1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/nc.c b/nc.c
index a588587fb..a7e48d39b 100644
--- a/nc.c
+++ b/nc.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ int nc_main(int argc, char **argv)
         hostinfo = (struct hostent *) gethostbyname(*argv);
 
         if (!hostinfo) {
-                exit(1);
+                fatalError("nc: cannot resolve %s\n", *argv);
         }
 
         address.sin_family = AF_INET;
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ int nc_main(int argc, char **argv)
         result = connect(sfd, (struct sockaddr *) &address, len);
 
         if (result < 0) {
+                perror("nc: connect");
                 exit(2);
         }
 
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ int nc_main(int argc, char **argv)
                                    (struct timeval *) 0);
 
                 if (result < 1) {
+                        perror("nc: select");
                         exit(3);
                 }