diff --git a/networking/hostname.c b/networking/hostname.c
index e909138..60f66c0 100644
--- a/networking/hostname.c
+++ b/networking/hostname.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* vi: set sw=4 ts=4: */
 /*
- * $Id: hostname.c,v 1.10 2000/06/19 17:25:39 andersen Exp $
+ * $Id: hostname.c,v 1.11 2000/07/14 01:51:25 kraai Exp $
  * Mini hostname implementation for busybox
  *
  * Copyright (C) 1999 by Randolph Chung <tausq@debian.org>
@@ -55,8 +55,7 @@
 	if (!isfile) {
 		if (sethostname(s, strlen(s)) < 0) {
 			if (errno == EPERM)
-				fprintf(stderr,
-						"hostname: you must be root to change the hostname\n");
+				errorMsg("you must be root to change the hostname\n");
 			else
 				perror("sethostname");
 			exit(1);
diff --git a/networking/ping.c b/networking/ping.c
index 0359abb..52cb07b 100644
--- a/networking/ping.c
+++ b/networking/ping.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* vi: set sw=4 ts=4: */
 /*
- * $Id: ping.c,v 1.20 2000/07/12 17:02:35 kraai Exp $
+ * $Id: ping.c,v 1.21 2000/07/14 01:51:25 kraai Exp $
  * Mini ping implementation for busybox
  *
  * Copyright (C) 1999 by Randolph Chung <tausq@debian.org>
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@
 
 	pingaddr.sin_family = AF_INET;
 	if (!(h = gethostbyname(host))) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "ping: unknown host %s\n", host);
+		errorMsg("unknown host %s\n", host);
 		exit(1);
 	}
 	memcpy(&pingaddr.sin_addr, h->h_addr, sizeof(pingaddr.sin_addr));
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
 	if (c < 0 || c != sizeof(packet)) {
 		if (c < 0)
 			perror("ping: sendto");
-		fprintf(stderr, "ping: write incomplete\n");
+		errorMsg("write incomplete\n");
 		exit(1);
 	}
 
@@ -433,8 +433,7 @@
 		printf("\n");
 	} else 
 		if (icmppkt->icmp_type != ICMP_ECHO)
-			fprintf(stderr,
-					"Warning: Got ICMP %d (%s)\n",
+			errorMsg("Warning: Got ICMP %d (%s)\n",
 					icmppkt->icmp_type, icmp_type_name (icmppkt->icmp_type));
 }
 
@@ -452,7 +451,7 @@
 	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");
+			errorMsg("permission denied. (are you root?)\n");
 		} else {
 			perror("ping: creating a raw socket");
 		}
@@ -466,13 +465,12 @@
 
 	pingaddr.sin_family = AF_INET;
 	if (!(h = gethostbyname(host))) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "ping: unknown host %s\n", host);
+		errorMsg("unknown host %s\n", host);
 		exit(1);
 	}
 
 	if (h->h_addrtype != AF_INET) {
-		fprintf(stderr,
-				"ping: unknown address type; only AF_INET is currently supported.\n");
+		errorMsg("unknown address type; only AF_INET is currently supported.\n");
 		exit(1);
 	}