker’ on topic ‘control/SW010101/SW2/state’
2017-01-20 18:21:02.453 [DEBUG] [t.mqtt.internal.MqttBrokerConnection] - Starting message consumer for broker ‘mqttbroker’ on topic ‘control/SW010101/SW2/state’
2017-01-20 18:21:02.454 [DEBUG] [t.mqtt.internal.MqttBrokerConnection] - Starting message consumer for broker ‘mqttbroker’ on topic ‘control/SW010101/SW3/state’
2017-01-20 18:21:02.455 [DEBUG] [t.mqtt.internal.MqttBrokerConnection] - Starting message consumer for broker ‘mqttbroker’ on topic ‘control/SW010101/SW3/state’
^C