diff --git a/reference/sockets/functions/socket-connect.xml b/reference/sockets/functions/socket-connect.xml
index a587099537..27bb3f07ed 100644
--- a/reference/sockets/functions/socket-connect.xml
+++ b/reference/sockets/functions/socket-connect.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.3 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.4 $ -->
 <!-- splitted from ./en/functions/sockets.xml, last change in rev 1.1 -->
   <refentry id="function.socket-connect">
    <refnamediv>
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
      </methodsynopsis>
      &warn.experimental.func;
     <para>
-     Initiates a connection using the socket descriptor
+     Initiates a connection using the socket resource
      <parameter>socket</parameter>, which must be a valid socket
-     descriptor created with <function>socket_create</function>.
+     resource created with <function>socket_create</function>.
     </para>
     <para>
      The <parameter>address</parameter> parameter is either an IP
@@ -35,15 +35,17 @@
      should be made.
     </para>
     <para>
-     &return.success; This code may be passed to 
-     <function>socket_strerror</function> to get a textual explanation
-     of the error.
+     &return.success; The error code can be retrieved with
+     <function>socket_last_error</function>. This code may be passed to
+     <function>socket_strerror</function> to get a textual explanation of the
+     error.
     </para>
     <para>
      See also 
      <function>socket_bind</function>,
      <function>socket_listen</function>,
-     <function>socket_create</function>, and
+     <function>socket_create</function>,
+     <function>socket_last_error</function> and
      <function>socket_strerror</function>.
     </para>
    </refsect1>