diff --git a/db/db.cpp b/db/db.cpp
index b8988a33083..ddf381b681e 100644
--- a/db/db.cpp
+++ b/db/db.cpp
@@ -269,8 +269,10 @@ namespace mongo {
 //  SockAddr db("172.16.0.179", MessagingPort::DBPort);
 
         MessagingPort p;
-        if ( !p.connect(db) )
+        if ( !p.connect(db) ){
+            out() << "msg couldn't connect" << endl;
             return;
+        }
 
         const int Loops = 1;
         for ( int q = 0; q < Loops; q++ ) {
@@ -286,8 +288,9 @@ namespace mongo {
             Timer t;
             bool ok = p.call(send, response);
             double tm = ((double) t.micros()) + 1;
-            out() << " ****ok. response.data:" << ok << " time:" << tm / 1000.0 << "ms " <<
-                 ((double) len) * 8 / 1000000 / (tm/1000000) << "Mbps" << endl;
+            out() << " ****ok. response.data:" << ok << " time:" << tm / 1000.0 << "ms "
+                  << "len: " << len << " data: " << response.data->_data << endl;
+
             if (  q+1 < Loops ) {
                 out() << "\t\tSLEEP 8 then sending again as a test" << endl;
                 sleepsecs(8);
diff --git a/db/instance.cpp b/db/instance.cpp
index 0711f62ed37..0dcf686f96a 100644
--- a/db/instance.cpp
+++ b/db/instance.cpp
@@ -287,22 +287,22 @@ namespace mongo {
                 log = true;
         }
         else if ( op == dbMsg ) {
-            writelock lk("");
-			/* deprecated / rarely used.  intended for connection diagnostics. */
+            // deprecated - replaced by commands
             char *p = m.data->_data;
             int len = strlen(p);
             if ( len > 400 )
                 out() << curTimeMillis() % 10000 <<
-                     " long msg received, len:" << len <<
-                     " ends with: " << p + len - 10 << endl;
-            bool end = false; //strcmp("end", p) == 0;
+                    " long msg received, len:" << len <<
+                    " ends with: " << p + len - 10 << endl;
+
             Message *resp = new Message();
-            resp->setData(opReply, "i am fine");
+            if ( strcmp( "end" , p ) == 0 )
+                resp->setData( opReply , "dbMsg end no longer supported" );
+            else
+                resp->setData( opReply , "i am fine - dbMsg deprecated");
+
             dbresponse.response = resp;
             dbresponse.responseTo = m.data->id;
-            //dbMsgPort.reply(m, resp);
-            if ( end )
-                return false;
         }
         else {
             const char *ns = m.data->_data + 4;