diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/network/utils.go b/test/e2e/framework/network/utils.go
index 49166d317c5..051456b6a0f 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/network/utils.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/network/utils.go
@@ -380,12 +380,12 @@ func (config *NetworkingTestConfig) GetHTTPCodeFromTestContainer(path, targetIP
 	return code, nil
 }
 
-// DialFromNode executes a tcp or udp curl/echo request based on protocol via kubectl exec
+// DialFromNode executes a tcp/udp curl/nc request based on protocol via kubectl exec
 // in a test container running with host networking.
-// - minTries is the minimum number of curl/echo attempts required before declaring
+// - minTries is the minimum number of curl/nc attempts required before declaring
 //   success. If 0, then we return as soon as all endpoints succeed.
 // - There is no logical change to test results if faillures happen AFTER endpoints have succeeded,
-//   hence over-padding minTries will NOT reverse a successfull result and is thus not very useful yet
+//   hence over-padding minTries will NOT reverse a successful result and is thus not very useful yet
 //   (See the TODO about checking probability, which isnt implemented yet).
 // - maxTries is the maximum number of curl/echo attempts before an error is returned.  The
 //   smaller this number is, the less 'slack' there is for declaring success.
@@ -411,6 +411,7 @@ func (config *NetworkingTestConfig) DialFromNode(protocol, targetIP string, targ
 	eps := sets.NewString()
 
 	filterCmd := fmt.Sprintf("%s | grep -v '^\\s*$'", cmd)
+	framework.Logf("Going to poll %v on port %v at least %v times, with a maximum of %v tries before failing", targetIP, targetPort, minTries, maxTries)
 	for i := 0; i < maxTries; i++ {
 		stdout, stderr, err := config.f.ExecShellInPodWithFullOutput(config.HostTestContainerPod.Name, filterCmd)
 		if err != nil || len(stderr) > 0 {
@@ -427,7 +428,7 @@ func (config *NetworkingTestConfig) DialFromNode(protocol, targetIP string, targ
 
 		// Check against i+1 so we exit if minTries == maxTries.
 		if eps.Equal(expectedEps) && i+1 >= minTries {
-			framework.Logf("Found all %+v expected endpoints: %+v", len(eps.List()), eps.List())
+			framework.Logf("Found all %d expected endpoints: %+v", eps.Len(), eps.List())
 			return nil
 		}
 
@@ -438,7 +439,7 @@ func (config *NetworkingTestConfig) DialFromNode(protocol, targetIP string, targ
 	}
 
 	config.diagnoseMissingEndpoints(eps)
-	return fmt.Errorf("failed to find expected endpoints:\nTries %d\nCommand %v\nretrieved %v\nexpected %v\n", maxTries, cmd, eps, expectedEps)
+	return fmt.Errorf("failed to find expected endpoints, \ntries %d\nCommand %v\nretrieved %v\nexpected %v", maxTries, cmd, eps, expectedEps)
 }
 
 // GetSelfURL executes a curl against the given path via kubectl exec into a