diff --git a/headers/private/net/ProtocolUtilities.h b/headers/private/net/ProtocolUtilities.h
index 8dad93e869..f418bbb45c 100644
--- a/headers/private/net/ProtocolUtilities.h
+++ b/headers/private/net/ProtocolUtilities.h
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ public:
 
 			status_t			Enqueue(net_buffer* buffer);
 			net_buffer*			Dequeue(bool clone);
-			status_t			BlockingDequeue(bool clone, bigtime_t timeout,
+			status_t			BlockingDequeue(bool peek, bigtime_t timeout,
 									net_buffer** _buffer);
 			void				Clear();
 
@@ -122,24 +122,27 @@ public:
 			status_t			SocketDequeue(uint32 flags,
 									net_buffer** _buffer);
 
+			bool				IsEmpty() const { return fBuffers.IsEmpty(); }
 			ssize_t				AvailableData() const;
 
 			void				WakeAll();
+			void				NotifyOne();
 
 protected:
-	virtual	status_t			_SocketStatus() const;
+	virtual	status_t			SocketStatus(bool peek) const;
 
+private:
 			status_t			_Enqueue(net_buffer* buffer);
 			status_t			_SocketEnqueue(net_buffer* buffer);
-			net_buffer*			_Dequeue(bool clone);
+			net_buffer*			_Dequeue(bool peek);
 			void				_Clear();
 
 			status_t			_Wait(bigtime_t timeout);
 			void				_NotifyOneReader(bool notifySocket);
 
-			bool				_IsEmpty() const { return fBuffers.IsEmpty(); }
 			bigtime_t			_SocketTimeout(uint32 flags) const;
 
+protected:
 	typedef typename LockingBase::Type LockType;
 	typedef typename LockingBase::AutoLocker AutoLocker;
 	typedef DoublyLinkedListCLink<net_buffer> NetBufferLink;
@@ -249,27 +252,31 @@ DECL_DATAGRAM_SOCKET(inline net_buffer*)::_Dequeue(bool clone)
 }
 
 
-DECL_DATAGRAM_SOCKET(inline status_t)::BlockingDequeue(bool clone,
+DECL_DATAGRAM_SOCKET(inline status_t)::BlockingDequeue(bool peek,
 	bigtime_t timeout, net_buffer** _buffer)
 {
 	AutoLocker _(fLock);
 
 	bool waited = false;
 	while (fBuffers.IsEmpty()) {
-		status_t status = _SocketStatus();
-		if (status < B_OK)
+		status_t status = SocketStatus(peek);
+		if (status != B_OK) {
+			if (peek)
+				_NotifyOneReader(false);
+			return status;
+		}
+
+		status = _Wait(timeout);
+		if (status != B_OK)
 			return status;
 
-		if ((status = _Wait(timeout)) < B_OK)
-			return status;
 		waited = true;
 	}
 
-	*_buffer = _Dequeue(clone);
-	if (clone && waited) {
-		// we were signalled there was a new buffer in the
-		// list; but since we are cloning, notify the next
-		// waiting reader.
+	*_buffer = _Dequeue(peek);
+	if (peek && waited) {
+		// There is a new buffer in the list; but since we are only peeking,
+		// notify the next waiting reader.
 		_NotifyOneReader(false);
 	}
 
@@ -307,7 +314,7 @@ DECL_DATAGRAM_SOCKET(inline void)::_Clear()
 DECL_DATAGRAM_SOCKET(inline ssize_t)::AvailableData() const
 {
 	AutoLocker _(fLock);
-	status_t status = _SocketStatus();
+	status_t status = SocketStatus(true);
 	if (status < B_OK)
 		return status;
 
@@ -315,9 +322,15 @@ DECL_DATAGRAM_SOCKET(inline ssize_t)::AvailableData() const
 }
 
 
-DECL_DATAGRAM_SOCKET(inline status_t)::_SocketStatus() const
+DECL_DATAGRAM_SOCKET(inline status_t)::SocketStatus(bool peek) const
 {
-	return B_OK;
+	if (peek)
+		return fSocket->error;
+	
+	status_t status = fSocket->error;
+	fSocket->error = B_OK;
+
+	return status;
 }
 
 
@@ -338,14 +351,22 @@ DECL_DATAGRAM_SOCKET(inline void)::WakeAll()
 }
 
 
+DECL_DATAGRAM_SOCKET(inline void)::NotifyOne()
+{
+	release_sem_etc(fNotify, 1, B_RELEASE_IF_WAITING_ONLY
+		| B_DO_NOT_RESCHEDULE);
+}
+
+
 DECL_DATAGRAM_SOCKET(inline void)::_NotifyOneReader(bool notifySocket)
 {
 	release_sem_etc(fNotify, 1, B_RELEASE_IF_WAITING_ONLY
 		| B_DO_NOT_RESCHEDULE);
 
-	if (notifySocket)
+	if (notifySocket) {
 		ModuleBundle::Stack()->notify_socket(fSocket, B_SELECT_READ,
 			fCurrentBytes);
+	}
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/network/stack/link.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/network/stack/link.cpp
index 21919d208b..101b1f259b 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/network/stack/link.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/network/stack/link.cpp
@@ -40,22 +40,26 @@ typedef DatagramSocket<MutexLocking, LocalStackBundle> LocalDatagramSocket;
 
 class LinkProtocol : public net_protocol, public LocalDatagramSocket {
 public:
-	LinkProtocol(net_socket* socket);
-	~LinkProtocol();
+								LinkProtocol(net_socket* socket);
+	virtual						~LinkProtocol();
 
-	status_t StartMonitoring(const char* deviceName);
-	status_t StopMonitoring();
+			status_t			StartMonitoring(const char* deviceName);
+			status_t			StopMonitoring();
+
+protected:
+			status_t			SocketStatus(bool peek) const;
 
 private:
-	status_t _SocketStatus() const;
-	status_t _Unregister();
+			status_t			_Unregister();
 
-	static status_t _MonitorData(net_device_monitor* monitor,
-		net_buffer* buffer);
-	static void _MonitorEvent(net_device_monitor* monitor, int32 event);
+	static	status_t			_MonitorData(net_device_monitor* monitor,
+									net_buffer* buffer);
+	static	void				_MonitorEvent(net_device_monitor* monitor,
+									int32 event);
 
-	net_device_monitor		fMonitor;
-	net_device_interface*	fMonitoredDevice;
+private:
+			net_device_monitor	fMonitor;
+			net_device_interface* fMonitoredDevice;
 };
 
 
@@ -115,13 +119,15 @@ LinkProtocol::StopMonitoring()
 
 
 status_t
-LinkProtocol::_SocketStatus() const
+LinkProtocol::SocketStatus(bool peek) const
 {
 	if (fMonitoredDevice == NULL)
 		return ENODEV;
-	return LocalDatagramSocket::_SocketStatus();
+
+	return LocalDatagramSocket::SocketStatus(peek);
 }
 
+
 status_t
 LinkProtocol::_Unregister()
 {
@@ -153,7 +159,7 @@ LinkProtocol::_MonitorEvent(net_device_monitor* monitor, int32 event)
 		MutexLocker _(protocol->fLock);
 
 		protocol->_Unregister();
-		if (protocol->_IsEmpty()) {
+		if (protocol->IsEmpty()) {
 			protocol->WakeAll();
 			notify_socket(protocol->socket, B_SELECT_READ, ENODEV);
 		}