diff --git a/Scripts/Accounting/Account.cs b/Scripts/Accounting/Account.cs
index b88733823..ea34bbf11 100644
--- a/Scripts/Accounting/Account.cs
+++ b/Scripts/Accounting/Account.cs
@@ -853,9 +853,10 @@ namespace Server.Accounting
 		/// <returns>True if allowed, false if not.</returns>
 		public bool HasAccess( NetState ns )
 		{
-			if ( ns == null )
-				return false;
+			return ( ns != null && HasAccess( ns.Address ) );
+		}
 
+		public bool HasAccess( IPAddress ipAddress ) {
 			AccessLevel level = Misc.AccountHandler.LockdownLevel;
 
 			if ( level > AccessLevel.Player )
@@ -881,8 +882,6 @@ namespace Server.Accounting
 					return false;
 			}
 
-			IPAddress ipAddress = ns.Address;
-
 			bool accessAllowed = ( m_IPRestrictions.Length == 0 || IPLimiter.IsExempt( ipAddress ) );
 
 			for ( int i = 0; !accessAllowed && i < m_IPRestrictions.Length; ++i )
@@ -897,19 +896,21 @@ namespace Server.Accounting
 		/// <param name="ns">NetState instance to record.</param>
 		public void LogAccess( NetState ns )
 		{
-			if ( ns == null )
-				return;
-
-			IPAddress ipAddress = ns.Address;
+			if ( ns != null ) {
+				LogAccess( ns.Address );
+			}
+		}
 
+		public void LogAccess( IPAddress ipAddress ) {
 			if ( IPLimiter.IsExempt( ipAddress ) )
 				return;
 
-			if ( m_LoginIPs.Length == 0 )
+			if ( m_LoginIPs.Length == 0 ) {
 				if ( AccountHandler.IPTable.ContainsKey( ipAddress ) )
 					AccountHandler.IPTable[ipAddress]++;
 				else
 					AccountHandler.IPTable[ipAddress] = 1;
+			}
 
 			bool contains = false;
 
@@ -935,11 +936,17 @@ namespace Server.Accounting
 		/// <returns>True if allowed, false if not.</returns>
 		public bool CheckAccess( NetState ns )
 		{
-			if ( !HasAccess( ns ) )
-				return false;
+			return ( ns != null && CheckAccess( ns.Address ) );
+		}
 
-			LogAccess( ns );
-			return true;
+		public bool CheckAccess( IPAddress ipAddress ) {
+			bool hasAccess = this.HasAccess( ipAddress );
+
+			if ( hasAccess ) {
+				LogAccess( ipAddress );
+			}
+
+			return hasAccess;
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>
diff --git a/Scripts/Misc/ProtocolExtensions.cs b/Scripts/Misc/ProtocolExtensions.cs
index dac3cd138..5dbb6bea6 100644
--- a/Scripts/Misc/ProtocolExtensions.cs
+++ b/Scripts/Misc/ProtocolExtensions.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace Server.Misc
 
 		public static void Initialize()
 		{
-			PacketHandlers.Register( 0xF0, 0, true, new OnPacketReceive( DecodeBundledPacket ) );
+			PacketHandlers.Register( 0xF0, 0, false, new OnPacketReceive( DecodeBundledPacket ) );
 
 			Register( 0x00, true, new OnPacketReceive( QueryPartyLocations ) );
 		}
diff --git a/Scripts/Misc/Titles.cs b/Scripts/Misc/Titles.cs
index a9325af3b..e52f902a2 100644
--- a/Scripts/Misc/Titles.cs
+++ b/Scripts/Misc/Titles.cs
@@ -214,23 +214,33 @@ namespace Server.Misc
 			}
 			else if ( showSkillTitle && beheld.Player )
 			{
-				Skill highest = GetHighestSkill( beheld );// beheld.Skills.Highest;
+				string skillTitle = GetSkillTitle( beheld );
 
-				if ( highest != null && highest.BaseFixedPoint >= 300 )
-				{
-					string skillLevel = GetSkillLevel( highest );
-					string skillTitle = highest.Info.Title;
-
-					if ( beheld.Female && skillTitle.EndsWith( "man" ) )
-						skillTitle = skillTitle.Substring( 0, skillTitle.Length - 3 ) + "woman";
-
-					title.AppendFormat( ", {0} {1}", skillLevel, skillTitle );
+				if ( skillTitle != null ) {
+					title.Append( ", " ).Append( skillTitle );
 				}
 			}
 
 			return title.ToString();
 		}
 
+		public static string GetSkillTitle( Mobile mob ) {
+			Skill highest = GetHighestSkill( mob );// beheld.Skills.Highest;
+
+			if ( highest != null && highest.BaseFixedPoint >= 300 )
+			{
+				string skillLevel = GetSkillLevel( highest );
+				string skillTitle = highest.Info.Title;
+
+				if ( mob.Female && skillTitle.EndsWith( "man" ) )
+					skillTitle = skillTitle.Substring( 0, skillTitle.Length - 3 ) + "woman";
+
+				return String.Concat( skillLevel, " ", skillTitle );
+			}
+
+			return null;
+		}
+
 		private static Skill GetHighestSkill( Mobile m )
 		{
 			Skills skills = m.Skills;