diff --git a/server/include/hooks.h b/server/include/hooks.h
index b150649df..8ecd449d5 100644
--- a/server/include/hooks.h
+++ b/server/include/hooks.h
@@ -48,12 +48,6 @@ hook_cb_t hook_lookup(const char *name);
 /** Example hook: Print the message. */
 int hook_print(struct msg *m, struct path *p);
 
-/** Example hook: Log messages to a logfile in /tmp */
-int hook_log(struct msg *m, struct path *p);
-
-#define HOOK_LOG_MODE "w+"
-#define HOOK_LOG_TEMPLATE "logs/s2ss-%Y_%m_%d-%H_%M_%S.log"
-
 /** Example hook: Drop messages. */
 int hook_decimate(struct msg *m, struct path *p);
 
diff --git a/server/include/path.h b/server/include/path.h
index 2907a312f..a01bf357f 100644
--- a/server/include/path.h
+++ b/server/include/path.h
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ struct path
 	/** List of function pointers to hooks */
 	struct list hooks;
 
+	/** Timer file descriptor for fixed rate sending */
+	int tfd;
 	/** Send messages with a fixed rate over this path */
 	double rate;
 
@@ -59,8 +61,6 @@ struct path
 	/** Counter for dropped messages due to reordering */
 	unsigned int dropped;
 
-	/** A timer used for fixed rate transmission. */
-	timer_t timer;
 	/** The thread id for this path */
 	pthread_t recv_tid;
 	/** A second thread id for fixed rate sending thread */
diff --git a/server/include/utils.h b/server/include/utils.h
index dd25dd55e..425be1ac6 100644
--- a/server/include/utils.h
+++ b/server/include/utils.h
@@ -36,9 +36,8 @@
 
 /* Alternate character set */
 #define ACS(chr)	"\e(0" chr "\e(B"
-#define ACS_VERTICAL	"|"
 #define ACS_HORIZONTAL	ACS("\x71")
-//#define ACS_VERTICAL	ACS("\x78")
+#define ACS_VERTICAL	ACS("\x78")
 #define ACS_VERTRIGHT	ACS("\x74")
 
 /* UTF-8 Line drawing characters */
@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@ extern pthread_t _mtid;
  */
 int strap(char *dest, size_t size, const char *fmt,  ...);
 
-/** Variable arguments (stdarg) version of strap() */
+/** Variadic version of strap() */
 int vstrap(char *dest, size_t size, const char *fmt, va_list va);
 
 /** Convert integer to cpu_set_t.
@@ -115,9 +114,8 @@ void die();
 /** Check assertion and exit if failed. */
 #define assert(exp) do { \
 	if (EXPECT(!exp, 0)) { \
-		print(ERROR, "Assertion failed: '%s' in %s, %s:%d", \
+		error, "Assertion failed: '%s' in %s, %s:%d", \
 			#exp, __FUNCTION__, __BASE_FILE__, __LINE__); \
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE); \
 	} } while (0)
 
 #endif /* _UTILS_H_ */
diff --git a/server/src/hist.c b/server/src/hist.c
index 9c4d3118c..dd89a1a56 100644
--- a/server/src/hist.c
+++ b/server/src/hist.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ void hist_plot(struct hist *h)
 	}
 	
 	/* Print plot */
-	info("%9s | %5s | %s", "Value", "Occur", "Histogram Plot:");
+	info("%9s | %5s | %s", "Value", "Occur", "Plot");
 	line();
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < h->length; i++) {
diff --git a/server/src/hooks.c b/server/src/hooks.c
index 571389381..eb2df689c 100644
--- a/server/src/hooks.c
+++ b/server/src/hooks.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 /** @todo Make const */
 static struct hook_id hook_list[] = {
 	{ hook_print, "print" },
-	{ hook_log, "log" },
 	{ hook_decimate, "decimate" },
 	{ hook_tofixed, "tofixed" },
 	{ hook_ts, "ts" },
@@ -50,33 +49,6 @@ int hook_print(struct msg *m, struct path *p)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int hook_log(struct msg *m, struct path *p)
-{
-	static pthread_key_t pkey;
-	FILE *file = pthread_getspecific(pkey);
-	
-	if (!file) {
-		char fstr[64], pstr[33];
-		path_print(p, pstr, sizeof(pstr));
-		
-		struct tm tm;
-		time_t ts = time(NULL);
-		localtime_r(&ts, &tm);
-		strftime(fstr, sizeof(fstr), HOOK_LOG_TEMPLATE, &tm);
-		
-		file = fopen(fstr, HOOK_LOG_MODE);
-		if (file)
-			debug(5, "Opened log file for path %s: %s", pstr, fstr);
-		
-		pthread_key_create(&pkey, (dtor_cb_t) fclose);
-		pthread_setspecific(pkey, file);
-	}
-	
-	msg_fprint(file, m);
-	
-	return 0;
-}
-
 int hook_decimate(struct msg *m, struct path *p)
 {
 	/* Drop every HOOK_DECIMATE_RATIO'th message */
diff --git a/server/src/log.c b/server/src/log.c
index 3eac7d2b2..07b9c80f0 100644
--- a/server/src/log.c
+++ b/server/src/log.c
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ void serror(const char *fmt, ...)
 	vsnprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), fmt, ap);
 	va_end(ap);
 	
-	log_print(ERROR, "%s: %s", buf, strerror(errno));
+	log_print(ERROR, "%s: %m (%u)", buf, errno);
 	die();
 }
 
@@ -162,4 +162,4 @@ void cerror(config_setting_t *cfg, const char *fmt, ...)
 		   : "(stdio)", 
 		config_setting_source_line(cfg)); 
 	die();
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/server/src/node.c b/server/src/node.c
index 831408e3d..90baab818 100644
--- a/server/src/node.c
+++ b/server/src/node.c
@@ -118,20 +118,18 @@ int node_start(struct node *n)
 
 int node_start_defer(struct node *n)
 {
-	int ret;
+	struct socket *s = n->socket;
 
 	if (node_type(n) == TCPD) {
 		info("Wait for incoming TCP connection from node '%s'...", n->name);
 
-		ret = listen(n->socket->sd2, 1);
-		if (ret < 0)
+		s->sd = listen(s->sd2, 1);
+		if (s->sd < 0)
 			serror("Failed to listen on socket for node '%s'", n->name);
 			
-		ret = accept(n->socket->sd2, NULL, NULL);
-		if (ret < 0)
+		s->sd = accept(s->sd2, NULL, NULL);
+		if (s->sd < 0)
 			serror("Failed to accept on socket for node '%s'", n->name);
-			
-		n->socket->sd = ret;	
 	}
 	
 	return 0;
diff --git a/server/src/path.c b/server/src/path.c
index 4e228a3f6..53c917f29 100644
--- a/server/src/path.c
+++ b/server/src/path.c
@@ -8,9 +8,8 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <errno.h>
-#include <signal.h>
-#include <time.h>
 
+#include <sys/timerfd.h>
 #include <sys/syscall.h>
 
 #include "utils.h"
@@ -28,33 +27,24 @@ static void * path_send(void *arg)
 {
 	struct path *p = arg;
 
-	int sig;
-	sigset_t set;
-
-	struct sigevent sev = {
-		.sigev_notify = SIGEV_THREAD_ID,
-		.sigev_signo = SIGALRM,
-		.sigev_notify_thread_id = syscall(SYS_gettid)
-	};
+	int ret;
+	uint64_t runs;
 
 	struct itimerspec its = {
 		.it_interval = timespec_rate(p->rate),
 		.it_value = { 1, 0 }
 	};
 
-	sigemptyset(&set);
-	sigaddset(&set, SIGALRM);
-	if(pthread_sigmask(SIG_BLOCK, &set, NULL))
-		serror("Set signal mask");
-
-	if (timer_create(CLOCK_REALTIME, &sev, &p->timer))
+	p->tfd = timerfd_create(CLOCK_REALTIME, 0);
+	if (p->tfd < 0)
 		serror("Failed to create timer");
 
-	if (timer_settime(p->timer, 0, &its, NULL))
+	ret = timerfd_settime(p->tfd, 0, &its, NULL);
+	if (ret)
 		serror("Failed to start timer");
 
 	while (1) {
-		sigwait(&set, &sig); /* blocking wait for next timer tick */
+		read(p->tfd, &runs, sizeof(runs));
 		
 		FOREACH(&p->destinations, it)
 			node_write(it->node, p->current);
@@ -73,7 +63,9 @@ static void * path_run(void *arg)
 
 	/* Open deferred TCP connection */
 	node_start_defer(p->in);
-	// FIXME: node_start_defer(p->out);
+
+	FOREACH(&p->destinations, it)
+		node_start_defer(it->path->out);
 
 	/* Main thread loop */
 	while (1) {
@@ -158,7 +150,7 @@ int path_stop(struct path *p)
 		pthread_cancel(p->sent_tid);
 		pthread_join(p->sent_tid, NULL);
 
-		timer_delete(p->timer);
+		close(p->tfd);
 	}
 
 	if (p->received)
diff --git a/server/src/server.c b/server/src/server.c
index e48be40f5..f070024d3 100644
--- a/server/src/server.c
+++ b/server/src/server.c
@@ -39,15 +39,15 @@ static config_t config;
 
 static void quit()
 {
-	info("Stopping paths:");
+	info("Stopping paths");
 	FOREACH(&paths, it)
 		path_stop(it->path);
 
-	info("Stopping nodes:");
+	info("Stopping nodes");
 	FOREACH(&nodes, it)
 		node_stop(it->node);
 
-	info("Stopping interfaces:");
+	info("Stopping interfaces");
 	FOREACH(&interfaces, it)
 		if_stop(it->interface);
 
@@ -143,35 +143,34 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	list_init(&paths, (dtor_cb_t) path_destroy);
 	list_init(&interfaces, (dtor_cb_t) if_destroy);
 	
-	info("Initialize real-time system:");
+	info("Initialize real-time system");
 	realtime_init();
 
-	info("Initialize signals:");
+	info("Initialize signals");
 	signals_init();
 
-	info("Initialize node types:");
+	info("Initialize node types");
 	node_init(argc, argv);
 
-	info("Parsing configuration:");
+	info("Parsing configuration");
 	config_init(&config);
 	config_parse(configfile, &config, &settings, &nodes, &paths);
 
 	/* Connect all nodes and start one thread per path */
-	info("Starting nodes:");
+	info("Starting nodes");
 	FOREACH(&nodes, it)
 		node_start(it->node);
 
-	info("Starting interfaces:");
+	info("Starting interfaces");
 	FOREACH(&interfaces, it)
 		if_start(it->interface, settings.affinity);
 
-	info("Starting paths:");
+	info("Starting paths");
 	FOREACH(&paths, it)
 		path_start(it->path);
 
 	/* Run! */
 	if (settings.stats > 0) {
-		info("Runtime Statistics:");
 		info("%-32s :   %-8s %-8s %-8s %-8s %-8s",
 			"Source " MAG("=>") " Destination", "#Sent", "#Recv", "#Drop", "#Skip", "#Inval");
 		line();
diff --git a/server/src/socket.c b/server/src/socket.c
index f54c70329..9a16c781f 100644
--- a/server/src/socket.c
+++ b/server/src/socket.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ int socket_open(struct node *n)
 		case TCP:	s->sd = socket(sin->sin_family, SOCK_STREAM,	IPPROTO_TCP); break;
 		case UDP:	s->sd = socket(sin->sin_family, SOCK_DGRAM,	IPPROTO_UDP); break;
 		case IP:	s->sd = socket(sin->sin_family, SOCK_RAW,	ntohs(sin->sin_port)); break;
-		case IEEE_802_3:s->sd = socket(sin->sin_family, SOCK_DGRAM,	sll->sll_protocol); break;
+		case IEEE_802_3:s->sd = socket(sll->sll_family, SOCK_DGRAM,	sll->sll_protocol); break;
 		default:
 			error("Invalid socket type!");
 	}
@@ -67,11 +67,8 @@ int socket_open(struct node *n)
 		serror("Failed to bind socket");
 	
 	/* Connect socket for sending */
-	if (node_type(n) == TCPD) {
-		/* Listening TCP sockets will be connected later by calling accept() */
+	if (node_type(n) == TCP) {
 		s->sd2 = s->sd;
-	}
-	else if (node_type(n) != IEEE_802_3) {
 		ret = connect(s->sd, (struct sockaddr *) &s->remote, sizeof(s->remote));
 		if (ret < 0)
 			serror("Failed to connect socket");
@@ -153,18 +150,27 @@ int socket_read(struct node *n, struct msg *m)
 int socket_write(struct node *n, struct msg *m)
 {
 	struct socket *s = n->socket;
-	int ret;
+	int ret = -1;
 
 	/* Convert headers to network byte order */
 	m->sequence = htons(m->sequence);
 
-	if (node_type(n) == IEEE_802_3)
-		ret = sendto(s->sd, m, MSG_LEN(m->length), 0, (struct sockaddr *) &s->remote, sizeof(s->remote));
-	else
-		ret = send(s->sd, m, MSG_LEN(m->length), 0);
+	switch (node_type(n)) {
+		case IEEE_802_3:/* Connection-less protocols */
+		case IP:
+		case UDP:
+			ret = sendto(s->sd, m, MSG_LEN(m->length), 0, (struct sockaddr *) &s->remote, sizeof(s->remote));
+			break;
+
+		case TCP:	/* Connection-oriented protocols */
+		case TCPD:
+			ret = send(s->sd, m, MSG_LEN(m->length), 0);
+			break;
+		default: { }
+	}
 
 	if (ret < 0)
-		serror("Failed send(to)");
+		serror("Failed send");
 
 	debug(10, "Message sent to node '%s': version=%u, type=%u, endian=%u, length=%u, sequence=%u",
 		n->name, m->version, m->type, m->endian, m->length, ntohs(m->sequence));