diff --git a/include/iscsi-private.h b/include/iscsi-private.h
index bbc0462..010eeb8 100644
--- a/include/iscsi-private.h
+++ b/include/iscsi-private.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ struct iscsi_context {
 	const char *initiator_name;
 	const char *target_name;
 	const char *target_address;  /* If a redirect */
+	const char *connected_portal;
 	const char *alias;
 
 	const char *user;
@@ -83,6 +84,8 @@ struct iscsi_context {
 
 	int fd;
 	int is_connected;
+	
+	int tcp_user_timeout;
 
 	int current_phase;
 	int next_phase;
@@ -120,6 +123,7 @@ struct iscsi_context {
 	const char *portal;
 	int no_auto_reconnect;
 	int reconnect_deferred;
+	int debug;
 };
 
 #define ISCSI_PDU_IMMEDIATE		       0x40
diff --git a/include/iscsi.h b/include/iscsi.h
index ea00f31..70881f6 100644
--- a/include/iscsi.h
+++ b/include/iscsi.h
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ enum scsi_status {
 	SCSI_STATUS_GOOD                 = 0,
 	SCSI_STATUS_CHECK_CONDITION      = 2,
 	SCSI_STATUS_RESERVATION_CONFLICT = 0x18,
+	SCSI_STATUS_REDIRECT             = 0x101,
 	SCSI_STATUS_CANCELLED            = 0x0f000000,
 	SCSI_STATUS_ERROR                = 0x0f000001
 };
@@ -958,6 +959,21 @@ iscsi_scsi_task_cancel(struct iscsi_context *iscsi,
 EXTERN void
 iscsi_scsi_cancel_all_tasks(struct iscsi_context *iscsi);
 
+#define DPRINTF(iscsi,level,fmt,args...) do { if ((iscsi)->debug >= level) {fprintf(stderr,"libiscsi: ");fprintf(stderr, (fmt), ##args); fprintf(stderr,"\n");} } while (0);
+
+/*
+ * This function is to set the debugging level (0=disabled).
+ */
+EXTERN void
+iscsi_set_debug(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, int level);
+
+/*
+ * This function is to set the TCP_USER_TIMEOUT option. It has to be called after iscsi
+ * context creation. The value given in ms is then applied each time a new socket is created.
+ */
+EXTERN void 
+iscsi_set_tcp_user_timeout(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, int timeout_ms);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/connect.c b/lib/connect.c
index 931f571..f82df28 100644
--- a/lib/connect.c
+++ b/lib/connect.c
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ struct connect_task {
 	int lun;
 };
 
+static void
+iscsi_connect_cb(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, int status, void *command_data _U_,
+		 void *private_data);
+
 static void
 iscsi_testunitready_cb(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, int status,
 		       void *command_data, void *private_data)
@@ -82,6 +86,14 @@ iscsi_login_cb(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, int status, void *command_data _U_,
 {
 	struct connect_task *ct = private_data;
 
+    if (status == 0x101 && iscsi->target_address) {
+		iscsi_disconnect(iscsi);
+		if (iscsi_connect_async(iscsi, iscsi->target_address, iscsi_connect_cb, iscsi->connect_data) != 0) {
+			return;
+		}
+		return;
+    }
+
 	if (status != 0) {
 		ct->cb(iscsi, SCSI_STATUS_ERROR, NULL, ct->private_data);
 		return;
@@ -158,6 +170,8 @@ int iscsi_reconnect(struct iscsi_context *old_iscsi)
 {
 	struct iscsi_context *iscsi = old_iscsi;
 
+    DPRINTF(iscsi,2,"reconnect initiated");
+
 	/* This is mainly for tests, where we do not want to automatically
 	   reconnect but rather want the commands to fail with an error
 	   if the target drops the session.
@@ -195,6 +209,9 @@ int iscsi_reconnect(struct iscsi_context *old_iscsi)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+    int retry = 0;
+    srand (time(NULL)^getpid());
+
 try_again:
 
 	iscsi = iscsi_create_context(old_iscsi->initiator_name);
@@ -213,10 +230,24 @@ try_again:
 	iscsi->lun = old_iscsi->lun;
 
 	iscsi->portal = strdup(old_iscsi->portal);
+	
+	iscsi->debug = old_iscsi->debug;
+	
+	iscsi->tcp_user_timeout = old_iscsi->tcp_user_timeout;
 
 	if (iscsi_full_connect_sync(iscsi, iscsi->portal, iscsi->lun) != 0) {
 		iscsi_destroy_context(iscsi);
-		sleep(1);
+		int backoff=retry;
+		if (backoff > 10) {
+			backoff+=rand()%10;
+			backoff-=5;
+		}
+		if (backoff > 30) {
+			backoff=30;
+		}
+		DPRINTF(iscsi,1,"reconnect try %d failed, waiting %d seconds",retry,backoff);
+		sleep(backoff);
+		retry++;
 		goto try_again;
 	}
 
diff --git a/lib/init.c b/lib/init.c
index 1c11bcf..9c6bcac 100644
--- a/lib/init.c
+++ b/lib/init.c
@@ -244,6 +244,11 @@ iscsi_destroy_context(struct iscsi_context *iscsi)
 	free(discard_const(iscsi->chap_c));
 	iscsi->chap_c = NULL;
 
+    if (iscsi->connected_portal != NULL) {
+	    free(discard_const(iscsi->connected_portal));
+	    iscsi->connected_portal = NULL;
+	}
+
 	iscsi->connect_data = NULL;
 
 	free(iscsi);
@@ -251,8 +256,6 @@ iscsi_destroy_context(struct iscsi_context *iscsi)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-
-
 void
 iscsi_set_error(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, const char *error_string, ...)
 {
@@ -270,9 +273,18 @@ iscsi_set_error(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, const char *error_string, ...)
 	free(iscsi->error_string);
 
 	iscsi->error_string = str;
+	
 	va_end(ap);
+	
+	DPRINTF(iscsi,1,str);
 }
 
+void
+iscsi_set_debug(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, int level)
+{
+	iscsi->debug = level;
+	DPRINTF(iscsi,2,"set debug level to %d",level);
+}
 
 const char *
 iscsi_get_error(struct iscsi_context *iscsi)
diff --git a/lib/libiscsi.def b/lib/libiscsi.def
index 865a62f..56ca61a 100644
--- a/lib/libiscsi.def
+++ b/lib/libiscsi.def
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ iscsi_scsi_command_sync
 iscsi_scsi_task_cancel
 iscsi_service
 iscsi_set_alias
+iscsi_set_debug
 iscsi_set_header_digest
 iscsi_set_initiator_username_pwd
 iscsi_set_isid_en
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ iscsi_set_isid_reserved
 iscsi_set_session_type
 iscsi_set_targetname
 iscsi_set_tcp_keepalive
+iscsi_set_tcp_user_timeout
 iscsi_startstopunit_sync
 iscsi_startstopunit_task
 iscsi_synchronizecache10_sync
diff --git a/lib/libiscsi.syms b/lib/libiscsi.syms
index 9c6bc3a..dba697a 100644
--- a/lib/libiscsi.syms
+++ b/lib/libiscsi.syms
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ iscsi_scsi_command_sync
 iscsi_scsi_task_cancel
 iscsi_service
 iscsi_set_alias
+iscsi_set_debug
 iscsi_set_header_digest
 iscsi_set_initiator_username_pwd
 iscsi_set_isid_en
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ iscsi_set_isid_reserved
 iscsi_set_session_type
 iscsi_set_targetname
 iscsi_set_tcp_keepalive
+iscsi_set_tcp_user_timeout
 iscsi_startstopunit_sync
 iscsi_startstopunit_task
 iscsi_synchronizecache10_sync
diff --git a/lib/login.c b/lib/login.c
index b685743..d841a4b 100644
--- a/lib/login.c
+++ b/lib/login.c
@@ -1088,6 +1088,13 @@ iscsi_process_login_reply(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, struct iscsi_pdu *pdu,
 		size -= len + 1;
 	}
 
+    if (status == 0x101 && iscsi->target_address) {
+		DPRINTF(iscsi,2,"target requests redirect to %s",iscsi->target_address);
+		pdu->callback(iscsi, SCSI_STATUS_REDIRECT, NULL,
+				  pdu->private_data);
+		return 0;
+    }
+
 	if (status != 0) {
 		iscsi_set_error(iscsi, "Failed to log in to target. Status: %s(%d)",
 				       login_error_str(status), status);
diff --git a/lib/scsi-command.c b/lib/scsi-command.c
index 7c6770e..3122b52 100644
--- a/lib/scsi-command.c
+++ b/lib/scsi-command.c
@@ -242,8 +242,8 @@ iscsi_scsi_command_async(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, int lun,
 		if (iscsi->use_immediate_data == ISCSI_IMMEDIATE_DATA_YES) {
 			uint32_t len = data.size;
 
-			if (len > iscsi->target_max_recv_data_segment_length) {
-				len = iscsi->target_max_recv_data_segment_length;
+			if (len > iscsi->first_burst_length) {
+				len = iscsi->first_burst_length;
 			}
 
 			if (iscsi_pdu_add_data(iscsi, pdu, data.data, len)
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ iscsi_scsi_command_async(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, int lun,
 	}
 
 	/* Can we send some unsolicited data ? */
-	if (pdu->nidata.size != 0 && iscsi->use_initial_r2t == ISCSI_INITIAL_R2T_NO) {
+	if (pdu->nidata.size != 0 && iscsi->use_initial_r2t == ISCSI_INITIAL_R2T_NO && iscsi->use_immediate_data == ISCSI_IMMEDIATE_DATA_NO) {
 		uint32_t len = pdu->nidata.size - offset;
 
 		if (len > iscsi->first_burst_length) {
diff --git a/lib/socket.c b/lib/socket.c
index 8ec437a..9912976 100644
--- a/lib/socket.c
+++ b/lib/socket.c
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ iscsi_connect_async(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, const char *portal,
 	struct addrinfo *ai = NULL;
 	int socksize;
 
+    DPRINTF(iscsi,2,"connecting to portal %s",portal);
+
 	if (iscsi->fd != -1) {
 		iscsi_set_error(iscsi,
 				"Trying to connect but already connected.");
@@ -157,6 +159,12 @@ iscsi_connect_async(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, const char *portal,
 	iscsi->connect_data      = private_data;
 
 	set_nonblocking(iscsi->fd);
+	
+	iscsi_set_tcp_keepalive(iscsi, 30, 3, 30);
+	
+	if (iscsi->tcp_user_timeout > 0) {
+		set_tcp_user_timeout(iscsi);
+	}
 
 	if (connect(iscsi->fd, ai->ai_addr, socksize) != 0
 	    && errno != EINPROGRESS) {
@@ -169,6 +177,10 @@ iscsi_connect_async(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, const char *portal,
 	}
 
 	freeaddrinfo(ai);
+	
+	if (iscsi->connected_portal) free(iscsi->connected_portal);
+	iscsi->connected_portal=strdup(portal);
+	
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -182,6 +194,9 @@ iscsi_disconnect(struct iscsi_context *iscsi)
 	}
 
 	close(iscsi->fd);
+	
+	if (iscsi->connected_portal)
+		DPRINTF(iscsi,2,"disconnected from portal %s",iscsi->connected_portal);
 
 	iscsi->fd  = -1;
 	iscsi->is_connected = 0;
@@ -437,7 +452,6 @@ iscsi_service(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, int revents)
 			return -1;
 		}
 
-		iscsi_set_tcp_keepalive(iscsi, 30, 3, 30);
 		iscsi->is_connected = 1;
 		iscsi->socket_status_cb(iscsi, SCSI_STATUS_GOOD, NULL,
 					iscsi->connect_data);
@@ -515,6 +529,40 @@ iscsi_free_iscsi_inqueue(struct iscsi_in_pdu *inqueue)
 	}
 }
 
+#ifndef TCP_USER_TIMEOUT
+#define TCP_USER_TIMEOUT        18
+#endif
+
+int set_tcp_user_timeout(struct iscsi_context *iscsi)
+{
+    int level, value;
+	
+	#if defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__sun)
+	struct protoent *buf;
+
+	if ((buf = getprotobyname("tcp")) != NULL)
+		level = buf->p_proto;
+	else
+		return -1;
+	#else
+		level = SOL_TCP;
+	#endif
+	
+	value = iscsi->tcp_user_timeout;
+	if (setsockopt(iscsi->fd, level, TCP_USER_TIMEOUT, &value, sizeof(value)) != 0) {
+		iscsi_set_error(iscsi, "TCP: Failed to set tcp user timeout. Error %s(%d)", strerror(errno), errno);
+		return -1;
+	}
+	DPRINTF(iscsi,3,"TCP_USER_TIMEOUT set to %d",value);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void iscsi_set_tcp_user_timeout(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, int timeout_ms)
+{
+    iscsi->tcp_user_timeout=timeout_ms;
+    DPRINTF(iscsi,2,"TCP_USER_TIMEOUT will be set to %dms on next socket creation",timeout_ms);    
+}
+
 int iscsi_set_tcp_keepalive(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, int idle, int count, int interval)
 {
 	int level, value;
@@ -535,6 +583,7 @@ int iscsi_set_tcp_keepalive(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, int idle, int count, in
 		iscsi_set_error(iscsi, "TCP: Failed to set socket option SO_KEEPALIVE. Error %s(%d)", strerror(errno), errno);
 		return -1;
 	}
+	DPRINTF(iscsi,3,"SO_KEEPALIVE set to %d",value);
 #endif
 #ifdef TCP_KEEPCNT
 	value = count;
@@ -542,6 +591,7 @@ int iscsi_set_tcp_keepalive(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, int idle, int count, in
 		iscsi_set_error(iscsi, "TCP: Failed to set tcp keepalive count. Error %s(%d)", strerror(errno), errno);
 		return -1;
 	}
+	DPRINTF(iscsi,3,"TCP_KEEPCNT set to %d",value);
 #endif
 #ifdef TCP_KEEPINTVL
 	value = interval;
@@ -549,6 +599,7 @@ int iscsi_set_tcp_keepalive(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, int idle, int count, in
 		iscsi_set_error(iscsi, "TCP: Failed to set tcp keepalive interval. Error %s(%d)", strerror(errno), errno);
 		return -1;
 	}
+	DPRINTF(iscsi,3,"TCP_KEEPINTVL set to %d",value);
 #endif
 #ifdef TCP_KEEPIDLE
 	value = idle;
@@ -556,6 +607,7 @@ int iscsi_set_tcp_keepalive(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, int idle, int count, in
 		iscsi_set_error(iscsi, "TCP: Failed to set tcp keepalive idle. Error %s(%d)", strerror(errno), errno);
 		return -1;
 	}
+	DPRINTF(iscsi,3,"TCP_KEEPIDLE set to %d",value);
 #endif
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/src/iscsi-inq.c b/src/iscsi-inq.c
index e0fe471..87b6d35 100644
--- a/src/iscsi-inq.c
+++ b/src/iscsi-inq.c
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ void print_help(void)
 	fprintf(stderr, "  -i, --initiator-name=iqn-name     Initiatorname to use\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "  -e, --evpd=integer                evpd\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "  -c, --pagecode=integer            page code\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "  -d, --debug=integer               debug level (0=disabled)\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "Help options:\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "  -?, --help                        Show this help message\n");
@@ -218,7 +219,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char *argv[])
 	const char *url = NULL;
 	struct iscsi_url *iscsi_url = NULL;
 	int evpd = 0, pagecode = 0;
-	int show_help = 0, show_usage = 0;
+	int show_help = 0, show_usage = 0, debug = 0;
 	int res;
 
 	struct poptOption popt_options[] = {
@@ -227,6 +228,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char *argv[])
 		{ "initiator-name", 'i', POPT_ARG_STRING, &initiator, 0, "Initiatorname to use", "iqn-name" },
 		{ "evpd", 'e', POPT_ARG_INT, &evpd, 0, "evpd", "integer" },
 		{ "pagecode", 'c', POPT_ARG_INT, &pagecode, 0, "page code", "integer" },
+		{ "debug", 'd', POPT_ARG_INT, &debug, 0, "Debugging level", "integer" },
 		POPT_TABLEEND
 	};
 
@@ -263,6 +265,10 @@ int main(int argc, const char *argv[])
 		exit(10);
 	}
 
+    if (debug > 0) {
+        iscsi_set_debug(iscsi, debug);
+    }
+
 	if (url == NULL) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "You must specify the URL\n");
 		print_usage();
diff --git a/src/iscsi-ls.c b/src/iscsi-ls.c
index 1ce5b3b..6951a57 100644
--- a/src/iscsi-ls.c
+++ b/src/iscsi-ls.c
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ void print_help(void)
 	fprintf(stderr, "Usage: iscsi-ls [OPTION...] <iscsi-url>\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "  -i, --initiator-name=iqn-name     Initiatorname to use\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "  -s, --show-luns                   Show the luns for each target\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "  -d, --debug=integer               debug level (0=disabled)\n");	
 	fprintf(stderr, "\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "Help options:\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "  -?, --help                        Show this help message\n");
@@ -314,13 +315,14 @@ int main(int argc, const char *argv[])
 	const char *url = NULL;
 	poptContext pc;
 	int res;
-	int show_help = 0, show_usage = 0;
+	int show_help = 0, show_usage = 0, debug = 0;
 
 	struct poptOption popt_options[] = {
 		{ "help", '?', POPT_ARG_NONE, &show_help, 0, "Show this help message", NULL },
 		{ "usage", 0, POPT_ARG_NONE, &show_usage, 0, "Display brief usage message", NULL },
 		{ "initiator-name", 'i', POPT_ARG_STRING, &initiator, 0, "Initiatorname to use", "iqn-name" },
 		{ "show-luns", 's', POPT_ARG_NONE, &showluns, 0, "Show the luns for each target", NULL },
+		{ "debug", 'd', POPT_ARG_INT, &debug, 0, "Debugging level", "integer" },		
 		POPT_TABLEEND
 	};
 
@@ -353,7 +355,6 @@ int main(int argc, const char *argv[])
 
 	poptFreeContext(pc);
 
-
 	if (url == NULL) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "You must specify iscsi target portal.\n");
 		print_usage();
@@ -366,6 +367,10 @@ int main(int argc, const char *argv[])
 		exit(10);
 	}
 
+    if (debug > 0) {
+        iscsi_set_debug(iscsi, debug);
+    }
+
 	iscsi_url = iscsi_parse_portal_url(iscsi, url);
 	if (iscsi_url == NULL) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Failed to parse URL: %s\n",