diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index b53ac986..075299af 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8.3.207
+8.3.208
diff --git a/resis/ResReadSim.c b/resis/ResReadSim.c
index a0c5944f..96e90ea1 100644
--- a/resis/ResReadSim.c
+++ b/resis/ResReadSim.c
@@ -968,9 +968,9 @@ ResSimMerge(line)
      	TxError("Bad node alias line\n");
 	return(1);
     }
-    node = ResInitializeNode(HashFind(&ResNodeTable, line[REALNAME]));
+    node = ResInitializeNode(HashFind(&ResNodeTable, line[ALIASNAME]));
     node->status |= FORWARD;
-    node->forward = ResInitializeNode(HashFind(&ResNodeTable, line[ALIASNAME]));
+    node->forward = ResInitializeNode(HashFind(&ResNodeTable, line[REALNAME]));
     node->forward->resistance += node->resistance;
     node->forward->capacitance += node->capacitance;
     while (node->firstDev != NULL)
diff --git a/resis/ResRex.c b/resis/ResRex.c
index 9db4ce4b..4428d54b 100644
--- a/resis/ResRex.c
+++ b/resis/ResRex.c
@@ -1240,7 +1240,9 @@ ResFixUpConnections(simDev, layoutDev, simNode, nodename)
      	    sprintf(newname, "%s%s%d", nodename, ".t", resNodeNum++);
 	}
 	else
-	    TxError("Missing gate connection\n");
+	    TxError("Missing gate connection of device at (%d %d) on net %s\n",
+			layoutDev->rd_inside.r_xbot, layoutDev->rd_inside.r_ybot,
+			nodename);
     }
     if (simDev->source == simNode)
     {
@@ -1263,7 +1265,9 @@ ResFixUpConnections(simDev, layoutDev, simNode, nodename)
 	       	/* one to each */
 	    }
 	    else
-	        TxError("Missing SD connection\n");
+		TxError("Missing terminal connection of device at (%d %d) on net %s\n",
+			layoutDev->rd_inside.r_xbot, layoutDev->rd_inside.r_ybot,
+			nodename);
 	}
 	else
 	{
@@ -1306,7 +1310,9 @@ ResFixUpConnections(simDev, layoutDev, simNode, nodename)
 
 	    }
 	    else
-	       	TxError("Missing SD connection\n");
+	       	TxError("Missing terminal connection of device at (%d %d) on net %s\n",
+			layoutDev->rd_inside.r_xbot, layoutDev->rd_inside.r_ybot,
+			nodename);
 	}
     }
     else if (simDev->drain == simNode)
@@ -1353,7 +1359,9 @@ ResFixUpConnections(simDev, layoutDev, simNode, nodename)
 	    }
 	}
 	else
-	    TxError("Missing SD connection\n");
+	    TxError("Missing terminal connection of device at (%d %d) on net %s\n",
+			layoutDev->rd_inside.r_xbot, layoutDev->rd_inside.r_ybot,
+			nodename);
     }
     else
 	resNodeNum--;