diff --git a/.downloads/ncpfs-0.8.tgz b/.downloads/ncpfs-0.8.tgz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd3b075
Binary files /dev/null and b/.downloads/ncpfs-0.8.tgz differ
diff --git a/kernel-1.2/src/dir.c b/kernel-1.2/src/dir.c
index 79e0cc2..070afe0 100644
--- a/kernel-1.2/src/dir.c
+++ b/kernel-1.2/src/dir.c
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ ncp_readdir(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp,
 	}
 
 	if (entry == NULL) {
-		DPRINTK("ncp_readdir: Not found in cache.\n");
+		DDPRINTK("ncp_readdir: Not found in cache.\n");
 
 		if (inode->i_ino == (int)&(server->root)) {
 
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ ncp_find_inode(struct inode *dir, const char *name)
 	}
 
         do {
-		if (   (result->finfo.i.DosDirNum == dir_info->DosDirNum)
+		if (   (result->dir->finfo.i.DosDirNum == dir_info->DosDirNum)
 		    && (strcmp(result->finfo.i.entryName, name) == 0))
                         return result;
                 result = result->next;
@@ -619,7 +619,13 @@ ncp_lookup(struct inode *dir, const char *__name, int len,
 
 	/* ..and for .. */
 	if (len == 2 && __name[0] == '.' && __name[1] == '.') {
-		*result = iget(dir->i_sb, (int)(NCP_INOP(dir)->dir));
+		struct ncp_inode_info *parent = NCP_INOP(dir)->dir;
+
+		if (parent->state == INODE_CACHED) {
+			parent->state = INODE_LOOKED_UP;
+		}
+
+		*result = iget(dir->i_sb, (int)parent);
 		iput(dir);
 		if (*result == 0)
 			return -EACCES;
diff --git a/kernel-1.2/src/inode.c b/kernel-1.2/src/inode.c
index 44258ec..780aa08 100644
--- a/kernel-1.2/src/inode.c
+++ b/kernel-1.2/src/inode.c
@@ -149,6 +149,9 @@ ncp_put_inode(struct inode *inode)
                         printk("ncp_put_inode: could not close\n");
                 }
         }
+
+	DDPRINTK("ncp_put_inode: put %s\n",
+		finfo->i.entryName);
         
         ncp_free_inode_info(NCP_INOP(inode));
 
diff --git a/kernel-1.2/src/sock.c b/kernel-1.2/src/sock.c
index b5407c7..bd05ff1 100644
--- a/kernel-1.2/src/sock.c
+++ b/kernel-1.2/src/sock.c
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ ncp_wdog_data_ready(struct sock *sk, int len)
 			
 		} else {
 			int result;
-			DPRINTK("ncpfs: got watchdog from:\n");
-			DPRINTK("ncpfs: %08lX:%02X%02X%02X%02X%02X%02X:%04X,"
+			DDPRINTK("ncpfs: got watchdog from:\n");
+			DDPRINTK("ncpfs: %08lX:%02X%02X%02X%02X%02X%02X:%04X,"
 				" conn:%02X,type:%c\n",
 				htonl(sender.sipx_network),
 				sender.sipx_node[0], sender.sipx_node[1],
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ ncp_wdog_data_ready(struct sock *sk, int len)
 						   2, 1, 0,
 						   (struct sockaddr *)&sender,
 						   sizeof(sender));
-			DPRINTK("send result: %d\n", result);
+			DDPRINTK("send result: %d\n", result);
 		}
 		set_fs(fs);
 	}
diff --git a/kernel-1.3/src/Makefile b/kernel-1.3/src/Makefile
index ee74518..7477eb1 100644
--- a/kernel-1.3/src/Makefile
+++ b/kernel-1.3/src/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ INCLUDES =  -I/usr/src/linux/include -I..
 
 CFLAGS = -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -DMODULE -fomit-frame-pointer \
 	$(INCLUDES) \
-#         -DDEBUG_NCP=2 -DDEBUG_NCP_MALLOC
+#         -DDEBUG_NCP=1 -DDEBUG_NCP_MALLOC
 #         -DDEBUG_NCP_MALLOC
 
 CC     = gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I.
diff --git a/kernel-1.3/src/dir.c b/kernel-1.3/src/dir.c
index d23fe3b..4f1f9b2 100644
--- a/kernel-1.3/src/dir.c
+++ b/kernel-1.3/src/dir.c
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ ncp_readdir(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp,
 	}
 
 	if (entry == NULL) {
-		DPRINTK("ncp_readdir: Not found in cache.\n");
+		DDPRINTK("ncp_readdir: Not found in cache.\n");
 
 		if (inode->i_ino == (int)&(server->root)) {
 
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ ncp_find_inode(struct inode *dir, const char *name)
 	}
 
         do {
-		if (   (result->finfo.i.DosDirNum == dir_info->DosDirNum)
+		if (   (result->dir->finfo.i.DosDirNum == dir_info->DosDirNum)
 		    && (strcmp(result->finfo.i.entryName, name) == 0))
                         return result;
                 result = result->next;
@@ -597,7 +597,13 @@ ncp_lookup(struct inode *dir, const char *__name, int len,
 
 	/* ..and for .. */
 	if (len == 2 && __name[0] == '.' && __name[1] == '.') {
-		*result = iget(dir->i_sb, (int)(NCP_INOP(dir)->dir));
+		struct ncp_inode_info *parent = NCP_INOP(dir)->dir;
+
+		if (parent->state == INODE_CACHED) {
+			parent->state = INODE_LOOKED_UP;
+		}
+
+		*result = iget(dir->i_sb, (int)parent);
 		iput(dir);
 		if (*result == 0)
 			return -EACCES;
diff --git a/kernel-1.3/src/inode.c b/kernel-1.3/src/inode.c
index 5d1aa7c..517690f 100644
--- a/kernel-1.3/src/inode.c
+++ b/kernel-1.3/src/inode.c
@@ -143,11 +143,14 @@ ncp_put_inode(struct inode *inode)
                 }
         }
         
+	DDPRINTK("ncp_put_inode: put %s\n",
+		finfo->i.entryName);
+        
         ncp_free_inode_info(NCP_INOP(inode));
 
         if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode)) {
-                DPRINTK("ncp_put_inode: put directory %ld\n",
-			inode->i_ino);
+                DDPRINTK("ncp_put_inode: put directory %ld\n",
+			 inode->i_ino);
                 ncp_invalid_dir_cache(inode->i_ino);
         }                
 
diff --git a/kernel-1.3/src/sock.c b/kernel-1.3/src/sock.c
index 01e3452..aca9118 100644
--- a/kernel-1.3/src/sock.c
+++ b/kernel-1.3/src/sock.c
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ ncp_wdog_data_ready(struct sock *sk, int len)
 			
 		} else {
 			int result;
-			DPRINTK("ncpfs: got watchdog from:\n");
-			DPRINTK("ncpfs: %08lX:%02X%02X%02X%02X%02X%02X:%04X,"
+			DDPRINTK("ncpfs: got watchdog from:\n");
+			DDPRINTK("ncpfs: %08lX:%02X%02X%02X%02X%02X%02X:%04X,"
 				" conn:%02X,type:%c\n",
 				htonl(sender.sipx_network),
 				sender.sipx_node[0], sender.sipx_node[1],
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ ncp_wdog_data_ready(struct sock *sk, int len)
 			packet_buf[1] = 'Y';
 			result = _sendto(sock, (void *)packet_buf, 2, 1, 0,
 					 &sender, sizeof(sender));
-			DPRINTK("send result: %d\n", result);
+			DDPRINTK("send result: %d\n", result);
 		}
 		set_fs(fs);
 	}
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ ncp_catch_watchdog(struct ncp_server *server)
 
         server->data_ready = sk->data_ready;
         sk->data_ready = ncp_wdog_data_ready;
+	sk->allocation = GFP_ATOMIC;
         return 0;
 }
                 
@@ -219,6 +220,7 @@ ncp_dont_catch_watchdog(struct ncp_server *server)
                  (unsigned int)(server->data_ready));
 
         sk->data_ready = server->data_ready;
+	sk->allocation = GFP_KERNEL;
         server->data_ready = NULL;
         return 0;
 }
@@ -284,7 +286,7 @@ do_ncp_rpc_call(struct ncp_server *server, int size)
 	fs = get_fs();
 	set_fs(get_ds());
 	for (n = 0, timeout = init_timeout; ; n++, timeout <<= 1) {
-/*		DDPRINTK("ncpfs: %08lX:%02X%02X%02X%02X%02X%02X:%04X\n",
+		DDPRINTK("ncpfs: %08lX:%02X%02X%02X%02X%02X%02X:%04X\n",
 			htonl(server->m.serv_addr.sipx_network),
 			server->m.serv_addr.sipx_node[0],
 			server->m.serv_addr.sipx_node[1],
@@ -292,7 +294,7 @@ do_ncp_rpc_call(struct ncp_server *server, int size)
 			server->m.serv_addr.sipx_node[3],
 			server->m.serv_addr.sipx_node[4],
 			server->m.serv_addr.sipx_node[5],
-			ntohs(server->m.serv_addr.sipx_port));*/
+			ntohs(server->m.serv_addr.sipx_port));
 		DDPRINTK("ncpfs: req.typ: %04X, con: %d, "
 			"seq: %d",
 			request.type,
diff --git a/ncpfs-0.7.lsm b/ncpfs-0.8.lsm
similarity index 73%
rename from ncpfs-0.7.lsm
rename to ncpfs-0.8.lsm
index 089d470..add35e5 100644
--- a/ncpfs-0.7.lsm
+++ b/ncpfs-0.8.lsm
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 Begin3
 Title:          ncpfs
-Version:        0.7
-Entered-date:   26. November 1995
+Version:        0.8
+Entered-date:   28. November 1995
 Description:    With ncpfs you can mount volumes of your novell
                 server under Linux.
 Keywords:       filesystem kernel ncp novell netware
 Author:         lendecke@namu01.gwdg.de (Volker Lendecke)
 Maintained-by:  lendecke@namu01.gwdg.de (Volker Lendecke)
 Primary-site:   linux01.gwdg.de:/pub/ncpfs
-                   ~80k ncpfs-0.7.tgz
-                   ~ 1k ncpfs-0.7.lsm
+                   ~80k ncpfs-0.8.tgz
+                   ~ 1k ncpfs-0.8.lsm
 Copying-policy: GPL
 End
diff --git a/util/ncpmount.c b/util/ncpmount.c
index bf7f173..9bda3dc 100644
--- a/util/ncpmount.c
+++ b/util/ncpmount.c
@@ -411,14 +411,34 @@ ipx_sap_find_server(char *name, int server_type, int timeout,
 	{
 		goto finished;
 	}
-	
+
 	result->sipx_family = AF_IPX;
 	result->sipx_network = n_addr->network;
 	result->sipx_port = n_addr->port;
 	ipx_assign_node(result->sipx_node, n_addr->node);
 	
+	/* Now we connect to the ultimate target, again with a test
+	   for reachability. This time nothing is done except connecting. */
+
+	server.addr = *result;
+	
+	if (ncp_connect(&server) != 0)
+	{
+		if (   (errno != ENETUNREACH)
+		    || (ipx_make_reachable(ntohl(server.addr.sipx_network))!=0)
+		    || (ncp_connect(&server) != 0)) {
+			goto finished;
+		}
+	}
+	
+	if (ncp_disconnect(&server) != 0)
+	{
+		goto finished;
+	}
+
 	res = 0;
 
+	
  finished:
 	close(sock);
 	return res;