diff -u kmrcl-1.84/processes.lisp kmrcl/processes.lisp
--- kmrcl-1.84/processes.lisp	2005-11-03 12:43:52.000000000 -0500
+++ kmrcl/processes.lisp	2005-12-02 19:33:15.000000000 -0500
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   #+allegro (mp:process-run-function name func)
   #+cmu (mp:make-process func :name name)
   #+lispworks (mp:process-run-function name nil func)
-  #+sb-thread (sb-thread:make-thread func)
+  #+sb-thread (sb-thread:make-thread func :name name)
   #+openmcl (ccl:process-run-function name func)
   #-(or allegro cmu lispworks sb-thread openmcl) (funcall func)
   )
diff -u kmrcl-1.84/sockets.lisp kmrcl/sockets.lisp
--- kmrcl-1.84/sockets.lisp	2005-11-03 12:43:52.000000000 -0500
+++ kmrcl/sockets.lisp	2005-12-19 20:20:27.000000000 -0500
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
     (let ((sock (sb-bsd-sockets:socket-accept listener)))
       (values
        (sb-bsd-sockets:socket-make-stream
-	sock :element-type 'base-char :input t :output t)
+	sock :element-type :default :input t :output t)
        sock)))
   #+openmcl 
   (let ((sock (ccl:accept-connection listener :wait t)))
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@
 
 
 (defun close-active-socket (socket)
-  (close socket))
+  #+sbcl (sb-bsd-sockets:socket-close socket)
+  #-sbcl (close socket))
 
 (defun ipaddr-to-dotted (ipaddr &key values)
   "Convert from 32-bit integer to dotted string."
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@
     (sb-bsd-sockets:socket-connect sock (lookup-hostname server) port)
     (values
      (sb-bsd-sockets:socket-make-stream
-      sock :input t :output t :element-type 'base-char)
+      sock :input t :output t :element-type :default)
      sock))
   #+cmu
   (let ((sock (ext:connect-to-inet-socket server port)))
