diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c413a2ad..6be9b7d9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -151,9 +151,9 @@ Releases are marked with a version number formatted as MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH. Major
 
 Therefore, **noise** _mostly_ respects semantic versioning.
 
-The rationale behind this is due to improper tagging of prior releases (v0.1.0, v1.0.0, and v1.1.0), which has caused for the improper caching of module information on _proxy.golang.org_ and _sum.golang.org_.
+The rationale behind this is due to improper tagging of prior releases (v0.1.0, v1.0.0, v1.1.0, and v1.1.1), which has caused for the improper caching of module information on _proxy.golang.org_ and _sum.golang.org_.
 
-As a result, _noise's initial development phase starts from v1.1.1_. Until Noise's API is stable, subsequent releases will only comprise of bumps in MINOR and PATCH.
+As a result, _noise's initial development phase starts from v1.1.2_. Until Noise's API is stable, subsequent releases will only comprise of bumps in MINOR and PATCH.
 
 ## License
 
diff --git a/kademlia/iterator.go b/kademlia/iterator.go
index f175e5c4..9b0f3ca2 100644
--- a/kademlia/iterator.go
+++ b/kademlia/iterator.go
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ type Iterator struct {
 	maxNumResults                int
 	numParallelLookups           int
 	numParallelRequestsPerLookup int
+
+	lookupTimeout time.Duration
 }
 
 // NewIterator instantiates a new overlay network iterator bounded to a node and routing table that may be
@@ -37,6 +39,8 @@ func NewIterator(node *noise.Node, table *Table, opts ...IteratorOption) *Iterat
 		maxNumResults:                BucketSize,
 		numParallelLookups:           3,
 		numParallelRequestsPerLookup: 8,
+
+		lookupTimeout: 3 * time.Second,
 	}
 
 	for _, opt := range opts {
@@ -155,7 +159,7 @@ func (it *Iterator) processLookupRequests(in <-chan noise.ID, out chan<- []noise
 }
 
 func (it *Iterator) lookupRequest(id noise.ID, out chan<- []noise.ID) {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 3*time.Second)
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), it.lookupTimeout)
 	defer cancel()
 
 	obj, err := it.node.RequestMessage(ctx, id.Address, FindNodeRequest{Target: id.ID})
diff --git a/kademlia/iterator_options.go b/kademlia/iterator_options.go
index f3a5d9ba..21f9528d 100644
--- a/kademlia/iterator_options.go
+++ b/kademlia/iterator_options.go
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package kademlia
 
-import "go.uber.org/zap"
+import (
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
+	"time"
+)
 
 // IteratorOption represents a functional option which may be passed to NewIterator, or to (*Protocol).Find or
 // (*Protocol).Discover to configure Iterator.
@@ -37,3 +40,11 @@ func WithIteratorNumParallelRequestsPerLookup(numParallelRequestsPerLookup int)
 		it.numParallelRequestsPerLookup = numParallelRequestsPerLookup
 	}
 }
+
+// WithIteratorLookupTimeout sets the max duration to wait until we declare a lookup request sent in amidst
+// a single disjoint lookup to have timed out. By default, it is set to 3 seconds.
+func WithIteratorLookupTimeout(lookupTimeout time.Duration) IteratorOption {
+	return func(it *Iterator) {
+		it.lookupTimeout = lookupTimeout
+	}
+}
diff --git a/kademlia/protocol.go b/kademlia/protocol.go
index 35c04a41..24d12b33 100644
--- a/kademlia/protocol.go
+++ b/kademlia/protocol.go
@@ -26,11 +26,15 @@ type Protocol struct {
 	table  *Table
 
 	events Events
+
+	pingTimeout time.Duration
 }
 
 // New returns a new instance of the Kademlia protocol.
 func New(opts ...ProtocolOption) *Protocol {
-	p := &Protocol{}
+	p := &Protocol{
+		pingTimeout: 3 * time.Second,
+	}
 
 	for _, opt := range opts {
 		opt(p)
@@ -102,7 +106,7 @@ func (p *Protocol) Ack(id noise.ID) {
 		bucket := p.table.Bucket(id.ID)
 		last := bucket[len(bucket)-1]
 
-		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 3*time.Second)
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), p.pingTimeout)
 		pong, err := p.node.RequestMessage(ctx, last.Address, Ping{})
 		cancel()
 
diff --git a/kademlia/protocol_options.go b/kademlia/protocol_options.go
index a3c98860..ae2ddc47 100644
--- a/kademlia/protocol_options.go
+++ b/kademlia/protocol_options.go
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package kademlia
 
-import "go.uber.org/zap"
+import (
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
+	"time"
+)
 
 // ProtocolOption represents a functional option which may be passed to New to configure a Protocol.
 type ProtocolOption func(p *Protocol)
@@ -19,3 +22,12 @@ func WithProtocolLogger(logger *zap.Logger) ProtocolOption {
 		p.logger = logger
 	}
 }
+
+// WithProtocolPingTimeout configures the amount of time to wait for until we declare a ping to have failed. Peers
+// typically either are pinged through a call of (*Protocol).Ping, or in amidst the execution of Kademlia's peer
+// eviction policy. By default, it is set to 3 seconds.
+func WithProtocolPingTimeout(pingTimeout time.Duration) ProtocolOption {
+	return func(p *Protocol) {
+		p.pingTimeout = pingTimeout
+	}
+}
diff --git a/node.go b/node.go
index b7aa7aa9..fd8207c8 100644
--- a/node.go
+++ b/node.go
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ func (n *Node) Listen() error {
 
 	addr, ok := n.listener.Addr().(*net.TCPAddr)
 	if !ok {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("did not listen for tcp: %w", n.listener.Close())
-		return err
+		n.listener.Close()
+		return errors.New("did not bind to a tcp addr")
 	}
 
 	n.host = addr.IP
@@ -136,9 +136,34 @@ func (n *Node) Listen() error {
 
 	if n.addr == "" {
 		n.addr = net.JoinHostPort(normalizeIP(n.host), strconv.FormatUint(uint64(n.port), 10))
-	}
+		n.id = NewID(n.publicKey, n.host, n.port)
+	} else {
+		resolved, err := ResolveAddress(n.addr)
+		if err != nil {
+			n.listener.Close()
+			return err
+		}
+
+		hostStr, portStr, err := net.SplitHostPort(resolved)
+		if err != nil {
+			n.listener.Close()
+			return err
+		}
 
-	n.id = NewID(n.publicKey, n.host, n.port)
+		host := net.ParseIP(hostStr)
+		if host == nil {
+			n.listener.Close()
+			return errors.New("host in provided public address is invalid (must be IPv4/IPv6)")
+		}
+
+		port, err := strconv.ParseUint(portStr, 10, 16)
+		if err != nil {
+			n.listener.Close()
+			return err
+		}
+
+		n.id = NewID(n.publicKey, host, uint16(port))
+	}
 
 	for _, protocol := range n.protocols {
 		if protocol.Bind == nil {
@@ -146,6 +171,7 @@ func (n *Node) Listen() error {
 		}
 
 		if err = protocol.Bind(n); err != nil {
+			n.listener.Close()
 			return err
 		}
 	}
@@ -383,6 +409,14 @@ func (n *Node) dialIfNotExists(ctx context.Context, addr string) (*Client, error
 		client.waitUntilClosed()
 
 		if errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) || errors.Is(err, context.DeadlineExceeded) {
+			for _, protocol := range n.protocols {
+				if protocol.OnPingFailed == nil {
+					continue
+				}
+
+				protocol.OnPingFailed(addr, err)
+			}
+
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}