diff --git a/p2p/host/basic/basic_host.go b/p2p/host/basic/basic_host.go
index d0c15752be50cef1e2adad7bc6503b2c416986a4..b450db1b71f4abd45f958274f80384a9ddafcd12 100644
--- a/p2p/host/basic/basic_host.go
+++ b/p2p/host/basic/basic_host.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 	msmux "github.com/whyrusleeping/go-multistream"
 )
 
-var log = logging.Logger("github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/p2p/host/basic")
+var log = logging.Logger("basichost")
 
 // Option is a type used to pass in options to the host.
 type Option int
diff --git a/p2p/net/mock/mock_link.go b/p2p/net/mock/mock_link.go
index bcb7d9a9461bb1119f05582851e4bcd1c99e2649..ae74da85c75d647a231c8234143e8540c12a6901 100644
--- a/p2p/net/mock/mock_link.go
+++ b/p2p/net/mock/mock_link.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package mocknet
 
 import (
 	//	"fmt"
-	"io"
+	"net"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -45,11 +45,10 @@ func (l *link) newConnPair(dialer *peernet) (*conn, *conn) {
 }
 
 func (l *link) newStreamPair() (*stream, *stream) {
-	r1, w1 := io.Pipe()
-	r2, w2 := io.Pipe()
+	a, b := net.Pipe()
 
-	s1 := NewStream(w2, r1)
-	s2 := NewStream(w1, r2)
+	s1 := NewStream(a)
+	s2 := NewStream(b)
 	return s1, s2
 }
 
diff --git a/p2p/net/mock/mock_stream.go b/p2p/net/mock/mock_stream.go
index bcdff3bd0f24e296baba8f9c3d5c0d821a11f2ea..25296516b94f1f53f8e52d98000c3809b5beaa75 100644
--- a/p2p/net/mock/mock_stream.go
+++ b/p2p/net/mock/mock_stream.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package mocknet
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"io"
+	"net"
 	"time"
 
 	process "github.com/jbenet/goprocess"
@@ -12,8 +13,7 @@ import (
 
 // stream implements inet.Stream
 type stream struct {
-	io.Reader
-	io.Writer
+	Pipe      net.Conn
 	conn      *conn
 	toDeliver chan *transportObject
 	proc      process.Process
@@ -26,10 +26,9 @@ type transportObject struct {
 	arrivalTime time.Time
 }
 
-func NewStream(w io.Writer, r io.Reader) *stream {
+func NewStream(p net.Conn) *stream {
 	s := &stream{
-		Reader:    r,
-		Writer:    w,
+		Pipe:      p,
 		toDeliver: make(chan *transportObject),
 	}
 
@@ -70,12 +69,7 @@ func (s *stream) teardown() error {
 	// at this point, no streams are writing.
 
 	s.conn.removeStream(s)
-	if r, ok := (s.Reader).(io.Closer); ok {
-		r.Close()
-	}
-	if w, ok := (s.Writer).(io.Closer); ok {
-		w.Close()
-	}
+	s.Pipe.Close()
 	s.conn.net.notifyAll(func(n inet.Notifiee) {
 		n.ClosedStream(s.conn.net, s)
 	})
@@ -86,6 +80,22 @@ func (s *stream) Conn() inet.Conn {
 	return s.conn
 }
 
+func (s *stream) SetDeadline(t time.Time) error {
+	return s.Pipe.SetDeadline(t)
+}
+
+func (s *stream) SetReadDeadline(t time.Time) error {
+	return s.Pipe.SetReadDeadline(t)
+}
+
+func (s *stream) SetWriteDeadline(t time.Time) error {
+	return s.Pipe.SetWriteDeadline(t)
+}
+
+func (s *stream) Read(b []byte) (int, error) {
+	return s.Pipe.Read(b)
+}
+
 // transport will grab message arrival times, wait until that time, and
 // then write the message out when it is scheduled to arrive
 func (s *stream) transport(proc process.Process) {
@@ -97,7 +107,7 @@ func (s *stream) transport(proc process.Process) {
 	// done only when arrival time makes sense.
 	drainBuf := func() {
 		if buf.Len() > 0 {
-			_, err := s.Writer.Write(buf.Bytes())
+			_, err := s.Pipe.Write(buf.Bytes())
 			if err != nil {
 				return
 			}
@@ -131,7 +141,7 @@ func (s *stream) transport(proc process.Process) {
 		drainBuf()
 
 		// write this message.
-		_, err := s.Writer.Write(o.msg)
+		_, err := s.Pipe.Write(o.msg)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Error("mock_stream", err)
 		}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9830f38c73fb2fe7c59e2352016a006d66e746fa..fd1da9cebf2bc3c7d7cfbba8805f8f58bf739c18 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -98,11 +98,6 @@
       "name": "randbo",
       "version": "0.0.0"
     },
-    {
-      "hash": "Qmb1US8uyZeEpMyc56wVZy2cDFdQjNFojAUYVCoo9ieTqp",
-      "name": "go-stream-muxer",
-      "version": "1.0.0"
-    },
     {
       "hash": "QmeQW4ayVqi7Jjay1SrP2wYydsH9KwSrzQBnqyC25gPFnG",
       "name": "go-notifier",
@@ -114,9 +109,9 @@
       "version": "0.0.0"
     },
     {
-      "hash": "QmS9en3mcwW2HRSeRabceJEGVxTZF4vEeFm7JHWQwWsb1U",
+      "hash": "QmVwFjMdejJ8mGVmgyR2mKcUHrvNBDtDsKRT99soVbkFhA",
       "name": "go-peerstream",
-      "version": "1.4.1"
+      "version": "1.5.0"
     },
     {
       "author": "whyrusleeping",
@@ -142,24 +137,6 @@
       "name": "go-libp2p-secio",
       "version": "1.1.0"
     },
-    {
-      "author": "whyrusleeping",
-      "hash": "QmSHTSkxXGQgaHWz91oZV3CDy3hmKmDgpjbYRT6niACG4E",
-      "name": "go-smux-yamux",
-      "version": "1.1.1"
-    },
-    {
-      "author": "whyrusleeping",
-      "hash": "QmetupZ62uEdoqNsbZUCgqU3JyfssExBfqBwBhDpjyE6eW",
-      "name": "go-smux-multistream",
-      "version": "1.4.0"
-    },
-    {
-      "author": "whyrusleeping",
-      "hash": "QmfXgTygwsTPyUWPWTAeBK6cFtTdMqmeeqhyhcNMhRpT1g",
-      "name": "go-smux-spdystream",
-      "version": "1.1.1"
-    },
     {
       "author": "whyrusleeping",
       "hash": "QmXXCcQ7CLg5a81Ui9TTR35QcR4y7ZyihxwfjqaHfUVcVo",
@@ -216,15 +193,15 @@
     },
     {
       "author": "whyrusleeping",
-      "hash": "QmdysBu77i3YaagNtMAjiCJdeWWvds18ho5XEB784guQ41",
+      "hash": "QmU3pGGVT1riXp5dBJbNrGpxssVScfvk9236drRHZZbKJ1",
       "name": "go-libp2p-net",
-      "version": "1.5.0"
+      "version": "1.6.0"
     },
     {
       "author": "whyrusleeping",
-      "hash": "QmVcNzHewFvmVah1CGqg8NV7nHHsPu19U43YE5b2oqWyBp",
+      "hash": "QmX4j1JhubdEt4EB1JY1mMKTvJwPZSRzTv3uwh5zaDqyAi",
       "name": "go-libp2p-metrics",
-      "version": "1.5.0"
+      "version": "1.6.0"
     },
     {
       "author": "whyrusleeping",
@@ -234,15 +211,15 @@
     },
     {
       "author": "whyrusleeping",
-      "hash": "QmWf338UyG5DKyemvoFiomDPtkVNHLsw3GAt9XXHX5ZtsM",
+      "hash": "QmU5qKZsCG1Wg38jwg8XezBdc3fBGMMZjM7YFMAhunC1Yh",
       "name": "go-libp2p-host",
-      "version": "1.1.1"
+      "version": "1.2.0"
     },
     {
       "author": "whyrusleeping",
-      "hash": "QmcjMKTqrWgMMCExEnwczefhno5fvx7FHDV63peZwDzHNF",
+      "hash": "QmU9ePpXRQgGpPpMAm1CsgU9KptrtgZERrVBGB7Ek5cM2D",
       "name": "go-libp2p-swarm",
-      "version": "1.3.3"
+      "version": "1.4.0"
     },
     {
       "author": "whyrusleeping",