diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 08fb70e3f..fd07a8599 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2050,6 +2050,7 @@ checksum = "fe0f37c9e8f3c5a4a66ad655a93c74daac4ad00c441533bf5c6e7990bb42604e"
 [[package]]
 name = "smoltcp"
 version = "0.8.0"
+source = "git+https://github.com/smoltcp-rs/smoltcp.git#35e833e33dfd3e4efc3eb7d5de06bec17c54b011"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "byteorder",
diff --git a/services/com/src/main.rs b/services/com/src/main.rs
index 24e2ec4d7..909aa69d5 100644
--- a/services/com/src/main.rs
+++ b/services/com/src/main.rs
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ fn xmain() -> ! {
                     retbuf[word_index * 2] = be_bytes[0];
                     retbuf[word_index * 2 + 1] = be_bytes[1];
                 }
-                log::info!("rx: {:?}", &retbuf[..len_bytes as usize]);
+                log::trace!("rx: {:?}", &retbuf[..len_bytes as usize]);
                 buffer.replace(retbuf).expect("couldn't return packet");
             }
             Some(Opcode::WlanSendPacket) => {
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ fn xmain() -> ! {
                     log::error!("invalid packet send length: {}, aborting without send", len_bytes);
                     continue;
                 }
-                log::info!("tx: {:?}", &txbuf[2..len_bytes as usize + 2]);
+                log::trace!("tx: {:?}", &txbuf[2..len_bytes as usize + 2]);
                 com.txrx(ComState::NET_FRAME_SEND_0.verb | len_bytes);
                 for word_index in 0..len_words as usize {
                     let be_bytes: [u8; 2] = [txbuf[2 + word_index * 2], txbuf[2 + word_index * 2 + 1]];
diff --git a/services/net/Cargo.toml b/services/net/Cargo.toml
index b20fb54ca..b40ac83ce 100644
--- a/services/net/Cargo.toml
+++ b/services/net/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ byteorder = { version = "1.0", default-features = false }
 # ugh. have to reference `main` directly because they haven't pushed a new tag in months, and none
 # of the worked examples match the actual documentation now.
 # pin at a commit, at least, so we aren't building on shifting sand
-#git = "https://github.com/smoltcp-rs/smoltcp.git"
-#commit = "35e833e33dfd3e4efc3eb7d5de06bec17c54b011"
-path = "../../../smoltcp"
-features = ["verbose"]
+git = "https://github.com/smoltcp-rs/smoltcp.git"
+commit = "35e833e33dfd3e4efc3eb7d5de06bec17c54b011"
+#path = "../../../smoltcp"
+#features = ["verbose"]
 #version = "0.7.5"
 #features = ["proto-ipv4"]
 
diff --git a/services/net/src/device.rs b/services/net/src/device.rs
index 9fe00d56c..57af79e1c 100644
--- a/services/net/src/device.rs
+++ b/services/net/src/device.rs
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ impl<'a> phy::TxToken for NetPhyTxToken<'a> {
         where F: FnOnce(&mut [u8]) -> Result<R>
     {
         let result = f(&mut self.buf[..len]);
-        log::info!("txlen: {}", len);
+        //log::info!("txlen: {}", len);
 
         if result.is_ok() {
             self.com.wlan_send_packet(&self.buf[..len]).map_err(|_| smoltcp::Error::Dropped)?;
diff --git a/services/net/src/main.rs b/services/net/src/main.rs
index d2305456b..ed0fda852 100644
--- a/services/net/src/main.rs
+++ b/services/net/src/main.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ mod device;
 use byteorder::{ByteOrder, NetworkEndian};
 use xous::msg_scalar_unpack;
 use xous::{send_message, Message};
-use std::cmp;
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::str::FromStr;
@@ -99,7 +98,7 @@ enum WaitOp {
 #[xous::xous_main]
 fn xmain() -> ! {
     log_server::init_wait().unwrap();
-    log::set_max_level(log::LevelFilter::Trace);
+    log::set_max_level(log::LevelFilter::Info);
     log::info!("my PID is {}", xous::process::id());
 
     let xns = xous_names::XousNames::new().unwrap();
@@ -256,7 +255,7 @@ fn xmain() -> ! {
                             // iface.routes_mut().remove_default_ipv4_route();
                             match iface.routes_mut().add_default_ipv4_route(default_v4_gw) {
                                 Ok(route) => log::info!("routing table updated successfully: {:?}", route),
-                                Err(e) => log::info!("routing table update error: {}", e),
+                                Err(e) => log::error!("routing table update error: {}", e),
                             }
                         },
                         ComIntSources::WlanRxReady => {
@@ -316,7 +315,7 @@ fn xmain() -> ! {
                             ping_remote_addr
                         );
                         icmp_repr.emit(&mut icmp_packet, &device_caps.checksum);
-                        log::info!("icmp pkt: {:?}", icmp_packet);
+                        log::trace!("icmp pkt: {:?}", icmp_packet);
 
                         waiting_queue.insert(seq_no, timestamp);
                         seq_no += 1;
@@ -324,9 +323,8 @@ fn xmain() -> ! {
                     }
 
                     if socket.can_recv() {
-                        log::info!("socket can_recv()");
                         let (payload, _) = socket.recv().expect("couldn't receive on socket despite asserting availability");
-                        log::info!("icmp payload: {:x?}", payload);
+                        log::trace!("icmp payload: {:x?}", payload);
 
                         let icmp_packet = Icmpv4Packet::new_checked(&payload).expect("couldn't make icmp payload");
                         let icmp_repr =