diff --git a/src/conf.c b/src/conf.c
index bfa0fee1..deb2e4a9 100644
--- a/src/conf.c
+++ b/src/conf.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
     Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
 
-    $Id: conf.c,v 1.9.4.8 2000/08/09 14:02:15 guus Exp $
+    $Id: conf.c,v 1.9.4.9 2000/09/06 11:49:03 guus Exp $
 */
 
 
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ read_config_file(const char *fname)
 cp
   if((fp = fopen (fname, "r")) == NULL)
     {
-      fprintf(stderr, _("Could not open %s: %s\n"), fname, sys_errlist[errno]);
+      fprintf(stderr, _("Could not open %s: %s\n"), fname, strerror(errno));
       return 1;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/net.c b/src/net.c
index 7d780608..72c1b5e1 100644
--- a/src/net.c
+++ b/src/net.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
     Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
 
-    $Id: net.c,v 1.35.4.26 2000/08/09 14:02:16 guus Exp $
+    $Id: net.c,v 1.35.4.27 2000/09/06 11:49:03 guus Exp $
 */
 
 #include "config.h"
@@ -934,7 +934,7 @@ cp
   if(x)
     {
       syslog(LOG_ERR, _("Incoming data socket error for %s (%s): %s"),
-             cl->vpn_hostname, cl->real_hostname, sys_errlist[x]);
+             cl->vpn_hostname, cl->real_hostname, strerror(x));
       return -1;
     }
 
@@ -1132,13 +1132,7 @@ cp
   if(x)
     {
       syslog(LOG_ERR, _("Metadata socket error for %s (%s): %s"),
-             cl->vpn_hostname, cl->real_hostname, sys_errlist[x]);
-      return -1;
-    }
-
-  if(cl->buflen >= MAXBUFSIZE)
-    {
-      syslog(LOG_ERR, _("Metadata read buffer overflow!"));
+             cl->vpn_hostname, cl->real_hostname, strerror(x));
       return -1;
     }
 
@@ -1233,6 +1227,12 @@ cp
         }
     }
 
+  if(cl->buflen >= MAXBUFSIZE)
+    {
+      syslog(LOG_ERR, _("Metadata read buffer overflow!"));
+      return -1;
+    }
+
   cl->last_ping_time = time(NULL);
   cl->want_ping = 0;
 cp  
@@ -1264,7 +1264,7 @@ cp
 	    */
 	    getsockopt(p->socket, SOL_SOCKET, SO_ERROR, &x, &l);
 	    syslog(LOG_ERR, _("Outgoing data socket error for %s (%s): %s"),
-                   p->vpn_hostname, p->real_hostname, sys_errlist[x]);
+                   p->vpn_hostname, p->real_hostname, strerror(x));
 	    terminate_connection(p);
 	    return;
 	  }  
diff --git a/src/netutl.c b/src/netutl.c
index f3ef1341..d0ac628a 100644
--- a/src/netutl.c
+++ b/src/netutl.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
     Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
 
-    $Id: netutl.c,v 1.12.4.7 2000/08/17 16:51:07 guus Exp $
+    $Id: netutl.c,v 1.12.4.8 2000/09/06 11:49:05 guus Exp $
 */
 
 #include "config.h"
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <utils.h>
 #include <xalloc.h>
 
+#include "errno.h"
 #include "conf.h"
 #include "encr.h"
 #include "net.h"
@@ -217,7 +218,7 @@ cp
 
   if(!(h = gethostbyname(p)))
     {
-      fprintf(stderr, _("Error looking up `%s': %s\n"), p, sys_errlist[h_errno]);
+      fprintf(stderr, _("Error looking up `%s': %s\n"), p, strerror(errno));
       return NULL;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/tincd.c b/src/tincd.c
index 0e0bc158..fcd70522 100644
--- a/src/tincd.c
+++ b/src/tincd.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
     Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
 
-    $Id: tincd.c,v 1.10.4.8 2000/08/17 16:51:08 guus Exp $
+    $Id: tincd.c,v 1.10.4.9 2000/09/06 11:49:05 guus Exp $
 */
 
 #include "config.h"
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <syslog.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <signal.h>
 
 #ifdef HAVE_SYS_IOCTL_H
 # include <sys/ioctl.h>
@@ -454,10 +455,10 @@ RETSIGTYPE
 sighuh(int a)
 {
   if(cp_file)
-    syslog(LOG_NOTICE, _("Got unexpected signal %d after %s line %d"),
-	   a, cp_file, cp_line);
+    syslog(LOG_NOTICE, _("Got unexpected %s after %s line %d"),
+	   strsignal(a), cp_file, cp_line);
   else
-    syslog(LOG_NOTICE, _("Got unexpected signal %d"), a);
+    syslog(LOG_NOTICE, _("Got unexpected %s"), strsignal(a));
 }
 
 void