diff -ruNp b/include/net/rose.h a/include/net/rose.h
--- b/include/net/rose.h	2008-07-14 21:16:59.000000000 +0200
+++ a/include/net/rose.h	2008-07-14 21:17:14.000000000 +0200
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ extern void rose_link_device_down(struct
 extern struct net_device *rose_dev_first(void);
 extern struct net_device *rose_dev_get(rose_address *);
 extern struct rose_route *rose_route_free_lci(unsigned int, struct rose_neigh *);
-extern struct rose_neigh *rose_get_neigh(rose_address *, unsigned char *, unsigned char *);
+extern struct rose_neigh *rose_get_neigh(rose_address *, unsigned char *, unsigned char *, int);
 extern int  rose_rt_ioctl(unsigned int, void __user *);
 extern void rose_link_failed(ax25_cb *, int);
 extern int  rose_route_frame(struct sk_buff *, ax25_cb *);
diff -ruNp b/net/rose/af_rose.c a/net/rose/af_rose.c
--- b/net/rose/af_rose.c	2008-07-14 21:16:59.000000000 +0200
+++ a/net/rose/af_rose.c	2008-07-14 21:17:13.000000000 +0200
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ int sysctl_rose_window_size             
 static HLIST_HEAD(rose_list);
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(rose_list_lock);
 
-static struct proto_ops rose_proto_ops;
+static const struct proto_ops rose_proto_ops;
 
 ax25_address rose_callsign;
 
@@ -161,7 +161,10 @@ void rose_kill_by_neigh(struct rose_neig
 
 		if (rose->neighbour == neigh) {
 			rose_disconnect(s, ENETUNREACH, ROSE_OUT_OF_ORDER, 0);
-			rose->neighbour->use--;
+			if (rose->neighbour->use > 0 ) 
+				rose->neighbour->use--;
+			else
+				printk(KERN_ERR "ROSE: rose_kill_by_neigh() - neighbour->use-- could be < 0\n");
 			rose->neighbour = NULL;
 		}
 	}
@@ -566,13 +569,11 @@ static struct sock *rose_make_new(struct
 #endif
 
 	sk->sk_type     = osk->sk_type;
-	sk->sk_socket   = osk->sk_socket;
 	sk->sk_priority = osk->sk_priority;
 	sk->sk_protocol = osk->sk_protocol;
 	sk->sk_rcvbuf   = osk->sk_rcvbuf;
 	sk->sk_sndbuf   = osk->sk_sndbuf;
 	sk->sk_state    = TCP_ESTABLISHED;
-	sk->sk_sleep    = osk->sk_sleep;
 	sock_copy_flags(sk, osk);
 
 	init_timer(&rose->timer);
@@ -759,7 +760,7 @@ static int rose_connect(struct socket *s
 	sock->state = SS_UNCONNECTED;
 
 	rose->neighbour = rose_get_neigh(&addr->srose_addr, &cause,
-					 &diagnostic);
+					 &diagnostic, 0);
 	if (!rose->neighbour) {
 		err = -ENETUNREACH;
 		goto out_release;
@@ -792,7 +793,7 @@ static int rose_connect(struct socket *s
 
 		rose_insert_socket(sk);		/* Finish the bind */
 	}
-rose_try_next_neigh:
+/*rose_try_next_neigh: */
 	rose->dest_addr   = addr->srose_addr;
 	rose->dest_call   = addr->srose_call;
 	rose->rand        = ((long)rose & 0xFFFF) + rose->lci;
@@ -854,10 +855,10 @@ rose_try_next_neigh:
 	}
 
 	if (sk->sk_state != TCP_ESTABLISHED) {
-	/* Try next neighbour */
-		rose->neighbour = rose_get_neigh(&addr->srose_addr, &cause, &diagnostic);
+	/* Try next neighbour * / 
+		rose->neighbour = rose_get_neigh(&addr->srose_addr, &cause, &diagnostic, 0);
 		if (rose->neighbour)
-			goto rose_try_next_neigh;
+			goto rose_try_next_neigh; */
 
 		/* No more neighbours */
 		sock->state = SS_UNCONNECTED;
@@ -924,14 +925,12 @@ static int rose_accept(struct socket *so
 		goto out_release;
 
 	newsk = skb->sk;
-	newsk->sk_socket = newsock;
-	newsk->sk_sleep = &newsock->wait;
+	sock_graft(newsk, newsock);
 
 	/* Now attach up the new socket */
 	skb->sk = NULL;
 	kfree_skb(skb);
 	sk->sk_ack_backlog--;
-	newsock->sk = newsk;
 
 out_release:
 	release_sock(sk);
@@ -1165,7 +1164,7 @@ static int rose_sendmsg(struct kiocb *io
 	}
 
 #ifdef M_BIT
-#define ROSE_PACLEN (256-ROSE_MIN_LEN)
+#define ROSE_PACLEN (AX25_DEF_PACLEN-ROSE_MIN_LEN)
 	if (skb->len - ROSE_MIN_LEN > ROSE_PACLEN) {
 		unsigned char header[ROSE_MIN_LEN];
 		struct sk_buff *skbn;
@@ -1502,7 +1501,7 @@ static struct net_proto_family rose_fami
 	.owner		=	THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
-static struct proto_ops rose_proto_ops = {
+static const struct proto_ops rose_proto_ops = {
 	.family		=	PF_ROSE,
 	.owner		=	THIS_MODULE,
 	.release	=	rose_release,
diff -ruNp b/net/rose/rose_route.c a/net/rose/rose_route.c
--- b/net/rose/rose_route.c	2008-07-14 21:16:59.000000000 +0200
+++ a/net/rose/rose_route.c	2008-07-14 21:17:13.000000000 +0200
@@ -662,27 +662,34 @@ struct rose_route *rose_route_free_lci(u
 }
 
 /*
- *	Find a neighbour given a ROSE address.
+ *	Find a neighbour or a route given a ROSE address.
  */
 struct rose_neigh *rose_get_neigh(rose_address *addr, unsigned char *cause,
-	unsigned char *diagnostic)
+	unsigned char *diagnostic, int new)
 {
 	struct rose_neigh *res = NULL;
 	struct rose_node *node;
 	int failed = 0;
 	int i;
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&rose_node_list_lock);
+	if (!new) spin_lock_bh(&rose_node_list_lock);
 	for (node = rose_node_list; node != NULL; node = node->next) {
 		if (rosecmpm(addr, &node->address, node->mask) == 0) {
 			for (i = 0; i < node->count; i++) {
-				if (!rose_ftimer_running(node->neighbour[i])) {
-					res = node->neighbour[i];
-					goto out;
-				} else
-					failed = 1;
+				if (new) {
+					if (node->neighbour[i]->restarted) {
+						res = node->neighbour[i];
+						goto out;
+					}
+				}
+				else {
+					if (!rose_ftimer_running(node->neighbour[i])) {
+						res = node->neighbour[i];
+						goto out;
+					} else
+						failed = 1;
+				}
 			}
-			break;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -695,7 +702,7 @@ struct rose_neigh *rose_get_neigh(rose_a
 	}
 
 out:
-	spin_unlock_bh(&rose_node_list_lock);
+	if (!new) spin_unlock_bh(&rose_node_list_lock);
 
 	return res;
 }
@@ -1018,7 +1025,7 @@ int rose_route_frame(struct sk_buff *skb
 		rose_route = rose_route->next;
 	}
 
-	if ((new_neigh = rose_get_neigh(dest_addr, &cause, &diagnostic)) == NULL) {
+	if ((new_neigh = rose_get_neigh(dest_addr, &cause, &diagnostic, 1)) == NULL) {
 		rose_transmit_clear_request(rose_neigh, lci, cause, diagnostic);
 		goto out;
 	}