diff --git a/paramiko/channel.py b/paramiko/channel.py
index b331fbf..c3fa9fe 100644
--- a/paramiko/channel.py
+++ b/paramiko/channel.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class Channel (object):
         self.in_window_sofar = 0
         self.status_event = threading.Event()
         self._name = str(chanid)
-        self.logger = util.get_logger('paramiko.chan.' + str(chanid))
+        self.logger = util.get_logger('paramiko.transport')
         self._pipe = None
         self.event = threading.Event()
         self.combine_stderr = False
@@ -394,14 +394,13 @@ class Channel (object):
     def set_name(self, name):
         """
         Set a name for this channel.  Currently it's only used to set the name
-        of the log level used for debugging.  The name can be fetched with the
+        of the channel in logfile entries.  The name can be fetched with the
         L{get_name} method.
 
-        @param name: new channel name.
+        @param name: new channel name
         @type name: str
         """
         self._name = name
-        self.logger = util.get_logger(self.transport.get_log_channel() + '.' + self._name)
 
     def get_name(self):
         """
@@ -898,7 +897,7 @@ class Channel (object):
 
     def _set_transport(self, transport):
         self.transport = transport
-        self.logger = util.get_logger(self.transport.get_log_channel() + '.' + self._name)
+        self.logger = util.get_logger(self.transport.get_log_channel())
 
     def _set_window(self, window_size, max_packet_size):
         self.in_window_size = window_size
@@ -1062,7 +1061,7 @@ class Channel (object):
 
 
     def _log(self, level, msg, *args):
-        self.logger.log(level, msg, *args)
+        self.logger.log(level, "[chan " + self._name + "] " + msg, *args)
 
     def _wait_for_event(self):
         while True:
diff --git a/paramiko/sftp.py b/paramiko/sftp.py
index 417449d..dc8e99a 100644
--- a/paramiko/sftp.py
+++ b/paramiko/sftp.py
@@ -129,11 +129,7 @@ class BaseSFTP (object):
         return version
         
     def _log(self, level, msg):
-        if issubclass(type(msg), list):
-            for m in msg:
-                self.logger.log(level, m)
-        else:
-            self.logger.log(level, msg)
+        self.logger.log(level, msg)
 
     def _write_all(self, out):
         while len(out) > 0:
diff --git a/paramiko/sftp_client.py b/paramiko/sftp_client.py
index efb75ce..581d0a3 100644
--- a/paramiko/sftp_client.py
+++ b/paramiko/sftp_client.py
@@ -80,8 +80,7 @@ class SFTPClient (BaseSFTP):
         if type(sock) is Channel:
             # override default logger
             transport = self.sock.get_transport()
-            self.logger = util.get_logger(transport.get_log_channel() + '.' +
-                                          self.sock.get_name() + '.sftp')
+            self.logger = util.get_logger(transport.get_log_channel() + '.sftp')
             self.ultra_debug = transport.get_hexdump()
         try:
             server_version = self._send_version()
@@ -105,6 +104,9 @@ class SFTPClient (BaseSFTP):
         chan.invoke_subsystem('sftp')
         return cls(chan)
     from_transport = classmethod(from_transport)
+    
+    def _log(self, level, msg):
+        super(SFTPClient, self)._log(level, "[chan " + self.sock.get_name() + "] " + msg)
 
     def close(self):
         """
diff --git a/paramiko/sftp_server.py b/paramiko/sftp_server.py
index 0e7473e..df7df62 100644
--- a/paramiko/sftp_server.py
+++ b/paramiko/sftp_server.py
@@ -66,15 +66,17 @@ class SFTPServer (BaseSFTP, SubsystemHandler):
         BaseSFTP.__init__(self)
         SubsystemHandler.__init__(self, channel, name, server)
         transport = channel.get_transport()
-        self.logger = util.get_logger(transport.get_log_channel() + '.' +
-                                      channel.get_name() + '.sftp')
+        self.logger = util.get_logger(transport.get_log_channel() + '.sftp')
         self.ultra_debug = transport.get_hexdump()
         self.next_handle = 1
         # map of handle-string to SFTPHandle for files & folders:
         self.file_table = { }
         self.folder_table = { }
         self.server = sftp_si(server, *largs, **kwargs)
-
+        
+    def _log(self, level, msg):
+        super(SFTPServer, self)._log(level, "[chan " + self.sock.get_name() + "] " + msg)
+        
     def start_subsystem(self, name, transport, channel):
         self.sock = channel
         self._log(DEBUG, 'Started sftp server on channel %s' % repr(channel))