clique topology optimization, progress meter for connecting
[oweals/gnunet.git] / src / testing / testing.c
index 1e9f6cf5edae3e26afc8c9cf2416d1aadc1d0b83..4a321c6e640836cc827bf4cc2d829c875d760cc6 100644 (file)
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
       GNUnet is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
       it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published
-      by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your
+      by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3, or (at your
       option) any later version.
 
       GNUnet is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
  *        ONLY for writing testcases!
  * @author Christian Grothoff
  *
- * TODO:
- * - modify configuration to allow 2087-connections from
- *   controlling host (otherwise shutdown won't work)
- * 
  */
 #include "platform.h"
 #include "gnunet_arm_service.h"
 #include "gnunet_constants.h"
 #include "gnunet_testing_lib.h"
 #include "gnunet_transport_service.h"
+#include "gnunet_hello_lib.h"
 
 #define DEBUG_TESTING GNUNET_NO
+#define DEBUG_TESTING_RECONNECT GNUNET_YES
 
 /**
  * How long do we wait after starting gnunet-service-arm
  * for the core service to be alive?
  */
-#define ARM_START_WAIT GNUNET_TIME_relative_multiply (GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_SECONDS, 60)
+#define ARM_START_WAIT GNUNET_TIME_relative_multiply (GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_SECONDS, 120)
 
 /**
  * How many times are we willing to try to wait for "scp" or
  * "gnunet-service-arm" to complete (waitpid) before giving up?
  */
-#define MAX_EXEC_WAIT_RUNS 50
+#define MAX_EXEC_WAIT_RUNS 250
 
+static struct GNUNET_CORE_MessageHandler no_handlers[] = { {NULL, 0, 0} };
+
+/**
+ * Receive the HELLO from one peer, give it to the other
+ * and ask them to connect.
+ *
+ * @param cls "struct ConnectContext"
+ * @param message HELLO message of peer
+ */
+static void
+process_hello (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *message)
+{
+  struct GNUNET_TESTING_Daemon *daemon = cls;
+  GNUNET_TESTING_NotifyDaemonRunning cb;
+
+  int msize;
+  if (daemon == NULL)
+    return;
+
+  GNUNET_assert (daemon->phase == SP_GET_HELLO);
+
+  cb = daemon->cb;
+  daemon->cb = NULL;
+  if (daemon->task != GNUNET_SCHEDULER_NO_TASK) /* Assertion here instead? */
+    GNUNET_SCHEDULER_cancel(daemon->task);
+
+  if (daemon->server != NULL)
+    {
+#if DEBUG_TESTING
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                  "Received `%s' from transport service of `%4s', disconnecting core!\n",
+                  "HELLO", GNUNET_i2s (&daemon->id));
+#endif
+      GNUNET_CORE_disconnect (daemon->server);
+      daemon->server = NULL;
+    }
+
+  GNUNET_assert (message != NULL);
+  msize = ntohs (message->size);
+  if (msize < 1)
+    {
+      return;
+    }
+  if (daemon->th != NULL)
+    {
+      GNUNET_TRANSPORT_get_hello_cancel (daemon->th, &process_hello, daemon);
+    }
+#if DEBUG_TESTING
+  GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+              "Received `%s' from transport service of `%4s'\n",
+              "HELLO", GNUNET_i2s (&daemon->id));
+#endif
+
+  GNUNET_free_non_null (daemon->hello);
+  daemon->hello = GNUNET_malloc (msize);
+  memcpy (daemon->hello, message, msize);
+
+  if (daemon->th != NULL)
+    {
+      GNUNET_TRANSPORT_disconnect (daemon->th);
+      daemon->th = NULL;
+    }
+  daemon->phase = SP_START_DONE;
+
+  if (NULL != cb) /* FIXME: what happens when this callback calls GNUNET_TESTING_daemon_stop? */
+    cb (daemon->cb_cls, &daemon->id, daemon->cfg, daemon, NULL);
+}
+
+static void
+start_fsm (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskContext *tc);
 
 /**
  * Function called after GNUNET_CORE_connect has succeeded
@@ -74,19 +142,20 @@ testing_init (void *cls,
               const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_RsaPublicKeyBinaryEncoded *publicKey)
 {
   struct GNUNET_TESTING_Daemon *d = cls;
-  GNUNET_TESTING_NotifyDaemonRunning cb;
 
   GNUNET_assert (d->phase == SP_START_CORE);
-  d->phase = SP_START_DONE;
-  cb = d->cb;
-  d->cb = NULL;
+  d->phase = SP_GET_HELLO;
+
   if (server == NULL)
     {
       d->server = NULL;
       if (GNUNET_YES == d->dead)
-        GNUNET_TESTING_daemon_stop (d, d->dead_cb, d->dead_cb_cls);
-      else if (NULL != cb)
-        cb (d->cb_cls, NULL, d->cfg, d,
+        GNUNET_TESTING_daemon_stop (d,
+                                    GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get_remaining
+                                    (d->max_timeout), d->dead_cb,
+                                    d->dead_cb_cls, GNUNET_YES, GNUNET_NO);
+      else if (NULL != d->cb)
+        d->cb (d->cb_cls, NULL, d->cfg, d,
             _("Failed to connect to core service\n"));
       return;
     }
@@ -97,10 +166,48 @@ testing_init (void *cls,
   d->id = *my_identity;
   d->shortname = strdup (GNUNET_i2s (my_identity));
   d->server = server;
-  if (GNUNET_YES == d->dead)
-    GNUNET_TESTING_daemon_stop (d, d->dead_cb, d->dead_cb_cls);
-  else if (NULL != cb)
-    cb (d->cb_cls, my_identity, d->cfg, d, NULL);
+  d->running = GNUNET_YES;
+
+  if (GNUNET_NO == d->running)
+    {
+#if DEBUG_TESTING
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                  "Peer is dead (d->running == GNUNET_NO)\n");
+#endif
+      return;
+    }
+#if DEBUG_TESTING
+  GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+              "Successfully started peer `%4s', connecting to transport service.\n",
+              GNUNET_i2s (my_identity));
+#endif
+
+  d->th = GNUNET_TRANSPORT_connect (d->cfg, &d->id, d, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+  if (d->th == NULL)
+    {
+      if (GNUNET_YES == d->dead)
+        GNUNET_TESTING_daemon_stop (d,
+                                    GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get_remaining
+                                    (d->max_timeout), d->dead_cb,
+                                    d->dead_cb_cls, GNUNET_YES, GNUNET_NO);
+      else if (NULL != d->cb)
+        d->cb (d->cb_cls, &d->id, d->cfg, d,
+               _("Failed to connect to transport service!\n"));
+      return;
+    }
+#if DEBUG_TESTING
+  GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+              "Connected to transport service `%s', getting HELLO\n",
+              GNUNET_i2s (my_identity));
+#endif
+
+  GNUNET_TRANSPORT_get_hello (d->th, &process_hello, d);
+  /* wait some more */
+  if (d->task != GNUNET_SCHEDULER_NO_TASK)
+    GNUNET_SCHEDULER_cancel(d->task);
+  d->task
+    = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (GNUNET_CONSTANTS_EXEC_WAIT,
+                                    &start_fsm, d);
 }
 
 
@@ -113,39 +220,41 @@ testing_init (void *cls,
 static void
 start_fsm (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskContext *tc)
 {
-  static struct GNUNET_CORE_MessageHandler no_handlers[] = { {NULL, 0, 0} };
   struct GNUNET_TESTING_Daemon *d = cls;
   GNUNET_TESTING_NotifyDaemonRunning cb;
   enum GNUNET_OS_ProcessStatusType type;
   unsigned long code;
   char *dst;
+  int bytes_read;
 
 #if DEBUG_TESTING
   GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
               "Peer FSM is in phase %u.\n", d->phase);
 #endif
+
   d->task = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_NO_TASK;
   switch (d->phase)
     {
     case SP_COPYING:
       /* confirm copying complete */
-      if (GNUNET_OK != GNUNET_OS_process_status (d->pid, &type, &code))
+      if (GNUNET_OK != GNUNET_OS_process_status (d->proc, &type, &code))
         {
-          d->wait_runs++;
-          if (d->wait_runs > MAX_EXEC_WAIT_RUNS)
+          if (GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get_remaining (d->max_timeout).rel_value ==
+              0)
             {
               cb = d->cb;
               d->cb = NULL;
               if (NULL != cb)
                 cb (d->cb_cls,
                     NULL,
-                    d->cfg, d, _("`scp' does not seem to terminate.\n"));
+                    d->cfg, d,
+                    _
+                    ("`scp' does not seem to terminate (timeout copying config).\n"));
               return;
             }
           /* wait some more */
           d->task
-            = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (d->sched,
-                                            GNUNET_CONSTANTS_EXEC_WAIT,
+            = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (GNUNET_CONSTANTS_EXEC_WAIT,
                                             &start_fsm, d);
           return;
         }
@@ -165,16 +274,212 @@ start_fsm (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskContext *tc)
       d->phase = SP_COPIED;
       /* fall-through */
     case SP_COPIED:
+      /* Start create hostkey process */
+      d->pipe_stdout = GNUNET_DISK_pipe (GNUNET_NO, GNUNET_NO, GNUNET_YES);
+      if (d->pipe_stdout == NULL)
+        {
+          cb = d->cb;
+          d->cb = NULL;
+          if (NULL != cb)
+            cb (d->cb_cls,
+                NULL,
+                d->cfg,
+                d,
+                (NULL == d->hostname)
+                ? _("Failed to create pipe for `gnunet-peerinfo' process.\n")
+                : _("Failed to create pipe for `ssh' process.\n"));
+          return;
+        }
+      if (NULL == d->hostname)
+        {
+#if DEBUG_TESTING
+          GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                      "Starting `%s', with command `%s %s %s %s'.\n",
+                      "gnunet-peerinfo", "gnunet-peerinfo", "-c", d->cfgfile,
+                      "-sq");
+#endif
+          d->proc =
+            GNUNET_OS_start_process (NULL, d->pipe_stdout, "gnunet-peerinfo",
+                                     "gnunet-peerinfo", "-c", d->cfgfile,
+                                     "-sq", NULL);
+          GNUNET_DISK_pipe_close_end (d->pipe_stdout,
+                                      GNUNET_DISK_PIPE_END_WRITE);
+        }
+      else
+        {
+          if (d->username != NULL)
+            GNUNET_asprintf (&dst, "%s@%s", d->username, d->hostname);
+          else
+            dst = GNUNET_strdup (d->hostname);
+
+#if DEBUG_TESTING
+          GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                      "Starting `%s', with command `%s %s %s %s %s %s'.\n",
+                      "gnunet-peerinfo", "ssh", dst, "gnunet-peerinfo", "-c",
+                      d->cfgfile, "-sq");
+#endif
+          if (d->ssh_port_str == NULL)
+            {
+              d->proc = GNUNET_OS_start_process (NULL, d->pipe_stdout, "ssh",
+                                                 "ssh",
+#if !DEBUG_TESTING
+                                                 "-q",
+#endif
+                                                 dst,
+                                                 "gnunet-peerinfo",
+                                                 "-c", d->cfgfile, "-sq",
+                                                 NULL);
+            }
+          else
+            {
+              d->proc = GNUNET_OS_start_process (NULL, d->pipe_stdout, "ssh",
+                                                 "ssh", "-p", d->ssh_port_str,
+#if !DEBUG_TESTING
+                                                 "-q",
+#endif
+                                                 dst,
+                                                 "gnunet-peerinfo",
+                                                 "-c", d->cfgfile, "-sq",
+                                                 NULL);
+            }
+          GNUNET_DISK_pipe_close_end (d->pipe_stdout,
+                                      GNUNET_DISK_PIPE_END_WRITE);
+          GNUNET_free (dst);
+        }
+      if (NULL == d->proc)
+        {
+          GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR,
+                      _("Could not start `%s' process to create hostkey.\n"),
+                      (NULL == d->hostname) ? "gnunet-peerinfo" : "ssh");
+          cb = d->cb;
+          d->cb = NULL;
+          if (NULL != cb)
+            cb (d->cb_cls,
+                NULL,
+                d->cfg,
+                d,
+                (NULL == d->hostname)
+                ? _("Failed to start `gnunet-peerinfo' process.\n")
+                : _("Failed to start `ssh' process.\n"));
+          GNUNET_DISK_pipe_close (d->pipe_stdout);
+          return;
+        }
+#if DEBUG_TESTING
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                  "Started `%s', waiting for hostkey.\n", "gnunet-peerinfo");
+#endif
+      d->phase = SP_HOSTKEY_CREATE;
+      d->task
+        =
+        GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_read_file (GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get_remaining
+                                        (d->max_timeout),
+                                        GNUNET_DISK_pipe_handle
+                                        (d->pipe_stdout,
+                                         GNUNET_DISK_PIPE_END_READ),
+                                        &start_fsm, d);
+      break;
+    case SP_HOSTKEY_CREATE:
+      bytes_read =
+        GNUNET_DISK_file_read (GNUNET_DISK_pipe_handle
+                               (d->pipe_stdout, GNUNET_DISK_PIPE_END_READ),
+                               &d->hostkeybuf[d->hostkeybufpos],
+                               sizeof (d->hostkeybuf) - d->hostkeybufpos);
+      if (bytes_read > 0)
+        d->hostkeybufpos += bytes_read;
+
+      if ((d->hostkeybufpos < 104) && (bytes_read > 0))
+        {
+          /* keep reading */
+          d->task
+            =
+            GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_read_file (GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get_remaining
+                                            (d->max_timeout),
+                                            GNUNET_DISK_pipe_handle
+                                            (d->pipe_stdout,
+                                             GNUNET_DISK_PIPE_END_READ),
+                                            &start_fsm, d);
+          return;
+        }
+      d->hostkeybuf[103] = '\0';
+
+      if ((bytes_read < 0) ||
+          (GNUNET_OK != GNUNET_CRYPTO_hash_from_string (d->hostkeybuf,
+                                                        &d->id.hashPubKey)))
+        {
+          /* error */
+          if (bytes_read < 0)
+            GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                        _("Error reading from gnunet-peerinfo: %s\n"),
+                        STRERROR (errno));
+          else
+            GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                        _("Malformed output from gnunet-peerinfo!\n"));
+          cb = d->cb;
+          d->cb = NULL;
+          GNUNET_DISK_pipe_close (d->pipe_stdout);
+          d->pipe_stdout = NULL;
+          (void) GNUNET_OS_process_kill (d->proc, SIGKILL);
+          GNUNET_break (GNUNET_OK == GNUNET_OS_process_wait (d->proc));
+          GNUNET_OS_process_close (d->proc);
+          d->proc = NULL;
+          if (NULL != cb)
+            cb (d->cb_cls, NULL, d->cfg, d, _("`Failed to get hostkey!\n"));
+          return;
+        }
+      GNUNET_DISK_pipe_close (d->pipe_stdout);
+      d->pipe_stdout = NULL;
+      (void) GNUNET_OS_process_kill (d->proc, SIGKILL);
+      GNUNET_break (GNUNET_OK == GNUNET_OS_process_wait (d->proc));
+      GNUNET_OS_process_close (d->proc);
+      d->proc = NULL;
+#if DEBUG_TESTING
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, "Successfully got hostkey!\n");
+#endif
+      if (d->hostkey_callback != NULL)
+        {
+          d->hostkey_callback (d->hostkey_cls, &d->id, d, NULL);
+          d->phase = SP_HOSTKEY_CREATED;
+        }
+      else
+        {
+          d->phase = SP_TOPOLOGY_SETUP;
+        }
+      /* Fall through */
+    case SP_HOSTKEY_CREATED:
+      /* wait for topology finished */
+      if ((GNUNET_YES == d->dead)
+          || (GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get_remaining (d->max_timeout).rel_value ==
+              0))
+        {
+          cb = d->cb;
+          d->cb = NULL;
+          if (NULL != cb)
+            cb (d->cb_cls,
+                NULL,
+                d->cfg, d, _("`Failed while waiting for topology setup!\n"));
+          return;
+        }
+
+      d->task
+        = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (GNUNET_CONSTANTS_EXEC_WAIT,
+                                        &start_fsm, d);
+      break;
+    case SP_TOPOLOGY_SETUP:
       /* start GNUnet on remote host */
       if (NULL == d->hostname)
         {
-          d->pid = GNUNET_OS_start_process (NULL, NULL, "gnunet-service-arm",
-                                            "gnunet-service-arm",
-                                            "-c", d->cfgfile,
 #if DEBUG_TESTING
-                                            "-L", "DEBUG",
+          GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                      "Starting `%s', with command `%s %s %s %s %s %s'.\n",
+                      "gnunet-arm", "gnunet-arm", "-c", d->cfgfile,
+                      "-L", "DEBUG", "-s");
 #endif
-                                            "-d", NULL);
+          d->proc = GNUNET_OS_start_process (NULL, NULL, "gnunet-arm",
+                                             "gnunet-arm", "-c", d->cfgfile,
+#if DEBUG_TESTING
+                                             "-L", "DEBUG",
+#endif
+                                             "-s", "-q", NULL);
         }
       else
         {
@@ -182,18 +487,48 @@ start_fsm (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskContext *tc)
             GNUNET_asprintf (&dst, "%s@%s", d->username, d->hostname);
           else
             dst = GNUNET_strdup (d->hostname);
-          d->pid = GNUNET_OS_start_process (NULL, NULL, "ssh",
-                                            "ssh",
-                                            dst,
-                                            "gnunet-service-arm",
-                                            "-c", d->cfgfile, "-d", NULL);
+
+#if DEBUG_TESTING
+          GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                      "Starting `%s', with command `%s %s %s %s %s %s %s %s'.\n",
+                      "gnunet-arm", "ssh", dst, "gnunet-arm", "-c",
+                      d->cfgfile, "-L", "DEBUG", "-s", "-q");
+#endif
+          if (d->ssh_port_str == NULL)
+            {
+              d->proc = GNUNET_OS_start_process (NULL, NULL, "ssh", "ssh",
+#if !DEBUG_TESTING
+                                                 "-q",
+#endif
+                                                 dst, "gnunet-arm",
+#if DEBUG_TESTING
+                                                 "-L", "DEBUG",
+#endif
+                                                 "-c", d->cfgfile, "-s", "-q",
+                                                 NULL);
+            }
+          else
+            {
+
+              d->proc = GNUNET_OS_start_process (NULL, NULL, "ssh",
+                                                 "ssh", "-p", d->ssh_port_str,
+#if !DEBUG_TESTING
+                                                 "-q",
+#endif
+                                                 dst, "gnunet-arm",
+#if DEBUG_TESTING
+                                                 "-L", "DEBUG",
+#endif
+                                                 "-c", d->cfgfile, "-s", "-q",
+                                                 NULL);
+            }
           GNUNET_free (dst);
         }
-      if (-1 == d->pid)
+      if (NULL == d->proc)
         {
           GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR,
                       _("Could not start `%s' process to start GNUnet.\n"),
-                      (NULL == d->hostname) ? "gnunet-service-arm" : "ssh");
+                      (NULL == d->hostname) ? "gnunet-arm" : "ssh");
           cb = d->cb;
           d->cb = NULL;
           if (NULL != cb)
@@ -202,26 +537,25 @@ start_fsm (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskContext *tc)
                 d->cfg,
                 d,
                 (NULL == d->hostname)
-                ? _("Failed to start `gnunet-service-arm' process.\n")
+                ? _("Failed to start `gnunet-arm' process.\n")
                 : _("Failed to start `ssh' process.\n"));
+          return;
         }
 #if DEBUG_TESTING
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
                   "Started `%s', waiting for `%s' to be up.\n",
-                  "gnunet-service-arm", "gnunet-service-core");
+                  "gnunet-arm", "gnunet-service-core");
 #endif
       d->phase = SP_START_ARMING;
-      d->wait_runs = 0;
       d->task
-        = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (d->sched,
-                                        GNUNET_CONSTANTS_EXEC_WAIT,
+        = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (GNUNET_CONSTANTS_EXEC_WAIT,
                                         &start_fsm, d);
       break;
     case SP_START_ARMING:
-      if (GNUNET_OK != GNUNET_OS_process_status (d->pid, &type, &code))
+      if (GNUNET_OK != GNUNET_OS_process_status (d->proc, &type, &code))
         {
-          d->wait_runs++;
-          if (d->wait_runs > MAX_EXEC_WAIT_RUNS)
+          if (GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get_remaining (d->max_timeout).rel_value ==
+              0)
             {
               cb = d->cb;
               d->cb = NULL;
@@ -231,56 +565,130 @@ start_fsm (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskContext *tc)
                     d->cfg,
                     d,
                     (NULL == d->hostname)
-                    ? _("`gnunet-service-arm' does not seem to terminate.\n")
+                    ? _("`gnunet-arm' does not seem to terminate.\n")
                     : _("`ssh' does not seem to terminate.\n"));
+              GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_destroy (d->cfg);
+              GNUNET_free (d->cfgfile);
+              GNUNET_free_non_null (d->hostname);
+              GNUNET_free_non_null (d->username);
+              GNUNET_free(d->proc);
+              GNUNET_free(d);
               return;
             }
           /* wait some more */
           d->task
-            = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (d->sched,
-                                            GNUNET_CONSTANTS_EXEC_WAIT,
+            = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (GNUNET_CONSTANTS_EXEC_WAIT,
                                             &start_fsm, d);
           return;
         }
 #if DEBUG_TESTING
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                  "Successfully started `%s'.\n", "gnunet-service-arm");
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                  "Successfully started `%s'.\n", "gnunet-arm");
 #endif
+      GNUNET_free(d->proc);
       d->phase = SP_START_CORE;
-      d->server = GNUNET_CORE_connect (d->sched,
-                                       d->cfg,
-                                       ARM_START_WAIT,
+#if DEBUG_TESTING
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                  "Calling CORE_connect\n");
+#endif
+      /* Fall through */
+    case SP_START_CORE:
+      if (d->server != NULL)
+        GNUNET_CORE_disconnect(d->server);
+
+      if (GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get_remaining (d->max_timeout).rel_value ==
+          0)
+        {
+          cb = d->cb;
+          d->cb = NULL;
+          if (NULL != cb)
+            cb (d->cb_cls,
+                NULL,
+                d->cfg,
+                d,
+                _("Unable to connect to CORE service for peer!\n"));
+          GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_destroy (d->cfg);
+          GNUNET_free (d->cfgfile);
+          GNUNET_free_non_null (d->hostname);
+          GNUNET_free_non_null (d->username);
+          GNUNET_free (d);
+          return;
+        }
+      d->server = GNUNET_CORE_connect (d->cfg, 1,
                                        d,
                                        &testing_init,
                                        NULL, NULL, NULL,
                                        NULL, GNUNET_NO,
                                        NULL, GNUNET_NO, no_handlers);
+      d->task
+        = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (GNUNET_TIME_relative_multiply(GNUNET_CONSTANTS_SERVICE_RETRY, 2),
+                                        &start_fsm, d);
       break;
-    case SP_START_CORE:
-      GNUNET_break (0);
+    case SP_GET_HELLO:
+      if (GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get_remaining (d->max_timeout).rel_value ==
+          0)
+        {
+          if (d->server != NULL)
+            GNUNET_CORE_disconnect(d->server);
+          if (d->th != NULL)
+            GNUNET_TRANSPORT_disconnect(d->th);
+          cb = d->cb;
+          d->cb = NULL;
+          if (NULL != cb)
+            cb (d->cb_cls,
+                NULL,
+                d->cfg,
+                d,
+                _("Unable to get HELLO for peer!\n"));
+          GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_destroy (d->cfg);
+          GNUNET_free (d->cfgfile);
+          GNUNET_free_non_null (d->hostname);
+          GNUNET_free_non_null (d->username);
+          GNUNET_free (d);
+          return;
+        }
+      if (d->hello != NULL)
+        return;
+      GNUNET_assert(d->task == GNUNET_SCHEDULER_NO_TASK);
+      d->task
+        = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (GNUNET_TIME_relative_multiply(GNUNET_CONSTANTS_SERVICE_RETRY, 2),
+                                        &start_fsm, d);
       break;
     case SP_START_DONE:
       GNUNET_break (0);
       break;
-    case SP_CLEANUP:
+    case SP_SHUTDOWN_START:
       /* confirm copying complete */
-      if (GNUNET_OK != GNUNET_OS_process_status (d->pid, &type, &code))
+      if (GNUNET_OK != GNUNET_OS_process_status (d->proc, &type, &code))
         {
-          d->wait_runs++;
-          if (d->wait_runs > MAX_EXEC_WAIT_RUNS)
+          if (GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get_remaining (d->max_timeout).rel_value ==
+              0)
             {
-              d->dead_cb (d->dead_cb_cls,
-                          _("`ssh' does not seem to terminate.\n"));
+              if (NULL != d->dead_cb)
+                d->dead_cb (d->dead_cb_cls,
+                            _
+                            ("either `gnunet-arm' or `ssh' does not seem to terminate.\n"));
+              if (d->th != NULL)
+                {
+                  GNUNET_TRANSPORT_get_hello_cancel (d->th, &process_hello,
+                                                     d);
+                  GNUNET_TRANSPORT_disconnect (d->th);
+                  d->th = NULL;
+                }
+              GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_destroy (d->cfg);
               GNUNET_free (d->cfgfile);
+              GNUNET_free_non_null (d->hello);
               GNUNET_free_non_null (d->hostname);
               GNUNET_free_non_null (d->username);
+              GNUNET_free_non_null (d->shortname);
+              GNUNET_free_non_null (d->proc);
+              d->proc = NULL;
               GNUNET_free (d);
               return;
             }
           /* wait some more */
           d->task
-            = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (d->sched,
-                                            GNUNET_CONSTANTS_EXEC_WAIT,
+            = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (GNUNET_CONSTANTS_EXEC_WAIT,
                                             &start_fsm, d);
           return;
         }
@@ -288,29 +696,72 @@ start_fsm (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskContext *tc)
         {
           if (NULL != d->dead_cb)
             d->dead_cb (d->dead_cb_cls,
-                        _("`ssh' did not complete cleanly.\n"));
+                        _
+                        ("shutdown (either `gnunet-arm' or `ssh') did not complete cleanly.\n"));
+          if (d->th != NULL)
+            {
+              GNUNET_TRANSPORT_get_hello_cancel (d->th, &process_hello, d);
+              GNUNET_TRANSPORT_disconnect (d->th);
+              d->th = NULL;
+            }
+          if (d->server != NULL)
+            {
+              GNUNET_CORE_disconnect (d->server);
+              d->server = NULL;
+            }
+          GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_destroy (d->cfg);
           GNUNET_free (d->cfgfile);
+          GNUNET_free_non_null (d->hello);
           GNUNET_free_non_null (d->hostname);
           GNUNET_free_non_null (d->username);
+          GNUNET_free_non_null (d->shortname);
+          GNUNET_free_non_null (d->proc);
+          d->proc = NULL;
           GNUNET_free (d);
           return;
         }
 #if DEBUG_TESTING
       GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, "Peer shutdown complete.\n");
 #endif
-      GNUNET_free (d->cfgfile);
-      GNUNET_free_non_null (d->hostname);
-      GNUNET_free_non_null (d->username);
+      if (d->server != NULL)
+        {
+          GNUNET_CORE_disconnect (d->server);
+          d->server = NULL;
+        }
+
+      if (d->th != NULL)
+        {
+          GNUNET_TRANSPORT_get_hello_cancel (d->th, &process_hello, d);
+          GNUNET_TRANSPORT_disconnect (d->th);
+          d->th = NULL;
+        }
+      /* state clean up and notifications */
+      if (d->churn == GNUNET_NO)
+        {
+          GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_destroy (d->cfg);
+          GNUNET_free (d->cfgfile);
+          GNUNET_free_non_null (d->hostname);
+          GNUNET_free_non_null (d->username);
+        }
+
+      GNUNET_free_non_null (d->hello);
+      d->hello = NULL;
+      GNUNET_free_non_null (d->shortname);
+      GNUNET_free_non_null (d->proc);
+      d->proc = NULL;
+      d->shortname = NULL;
       if (NULL != d->dead_cb)
         d->dead_cb (d->dead_cb_cls, NULL);
-      GNUNET_free (d);
+
+      if (d->churn == GNUNET_NO)
+        GNUNET_free (d);
+
       break;
     case SP_CONFIG_UPDATE:
       /* confirm copying complete */
-      if (GNUNET_OK != GNUNET_OS_process_status (d->pid, &type, &code))
+      if (GNUNET_OK != GNUNET_OS_process_status (d->proc, &type, &code))
         {
-          d->wait_runs++;
-          if (d->wait_runs > MAX_EXEC_WAIT_RUNS)
+          if (GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get_remaining (d->max_timeout).rel_value == 0)       /* FIXME: config update should take timeout parameter! */
             {
               cb = d->cb;
               d->cb = NULL;
@@ -322,8 +773,7 @@ start_fsm (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskContext *tc)
             }
           /* wait some more */
           d->task
-            = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (d->sched,
-                                            GNUNET_CONSTANTS_EXEC_WAIT,
+            = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (GNUNET_CONSTANTS_EXEC_WAIT,
                                             &start_fsm, d);
           return;
         }
@@ -345,6 +795,71 @@ start_fsm (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskContext *tc)
     }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Continues GNUnet daemon startup when user wanted to be notified
+ * once a hostkey was generated (for creating friends files, blacklists,
+ * etc.).
+ *
+ * @param daemon the daemon to finish starting
+ */
+void
+GNUNET_TESTING_daemon_continue_startup (struct GNUNET_TESTING_Daemon *daemon)
+{
+  GNUNET_assert (daemon->phase == SP_HOSTKEY_CREATED);
+  daemon->phase = SP_TOPOLOGY_SETUP;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Check whether the given daemon is running.
+ *
+ * @param daemon the daemon to check
+ *
+ * @return GNUNET_YES if the daemon is up, GNUNET_NO if the
+ *         daemon is down, GNUNET_SYSERR on error.
+ */
+int
+GNUNET_TESTING_daemon_running (struct GNUNET_TESTING_Daemon *daemon)
+{
+  if (daemon == NULL)
+    return GNUNET_SYSERR;
+
+  if (daemon->running == GNUNET_YES)
+    return GNUNET_YES;
+  return GNUNET_NO;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Start a peer that has previously been stopped using the daemon_stop
+ * call (and files weren't deleted and the allow restart flag)
+ *
+ * @param daemon the daemon to start (has been previously stopped)
+ * @param timeout how long to wait for restart
+ * @param cb the callback for notification when the peer is running
+ * @param cb_cls closure for the callback
+ */
+void
+GNUNET_TESTING_daemon_start_stopped (struct GNUNET_TESTING_Daemon *daemon,
+                                     struct GNUNET_TIME_Relative timeout,
+                                     GNUNET_TESTING_NotifyDaemonRunning cb,
+                                     void *cb_cls)
+{
+  if (daemon->running == GNUNET_YES)
+    {
+      cb (cb_cls, &daemon->id, daemon->cfg, daemon,
+          "Daemon already running, can't restart!");
+      return;
+    }
+
+  daemon->cb = cb;
+  daemon->cb_cls = cb_cls;
+  daemon->phase = SP_TOPOLOGY_SETUP;
+  daemon->max_timeout = GNUNET_TIME_relative_to_absolute (timeout);
+
+  GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_continuation (&start_fsm,
+                                     daemon,
+                                     GNUNET_SCHEDULER_REASON_PREREQ_DONE);
+}
 
 /**
  * Starts a GNUnet daemon.  GNUnet must be installed on the target
@@ -352,29 +867,63 @@ start_fsm (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskContext *tc)
  * reachable via "ssh" (unless the hostname is "NULL") without the
  * need to enter a password.
  *
- * @param sched scheduler to use 
  * @param cfg configuration to use
+ * @param timeout how long to wait starting up peers
  * @param hostname name of the machine where to run GNUnet
  *        (use NULL for localhost).
- * @param cb function to call with the result
+ * @param ssh_username ssh username to use when connecting to hostname
+ * @param sshport port to pass to ssh process when connecting to hostname
+ * @param hostkey pointer to a hostkey to be written to disk (instead of being generated)
+ * @param hostkey_callback function to call once the hostkey has been
+ *        generated for this peer, but it hasn't yet been started
+ *        (NULL to start immediately, otherwise waits on GNUNET_TESTING_daemon_continue_start)
+ * @param hostkey_cls closure for hostkey callback
+ * @param cb function to call once peer is up, or failed to start
  * @param cb_cls closure for cb
  * @return handle to the daemon (actual start will be completed asynchronously)
  */
 struct GNUNET_TESTING_Daemon *
-GNUNET_TESTING_daemon_start (struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_Handle *sched,
-                             const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *cfg,
+GNUNET_TESTING_daemon_start (const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *cfg,
+                             struct GNUNET_TIME_Relative timeout,
                              const char *hostname,
+                             const char *ssh_username,
+                             uint16_t sshport,
+                             const char *hostkey,
+                             GNUNET_TESTING_NotifyHostkeyCreated
+                             hostkey_callback, void *hostkey_cls,
                              GNUNET_TESTING_NotifyDaemonRunning cb,
                              void *cb_cls)
 {
   struct GNUNET_TESTING_Daemon *ret;
   char *arg;
   char *username;
+  char *servicehome;
+  char *baseservicehome;
+  char *slash;
+  char *hostkeyfile;
+  char *temp_file_name;
+  struct GNUNET_DISK_FileHandle *fn;
 
   ret = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_TESTING_Daemon));
-  ret->sched = sched;
   ret->hostname = (hostname == NULL) ? NULL : GNUNET_strdup (hostname);
-  ret->cfgfile = GNUNET_DISK_mktemp ("gnunet-testing-config");
+  if (sshport != 0)
+    {
+      GNUNET_asprintf (&ret->ssh_port_str, "%d", sshport);
+    }
+  else
+    ret->ssh_port_str = NULL;
+
+  /* Find service home and base service home directories, create it if it doesn't exist */
+  GNUNET_assert(GNUNET_OK ==
+                GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_string (cfg,
+                                                       "PATHS",
+                                                       "SERVICEHOME",
+                                                       &servicehome));
+
+  GNUNET_assert (GNUNET_OK == GNUNET_DISK_directory_create (servicehome));
+  GNUNET_asprintf(&temp_file_name, "%s/gnunet-testing-config", servicehome);
+  ret->cfgfile = GNUNET_DISK_mktemp (temp_file_name);
+  GNUNET_free(temp_file_name);
 #if DEBUG_TESTING
   GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
               "Setting up peer with configuration file `%s'.\n",
@@ -382,17 +931,38 @@ GNUNET_TESTING_daemon_start (struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_Handle *sched,
 #endif
   if (NULL == ret->cfgfile)
     {
+      GNUNET_free_non_null (ret->ssh_port_str);
       GNUNET_free_non_null (ret->hostname);
       GNUNET_free (ret);
       return NULL;
     }
+  ret->hostkey_callback = hostkey_callback;
+  ret->hostkey_cls = hostkey_cls;
   ret->cb = cb;
   ret->cb_cls = cb_cls;
+  ret->max_timeout = GNUNET_TIME_relative_to_absolute (timeout);
   ret->cfg = GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_dup (cfg);
   GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_set_value_string (ret->cfg,
                                          "PATHS",
                                          "DEFAULTCONFIG", ret->cfgfile);
-  /* 1) write configuration to temporary file */
+
+  /* Write hostkey to file, if we were given one */
+  hostkeyfile = NULL;
+  if (hostkey != NULL)
+    {
+      GNUNET_asprintf(&hostkeyfile, "%s/.hostkey", servicehome);
+      fn =
+      GNUNET_DISK_file_open (hostkeyfile,
+                             GNUNET_DISK_OPEN_READWRITE
+                             | GNUNET_DISK_OPEN_CREATE,
+                             GNUNET_DISK_PERM_USER_READ |
+                             GNUNET_DISK_PERM_USER_WRITE);
+      GNUNET_assert(fn != NULL);
+      GNUNET_assert(HOSTKEYFILESIZE == GNUNET_DISK_file_write(fn, hostkey, HOSTKEYFILESIZE));
+      GNUNET_assert(GNUNET_OK == GNUNET_DISK_file_close(fn));
+    }
+
+  /* write configuration to temporary file */
   if (GNUNET_OK != GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_write (ret->cfg, ret->cfgfile))
     {
       if (0 != UNLINK (ret->cfgfile))
@@ -404,10 +974,13 @@ GNUNET_TESTING_daemon_start (struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_Handle *sched,
       GNUNET_free (ret);
       return NULL;
     }
-  if (GNUNET_OK !=
-      GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_string (cfg,
-                                             "TESTING",
-                                             "USERNAME", &username))
+  if (ssh_username != NULL)
+    username = GNUNET_strdup (ssh_username);
+  if ((ssh_username == NULL) && (GNUNET_OK !=
+                                 GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_string (cfg,
+                                                                        "TESTING",
+                                                                        "USERNAME",
+                                                                        &username)))
     {
       if (NULL != getenv ("USER"))
         username = GNUNET_strdup (getenv ("USER"));
@@ -416,26 +989,54 @@ GNUNET_TESTING_daemon_start (struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_Handle *sched,
     }
   ret->username = username;
 
-  /* 2) copy file to remote host */
+  /* copy directory to remote host */
   if (NULL != hostname)
     {
 #if DEBUG_TESTING
       GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                  "Copying configuration file to host `%s'.\n", hostname);
+                  "Copying configuration directory to host `%s'.\n", hostname);
 #endif
+      baseservicehome = GNUNET_strdup(servicehome);
+      /* Remove trailing /'s */
+      while (baseservicehome[strlen(baseservicehome) - 1] == '/')
+        baseservicehome[strlen(baseservicehome) - 1] = '\0';
+      /* Find next directory /, jump one ahead */
+      slash = strrchr(baseservicehome, '/');
+      if (slash != NULL)
+        *(++slash) = '\0';
+
       ret->phase = SP_COPYING;
       if (NULL != username)
-        GNUNET_asprintf (&arg, "%s@%s:%s", username, hostname, ret->cfgfile);
+        GNUNET_asprintf (&arg, "%s@%s:%s", username, hostname, baseservicehome);
       else
-        GNUNET_asprintf (&arg, "%s:%s", hostname, ret->cfgfile);
-      ret->pid = GNUNET_OS_start_process (NULL, NULL, "scp",
-                                          "scp", ret->cfgfile, arg, NULL);
+        GNUNET_asprintf (&arg, "%s:%s", hostname, baseservicehome);
+
+      if (ret->ssh_port_str == NULL)
+        {
+          ret->proc = GNUNET_OS_start_process (NULL, NULL, "scp", "scp", "-r",
+#if !DEBUG_TESTING
+                                               "-q",
+#endif
+                                               servicehome, arg, NULL);
+#if DEBUG_TESTING
+          GNUNET_log(GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING, "copying directory with command scp -r %s %s\n", servicehome, arg);
+#endif
+        }
+      else
+        {
+          ret->proc = GNUNET_OS_start_process (NULL, NULL, "scp",
+                                               "scp", "-r", "-P", ret->ssh_port_str,
+#if !DEBUG_TESTING
+                                               "-q",
+#endif
+                                               servicehome, arg, NULL);
+        }
       GNUNET_free (arg);
-      if (-1 == ret->pid)
+      if (NULL == ret->proc)
         {
           GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR,
                       _
-                      ("Could not start `%s' process to copy configuration file.\n"),
+                      ("Could not start `%s' process to copy configuration directory.\n"),
                       "scp");
           if (0 != UNLINK (ret->cfgfile))
             GNUNET_log_strerror_file (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
@@ -445,12 +1046,19 @@ GNUNET_TESTING_daemon_start (struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_Handle *sched,
           GNUNET_free_non_null (ret->username);
           GNUNET_free (ret->cfgfile);
           GNUNET_free (ret);
+          if ((hostkey != NULL) && (0 != UNLINK(hostkeyfile)))
+            GNUNET_log_strerror_file (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                                      "unlink", hostkeyfile);
+          GNUNET_free_non_null(hostkeyfile);
+          GNUNET_assert (GNUNET_OK == GNUNET_DISK_directory_remove (servicehome));
+          GNUNET_free(servicehome);
           return NULL;
         }
       ret->task
-        = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (sched,
-                                        GNUNET_CONSTANTS_EXEC_WAIT,
+        = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (GNUNET_CONSTANTS_EXEC_WAIT,
                                         &start_fsm, ret);
+      GNUNET_free_non_null(hostkeyfile);
+      GNUNET_free(servicehome);
       return ret;
     }
 #if DEBUG_TESTING
@@ -458,101 +1066,253 @@ GNUNET_TESTING_daemon_start (struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_Handle *sched,
               "No need to copy configuration file since we are running locally.\n");
 #endif
   ret->phase = SP_COPIED;
-  GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_continuation (sched,
-                                     &start_fsm,
+  GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_continuation (&start_fsm,
                                      ret,
                                      GNUNET_SCHEDULER_REASON_PREREQ_DONE);
+  GNUNET_free_non_null(hostkeyfile);
+  GNUNET_free(servicehome);
   return ret;
 }
 
 
+/**
+ * Restart (stop and start) a GNUnet daemon.
+ *
+ * @param d the daemon that should be restarted
+ * @param cb function called once the daemon is (re)started
+ * @param cb_cls closure for cb
+ */
+void
+GNUNET_TESTING_daemon_restart (struct GNUNET_TESTING_Daemon *d,
+                               GNUNET_TESTING_NotifyDaemonRunning cb,
+                               void *cb_cls)
+{
+  char *arg;
+  char *del_arg;
+
+  del_arg = NULL;
+  if (NULL != d->cb)
+    {
+      d->dead = GNUNET_YES;
+      return;
+    }
+
+  d->cb = cb;
+  d->cb_cls = cb_cls;
+
+  if (d->phase == SP_CONFIG_UPDATE)
+    {
+      GNUNET_SCHEDULER_cancel (d->task);
+      d->phase = SP_START_DONE;
+    }
+  if (d->server != NULL)
+    {
+      GNUNET_CORE_disconnect (d->server);
+      d->server = NULL;
+    }
+
+  if (d->th != NULL)
+    {
+      GNUNET_TRANSPORT_get_hello_cancel (d->th, &process_hello, d);
+      GNUNET_TRANSPORT_disconnect (d->th);
+      d->th = NULL;
+    }
+  /* state clean up and notifications */
+  GNUNET_free_non_null (d->hello);
+
+#if DEBUG_TESTING
+  GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+              _("Terminating peer `%4s'\n"), GNUNET_i2s (&d->id));
+#endif
+
+  d->phase = SP_START_ARMING;
+
+  /* Check if this is a local or remote process */
+  if (NULL != d->hostname)
+    {
+#if DEBUG_TESTING
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                  "Stopping gnunet-arm with config `%s' on host `%s'.\n",
+                  d->cfgfile, d->hostname);
+#endif
+
+      if (d->username != NULL)
+        GNUNET_asprintf (&arg, "%s@%s", d->username, d->hostname);
+      else
+        arg = GNUNET_strdup (d->hostname);
+
+      d->proc = GNUNET_OS_start_process (NULL, NULL, "ssh", "ssh",
+#if !DEBUG_TESTING
+                                         "-q",
+#endif
+                                         arg, "gnunet-arm",
+#if DEBUG_TESTING
+                                         "-L", "DEBUG",
+#endif
+                                         "-c", d->cfgfile, "-e", "-r", NULL);
+      /* Use -r to restart arm and all services */
+
+      GNUNET_free (arg);
+    }
+  else
+    {
+#if DEBUG_TESTING
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                  "Stopping gnunet-arm with config `%s' locally.\n",
+                  d->cfgfile);
+#endif
+      d->proc = GNUNET_OS_start_process (NULL, NULL, "gnunet-arm",
+                                         "gnunet-arm",
+#if DEBUG_TESTING
+                                         "-L", "DEBUG",
+#endif
+                                         "-c", d->cfgfile, "-e", "-r", NULL);
+    }
+
+  GNUNET_free_non_null (del_arg);
+  d->task
+    = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (GNUNET_CONSTANTS_EXEC_WAIT,
+                                    &start_fsm, d);
+
+}
+
+
 /**
  * Stops a GNUnet daemon.
  *
  * @param d the daemon that should be stopped
+ * @param timeout how long to wait for process for shutdown to complete
  * @param cb function called once the daemon was stopped
  * @param cb_cls closure for cb
+ * @param delete_files GNUNET_YES to remove files, GNUNET_NO
+ *        to leave them
+ * @param allow_restart GNUNET_YES to restart peer later (using this API)
+ *        GNUNET_NO to kill off and clean up for good
  */
 void
 GNUNET_TESTING_daemon_stop (struct GNUNET_TESTING_Daemon *d,
-                            GNUNET_TESTING_NotifyCompletion cb, void *cb_cls)
+                            struct GNUNET_TIME_Relative timeout,
+                            GNUNET_TESTING_NotifyCompletion cb, void *cb_cls,
+                            int delete_files, int allow_restart)
 {
-  struct GNUNET_CLIENT_Connection *cc;
-  char *dst;
+  char *arg;
+  char *del_arg;
+  d->dead_cb = cb;
+  d->dead_cb_cls = cb_cls;
 
   if (NULL != d->cb)
     {
+#if DEBUG_TESTING
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                  _("Setting d->dead on peer `%4s'\n"), GNUNET_i2s (&d->id));
+#endif
       d->dead = GNUNET_YES;
-      d->dead_cb = cb;
-      d->dead_cb_cls = cb_cls;
       return;
     }
+
+  if ((d->running == GNUNET_NO) && (d->churn == GNUNET_YES))    /* Peer has already been stopped in churn context! */
+    {
+      /* Free what was left from churning! */
+      GNUNET_assert (d->cfg != NULL);
+      GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_destroy (d->cfg);
+      if (delete_files == GNUNET_YES)
+        {
+          if (0 != UNLINK (d->cfgfile))
+            {
+              GNUNET_log_strerror (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING, "unlink");
+            }
+        }
+      GNUNET_free (d->cfgfile);
+      GNUNET_free_non_null (d->hostname);
+      GNUNET_free_non_null (d->username);
+      if (NULL != d->dead_cb)
+        d->dead_cb (d->dead_cb_cls, NULL);
+      GNUNET_free (d);
+      return;
+    }
+
+  del_arg = NULL;
+  if (delete_files == GNUNET_YES)
+    {
+      GNUNET_asprintf (&del_arg, "-d");
+    }
+
   if (d->phase == SP_CONFIG_UPDATE)
     {
-      GNUNET_SCHEDULER_cancel (d->sched, d->task);
+      GNUNET_SCHEDULER_cancel (d->task);
       d->phase = SP_START_DONE;
     }
+  /** Move this call to scheduled shutdown as fix for CORE_connect calling daemon_stop?
   if (d->server != NULL)
     {
       GNUNET_CORE_disconnect (d->server);
       d->server = NULL;
     }
-  /* shutdown ARM process (will also terminate others) */
+    */
+  /* shutdown ARM process (will terminate others) */
 #if DEBUG_TESTING
   GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
               _("Terminating peer `%4s'\n"), GNUNET_i2s (&d->id));
 #endif
-  cc = GNUNET_CLIENT_connect (d->sched, "arm", d->cfg);
-  GNUNET_CLIENT_service_shutdown (cc);
-
-  /* state clean up and notifications */
-  if (0 != UNLINK (d->cfgfile))
-    GNUNET_log_strerror_file (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
-                              "unlink", d->cfgfile);
-  if (d->hostname != NULL)
+  d->phase = SP_SHUTDOWN_START;
+  d->running = GNUNET_NO;
+  if (allow_restart == GNUNET_YES)
+    d->churn = GNUNET_YES;
+  if (d->th != NULL)
+    {
+      GNUNET_TRANSPORT_get_hello_cancel (d->th, &process_hello, d);
+      GNUNET_TRANSPORT_disconnect (d->th);
+      d->th = NULL;
+    }
+  /* Check if this is a local or remote process */
+  if (NULL != d->hostname)
     {
 #if DEBUG_TESTING
       GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                  "Removing configuration file on remote host `%s'.\n",
-                  d->hostname);
+                  "Stopping gnunet-arm with config `%s' on host `%s'.\n",
+                  d->cfgfile, d->hostname);
 #endif
-      if (NULL != d->username)
-        GNUNET_asprintf (&dst, "%s@%s", d->username, d->hostname);
+
+      if (d->username != NULL)
+        GNUNET_asprintf (&arg, "%s@%s", d->username, d->hostname);
       else
-        dst = GNUNET_strdup (d->hostname);
-      d->pid = GNUNET_OS_start_process (NULL, NULL, "ssh",
-                                        "ssh", dst, "rm", d->cfgfile, NULL);
-      GNUNET_free (dst);
-      if (-1 == d->pid)
-        {
-          GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR,
-                      _
-                      ("Could not start `%s' process to delete configuration file.\n"),
-                      "ssh");
-          GNUNET_free (d->cfgfile);
-          GNUNET_free_non_null (d->hostname);
-          GNUNET_free_non_null (d->username);
-          GNUNET_free (d);
-          cb (cb_cls, _("Error cleaning up configuration file.\n"));
-          return;
-        }
-      d->phase = SP_CLEANUP;
-      d->dead_cb = cb;
-      d->dead_cb_cls = cb_cls;
-      d->task
-        = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (d->sched,
-                                        GNUNET_CONSTANTS_EXEC_WAIT,
-                                        &start_fsm, d);
-      return;
+        arg = GNUNET_strdup (d->hostname);
+
+      d->proc = GNUNET_OS_start_process (NULL, NULL, "ssh", "ssh",
+#if !DEBUG_TESTING
+                                         "-q",
+#endif
+                                         arg, "gnunet-arm",
+#if DEBUG_TESTING
+                                         "-L", "DEBUG",
+#endif
+                                         "-c", d->cfgfile, "-e", "-q",
+                                         del_arg, NULL);
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                  "Stopping gnunet-arm with command ssh %s gnunet-arm -c %s -e -q %s\n",
+                  arg, "gnunet-arm", d->cfgfile, del_arg);
+      /* Use -e to end arm, and -d to remove temp files */
+      GNUNET_free (arg);
     }
-  GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_destroy (d->cfg);
-  GNUNET_free (d->cfgfile);
-  GNUNET_free_non_null (d->hostname);
-  GNUNET_free_non_null (d->username);
-  GNUNET_free_non_null (d->shortname);
-  GNUNET_free (d);
-  if (NULL != cb)
-    cb (cb_cls, NULL);
+  else
+    {
+#if DEBUG_TESTING
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                  "Stopping gnunet-arm with config `%s' locally.\n",
+                  d->cfgfile);
+#endif
+      d->proc = GNUNET_OS_start_process (NULL, NULL, "gnunet-arm",
+                                         "gnunet-arm",
+#if DEBUG_TESTING
+                                         "-L", "DEBUG",
+#endif
+                                         "-c", d->cfgfile, "-e", "-q",
+                                         del_arg, NULL);
+    }
+
+  GNUNET_free_non_null (del_arg);
+  d->max_timeout = GNUNET_TIME_relative_to_absolute (timeout);
+  d->task = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_now (&start_fsm, d);
 }
 
 
@@ -607,9 +1367,13 @@ GNUNET_TESTING_daemon_reconfigure (struct GNUNET_TESTING_Daemon *d,
     GNUNET_asprintf (&arg, "%s@%s:%s", d->username, d->hostname, d->cfgfile);
   else
     GNUNET_asprintf (&arg, "%s:%s", d->hostname, d->cfgfile);
-  d->pid = GNUNET_OS_start_process (NULL, NULL, "scp", "scp", d->cfgfile, arg, NULL);
+  d->proc = GNUNET_OS_start_process (NULL, NULL, "scp", "scp",
+#if !DEBUG_TESTING
+                                     "-q",
+#endif
+                                     d->cfgfile, arg, NULL);
   GNUNET_free (arg);
-  if (-1 == d->pid)
+  if (NULL == d->proc)
     {
       GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR,
                   _
@@ -623,8 +1387,7 @@ GNUNET_TESTING_daemon_reconfigure (struct GNUNET_TESTING_Daemon *d,
   d->update_cb = cb;
   d->update_cb_cls = cb_cls;
   d->task
-    = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (d->sched,
-                                    GNUNET_CONSTANTS_EXEC_WAIT,
+    = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (GNUNET_CONSTANTS_EXEC_WAIT,
                                     &start_fsm, d);
 }
 
@@ -643,27 +1406,27 @@ struct ConnectContext
   /**
    * Handle to core of first daemon (to check connect)
    */
-  struct GNUNET_CORE_Handle * d1core;
+  struct GNUNET_CORE_Handle *d1core;
 
   /**
-   * Testing handle to the second daemon.
+   * Have we actually connected to the core of the first daemon yet?
    */
-  struct GNUNET_TESTING_Daemon *d2;
+  int d1core_ready;
 
   /**
-   * Handle to core of second daemon (to check connect)
+   * Testing handle to the second daemon.
    */
-  struct GNUNET_CORE_Handle * d2core;
+  struct GNUNET_TESTING_Daemon *d2;
 
   /**
-   * Transport handle to the first daemon.
+   * Handler for the request to core to connect to this peer.
    */
-  struct GNUNET_TRANSPORT_Handle *d1th;
+  struct GNUNET_CORE_PeerRequestHandle *connect_request_handle;
 
   /**
-   * Transport handle to the second daemon.
+   * Transport handle to the first daemon (to offer the HELLO of the second daemon to).
    */
-  struct GNUNET_TRANSPORT_Handle *d2th;
+  struct GNUNET_TRANSPORT_Handle *d1th;
 
   /**
    * Function to call once we are done (or have timed out).
@@ -676,16 +1439,16 @@ struct ConnectContext
   void *cb_cls;
 
   /**
-   * Transmit handle for our request for transmission
-   * (as given to d2 asking to talk to d1).
+   * The relative timeout from whence this connect attempt was
+   * started.  Allows for reconnect attempts.
    */
-  struct GNUNET_CORE_TransmitHandle *ntr;
+  struct GNUNET_TIME_Relative relative_timeout;
 
   /**
-   * When should this operation be complete (or we must trigger
-   * a timeout).
+   * Maximum number of connect attempts, will retry connection
+   * this number of times on failures.
    */
-  struct GNUNET_TIME_Absolute timeout;
+  unsigned int connect_attempts;
 
   /**
    * Hello timeout task
@@ -704,47 +1467,32 @@ struct ConnectContext
   struct GNUNET_TIME_Relative timeout_hello;
 
   /**
-   * The current hello message we have (for d1)
+   * Was the connection attempt successful?
    */
-  struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *hello;
+  int connected;
 
   /**
-   * Was the connection successful?
+   * When connecting, do we need to send the HELLO?
    */
-  int connected;
+  int send_hello;
+
+  /**
+   * The distance between the two connected peers
+   */
+  uint32_t distance;
 };
 
 
-/**
- * Receive the HELLO from one peer, give it to the other
- * and ask them to connect.
- *
- * @param cls "struct ConnectContext"
- * @param message HELLO message of peer
- */
+/** Forward declaration **/
 static void
-process_hello (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *message)
-{
-  struct ConnectContext *ctx = cls;
-
-#if DEBUG_TESTING
-  GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-              "Received `%s' from transport service of `%4s'\n",
-              "HELLO", GNUNET_i2s (&ctx->d1->id));
-#endif
-
-  GNUNET_assert (message != NULL);
-  GNUNET_free_non_null(ctx->hello);
-  ctx->hello = GNUNET_malloc(ntohs(message->size));
-  memcpy(ctx->hello, message, ntohs(message->size));
-
-}
+reattempt_daemons_connect (void *cls,
+                           const struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskContext *tc);
 
 
 /**
  * Notify callback about success or failure of the attempt
  * to connect the two peers
- * 
+ *
  * @param cls our "struct ConnectContext" (freed)
  * @param tc reason tells us if we succeeded or failed
  */
@@ -753,34 +1501,77 @@ notify_connect_result (void *cls,
                        const struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskContext *tc)
 {
   struct ConnectContext *ctx = cls;
+  ctx->timeout_task = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_NO_TASK;
+  if (ctx->hello_send_task != GNUNET_SCHEDULER_NO_TASK)
+    {
+      GNUNET_SCHEDULER_cancel (ctx->hello_send_task);
+      ctx->hello_send_task = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_NO_TASK;
+    }
+
+  if (ctx->connect_request_handle != NULL)
+    {
+      GNUNET_CORE_peer_request_connect_cancel (ctx->connect_request_handle);
+      ctx->connect_request_handle = NULL;
+    }
+
+  if (tc->reason == GNUNET_SCHEDULER_REASON_SHUTDOWN)
+    {
+      if (ctx->d1th != NULL)
+        GNUNET_TRANSPORT_disconnect (ctx->d1th);
+      ctx->d1th = NULL;
+      if (ctx->d1core != NULL)
+        GNUNET_CORE_disconnect (ctx->d1core);
+#if CONNECT_CORE2
+      if (ctx->d2core != NULL)
+        GNUNET_CORE_disconnect (ctx->d2core);
+      ctx->d2core = NULL;
+#endif
+      ctx->d1core = NULL;
+      GNUNET_free (ctx);
+      return;
+    }
 
-  GNUNET_TRANSPORT_get_hello_cancel (ctx->d1th, &process_hello, ctx);
-  GNUNET_SCHEDULER_cancel(ctx->d1->sched, ctx->hello_send_task);
+  if (ctx->d1th != NULL)
+    GNUNET_TRANSPORT_disconnect (ctx->d1th);
+  ctx->d1th = NULL;
+  if (ctx->d1core != NULL)
+    GNUNET_CORE_disconnect (ctx->d1core);
+  ctx->d1core = NULL;
 
-  if (ctx->cb != NULL)
+  if (ctx->connected == GNUNET_YES)
     {
-      if (ctx->connected == GNUNET_NO)
+      if (ctx->cb != NULL)
         {
-          ctx->cb (ctx->cb_cls, &ctx->d1->id, &ctx->d2->id, ctx->d1->cfg,
-                  ctx->d2->cfg, ctx->d1, ctx->d2,
-                  _("Peers failed to connect"));
+          ctx->cb (ctx->cb_cls,
+                   &ctx->d1->id,
+                   &ctx->d2->id,
+                   ctx->distance,
+                   ctx->d1->cfg, ctx->d2->cfg, ctx->d1, ctx->d2, NULL);
         }
-      else
+    }
+  else if (ctx->connect_attempts > 0)
+    {
+      ctx->d1core_ready = GNUNET_NO;
+#if CONNECT_CORE2
+      if (ctx->d2core != NULL)
+        {
+          GNUNET_CORE_disconnect (ctx->d2core);
+          ctx->d2core = NULL;
+        }
+#endif
+      GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_now (&reattempt_daemons_connect, ctx);
+      return;
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      if (ctx->cb != NULL)
         {
-          ctx->cb (ctx->cb_cls, &ctx->d1->id, &ctx->d2->id, ctx->d1->cfg,
-                   ctx->d2->cfg, ctx->d1, ctx->d2, NULL);
-          GNUNET_SCHEDULER_cancel(ctx->d1->sched, ctx->timeout_task);
+          ctx->cb (ctx->cb_cls, &ctx->d1->id, &ctx->d2->id, 0, ctx->d1->cfg,
+                   ctx->d2->cfg, ctx->d1, ctx->d2,
+                   _("Peers failed to connect"));
         }
     }
 
-  ctx->ntr = NULL;
-  GNUNET_TRANSPORT_disconnect (ctx->d1th);
-  ctx->d1th = NULL;
-  GNUNET_TRANSPORT_disconnect (ctx->d2th);
-  ctx->d2th = NULL;
-  GNUNET_CORE_disconnect (ctx->d1core);
-  ctx->d1core = NULL;
-  GNUNET_free_non_null (ctx->hello);
   GNUNET_free (ctx);
 }
 
@@ -790,92 +1581,299 @@ notify_connect_result (void *cls,
  *
  * @param cls our "struct ConnectContext"
  * @param peer identity of the peer that has connected
- * @param latency the round trip latency of the connection to this peer
- * @param distance distance the transport level distance to this peer
+ * @param atsi performance information
  *
  */
 static void
-connect_notify (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity * peer, struct GNUNET_TIME_Relative latency,
-                uint32_t distance)
+connect_notify (void *cls,
+                const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *peer,
+                const struct GNUNET_TRANSPORT_ATS_Information *atsi)
 {
   struct ConnectContext *ctx = cls;
 
 #if DEBUG_TESTING
-  GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-              "Core notified us about connection to a peer\n");
+  GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                "Connected peer %s to peer %s\n",
+                ctx->d1->shortname, GNUNET_i2s(peer));
 #endif
-  if (memcmp(&ctx->d2->id, peer, sizeof(struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity)) == 0)
+
+  if (0 == memcmp (&ctx->d2->id, peer, sizeof (struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity)))
     {
-#if DEBUG_TESTING
-  GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-              "Core notified us about connection to peer %s\n", GNUNET_i2s(peer));
-#endif
-      /*
-       * If we disconnect here, then the hello may never get sent (if it was delayed!)
-       * However I'm sure there was a reason it was here... so I'm just commenting.
-       */
+
       ctx->connected = GNUNET_YES;
-      GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_now (ctx->d1->sched,
-                                &notify_connect_result,
-                                ctx);
+      ctx->distance = 0;        /* FIXME: distance */
+      if (ctx->hello_send_task != GNUNET_SCHEDULER_NO_TASK)
+        {
+          GNUNET_SCHEDULER_cancel(ctx->hello_send_task);
+          ctx->hello_send_task = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_NO_TASK;
+        }
+      GNUNET_SCHEDULER_cancel (ctx->timeout_task);
+      ctx->timeout_task = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_now (&notify_connect_result,
+                                                    ctx);
     }
-
 }
 
+#if CONNECT_CORE2
+/**
+ * Success, connection is up.  Signal client our success.
+ *
+ * @param cls our "struct ConnectContext"
+ * @param peer identity of the peer that has connected
+ * @param atsi performance information
+ *
+ */
 static void
-send_hello(void *cls, const struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskContext *tc)
+connect_notify_core2 (void *cls,
+                      const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *peer,
+                      const struct GNUNET_TRANSPORT_ATS_Information *atsi)
 {
   struct ConnectContext *ctx = cls;
 
-  if (ctx->hello != NULL)
+  if (memcmp (&ctx->d2->id, peer, sizeof (struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity)) == 0)
     {
-      GNUNET_TRANSPORT_offer_hello (ctx->d2th, ctx->hello);
-      ctx->timeout_hello = GNUNET_TIME_relative_add(ctx->timeout_hello,
-                                                   GNUNET_TIME_relative_multiply(GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_MILLISECONDS, 
-                                                                                 200));
+      ctx->connected = GNUNET_YES;
+      ctx->distance = 0;        /* FIXME: distance */
+      GNUNET_SCHEDULER_cancel (ctx->timeout_task);
+      ctx->timeout_task = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_now (&notify_connect_result,
+                                                    ctx);
     }
-  ctx->hello_send_task = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed(ctx->d1->sched, 
-                                                     ctx->timeout_hello, 
-                                                     &send_hello, ctx);
-}
 
+}
+#endif
 
-#if HIDDEN
-/*
- * Accessor function since we have hidden what GNUNET_TESTING_Daemon is
+/**
+ * Task called once a core connect request has been transmitted.
  *
- * FIXME: Either expose members or figure out a better way!
+ * @param cls struct ConnectContext
+ * @param success was the request successful?
  */
-char *
-GNUNET_TESTING_daemon_get_shortname (struct GNUNET_TESTING_Daemon *d)
+void
+core_connect_request_cont (void *cls,
+                           int success)
 {
-  return d->shortname;
+  struct ConnectContext *ctx = cls;
+
+  ctx->connect_request_handle = NULL;
 }
 
-char *
-GNUNET_TESTING_daemon_get_hostname (struct GNUNET_TESTING_Daemon *d)
+static void
+send_hello (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskContext *tc)
 {
-  return d->hostname;
+  struct ConnectContext *ctx = cls;
+  struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *hello;
+  ctx->hello_send_task = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_NO_TASK;
+  if (tc->reason == GNUNET_SCHEDULER_REASON_SHUTDOWN)
+    return;
+  if ((ctx->d1core_ready == GNUNET_YES) && (ctx->d2->hello != NULL)
+      && (NULL != GNUNET_HELLO_get_header (ctx->d2->hello)))
+    {
+      hello = GNUNET_HELLO_get_header (ctx->d2->hello);
+      GNUNET_assert (hello != NULL);
+      GNUNET_TRANSPORT_offer_hello (ctx->d1th, hello, NULL, NULL);
+      GNUNET_assert (ctx->d1core != NULL);
+      ctx->connect_request_handle =
+        GNUNET_CORE_peer_request_connect (ctx->d1core,
+                                          ctx->relative_timeout,
+                                          &ctx->d2->id,
+                                          &core_connect_request_cont, ctx);
+
+#if DEBUG_TESTING
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                  "Sending connect request to CORE of %s for peer %s\n",
+                  GNUNET_i2s (&ctx->d1->id),
+                  GNUNET_h2s (&ctx->d2->id.hashPubKey));
+#endif
+      ctx->timeout_hello =
+        GNUNET_TIME_relative_add (ctx->timeout_hello,
+                                  GNUNET_TIME_relative_multiply
+                                  (GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_MILLISECONDS, 500));
+    }
+  ctx->hello_send_task = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (ctx->timeout_hello,
+                                                       &send_hello, ctx);
 }
 
-char *
-GNUNET_TESTING_daemon_get_username (struct GNUNET_TESTING_Daemon *d)
+/**
+ * Notify of a successful connection to the core service.
+ *
+ * @param cls a ConnectContext
+ * @param server handle to the core service
+ * @param my_identity the peer identity of this peer
+ * @param publicKey the public key of the peer
+ */
+void
+core_init_notify (void *cls,
+                  struct GNUNET_CORE_Handle * server,
+                  const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *
+                  my_identity,
+                  const struct
+                  GNUNET_CRYPTO_RsaPublicKeyBinaryEncoded *
+                  publicKey)
 {
-  return d->username;
+  struct ConnectContext *connect_ctx = cls;
+  connect_ctx->d1core_ready = GNUNET_YES;
+
+  if (connect_ctx->send_hello == GNUNET_NO)
+    {
+      connect_ctx->connect_request_handle =
+          GNUNET_CORE_peer_request_connect (connect_ctx->d1core,
+                                            connect_ctx->relative_timeout,
+                                            &connect_ctx->d2->id,
+                                            &core_connect_request_cont, connect_ctx);
+      GNUNET_assert(connect_ctx->connect_request_handle != NULL);
+#if DEBUG_TESTING
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                  "Sending connect request to CORE of %s for peer %s\n",
+                  connect_ctx->d1->shortname,
+                  connect_ctx->d2->shortname);
+#endif
+    }
+
 }
 
-struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *
-GNUNET_TESTING_daemon_get_peer (struct GNUNET_TESTING_Daemon *d)
+
+static void
+reattempt_daemons_connect (void *cls,
+                           const struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskContext *tc)
 {
-  return &d->id;
+  struct ConnectContext *ctx = cls;
+  if (tc->reason == GNUNET_SCHEDULER_REASON_SHUTDOWN)
+    {
+      GNUNET_free(ctx);
+      return;
+    }
+#if DEBUG_TESTING_RECONNECT
+  GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+              "re-attempting connect of peer %s to peer %s\n",
+              ctx->d1->shortname, ctx->d2->shortname);
+#endif
+  ctx->connect_attempts--;
+  GNUNET_assert (ctx->d1core == NULL);
+  ctx->d1core_ready = GNUNET_NO;
+  ctx->d1core = GNUNET_CORE_connect (ctx->d1->cfg, 1,
+                                     ctx,
+                                     &core_init_notify,
+                                     &connect_notify, NULL, NULL,
+                                     NULL, GNUNET_NO,
+                                     NULL, GNUNET_NO, no_handlers);
+  if (ctx->d1core == NULL)
+    {
+      if (NULL != ctx->cb)
+        ctx->cb (ctx->cb_cls, &ctx->d1->id, &ctx->d2->id, 0, ctx->d1->cfg,
+                 ctx->d2->cfg, ctx->d1, ctx->d2,
+                 _("Failed to connect to core service of first peer!\n"));
+      GNUNET_free (ctx);
+      return;
+    }
+
+  if (ctx->send_hello == GNUNET_YES)
+    {
+      ctx->d1th = GNUNET_TRANSPORT_connect (ctx->d1->cfg,
+                                            &ctx->d1->id,
+                                            ctx->d1, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+      if (ctx->d1th == NULL)
+        {
+          GNUNET_CORE_disconnect (ctx->d1core);
+          GNUNET_free (ctx);
+          if (NULL != ctx->cb)
+            ctx->cb (ctx->cb_cls, &ctx->d1->id, &ctx->d2->id, 0, ctx->d1->cfg,
+                     ctx->d2->cfg, ctx->d1, ctx->d2,
+                     _("Failed to connect to transport service!\n"));
+          return;
+        }
+      ctx->hello_send_task = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_now (&send_hello, ctx);
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      ctx->connect_request_handle =
+        GNUNET_CORE_peer_request_connect (ctx->d1core,
+                                          ctx->relative_timeout,
+                                          &ctx->d2->id,
+                                          &core_connect_request_cont, ctx);
+    }
+  ctx->timeout_task =
+    GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (ctx->relative_timeout,
+                                  &notify_connect_result, ctx);
 }
 
-struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *
-GNUNET_TESTING_daemon_get_config (struct GNUNET_TESTING_Daemon *d)
+/**
+ * Iterator for currently known peers, to ensure
+ * that we don't try to send duplicate connect
+ * requests to core.
+ *
+ * @param cls our "struct ConnectContext"
+ * @param peer identity of the peer that has connected,
+ *        NULL when iteration has finished
+ * @param atsi performance information
+ *
+ */
+static void
+core_initial_iteration (void *cls,
+                        const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *peer,
+                        const struct GNUNET_TRANSPORT_ATS_Information *atsi)
 {
-  return d->cfg;
-}
+  struct ConnectContext *ctx = cls;
+
+  if ((peer != NULL) &&
+      (0 == memcmp (&ctx->d2->id, peer, sizeof (struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity))))
+    {
+      ctx->connected = GNUNET_YES;
+      ctx->distance = 0;        /* FIXME: distance */
+      return;
+    }
+  else if (peer == NULL) /* End of iteration over peers */
+    {
+      if (ctx->connected == GNUNET_YES)
+        {
+          ctx->timeout_task = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_now (&notify_connect_result,
+                                                        ctx);
+          return;
+        }
+
+      /* Peer not already connected, need to schedule connect request! */
+      if (ctx->d1core == NULL)
+        {
+#if DEBUG_TESTING
+          GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                      "Peers are NOT connected, connecting to core!\n");
 #endif
+          ctx->d1core = GNUNET_CORE_connect (ctx->d1->cfg, 1,
+                                             ctx,
+                                             &core_init_notify,
+                                             &connect_notify, NULL, NULL,
+                                             NULL, GNUNET_NO,
+                                             NULL, GNUNET_NO, no_handlers);
+        }
+
+      if (ctx->d1core == NULL)
+        {
+          GNUNET_free (ctx);
+          if (NULL != ctx->cb)
+            ctx->cb (ctx->cb_cls, &ctx->d1->id, &ctx->d2->id, 0, ctx->d1->cfg, ctx->d2->cfg, ctx->d1, ctx->d2,
+                _("Failed to connect to core service of first peer!\n"));
+          return;
+        }
+
+      if (ctx->send_hello == GNUNET_YES)
+        {
+          ctx->d1th = GNUNET_TRANSPORT_connect (ctx->d1->cfg,
+                                                &ctx->d1->id, ctx->d1, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+          if (ctx->d1th == NULL)
+            {
+              GNUNET_CORE_disconnect (ctx->d1core);
+              GNUNET_free (ctx);
+              if (NULL != ctx->cb)
+                ctx->cb (ctx->cb_cls, &ctx->d1->id, &ctx->d2->id, 0, ctx->d1->cfg, ctx->d2->cfg, ctx->d1, ctx->d2,
+                    _("Failed to connect to transport service!\n"));
+              return;
+            }
+          ctx->hello_send_task = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_now (&send_hello, ctx);
+        }
+
+      ctx->timeout_task =
+        GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (ctx->relative_timeout,
+                                      &notify_connect_result, ctx);
+    }
+}
 
 
 /**
@@ -885,6 +1883,10 @@ GNUNET_TESTING_daemon_get_config (struct GNUNET_TESTING_Daemon *d)
  * @param d2 handle for the second daemon
  * @param timeout how long is the connection attempt
  *        allowed to take?
+ * @param max_connect_attempts how many times should we try to reconnect
+ *        (within timeout)
+ * @param send_hello GNUNET_YES to send the HELLO, GNUNET_NO to assume
+ *                   the HELLO has already been exchanged
  * @param cb function to call at the end
  * @param cb_cls closure for cb
  */
@@ -892,96 +1894,41 @@ void
 GNUNET_TESTING_daemons_connect (struct GNUNET_TESTING_Daemon *d1,
                                 struct GNUNET_TESTING_Daemon *d2,
                                 struct GNUNET_TIME_Relative timeout,
+                                unsigned int max_connect_attempts,
+                                int send_hello,
                                 GNUNET_TESTING_NotifyConnection cb,
                                 void *cb_cls)
 {
   struct ConnectContext *ctx;
-  static struct GNUNET_CORE_MessageHandler no_handlers[] = { {NULL, 0, 0} };
 
-  if ((d1->server == NULL) || (d2->server == NULL))
+  if ((d1->running == GNUNET_NO) || (d2->running == GNUNET_NO))
     {
       if (NULL != cb)
-        cb (cb_cls, &d1->id, &d2->id, d1->cfg, d2->cfg, d1, d2,
+        cb (cb_cls, &d1->id, &d2->id, 0, d1->cfg, d2->cfg, d1, d2,
             _("Peers are not fully running yet, can not connect!\n"));
       return;
     }
+
   ctx = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct ConnectContext));
   ctx->d1 = d1;
   ctx->d2 = d2;
-  ctx->timeout = GNUNET_TIME_relative_to_absolute (timeout);
+  ctx->timeout_hello =
+    GNUNET_TIME_relative_multiply (GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_MILLISECONDS, 500);
+  ctx->relative_timeout = GNUNET_TIME_relative_divide(timeout, max_connect_attempts);
   ctx->cb = cb;
   ctx->cb_cls = cb_cls;
-  ctx->timeout_hello = GNUNET_TIME_relative_multiply(GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_MILLISECONDS, 400);
+  ctx->connect_attempts = max_connect_attempts;
   ctx->connected = GNUNET_NO;
+  ctx->send_hello = send_hello;
 #if DEBUG_TESTING
   GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
               "Asked to connect peer %s to peer %s\n",
               d1->shortname, d2->shortname);
-  GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-              "Connecting to transport service of peer %s\n", d1->shortname);
-#endif
-
-  ctx->d1core = GNUNET_CORE_connect (d1->sched,
-                                     d1->cfg,
-                                     timeout,
-                                     ctx,
-                                     NULL,
-                                     NULL, &connect_notify, NULL,
-                                     NULL, GNUNET_NO,
-                                     NULL, GNUNET_NO, no_handlers);
-  if (ctx->d1core == NULL)
-    {
-      GNUNET_free (ctx);
-      if (NULL != cb)
-        cb (cb_cls, &d1->id, &d2->id, d1->cfg, d2->cfg, d1, d2,
-            _("Failed to connect to core service of first peer!\n"));
-      return;
-    }
-
-  ctx->d1th = GNUNET_TRANSPORT_connect (d1->sched,
-                                        d1->cfg, d1, NULL, NULL, NULL);
-  if (ctx->d1th == NULL)
-    {
-      GNUNET_free (ctx);
-      if (NULL != cb)
-        cb (cb_cls, &d1->id, &d2->id, d1->cfg, d2->cfg, d1, d2,
-            _("Failed to connect to transport service!\n"));
-      return;
-    }
-#if DEBUG_TESTING
-  GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-              "Asked to connect peer %s to peer %s\n",
-              d1->shortname, d2->shortname);
-  GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-              "Connecting to transport service of peer %s\n", d2->shortname);
-
-#endif
-
-  ctx->d2th = GNUNET_TRANSPORT_connect (d2->sched,
-                                        d2->cfg, d2, NULL, NULL, NULL);
-  if (ctx->d2th == NULL)
-    {
-      GNUNET_TRANSPORT_disconnect (ctx->d1th);
-      GNUNET_free (ctx);
-      if (NULL != cb)
-        cb (cb_cls, &d1->id, &d2->id, d1->cfg, d2->cfg, d1, d2,
-            _("Failed to connect to transport service!\n"));
-      return;
-    }
-
-#if DEBUG_TESTING
-  GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-              "Asking for HELLO from peer %s\n", GNUNET_i2s (&d1->id));
 #endif
 
-  ctx->timeout_task = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (d1->sched,
-                                                    timeout,
-                                                    &notify_connect_result, ctx);
-
-  GNUNET_TRANSPORT_get_hello (ctx->d1th, &process_hello, ctx);
-  ctx->hello_send_task = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed(ctx->d1->sched, ctx->timeout_hello,
-                                                     &send_hello, ctx);
+  /* Core is up! Iterate over all _known_ peers first to check if we are already connected to the peer! */
+  GNUNET_assert(GNUNET_OK == GNUNET_CORE_is_peer_connected (ctx->d1->cfg, &ctx->d2->id, &core_initial_iteration, ctx));
+  /*GNUNET_assert(GNUNET_OK == GNUNET_CORE_iterate_peers (ctx->d1->cfg, &core_initial_iteration, ctx));*/
 }
 
-
 /* end of testing.c */