diff --git a/panda/src/nativenet/buffered_datagramconnection.h b/panda/src/nativenet/buffered_datagramconnection.h
index fe0c664f39..5b555d0a70 100755
--- a/panda/src/nativenet/buffered_datagramconnection.h
+++ b/panda/src/nativenet/buffered_datagramconnection.h
@@ -64,9 +64,8 @@ protected:
   inline void ClearAll(void);
 
   inline bool SendMessageBufferOnly(Datagram &msg); // do not use this .. this is a way for the the COnnecting UPcall to drop messages in queue first..
-public:
-  inline bool GetMessage(Datagram &val);
 PUBLISHED:
+  inline bool GetMessage(Datagram &val);
   inline bool DoConnect(void);           // all the real state magic is in here
   inline bool IsConnected(void); 
   inline Buffered_DatagramConnection(bool do_blocking_writes, int rbufsize, int wbufsize, int write_flush_point) ;
@@ -245,14 +244,14 @@ inline void Buffered_DatagramConnection::ClearAddresses(void)
     _Addresslist.clear();
 }
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// Function name	: Buffered_DatagramConnection::GetMessageInternal
+// Function name	: Buffered_DatagramConnection::GetMessage
 // Description	    :  read a message
 //  
 //	false means something bad happened..
 //
 //
 // Return type		: inline bool 
-// Argument         : DataGram **val
+// Argument         : Datagram &val
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 inline bool Buffered_DatagramConnection::GetMessage(Datagram  &val)
 {
diff --git a/panda/src/nativenet/socket_address.h b/panda/src/nativenet/socket_address.h
index d2ef9d954e..f2546be516 100755
--- a/panda/src/nativenet/socket_address.h
+++ b/panda/src/nativenet/socket_address.h
@@ -20,24 +20,24 @@ public:
     const AddressType & GetAddressInfo() const   { return _addr; }
 PUBLISHED:
     
-    Socket_Address(short port = 0);
-    Socket_Address(const Socket_Address &inaddr);
+    inline Socket_Address(short port = 0);
+    inline Socket_Address(const Socket_Address &inaddr);
 
-    virtual ~Socket_Address();
+    inline virtual ~Socket_Address();
     
-    bool set_any_IP(int port);
-    bool set_port(int port);
-    bool set_broadcast(int port);
+    inline bool set_any_IP(int port);
+    inline bool set_port(int port);
+    inline bool set_broadcast(int port);
     
-    bool set_host(const std::string &hostname, int port) ;
-    bool set_host(const std::string &hostname) ;
-    bool set_host(unsigned int ip4adr, int port);
-    void clear();
+    inline bool set_host(const std::string &hostname, int port) ;
+    inline bool set_host(const std::string &hostname) ;
+    inline bool set_host(unsigned int ip4adr, int port);
+    inline void clear();
     
-    unsigned short get_port() const;
-    std::string get_ip() const ;
-    std::string get_ip_port() const;
-    unsigned long GetIPAddressRaw() const;
+    inline unsigned short get_port() const;
+    inline std::string get_ip() const ;
+    inline std::string get_ip_port() const;
+    inline unsigned long GetIPAddressRaw() const;
     
     inline bool operator== (const Socket_Address &in) const;
     inline bool operator < (const Socket_Address &in) const;
diff --git a/panda/src/nativenet/socket_udp_outgoing.h b/panda/src/nativenet/socket_udp_outgoing.h
index fb144f7266..9ec86c8e23 100755
--- a/panda/src/nativenet/socket_udp_outgoing.h
+++ b/panda/src/nativenet/socket_udp_outgoing.h
@@ -12,12 +12,20 @@ class EXPCL_PANDA Socket_UDP_Outgoing : public Socket_IP
 {
 public:
 PUBLISHED:
+    inline Socket_UDP_Outgoing() { }
+
     // use this interface for a tagreted UDP connection
     inline bool InitToAddress(Socket_Address & address);
+public:
     inline bool Send(const char * data, int len);
+PUBLISHED:
+    inline bool Send(const string &data);
     // use this interface for a none tagreted UDP connection
     inline bool InitNoAddress();
+public:
     inline bool SendTo(const char * data, int len, const Socket_Address & address);
+PUBLISHED:
+    inline bool SendTo(const string &data, const Socket_Address & address);
     inline bool SetToBroadCast();
 };
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -67,6 +75,7 @@ inline bool Socket_UDP_Outgoing::InitNoAddress()
     
     return true;
 }
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Function name : Socket_UDP_Outgoing::Send
 // Description     : Send data to connected address
@@ -77,8 +86,21 @@ inline bool Socket_UDP_Outgoing::InitNoAddress()
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 inline bool Socket_UDP_Outgoing::Send(const char * data, int len)
 {
-    return (DO_SOCKET_WRITE(_socket, data, len) == len);
+  return (DO_SOCKET_WRITE(_socket, data, len) == len);
 }
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Function name : Socket_UDP_Outgoing::Send
+// Description     : Send data to connected address
+//
+// Return type  : inline bool
+// Argument         : const string &data
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+inline bool Socket_UDP_Outgoing::Send(const string &data)
+{
+  return Send(data.data(), data.size());
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Function name : Socket_UDP_Outgoing::SendTo
 // Description     : Send data to specified address
@@ -93,4 +115,17 @@ inline bool Socket_UDP_Outgoing::SendTo(const char * data, int len, const Socket
     return (DO_SOCKET_WRITE_TO(_socket, data, len, &address.GetAddressInfo()) == len);
 }
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Function name : Socket_UDP_Outgoing::SendTo
+// Description     : Send data to specified address
+//
+// Return type  : inline bool
+// Argument         : const string &data
+// Argument         : NetAddress & address
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+inline bool Socket_UDP_Outgoing::SendTo(const string &data, const Socket_Address & address)
+{
+  return SendTo(data.data(), data.size(), address);
+}
+
 #endif //__SOCKET_UDP_OUTGOING_H__