improve error messages + fix server error display

README.md

@@ -136,11 +136,16 @@ A REST API is provided at /api. The entry points are:
   /api/txs/?address=mmhmMNfBiZZ37g1tgg2t8DDbNoEdqKVxAL
 ```
 
-### Sync status
+### Historic blockchain data sync status
 ```
   /api/sync
 ```
 
+### Live network p2p data sync status
+```
+  /api/peer
+```
+
 ## Web Socket API
 The web socket API is served using [socket.io](http://socket.io) at:
 ```

public/src/js/controllers/connection.js

@@ -11,12 +11,11 @@ function($scope, $window, Status, getSocket, PeerSync) {
     var socket = getSocket($scope);
 
     // Check for the node server connection
+    socket.on('connect', function() {
+      $scope.serverOnline = true;
       socket.on('disconnect', function() {
         $scope.serverOnline = false;
       });
-
-  socket.on('connect', function() {
-    $scope.serverOnline = true;
     });
 
     // Check for the  api connection

public/views/includes/connection.html

@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
   <!-- apiOnline disabled  || !apiOnline -->
   <div class="alert alert-danger" data-ng-show="!serverOnline || !clienteOnline || !apiOnline", data-ng-init="getConnStatus()">
     <strong>Error!</strong>
-    <p data-ng-show="!apiOnline">Can't connect to bitcoind.</p>
-    <p data-ng-show="!serverOnline">Can't connect to server.</p>
+    <p data-ng-show="!apiOnline">Can't connect to bitcoind to get live updates from the p2p network.</p>
+    <p data-ng-show="!serverOnline">Can't connect to insight server. Attempting to reconnect... </p>
     <p data-ng-show="!clienteOnline">Can't connect to internet. Please, check your connection.</p>
   </div>
 </div>