diff --git a/src/network/advanceddispatcher.py b/src/network/advanceddispatcher.py
index 35121d1c..50ddf44b 100644
--- a/src/network/advanceddispatcher.py
+++ b/src/network/advanceddispatcher.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from helper_threading import BusyError, nonBlocking
 import state
 
 class AdvancedDispatcher(asyncore.dispatcher):
-    _buf_len = 2097152 # 2MB
+    _buf_len = 131072 # 128kB
 
     def __init__(self, sock=None):
         if not hasattr(self, '_map'):
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class AdvancedDispatcher(asyncore.dispatcher):
         if asyncore.maxDownloadRate > 0:
             self.downloadChunk = asyncore.downloadBucket
         try:
-            if self.expectBytes > 0:
+            if self.expectBytes > 0 and not self.fullyEstablished:
                 self.downloadChunk = min(self.downloadChunk, self.expectBytes - len(self.read_buf))
                 if self.downloadChunk < 0:
                     self.downloadChunk = 0
diff --git a/src/network/bmproto.py b/src/network/bmproto.py
index d66d8c4b..445af9a9 100644
--- a/src/network/bmproto.py
+++ b/src/network/bmproto.py
@@ -144,16 +144,16 @@ class BMProto(AdvancedDispatcher, ObjectTracker):
     def decode_payload_node(self):
         services, host, port = self.decode_payload_content("Q16sH")
         if host[0:12] == '\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\xFF\xFF':
-            host = socket.inet_ntop(socket.AF_INET, buffer(host, 12, 4))
+            host = socket.inet_ntop(socket.AF_INET, str(host[12:16]))
         elif host[0:6] == '\xfd\x87\xd8\x7e\xeb\x43':
             # Onion, based on BMD/bitcoind
             host = base64.b32encode(host[6:]).lower() + ".onion"
         else:
-            host = socket.inet_ntop(socket.AF_INET6, buffer(host))
+            host = socket.inet_ntop(socket.AF_INET6, str(host))
         if host == "":
             # This can happen on Windows systems which are not 64-bit compatible 
             # so let us drop the IPv6 address. 
-            host = socket.inet_ntop(socket.AF_INET, buffer(host, 12, 4))
+            host = socket.inet_ntop(socket.AF_INET, str(host[12:16]))
 
         return Node(services, host, port)
 
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ class BMProto(AdvancedDispatcher, ObjectTracker):
         addresses = self._decode_addr()
         for i in addresses:
             seenTime, stream, services, ip, port = i
-            decodedIP = protocol.checkIPAddress(buffer(ip))
+            decodedIP = protocol.checkIPAddress(str(ip))
             if stream not in state.streamsInWhichIAmParticipating:
                 continue
             if decodedIP is not False and seenTime > time.time() - BMProto.addressAlive:
diff --git a/src/network/udp.py b/src/network/udp.py
index 3d238a5e..e7f6974d 100644
--- a/src/network/udp.py
+++ b/src/network/udp.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class UDPSocket(BMProto):
         remoteport = False
         for i in addresses:
             seenTime, stream, services, ip, port = i
-            decodedIP = protocol.checkIPAddress(buffer(ip))
+            decodedIP = protocol.checkIPAddress(str(ip))
             if stream not in state.streamsInWhichIAmParticipating:
                 continue
             if seenTime < time.time() - BMProto.maxTimeOffset or seenTime > time.time() + BMProto.maxTimeOffset: