diff --git a/modules/applications/ircbridge.lua b/modules/applications/ircbridge.lua
index a6473ca..279c147 100644
--- a/modules/applications/ircbridge.lua
+++ b/modules/applications/ircbridge.lua
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ function ircb(h,p,n) -- host, port
  s("IRC bridge connector", function()
   local ip,h,p = component.proxy(component.list("internet")()),h,p
   local c=ip.connect(h,p)
-  print("Connected: "..tostring(c.finishConnect()))
+  local ct = computer.uptime()
+  while computer.uptime() < ct+2 do
+   C.yield()
+  end
   if c.finishConnect() then
    local ct=computer.uptime()
    print("Connected successfully.")
diff --git a/modules/library/net.lua b/modules/library/net.lua
index 82768a7..ef1b109 100644
--- a/modules/library/net.lua
+++ b/modules/library/net.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-tM,nP,nID = {}, 4096, 1
+tM,nP,nID = {}, 4096, "a"
 for a,t in component.list("modem") do
  table.insert(tM,component.proxy(a))
  component.proxy(a).open(nP)