diff -ur ctorrent-1.3.4/btstream.cpp new/btstream.cpp
--- ctorrent-1.3.4/btstream.cpp	2004-09-09 00:10:51.000000000 +0100
+++ new/btstream.cpp	2005-01-25 01:25:31.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 #include "btstream.h"
+#include "peer.h"
 #include "msgencode.h"
 #include "btconfig.h"
 
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@
 ssize_t btStream::Send_State(unsigned char state)
 {
   char msg[H_BASE_LEN + 4];
-  *(size_t*)msg = htonl(H_BASE_LEN);
+  set_nl(msg, H_BASE_LEN);
   msg[4] = (char)state;
   return out_buffer.PutFlush(sock,msg,H_BASE_LEN + 4);
 }
@@ -19,12 +20,9 @@
 ssize_t btStream::Send_Have(size_t idx)
 {
   char msg[H_HAVE_LEN + 4];
-  size_t *p = (size_t*)msg;
-
-  *p = htonl(H_HAVE_LEN);
+  set_nl(msg, H_HAVE_LEN);
   msg[4] = (char)M_HAVE;
-  p = (size_t*)(msg + 5);
-  *p = htonl(idx);
+  set_nl(msg + 5, idx);
 
   return out_buffer.PutFlush(sock,msg,H_HAVE_LEN + 4);
 }
@@ -43,14 +41,12 @@
 ssize_t btStream::Send_Cancel(size_t idx,size_t off,size_t len)
 {
   char msg[H_CANCEL_LEN + 4];
-  size_t *p = (size_t*)msg;
 
-  *p = htonl(H_CANCEL_LEN);
+  set_nl(msg, H_CANCEL_LEN);
   msg[4] = M_CANCEL;
-  p = (size_t*)(msg + 5);
-  *p = htonl(idx); p++;
-  *p = htonl(off); p++;
-  *p = htonl(len);
+  set_nl(msg + 5, idx);
+  set_nl(msg + 9, off);
+  set_nl(msg + 13, len);
   return out_buffer.Put(sock,msg,H_CANCEL_LEN + 4);
 }
 
@@ -72,14 +68,12 @@
 ssize_t btStream::Send_Request(size_t idx, size_t off,size_t len)
 {
   char msg[H_REQUEST_LEN + 4];
-  size_t *p = (size_t*) msg;
 
-  *p = htonl(H_REQUEST_LEN);
+  set_nl(msg, H_REQUEST_LEN);
   msg[4] = (char)M_REQUEST;
-  p = (size_t*)(msg + 5);
-  *p = htonl(idx); p++;
-  *p = htonl(off); p++;
-  *p = htonl(len);
+  set_nl(msg + 5, idx);
+  set_nl(msg + 9, off);
+  set_nl(msg + 13, len);
   return out_buffer.Put(sock,msg,H_REQUEST_LEN + 4);
 }
 
@@ -94,7 +88,7 @@
   // if message arrived.
   size_t r;
   if( 4 <= in_buffer.Count() ){
-    r = ntohl(*(size_t*)in_buffer.BasePointer());
+    r = get_nl(in_buffer.BasePointer());
     if( (cfg_max_slice_size + H_PIECE_LEN + 4) < r) return -1; //message too long
     if( (r + 4) <= in_buffer.Count() ) return 1;
   }
diff -ur ctorrent-1.3.4/peer.cpp new/peer.cpp
--- ctorrent-1.3.4/peer.cpp	2004-09-09 00:10:51.000000000 +0100
+++ new/peer.cpp	2005-01-25 01:23:51.000000000 +0000
@@ -3,11 +3,32 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
+#include "btstream.h"
 #include "./btcontent.h"
 #include "./msgencode.h"
 #include "./peerlist.h"
 #include "./btconfig.h"
 
+size_t get_nl(char *sfrom)
+{
+  unsigned char *from = (unsigned char *)sfrom;
+  size_t t;
+  t = (*from++) << 24; 
+  t |= (*from++) << 16; 
+  t |= (*from++) << 8; 
+  t |= *from; 
+  return t;
+}
+
+void set_nl(char *sto, size_t from)
+{
+  unsigned char *to = (unsigned char *)sto;
+  *to++ = (from >> 24) & 0xff;
+  *to++ = (from >> 16) & 0xff;
+  *to++ = (from >> 8) & 0xff;
+  *to = from & 0xff;
+}
+
 btBasic Self;
 
 void btBasic::SetIp(struct sockaddr_in addr)
@@ -152,7 +173,8 @@
 
   char *msgbuf = stream.in_buffer.BasePointer();
 
-  r = ntohl(*(size_t*) msgbuf);
+  r = get_nl(msgbuf);
+
 
   if( 0 == r ){
     time(&m_last_timestamp);
@@ -193,7 +215,7 @@
     case M_HAVE:
       if(H_HAVE_LEN != r){return -1;}
 
-      idx = ntohl(*(size_t*) (msgbuf + 5));
+      idx = get_nl(msgbuf + 5);
 
       if( idx >= BTCONTENT.GetNPieces() || bitfield.IsSet(idx)) return -1;
 
@@ -208,12 +230,12 @@
     case M_REQUEST:
       if(H_REQUEST_LEN != r || !m_state.remote_interested){ return -1; }
 
-      idx = ntohl(*(size_t*)(msgbuf + 5));
+      idx = get_nl(msgbuf + 5);
       
       if( !BTCONTENT.pBF->IsSet(idx) ) return -1;
       
-      off = ntohl(*(size_t*)(msgbuf + 9));
-      len = ntohl(*(size_t*)(msgbuf + 13));
+      off = get_nl(msgbuf + 9);
+      len = get_nl(msgbuf + 13);
 
       if( !reponse_q.IsValidRequest(idx, off, len) ) return -1;
       
@@ -235,9 +257,9 @@
     case M_CANCEL:
       if(r != H_CANCEL_LEN || !m_state.remote_interested) return -1;
 
-      idx = ntohl(*(size_t*)(msgbuf + 5));
-      off = ntohl(*(size_t*)(msgbuf + 9));
-      len = ntohl(*(size_t*)(msgbuf + 13));
+      idx = get_nl(msgbuf + 5);
+      off = get_nl(msgbuf + 9);
+      len = get_nl(msgbuf + 13);
       if( reponse_q.Remove(idx,off,len) < 0 ){
 	m_err_count++;
 	return 0;
@@ -312,8 +334,8 @@
   size_t idx,off,len;
   char *msgbuf = stream.in_buffer.BasePointer();
 
-  idx = ntohl(*(size_t*) (msgbuf + 5));
-  off = ntohl(*(size_t*) (msgbuf + 9));
+  idx = get_nl(msgbuf + 5);
+  off = get_nl(msgbuf + 9);
   len = mlen - 9;
 
   if( request_q.Remove(idx,off,len) < 0 ){
diff -ur ctorrent-1.3.4/peer.h new/peer.h
--- ctorrent-1.3.4/peer.h	2004-09-09 00:10:51.000000000 +0100
+++ new/peer.h	2005-01-25 01:23:01.000000000 +0000
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@
   unsigned char reserved:4;		/* unused */
 }BTSTATUS;
 
+size_t get_nl(char *from);
+void set_nl(char *to, size_t from);
+
 class btBasic
 {
 private: