diff --git a/wicd/networking.py b/wicd/networking.py
index 1260505..6d439d8 100644
--- a/wicd/networking.py
+++ b/wicd/networking.py
@@ -116,7 +116,9 @@ def expand_script_macros(script, msg, bssid, essid):
     script -- the script to execute.
     msg -- the name of the script, %{script} will be expanded to this.
     bssid -- the bssid of the network we connect to, defaults to 'wired'.
-    essid -- the essid of the network we connect to, defaults to 'wired'."""
+    essid -- the essid of the network we connect to, defaults to 'wired'.
+    
+    """
     def repl(match):
         macro = match.group(1).lower()
         if macro_dict.has_key(macro):
@@ -564,23 +566,13 @@ class Wireless(Controller):
 
         """
         def comp(x, y):
-            if x.has_key('quality'):
-                if x['quality'] > y['quality']:
-                    return 1
-                elif x['quality'] < y['quality']:
-                    return -1
-                else:
-                    return 0
+            if 'quality' in x:
+                key = 'quality'
             else:
-                if x['strength'] < y['strength']:
-                    return 1
-                elif x['strength'] > y['strength']:
-                    return -1
-                else:
-                    return 0
+                key = 'strength'
+            return cmp(x[key], y[key])
                 
         if not self.wiface: return []
-        
         wiface = self.wiface
 
         # Prepare the interface for scanning
@@ -771,6 +763,7 @@ class Wireless(Controller):
         """ Sets the wpa_supplicant driver associated with the interface. """
         self.wiface.SetWpaDriver(driver)
 
+ 
 class WirelessConnectThread(ConnectThread):
     """ A thread class to perform the connection to a wireless network.
 
@@ -1063,4 +1056,3 @@ class WiredConnectThread(ConnectThread):
         
         self.connect_result = "Success"
         self.is_connecting = False
-
diff --git a/wicd/wnettools.py b/wicd/wnettools.py
index 62cf751..243fbff 100644
--- a/wicd/wnettools.py
+++ b/wicd/wnettools.py
@@ -220,6 +220,8 @@ class BaseInterface(object):
             if self.dhclient_cmd and cl in [misc.DHCLIENT, misc.AUTO]:
                 client = "dhclient"
                 cmd = self.dhclient_cmd
+                if self.dhclient_needs_verbose:
+                    cmd += ' -v'
             elif self.dhcpcd_cmd and cl in [misc.DHCPCD, misc.AUTO]:
                 client = "dhcpcd"
                 cmd = self.dhcpcd_cmd
@@ -294,6 +296,11 @@ class BaseInterface(object):
         
         """
         self.dhclient_cmd = self._find_program_path("dhclient")
+        output = misc.Run(self.dhclient_cmd + " --version", include_stderr=True)
+        if '4.' in output:
+            self.dhclient_needs_verbose = True
+        else:
+            self.dhclient_needs_verbose = False
         self.dhcpcd_cmd = self._find_program_path("dhcpcd")
         self.pump_cmd = self._find_program_path("pump")