diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/socket.tex b/docs/latex/wx/socket.tex
index 269f5397aa..263aeb58f5 100644
--- a/docs/latex/wx/socket.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/socket.tex
@@ -1037,8 +1037,8 @@ These semantics allow code like this:
 client->Connect(addr, FALSE);
 
 // Wait until the request completes or until we decide to give up
-bool waitmore;
-while ( !WaitOnConnect(seconds, millis) && waitmore )
+bool waitmore = TRUE; 
+while ( !client->WaitOnConnect(seconds, millis) && waitmore )
 {
     // possibly give some feedback to the user,
     // and update waitmore if needed.
diff --git a/samples/sockets/client.cpp b/samples/sockets/client.cpp
index a33c01c74a..fb1a153b87 100644
--- a/samples/sockets/client.cpp
+++ b/samples/sockets/client.cpp
@@ -300,19 +300,19 @@ void MyFrame::OnOpenConnection(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
   //
   // For blocking Connect:
   //
-  //   bool success = Connect(addr, TRUE);
+  //   bool success = client->Connect(addr, TRUE);
   //
   // For nonblocking Connect:
   //
-  //   Connect(addr, FALSE);
+  //   client->Connect(addr, FALSE);
   //
-  //   bool waitmore;
-  //   while (!WaitOnConnect(seconds, millis) && waitmore)
+  //   bool waitmore = TRUE;
+  //   while (! client->WaitOnConnect(seconds, millis) && waitmore )
   //   {
   //     // possibly give some feedback to the user,
   //     // update waitmore if needed.
   //   }
-  //   bool success = IsConnected();
+  //   bool success = client->IsConnected();
   // 
   // And that's all :-)