diff --git a/connect.c b/connect.c
index 2a26fdbe0d..375739205f 100644
--- a/connect.c
+++ b/connect.c
@@ -391,6 +391,23 @@ static enum protocol get_protocol(const char *name)
 
 #ifndef NO_IPV6
 
+static const char *ai_name(const struct addrinfo *ai)
+{
+	static char addr[INET_ADDRSTRLEN];
+	if ( AF_INET == ai->ai_family ) {
+		struct sockaddr_in *in;
+		in = (struct sockaddr_in *)ai->ai_addr;
+		inet_ntop(ai->ai_family, &in->sin_addr, addr, sizeof(addr));
+	} else if ( AF_INET6 == ai->ai_family ) {
+		struct sockaddr_in6 *in;
+		in = (struct sockaddr_in6 *)ai->ai_addr;
+		inet_ntop(ai->ai_family, &in->sin6_addr, addr, sizeof(addr));
+	} else {
+		strcpy(addr, "(unknown)");
+	}
+	return addr;
+}
+
 /*
  * Returns a connected socket() fd, or else die()s.
  */
@@ -401,6 +418,7 @@ static int git_tcp_connect_sock(char *host, int flags)
 	const char *port = STR(DEFAULT_GIT_PORT);
 	struct addrinfo hints, *ai0, *ai;
 	int gai;
+	int cnt = 0;
 
 	if (host[0] == '[') {
 		end = strchr(host + 1, ']');
@@ -444,10 +462,18 @@ static int git_tcp_connect_sock(char *host, int flags)
 		}
 		if (connect(sockfd, ai->ai_addr, ai->ai_addrlen) < 0) {
 			saved_errno = errno;
+			fprintf(stderr, "%s[%d: %s]: net=%s, errno=%s\n",
+				host,
+				cnt,
+				ai_name(ai),
+				hstrerror(h_errno),
+				strerror(saved_errno));
 			close(sockfd);
 			sockfd = -1;
 			continue;
 		}
+		if (flags & CONNECT_VERBOSE)
+			fprintf(stderr, "%s ", ai_name(ai));
 		break;
 	}
 
@@ -476,6 +502,7 @@ static int git_tcp_connect_sock(char *host, int flags)
 	struct sockaddr_in sa;
 	char **ap;
 	unsigned int nport;
+	int cnt;
 
 	if (host[0] == '[') {
 		end = strchr(host + 1, ']');
@@ -512,7 +539,7 @@ static int git_tcp_connect_sock(char *host, int flags)
 	if (flags & CONNECT_VERBOSE)
 		fprintf(stderr, "done.\nConnecting to %s (port %s) ... ", host, port);
 
-	for (ap = he->h_addr_list; *ap; ap++) {
+	for (cnt = 0, ap = he->h_addr_list; *ap; ap++, cnt++) {
 		sockfd = socket(he->h_addrtype, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
 		if (sockfd < 0) {
 			saved_errno = errno;
@@ -526,10 +553,19 @@ static int git_tcp_connect_sock(char *host, int flags)
 
 		if (connect(sockfd, (struct sockaddr *)&sa, sizeof sa) < 0) {
 			saved_errno = errno;
+			fprintf(stderr, "%s[%d: %s]: net=%s, errno=%s\n",
+				host,
+				cnt,
+				inet_ntoa(*(struct in_addr *)&sa.sin_addr),
+				hstrerror(h_errno),
+				strerror(saved_errno));
 			close(sockfd);
 			sockfd = -1;
 			continue;
 		}
+		if (flags & CONNECT_VERBOSE)
+			fprintf(stderr, "%s ",
+				inet_ntoa(*(struct in_addr *)&sa.sin_addr));
 		break;
 	}