diff --git a/init.c b/init.c
index dd92854b4..722ccd217 100644
--- a/init.c
+++ b/init.c
@@ -366,8 +366,9 @@ static pid_t run(char* command,
 	    message(LOG|CONSOLE, "Bummer, can't open %s\r\n", terminal);
 	    exit(1);
 	}
-	dup(fd);
-	dup(fd);
+	dup2(fd, 0);
+	dup2(fd, 1);
+	dup2(fd, 2);
 	tcsetpgrp (0, getpgrp());
 	set_term(0);
 
diff --git a/init/init.c b/init/init.c
index dd92854b4..722ccd217 100644
--- a/init/init.c
+++ b/init/init.c
@@ -366,8 +366,9 @@ static pid_t run(char* command,
 	    message(LOG|CONSOLE, "Bummer, can't open %s\r\n", terminal);
 	    exit(1);
 	}
-	dup(fd);
-	dup(fd);
+	dup2(fd, 0);
+	dup2(fd, 1);
+	dup2(fd, 2);
 	tcsetpgrp (0, getpgrp());
 	set_term(0);
 
diff --git a/networking/ping.c b/networking/ping.c
index 5cadac3e8..5b680195a 100644
--- a/networking/ping.c
+++ b/networking/ping.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: ping.c,v 1.8 2000/01/29 05:52:40 erik Exp $
+ * $Id: ping.c,v 1.9 2000/01/29 06:29:32 erik Exp $
  * Mini ping implementation for busybox
  *
  * Copyright (C) 1999 by Randolph Chung <tausq@debian.org>
@@ -312,14 +312,17 @@ static void unpack(char *buf, int sz, struct sockaddr_in *from)
 
 static void ping(char *host)
 {
-    struct protoent *proto=NULL;
+    struct protoent *proto;
     struct hostent *h;
     char buf[MAXHOSTNAMELEN];
     char packet[DEFDATALEN + MAXIPLEN + MAXICMPLEN];
     int sockopt;
     
     proto = getprotobyname("icmp");
-    if ((pingsock = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_RAW, (proto)? proto->p_proto : 1 )) < 0) { /* 1 == ICMP */
+    /* if getprotobyname failed, just silently force 
+     * proto->p_proto to have the correct value for "icmp" */
+    if ((pingsock = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_RAW, 
+                           (proto ? proto->p_proto : 1))) < 0) { /* 1 == ICMP */
 	if (errno == EPERM) {
 	    fprintf(stderr, "ping: permission denied. (are you root?)\n");
 	} else {
diff --git a/ping.c b/ping.c
index 5cadac3e8..5b680195a 100644
--- a/ping.c
+++ b/ping.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: ping.c,v 1.8 2000/01/29 05:52:40 erik Exp $
+ * $Id: ping.c,v 1.9 2000/01/29 06:29:32 erik Exp $
  * Mini ping implementation for busybox
  *
  * Copyright (C) 1999 by Randolph Chung <tausq@debian.org>
@@ -312,14 +312,17 @@ static void unpack(char *buf, int sz, struct sockaddr_in *from)
 
 static void ping(char *host)
 {
-    struct protoent *proto=NULL;
+    struct protoent *proto;
     struct hostent *h;
     char buf[MAXHOSTNAMELEN];
     char packet[DEFDATALEN + MAXIPLEN + MAXICMPLEN];
     int sockopt;
     
     proto = getprotobyname("icmp");
-    if ((pingsock = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_RAW, (proto)? proto->p_proto : 1 )) < 0) { /* 1 == ICMP */
+    /* if getprotobyname failed, just silently force 
+     * proto->p_proto to have the correct value for "icmp" */
+    if ((pingsock = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_RAW, 
+                           (proto ? proto->p_proto : 1))) < 0) { /* 1 == ICMP */
 	if (errno == EPERM) {
 	    fprintf(stderr, "ping: permission denied. (are you root?)\n");
 	} else {