Fixed reconnect
[oweals/gnunet.git] / src / testing / testing_group.c
index a0771ae50bf25a4c0981f17f141e3fa8ec8d2c74..4ace9f055bfbbd279ee617062ae12c95bba1ef7a 100644 (file)
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
 /*
     This file is part of GNUnet
     (C) 2008, 2009 Christian Grothoff (and other contributing authors)
-
     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 3, or (at your
     option) any later version.
-
     GNUnet is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
     WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
     General Public License for more details.
-
     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
     along with GNUnet; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the
     Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
     Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ This file is part of GNUnet
+ (C) 2008, 2009 Christian Grothoff (and other contributing authors)
+
+ 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 3, or (at your
+ option) any later version.
+
+ GNUnet is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ along with GNUnet; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the
+ Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
  */
 
 /**
  * @brief convenience API for writing testcases for GNUnet
  * @author Nathan Evans
  * @author Christian Grothoff
- *
  */
 #include "platform.h"
+#include "gnunet_constants.h"
 #include "gnunet_arm_service.h"
 #include "gnunet_testing_lib.h"
 #include "gnunet_core_service.h"
 
 #define VERBOSE_TESTING GNUNET_NO
 
-#define VERBOSE_TOPOLOGY GNUNET_YES
+#define VERBOSE_TOPOLOGY GNUNET_NO
 
 #define DEBUG_CHURN GNUNET_NO
 
+#define USE_START_HELPER GNUNET_YES
+
+#define OLD 1
+
+/* Before connecting peers, send all of the HELLOs */
+#define USE_SEND_HELLOS GNUNET_NO
+
+#define TOPOLOGY_HACK GNUNET_YES
+
+
 /**
  * Lowest port used for GNUnet testing.  Should be high enough to not
  * conflict with other applications running on the hosts but be low
  * enough to not conflict with client-ports (typically starting around
  * 32k).
  */
-#define LOW_PORT 10000
+#define LOW_PORT 12000
 
 /**
  * Highest port used for GNUnet testing.  Should be low enough to not
  */
 #define HIGH_PORT 56000
 
-#define MAX_OUTSTANDING_CONNECTIONS 40
+/* Maximum time to delay connect attempt */
+#define MAX_CONNECT_DELAY 300
 
-#define MAX_CONCURRENT_HOSTKEYS 10
-
-#define MAX_CONCURRENT_STARTING 10
+/**
+ * Which list of peers do we need to modify?
+ */
+enum PeerLists
+{
+  /** Modify allowed peers */
+  ALLOWED,
 
-#define MAX_CONCURRENT_SHUTDOWN 10
+  /** Modify connect peers */
+  CONNECT,
 
-#define CONNECT_TIMEOUT GNUNET_TIME_relative_multiply (GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_SECONDS, 200)
+  /** Modify blacklist peers */
+  BLACKLIST,
 
-#define CONNECT_ATTEMPTS 21
+  /** Modify workingset peers */
+  WORKING_SET
+};
 
 /**
  * Prototype of a function called whenever two peers would be connected
 typedef unsigned int (*GNUNET_TESTING_ConnectionProcessor) (struct
                                                             GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup
                                                             * pg,
-                                                            unsigned int
-                                                            first,
-                                                            unsigned int
-                                                            second);
-
+                                                            unsigned int first,
+                                                            unsigned int second,
+                                                            enum PeerLists list,
+                                                            unsigned int check);
 
 /**
  * Context for handling churning a peer group
  */
 struct ChurnContext
 {
+  /**
+   * The peergroup we are dealing with.
+   */
+  struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg;
+
+  /**
+   * Name of the service to churn on/off, NULL
+   * to churn entire peer.
+   */
+  char *service;
+
   /**
    * Callback used to notify of churning finished
    */
@@ -141,9 +170,42 @@ struct RestartContext
 
 };
 
+struct SendHelloContext
+{
+  /**
+   * Global handle to the peer group.
+   */
+  struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg;
+
+  /**
+   * The data about this specific peer.
+   */
+  struct PeerData *peer;
+
+  /**
+   * The next HELLO that needs sent to this peer.
+   */
+  struct PeerConnection *peer_pos;
+
+  /**
+   * Are we connected to CORE yet?
+   */
+  unsigned int core_ready;
+
+  /**
+   * How many attempts should we make for failed connections?
+   */
+  unsigned int connect_attempts;
+
+  /**
+   * Task for scheduling core connect requests to be sent.
+   */
+  GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskIdentifier core_connect_task;
+};
 
 struct ShutdownContext
 {
+  struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg;
   /**
    * Total peers to wait for
    */
@@ -180,6 +242,11 @@ struct ShutdownContext
    * Closure for cb
    */
   void *cb_cls;
+
+  /**
+   * Should we delete all of the files from the peers?
+   */
+  int delete_files;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -214,6 +281,32 @@ struct PeerRestartContext
   struct GNUNET_TESTING_Daemon *daemon;
 };
 
+struct ServiceStartContext
+{
+  struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg;
+  unsigned int remaining;
+  GNUNET_TESTING_NotifyCompletion cb;
+  unsigned int outstanding;
+  char *service;
+  struct GNUNET_TIME_Relative timeout;
+  void *cb_cls;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Individual shutdown context for a particular peer.
+ */
+struct PeerServiceStartContext
+{
+  /**
+   * Pointer to the high level start context.
+   */
+  struct ServiceStartContext *start_ctx;
+
+  /**
+   * The daemon handle for the peer to start the service on.
+   */
+  struct GNUNET_TESTING_Daemon *daemon;
+};
 
 struct CreateTopologyContext
 {
@@ -229,18 +322,38 @@ struct CreateTopologyContext
   void *cls;
 };
 
+enum States
+{
+  /** Waiting to read number of peers */
+  NUM_PEERS,
+
+  /** Should find next peer index */
+  PEER_INDEX,
+
+  /** Should find colon */
+  COLON,
+
+  /** Should read other peer index, space, or endline */
+  OTHER_PEER_INDEX
+};
+
 #if OLD
 struct PeerConnection
 {
+  /**
+   * Doubly Linked list
+   */
+  struct PeerConnection *prev;
+
   /*
-   * Linked list
+   * Doubly Linked list
    */
   struct PeerConnection *next;
 
   /*
-   * Pointer to daemon handle
+   * Index of daemon in pg->peers
    */
-  struct GNUNET_TESTING_Daemon *daemon;
+  uint32_t index;
 
 };
 #endif
@@ -288,6 +401,11 @@ struct InternalStartContext
    */
   const char *username;
 
+  /**
+   * Pointer to starting memory location of a hostkey
+   */
+  const char *hostkey;
+
   /**
    * Port to use for ssh.
    */
@@ -297,6 +415,11 @@ struct InternalStartContext
 
 struct ChurnRestartContext
 {
+  /**
+   * PeerGroup that we are working with.
+   */
+  struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg;
+
   /**
    * Number of restarts currently in flight.
    */
@@ -313,6 +436,23 @@ struct ChurnRestartContext
   struct GNUNET_TIME_Relative timeout;
 };
 
+struct OutstandingSSH
+{
+  struct OutstandingSSH *next;
+
+  struct OutstandingSSH *prev;
+
+  /**
+   * Number of current ssh connections.
+   */
+  uint32_t outstanding;
+
+  /**
+   * The hostname of this peer.
+   */
+  const char *hostname;
+};
+
 /**
  * Data we keep per peer.
  */
@@ -336,6 +476,48 @@ struct PeerData
    */
   struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg;
 
+#if OLD
+  /**
+   * Linked list of allowed peer connections.
+   */
+  struct PeerConnection *allowed_peers_head;
+
+  /**
+   * Linked list of allowed peer connections.
+   */
+  struct PeerConnection *allowed_peers_tail;
+
+  /**
+   * Linked list of blacklisted peer connections.
+   */
+  struct PeerConnection *blacklisted_peers_head;
+
+  /**
+   * Linked list of blacklisted peer connections.
+   */
+  struct PeerConnection *blacklisted_peers_tail;
+
+  /**
+   * Linked list of connect peer connections.
+   */
+  struct PeerConnection *connect_peers_head;
+
+  /**
+   * Linked list of connect peer connections.
+   */
+  struct PeerConnection *connect_peers_tail;
+
+  /**
+   * Linked list of connect peer connections.
+   */
+  struct PeerConnection *connect_peers_working_set_head;
+
+  /**
+   * Linked list of connect peer connections.
+   */
+  struct PeerConnection *connect_peers_working_set_tail;
+
+#else
   /**
    * Hash map of allowed peer connections (F2F created topology)
    */
@@ -355,6 +537,7 @@ struct PeerData
    * Temporary hash map of peer connections
    */
   struct GNUNET_CONTAINER_MultiHashMap *connect_peers_working_set;
+#endif
 
   /**
    * Temporary variable for topology creation, should be reset before
@@ -369,7 +552,6 @@ struct PeerData
   struct InternalStartContext internal_context;
 };
 
-
 /**
  * Linked list of per-host data.
  */
@@ -399,6 +581,11 @@ struct HostData
 
 struct TopologyIterateContext
 {
+  /**
+   * The peergroup we are working with.
+   */
+  struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg;
+
   /**
    * Callback for notifying of two connected peers.
    */
@@ -427,6 +614,11 @@ struct TopologyIterateContext
 
 struct StatsIterateContext
 {
+  /**
+   * The peergroup that we are dealing with.
+   */
+  struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg;
+
   /**
    * Continuation to call once all stats information has been retrieved.
    */
@@ -479,6 +671,46 @@ struct StatsCoreContext
   struct GNUNET_STATISTICS_GetHandle *stats_get_handle;
 };
 
+struct ConnectTopologyContext
+{
+  /**
+   * How many connections are left to create.
+   */
+  unsigned int remaining_connections;
+
+  /**
+   * Handle to group of peers.
+   */
+  struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg;
+
+  /**
+   * How long to try this connection before timing out.
+   */
+  struct GNUNET_TIME_Relative connect_timeout;
+
+  /**
+   * How many times to retry connecting the two peers.
+   */
+  unsigned int connect_attempts;
+
+  /**
+   * Temp value set for each iteration.
+   */
+  //struct PeerData *first;
+
+  /**
+   * Notification that all peers are connected.
+   */
+  GNUNET_TESTING_NotifyCompletion notify_connections_done;
+
+  /**
+   * Closure for notify.
+   */
+  void *notify_cls;
+};
+
+struct ConnectContext;
+
 /**
  * Handle to a group of GNUnet peers.
  */
@@ -489,6 +721,10 @@ struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup
    */
   const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *cfg;
 
+  struct ConnectContext *cc_head;
+
+  struct ConnectContext *cc_tail;
+
   /**
    * Function to call on each started daemon.
    */
@@ -543,80 +779,273 @@ struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup
    * How many peers have already been started?
    */
   unsigned int started;
+
+  /**
+   * Number of possible connections to peers
+   * at a time.
+   */
+  unsigned int max_outstanding_connections;
+
+  /**
+   * Number of ssh connections to peers (max).
+   */
+  unsigned int max_concurrent_ssh;
+
+  /**
+   * Number of connects we are waiting on, allows us to rate limit
+   * connect attempts.
+   */
+  unsigned int outstanding_connects;
+
+  /**
+   * Number of HELLOs we have yet to send.
+   */
+  unsigned int remaining_hellos;
+
+  /**
+   * How many connects have already been scheduled?
+   */
+  unsigned int total_connects_scheduled;
+
+  /**
+   * Hostkeys loaded from a file.
+   */
+  char *hostkey_data;
+
+  /**
+   * Head of DLL to keep track of the number of outstanding
+   * ssh connections per peer.
+   */
+  struct OutstandingSSH *ssh_head;
+
+  /**
+   * Tail of DLL to keep track of the number of outstanding
+   * ssh connections per peer.
+   */
+  struct OutstandingSSH *ssh_tail;
+
+  /**
+   * Stop scheduling peers connecting.
+   */
+  unsigned int stop_connects;
+
+  /**
+   * Connection context for peer group.
+   */
+  struct ConnectTopologyContext ct_ctx;
 };
 
 struct UpdateContext
 {
+  /**
+   * The altered configuration.
+   */
   struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *ret;
+
+  /**
+   * The original configuration to alter.
+   */
   const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *orig;
+
+  /**
+   * The hostname that this peer will run on.
+   */
   const char *hostname;
+
+  /**
+   * The next possible port to assign.
+   */
   unsigned int nport;
+
+  /**
+   * Unique number for unix domain sockets.
+   */
   unsigned int upnum;
+
+  /**
+   * Unique number for this peer/host to offset
+   * things that are grouped by host.
+   */
   unsigned int fdnum;
 };
 
-struct ConnectTopologyContext
+struct ConnectContext
 {
+
+  struct ConnectContext *next;
+
+  struct ConnectContext *prev;
+
   /**
-   * How many connections are left to create.
+   * Index of peer to connect second to.
    */
-  unsigned int remaining_connections;
+  uint32_t first_index;
 
   /**
-   * Handle to group of peers.
+   * Index of peer to connect first to.
    */
-  struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg;
+  uint32_t second_index;
 
   /**
-   * Temp value set for each iteration.
+   * Task associated with the attempt to connect.
    */
-  struct PeerData *first;
+  GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskIdentifier task;
 
   /**
-   * Notification that all peers are connected.
+   * Context in 'testing.c', to cancel connection attempt.
    */
-  GNUNET_TESTING_NotifyCompletion notify_connections_done;
+  struct GNUNET_TESTING_ConnectContext *cc;
 
   /**
-   * Closure for notify.
+   * Higher level topology connection context.
    */
-  void *notify_cls;
-};
+  struct ConnectTopologyContext *ct_ctx;
 
-struct ConnectContext
-{
   /**
-   * Peer to connect second to.
+   * Whether this connection has been accounted for in the schedule_connect call.
    */
-  struct GNUNET_TESTING_Daemon *first;
+  int counted;
+};
 
+struct UnblacklistContext
+{
   /**
-   * Peer to connect first to.
+   * The peergroup
    */
-  struct GNUNET_TESTING_Daemon *second;
+  struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg;
 
   /**
-   * Higher level topology connection context.
+   * uid of the first peer
    */
-  struct ConnectTopologyContext *ct_ctx;
+  uint32_t first_uid;
 };
 
-/**
- * Convert unique ID to hash code.
- *
- * @param uid unique ID to convert
- * @param hash set to uid (extended with zeros)
- */
-static void
-hash_from_uid (uint32_t uid, GNUNET_HashCode * hash)
+struct RandomContext
 {
-  memset (hash, 0, sizeof (GNUNET_HashCode));
-  *((uint32_t *) hash) = uid;
-}
+  /**
+   * The peergroup
+   */
+  struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg;
 
-/**
- * Convert hash code to unique ID.
- *
+  /**
+   * uid of the first peer
+   */
+  uint32_t first_uid;
+
+  /**
+   * Peer data for first peer.
+   */
+  struct PeerData *first;
+
+  /**
+   * Random percentage to use
+   */
+  double percentage;
+};
+
+struct MinimumContext
+{
+  /**
+   * The peergroup
+   */
+  struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg;
+
+  /**
+   * uid of the first peer
+   */
+  uint32_t first_uid;
+
+  /**
+   * Peer data for first peer.
+   */
+  struct PeerData *first;
+
+  /**
+   * Number of conns per peer
+   */
+  unsigned int num_to_add;
+
+  /**
+   * Permuted array of all possible connections.  Only add the Nth
+   * peer if it's in the Nth position.
+   */
+  unsigned int *pg_array;
+
+  /**
+   * What number is the current element we are iterating over?
+   */
+  unsigned int current;
+};
+
+struct DFSContext
+{
+  /**
+   * The peergroup
+   */
+  struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg;
+
+  /**
+   * uid of the first peer
+   */
+  uint32_t first_uid;
+
+  /**
+   * uid of the second peer
+   */
+  uint32_t second_uid;
+
+  /**
+   * Peer data for first peer.
+   */
+  struct PeerData *first;
+
+  /**
+   * Which peer has been chosen as the one to add?
+   */
+  unsigned int chosen;
+
+  /**
+   * What number is the current element we are iterating over?
+   */
+  unsigned int current;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Simple struct to keep track of progress, and print a
+ * nice little percentage meter for long running tasks.
+ */
+struct ProgressMeter
+{
+  unsigned int total;
+
+  unsigned int modnum;
+
+  unsigned int dotnum;
+
+  unsigned int completed;
+
+  int print;
+
+  char *startup_string;
+};
+
+#if !OLD
+/**
+ * Convert unique ID to hash code.
+ *
+ * @param uid unique ID to convert
+ * @param hash set to uid (extended with zeros)
+ */
+static void
+hash_from_uid (uint32_t uid, GNUNET_HashCode * hash)
+{
+  memset (hash, 0, sizeof (GNUNET_HashCode));
+  *((uint32_t *) hash) = uid;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Convert hash code to unique ID.
+ *
  * @param uid unique ID to convert
  * @param hash set to uid (extended with zeros)
  */
@@ -625,12 +1054,112 @@ uid_from_hash (const GNUNET_HashCode * hash, uint32_t * uid)
 {
   memcpy (uid, hash, sizeof (uint32_t));
 }
+#endif
+
+#if USE_SEND_HELLOS
+static struct GNUNET_CORE_MessageHandler no_handlers[] = {
+  {NULL, 0, 0}
+};
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * Create a meter to keep track of the progress of some task.
+ *
+ * @param total the total number of items to complete
+ * @param start_string a string to prefix the meter with (if printing)
+ * @param print GNUNET_YES to print the meter, GNUNET_NO to count
+ *              internally only
+ *
+ * @return the progress meter
+ */
+static struct ProgressMeter *
+create_meter (unsigned int total, char *start_string, int print)
+{
+  struct ProgressMeter *ret;
+
+  ret = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct ProgressMeter));
+  ret->print = print;
+  ret->total = total;
+  ret->modnum = total / 4;
+  if (ret->modnum == 0)         /* Divide by zero check */
+    ret->modnum = 1;
+  ret->dotnum = (total / 50) + 1;
+  if (start_string != NULL)
+    ret->startup_string = GNUNET_strdup (start_string);
+  else
+    ret->startup_string = GNUNET_strdup ("");
+
+  return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Update progress meter (increment by one).
+ *
+ * @param meter the meter to update and print info for
+ *
+ * @return GNUNET_YES if called the total requested,
+ *         GNUNET_NO if more items expected
+ */
+static int
+update_meter (struct ProgressMeter *meter)
+{
+  if (meter->print == GNUNET_YES)
+  {
+    if (meter->completed % meter->modnum == 0)
+    {
+      if (meter->completed == 0)
+      {
+        fprintf (stdout, "%sProgress: [0%%", meter->startup_string);
+      }
+      else
+        fprintf (stdout, "%d%%",
+                 (int) (((float) meter->completed / meter->total) * 100));
+    }
+    else if (meter->completed % meter->dotnum == 0)
+      fprintf (stdout, ".");
+
+    if (meter->completed + 1 == meter->total)
+      fprintf (stdout, "%d%%]\n", 100);
+    fflush (stdout);
+  }
+  meter->completed++;
+
+  if (meter->completed == meter->total)
+    return GNUNET_YES;
+  if (meter->completed > meter->total)
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING, "Progress meter overflow!!\n");
+  return GNUNET_NO;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Reset progress meter.
+ *
+ * @param meter the meter to reset
+ *
+ * @return GNUNET_YES if meter reset,
+ *         GNUNET_SYSERR on error
+ */
+static int
+reset_meter (struct ProgressMeter *meter)
+{
+  if (meter == NULL)
+    return GNUNET_SYSERR;
+
+  meter->completed = 0;
+  return GNUNET_YES;
+}
 
 /**
- * Number of connects we are waiting on, allows us to rate limit
- * connect attempts.
+ * Release resources for meter
+ *
+ * @param meter the meter to free
  */
-static int outstanding_connects;
+static void
+free_meter (struct ProgressMeter *meter)
+{
+  GNUNET_free_non_null (meter->startup_string);
+  GNUNET_free (meter);
+}
 
 /**
  * Get a topology from a string input.
@@ -649,77 +1178,82 @@ GNUNET_TESTING_topology_get (enum GNUNET_TESTING_Topology *topology,
    * Strings representing topologies in enum
    */
   static const char *topology_strings[] = {
-      /**
-       * A clique (everyone connected to everyone else).
-       */
+    /**
+     * A clique (everyone connected to everyone else).
+     */
     "CLIQUE",
 
-      /**
-       * Small-world network (2d torus plus random links).
-       */
+    /**
+     * Small-world network (2d torus plus random links).
+     */
     "SMALL_WORLD",
 
-      /**
-       * Small-world network (ring plus random links).
-       */
+    /**
+     * Small-world network (ring plus random links).
+     */
     "SMALL_WORLD_RING",
 
-      /**
-       * Ring topology.
-       */
+    /**
+     * Ring topology.
+     */
     "RING",
 
-      /**
-       * 2-d torus.
-       */
+    /**
+     * 2-d torus.
+     */
     "2D_TORUS",
 
-      /**
-       * Random graph.
-       */
+    /**
+     * Random graph.
+     */
     "ERDOS_RENYI",
 
-      /**
-       * Certain percentage of peers are unable to communicate directly
-       * replicating NAT conditions
-       */
+    /**
+     * Certain percentage of peers are unable to communicate directly
+     * replicating NAT conditions
+     */
     "INTERNAT",
 
-      /**
-       * Scale free topology.
-       */
+    /**
+     * Scale free topology.
+     */
     "SCALE_FREE",
 
-      /**
-       * Straight line topology.
-       */
+    /**
+     * Straight line topology.
+     */
     "LINE",
 
-      /**
-       * All peers are disconnected.
-       */
+    /**
+     * All peers are disconnected.
+     */
     "NONE",
 
+    /**
+     * Read the topology from a file.
+     */
+    "FROM_FILE",
+
     NULL
   };
 
   int curr = 0;
+
   if (topology_string == NULL)
     return GNUNET_NO;
   while (topology_strings[curr] != NULL)
+  {
+    if (strcasecmp (topology_strings[curr], topology_string) == 0)
     {
-      if (strcasecmp (topology_strings[curr], topology_string) == 0)
-        {
-          *topology = curr;
-          return GNUNET_YES;
-        }
-      curr++;
+      *topology = curr;
+      return GNUNET_YES;
     }
+    curr++;
+  }
   *topology = GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_NONE;
   return GNUNET_NO;
 }
 
-
 /**
  * Get connect topology option from string input.
  *
@@ -738,39 +1272,39 @@ GNUNET_TESTING_topology_option_get (enum GNUNET_TESTING_TopologyOption
    * Options for connecting a topology as strings.
    */
   static const char *topology_option_strings[] = {
-      /**
-       * Try to connect all peers specified in the topology.
-       */
+    /**
+     * Try to connect all peers specified in the topology.
+     */
     "CONNECT_ALL",
 
-      /**
-       * Choose a random subset of connections to create.
-       */
+    /**
+     * Choose a random subset of connections to create.
+     */
     "CONNECT_RANDOM_SUBSET",
 
-      /**
-       * Create at least X connections for each peer.
-       */
+    /**
+     * Create at least X connections for each peer.
+     */
     "CONNECT_MINIMUM",
 
-      /**
-       * Using a depth first search, create one connection
-       * per peer.  If any are missed (graph disconnected)
-       * start over at those peers until all have at least one
-       * connection.
-       */
+    /**
+     * Using a depth first search, create one connection
+     * per peer.  If any are missed (graph disconnected)
+     * start over at those peers until all have at least one
+     * connection.
+     */
     "CONNECT_DFS",
 
-      /**
-       * Find the N closest peers to each allowed peer in the
-       * topology and make sure a connection to those peers
-       * exists in the connect topology.
-       */
+    /**
+     * Find the N closest peers to each allowed peer in the
+     * topology and make sure a connection to those peers
+     * exists in the connect topology.
+     */
     "CONNECT_CLOSEST",
 
-      /**
-       * No options specified.
-       */
+    /**
+     * No options specified.
+     */
     "CONNECT_NONE",
 
     NULL
@@ -780,14 +1314,14 @@ GNUNET_TESTING_topology_option_get (enum GNUNET_TESTING_TopologyOption
   if (topology_string == NULL)
     return GNUNET_NO;
   while (NULL != topology_option_strings[curr])
+  {
+    if (strcasecmp (topology_option_strings[curr], topology_string) == 0)
     {
-      if (strcasecmp (topology_option_strings[curr], topology_string) == 0)
-        {
-          *topology_option = curr;
-          return GNUNET_YES;
-        }
-      curr++;
+      *topology_option = curr;
+      return GNUNET_YES;
     }
+    curr++;
+  }
   *topology_option = GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_OPTION_NONE;
   return GNUNET_NO;
 }
@@ -803,8 +1337,8 @@ GNUNET_TESTING_topology_option_get (enum GNUNET_TESTING_TopologyOption
  * @param value value of the option
  */
 static void
-update_config (void *cls,
-               const char *section, const char *option, const char *value)
+update_config (void *cls, const char *section, const char *option,
+               const char *value)
 {
   struct UpdateContext *ctx = cls;
   unsigned int ival;
@@ -814,59 +1348,70 @@ update_config (void *cls,
   char *per_host_variable;
   unsigned long long num_per_host;
 
+  GNUNET_asprintf (&single_variable, "single_%s_per_host", section);
+  GNUNET_asprintf (&per_host_variable, "num_%s_per_host", section);
+
   if ((0 == strcmp (option, "PORT")) && (1 == sscanf (value, "%u", &ival)))
+  {
+    if ((ival != 0) &&
+        (GNUNET_YES !=
+         GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_yesno (ctx->orig, "testing",
+                                               single_variable)))
     {
-      GNUNET_asprintf (&single_variable, "single_%s_per_host", section);
-      if ((ival != 0)
-          && (GNUNET_YES !=
+      GNUNET_snprintf (cval, sizeof (cval), "%u", ctx->nport++);
+      value = cval;
+    }
+    else if ((ival != 0) &&
+             (GNUNET_YES ==
               GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_yesno (ctx->orig, "testing",
-                                                    single_variable)))
-        {
-          GNUNET_snprintf (cval, sizeof (cval), "%u", ctx->nport++);
-          value = cval;
-        }
-
-      GNUNET_free (single_variable);
+                                                    single_variable)) &&
+             GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_number (ctx->orig, "testing",
+                                                    per_host_variable,
+                                                    &num_per_host))
+    {
+      GNUNET_snprintf (cval, sizeof (cval), "%u",
+                       ival + ctx->fdnum % num_per_host);
+      value = cval;
     }
 
+    /* FIXME: REMOVE FOREVER HACK HACK HACK */
+    if (0 == strcasecmp (section, "transport-tcp"))
+      GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_set_value_string (ctx->ret, section,
+                                             "ADVERTISED_PORT", value);
+  }
+
   if (0 == strcmp (option, "UNIXPATH"))
+  {
+    if (GNUNET_YES !=
+        GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_yesno (ctx->orig, "testing",
+                                              single_variable))
     {
-      GNUNET_asprintf (&single_variable, "single_%s_per_host", section);
-      GNUNET_asprintf (&per_host_variable, "num_%s_per_host", section);
-      if (GNUNET_YES !=
-          GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_yesno (ctx->orig, "testing",
-                                                single_variable))
-        {
-          GNUNET_snprintf (uval,
-                           sizeof (uval),
-                           "/tmp/test-service-%s-%u", section, ctx->upnum++);
-          value = uval;
-        }
-      else if (GNUNET_YES ==
-               GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_number (ctx->orig, "testing",
-                                                      per_host_variable,
-                                                      &num_per_host))
-        {
-          GNUNET_snprintf (uval,
-                           sizeof (uval),
-                           "/tmp/test-service-%s-%u",
-                           section, ctx->fdnum % num_per_host);
-          value = uval;
-        }
-      GNUNET_free (single_variable);
-      GNUNET_free (per_host_variable);
-
+      GNUNET_snprintf (uval, sizeof (uval), "/tmp/test-service-%s-%u", section,
+                       ctx->upnum++);
+      value = uval;
     }
+    else if ((GNUNET_YES ==
+              GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_number (ctx->orig, "testing",
+                                                     per_host_variable,
+                                                     &num_per_host)) &&
+             (num_per_host > 0))
 
-  if ((0 == strcmp (option, "HOSTNAME")) && (ctx->hostname != NULL))
     {
-      value = ctx->hostname;
+      GNUNET_snprintf (uval, sizeof (uval), "/tmp/test-service-%s-%u", section,
+                       ctx->fdnum % num_per_host);
+      value = uval;
     }
+  }
 
+  if ((0 == strcmp (option, "HOSTNAME")) && (ctx->hostname != NULL))
+  {
+    value = ctx->hostname;
+  }
+  GNUNET_free (single_variable);
+  GNUNET_free (per_host_variable);
   GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_set_value_string (ctx->ret, section, option, value);
 }
 
-
 /**
  * Create a new configuration using the given configuration
  * as a template; however, each PORT in the existing cfg
@@ -874,6 +1419,7 @@ update_config (void *cls,
  * out of "*port" numbers, return NULL.
  *
  * @param cfg template configuration
+ * @param off the current peer offset
  * @param port port numbers to use, update to reflect
  *             port numbers that were used
  * @param upnum number to make unix domain socket names unique
@@ -884,14 +1430,17 @@ update_config (void *cls,
  * @return new configuration, NULL on error
  */
 static struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *
-make_config (const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *cfg,
-             uint16_t * port,
-             uint32_t * upnum, const char *hostname, uint32_t * fdnum)
+make_config (const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *cfg, uint32_t off,
+             uint16_t * port, uint32_t * upnum, const char *hostname,
+             uint32_t * fdnum)
 {
   struct UpdateContext uc;
   uint16_t orig;
   char *control_host;
   char *allowed_hosts;
+  unsigned long long skew_variance;
+  unsigned long long skew_offset;
+  long long actual_offset;
 
   orig = *port;
   uc.nport = *port;
@@ -903,54 +1452,101 @@ make_config (const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *cfg,
 
   GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_iterate (cfg, &update_config, &uc);
   if (uc.nport >= HIGH_PORT)
-    {
-      *port = orig;
-      GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_destroy (uc.ret);
-      return NULL;
-    }
+  {
+    *port = orig;
+    GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_destroy (uc.ret);
+    return NULL;
+  }
+
+  if ((GNUNET_OK ==
+       GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_number (cfg, "testing", "skew_variance",
+                                              &skew_variance)) &&
+      (skew_variance > 0))
+  {
+    skew_offset =
+        GNUNET_CRYPTO_random_u64 (GNUNET_CRYPTO_QUALITY_WEAK,
+                                  skew_variance + 1);
+    actual_offset =
+        skew_offset - GNUNET_CRYPTO_random_u64 (GNUNET_CRYPTO_QUALITY_WEAK,
+                                                skew_variance + 1);
+    /* Min is -skew_variance, Max is skew_variance */
+    skew_offset = skew_variance + actual_offset;        /* Normal distribution around 0 */
+    GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_set_value_number (uc.ret, "testing", "skew_offset",
+                                           skew_offset);
+  }
 
   if (GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_string
       (cfg, "testing", "control_host", &control_host) == GNUNET_OK)
-    {
-      if (hostname != NULL)
-        GNUNET_asprintf (&allowed_hosts, "%s; 127.0.0.1; %s;", control_host,
-                         hostname);
-      else
-        GNUNET_asprintf (&allowed_hosts, "%s; 127.0.0.1;", control_host);
-
-      GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_set_value_string (uc.ret, "core", "ACCEPT_FROM",
-                                             allowed_hosts);
-      GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_set_value_string (uc.ret, "transport",
-                                             "ACCEPT_FROM", allowed_hosts);
-      GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_set_value_string (uc.ret, "dht", "ACCEPT_FROM",
-                                             allowed_hosts);
-      GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_set_value_string (uc.ret, "statistics",
-                                             "ACCEPT_FROM", allowed_hosts);
-      GNUNET_free_non_null (control_host);
-      GNUNET_free (allowed_hosts);
-    }
-
+  {
+    if (hostname != NULL)
+      GNUNET_asprintf (&allowed_hosts, "%s; 127.0.0.1; %s;", control_host,
+                       hostname);
+    else
+      GNUNET_asprintf (&allowed_hosts, "%s; 127.0.0.1;", control_host);
+
+    GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_set_value_string (uc.ret, "core", "ACCEPT_FROM",
+                                           allowed_hosts);
+
+    GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_set_value_string (uc.ret, "nse", "ACCEPT_FROM",
+                                           allowed_hosts);
+
+    GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_set_value_string (uc.ret, "transport", "ACCEPT_FROM",
+                                           allowed_hosts);
+    GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_set_value_string (uc.ret, "dht", "ACCEPT_FROM",
+                                           allowed_hosts);
+    GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_set_value_string (uc.ret, "statistics", "ACCEPT_FROM",
+                                           allowed_hosts);
+
+    GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_set_value_string (uc.ret, "core", "UNIXPATH", "");
+    GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_set_value_string (uc.ret, "transport", "UNIXPATH", "");
+    GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_set_value_string (uc.ret, "dht", "UNIXPATH", "");
+    GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_set_value_string (uc.ret, "statistics", "UNIXPATH",
+                                           "");
+    GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_set_value_string (uc.ret, "nse", "UNIXPATH", "");
+
+    GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_set_value_string (uc.ret, "transport-tcp",
+                                           "USE_LOCALADDR", "YES");
+    GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_set_value_string (uc.ret, "transport-udp",
+                                           "USE_LOCALADDR", "YES");
+    GNUNET_free_non_null (control_host);
+    GNUNET_free (allowed_hosts);
+  }
 
   /* arm needs to know to allow connections from the host on which it is running,
    * otherwise gnunet-arm is unable to connect to it in some instances */
   if (hostname != NULL)
-    {
-      GNUNET_asprintf (&allowed_hosts, "%s; 127.0.0.1;", hostname);
-      GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_set_value_string (uc.ret, "transport-udp",
-                                             "BINDTO", hostname);
-      GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_set_value_string (uc.ret, "transport-tcp",
-                                             "BINDTO", hostname);
-      GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_set_value_string (uc.ret, "arm", "ACCEPT_FROM",
-                                             allowed_hosts);
-      GNUNET_free (allowed_hosts);
-    }
+  {
+    GNUNET_asprintf (&allowed_hosts, "%s; 127.0.0.1;", hostname);
+    GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_set_value_string (uc.ret, "nat", "BINDTO", hostname);
+    GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_set_value_string (uc.ret, "nat", "INTERNAL_ADDRESS",
+                                           hostname);
+    GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_set_value_string (uc.ret, "nat", "EXTERNAL_ADDRESS",
+                                           hostname);
+    GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_set_value_string (uc.ret, "disablev6", "BINDTO",
+                                           "YES");
+    GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_set_value_string (uc.ret, "transport-tcp",
+                                           "USE_LOCALADDR", "YES");
+    GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_set_value_string (uc.ret, "transport-udp",
+                                           "USE_LOCALADDR", "YES");
+    GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_set_value_string (uc.ret, "arm", "ACCEPT_FROM",
+                                           allowed_hosts);
+    GNUNET_free (allowed_hosts);
+  }
   else
-    {
-      GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_set_value_string (uc.ret, "transport-tcp",
-                                             "BINDTO", "127.0.0.1");
-      GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_set_value_string (uc.ret, "transport-udp",
-                                             "BINDTO", "127.0.0.1");
-    }
+  {
+    GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_set_value_string (uc.ret, "transport-tcp",
+                                           "USE_LOCALADDR", "YES");
+    GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_set_value_string (uc.ret, "transport-udp",
+                                           "USE_LOCALADDR", "YES");
+    GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_set_value_string (uc.ret, "nat", "BINDTO",
+                                           "127.0.0.1");
+    GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_set_value_string (uc.ret, "nat", "INTERNAL_ADDRESS",
+                                           "127.0.0.1");
+    GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_set_value_string (uc.ret, "nat", "EXTERNAL_ADDRESS",
+                                           "127.0.0.1");
+    GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_set_value_string (uc.ret, "disablev6", "BINDTO",
+                                           "YES");
+  }
 
   *port = (uint16_t) uc.nport;
   *upnum = uc.upnum;
@@ -959,328 +1555,235 @@ make_config (const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *cfg,
   return uc.ret;
 }
 
-
 /*
- * Add entries to the peers connect list
+ * Remove entries from the peer connection list
  *
  * @param pg the peer group we are working with
  * @param first index of the first peer
  * @param second index of the second peer
+ * @param list the peer list to use
+ * @param check UNUSED
  *
- * @return the number of connections added
- *         technically should only be 0 or 2
+ * @return the number of connections added (can be 0, 1 or 2)
  *
  */
 static unsigned int
-add_actual_connections (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
-                        unsigned int first, unsigned int second)
+remove_connections (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg, unsigned int first,
+                    unsigned int second, enum PeerLists list,
+                    unsigned int check)
 {
-  int added;
-  int add_first;
-  int add_second;
+  int removed;
 
+#if OLD
+  struct PeerConnection **first_list;
+  struct PeerConnection **second_list;
+  struct PeerConnection *first_iter;
+  struct PeerConnection *second_iter;
+  struct PeerConnection **first_tail;
+  struct PeerConnection **second_tail;
+
+#else
   GNUNET_HashCode hash_first;
   GNUNET_HashCode hash_second;
 
   hash_from_uid (first, &hash_first);
   hash_from_uid (second, &hash_second);
+#endif
 
-  add_first = GNUNET_NO;
-  if (GNUNET_NO ==
-      GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_contains (pg->peers[first].connect_peers,
-                                              &hash_second))
-    {
-      add_first = GNUNET_YES;
-    }
+  removed = 0;
+#if OLD
+  switch (list)
+  {
+  case ALLOWED:
+    first_list = &pg->peers[first].allowed_peers_head;
+    second_list = &pg->peers[second].allowed_peers_head;
+    first_tail = &pg->peers[first].allowed_peers_tail;
+    second_tail = &pg->peers[second].allowed_peers_tail;
+    break;
+  case CONNECT:
+    first_list = &pg->peers[first].connect_peers_head;
+    second_list = &pg->peers[second].connect_peers_head;
+    first_tail = &pg->peers[first].connect_peers_tail;
+    second_tail = &pg->peers[second].connect_peers_tail;
+    break;
+  case BLACKLIST:
+    first_list = &pg->peers[first].blacklisted_peers_head;
+    second_list = &pg->peers[second].blacklisted_peers_head;
+    first_tail = &pg->peers[first].blacklisted_peers_tail;
+    second_tail = &pg->peers[second].blacklisted_peers_tail;
+    break;
+  case WORKING_SET:
+    first_list = &pg->peers[first].connect_peers_working_set_head;
+    second_list = &pg->peers[second].connect_peers_working_set_head;
+    first_tail = &pg->peers[first].connect_peers_working_set_tail;
+    second_tail = &pg->peers[second].connect_peers_working_set_tail;
+    break;
+  default:
+    GNUNET_break (0);
+    return 0;
+  }
 
-  add_second = GNUNET_NO;
-  if (GNUNET_NO ==
-      GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_contains (pg->peers[second].connect_peers,
-                                              &hash_first))
+  first_iter = *first_list;
+  while (first_iter != NULL)
+  {
+    if (first_iter->index == second)
     {
-      add_second = GNUNET_YES;
+      GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_remove (*first_list, *first_tail, first_iter);
+      GNUNET_free (first_iter);
+      removed++;
+      break;
     }
+    first_iter = first_iter->next;
+  }
 
-  added = 0;
-  if (add_first)
+  second_iter = *second_list;
+  while (second_iter != NULL)
+  {
+    if (second_iter->index == first)
     {
-      GNUNET_assert (GNUNET_OK ==
-                     GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_put (pg->
-                                                        peers
-                                                        [first].connect_peers,
-                                                        &hash_second,
-                                                        pg->
-                                                        peers[second].daemon,
-                                                        GNUNET_CONTAINER_MULTIHASHMAPOPTION_UNIQUE_ONLY));
-      pg->peers[first].num_connections++;
-      added++;
+      GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_remove (*second_list, *second_tail, second_iter);
+      GNUNET_free (second_iter);
+      removed++;
+      break;
     }
+    second_iter = second_iter->next;
+  }
+#else
+  if (GNUNET_YES ==
+      GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_contains (pg->
+                                              peers[first].blacklisted_peers,
+                                              &hash_second))
+  {
+    GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_remove_all (pg->
+                                              peers[first].blacklisted_peers,
+                                              &hash_second);
+  }
 
-  if (add_second)
-    {
-      GNUNET_assert (GNUNET_OK ==
-                     GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_put (pg->
-                                                        peers
-                                                        [second].connect_peers,
-                                                        &hash_first,
-                                                        pg->
-                                                        peers[first].daemon,
-                                                        GNUNET_CONTAINER_MULTIHASHMAPOPTION_UNIQUE_ONLY));
-      pg->peers[second].num_connections++;
-      added++;
-    }
+  if (GNUNET_YES ==
+      GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_contains (pg->
+                                              peers[second].blacklisted_peers,
+                                              &hash_first))
+  {
+    GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_remove_all (pg->
+                                              peers[second].blacklisted_peers,
+                                              &hash_first);
+  }
+#endif
 
-  return added;
+  return removed;
 }
 
-
 /*
- * Add entries to the peers allowed connections list
+ * Add entries to the some list
  *
  * @param pg the peer group we are working with
  * @param first index of the first peer
  * @param second index of the second peer
+ * @param list the list type that we should modify
+ * @param check GNUNET_YES to check lists before adding
+ *              GNUNET_NO to force add
  *
  * @return the number of connections added (can be 0, 1 or 2)
- *         technically should only be 0 or 2, but the small price
- *         of iterating over the lists (hashmaps in the future)
- *         for being sure doesn't bother me!
  *
  */
 static unsigned int
-add_allowed_connections (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
-                         unsigned int first, unsigned int second)
+add_connections (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg, unsigned int first,
+                 unsigned int second, enum PeerLists list, unsigned int check)
 {
   int added;
-#if OLD
+  int add_first;
+  int add_second;
+
+  struct PeerConnection **first_list;
+  struct PeerConnection **second_list;
   struct PeerConnection *first_iter;
   struct PeerConnection *second_iter;
   struct PeerConnection *new_first;
   struct PeerConnection *new_second;
-#endif
-  int add_first;
-  int add_second;
-
-  GNUNET_HashCode hash_first;
-  GNUNET_HashCode hash_second;
-
-  hash_from_uid (first, &hash_first);
-  hash_from_uid (second, &hash_second);
+  struct PeerConnection **first_tail;
+  struct PeerConnection **second_tail;
+
+  switch (list)
+  {
+  case ALLOWED:
+    first_list = &pg->peers[first].allowed_peers_head;
+    second_list = &pg->peers[second].allowed_peers_head;
+    first_tail = &pg->peers[first].allowed_peers_tail;
+    second_tail = &pg->peers[second].allowed_peers_tail;
+    break;
+  case CONNECT:
+    first_list = &pg->peers[first].connect_peers_head;
+    second_list = &pg->peers[second].connect_peers_head;
+    first_tail = &pg->peers[first].connect_peers_tail;
+    second_tail = &pg->peers[second].connect_peers_tail;
+    break;
+  case BLACKLIST:
+    first_list = &pg->peers[first].blacklisted_peers_head;
+    second_list = &pg->peers[second].blacklisted_peers_head;
+    first_tail = &pg->peers[first].blacklisted_peers_tail;
+    second_tail = &pg->peers[second].blacklisted_peers_tail;
+    break;
+  case WORKING_SET:
+    first_list = &pg->peers[first].connect_peers_working_set_head;
+    second_list = &pg->peers[second].connect_peers_working_set_head;
+    first_tail = &pg->peers[first].connect_peers_working_set_tail;
+    second_tail = &pg->peers[second].connect_peers_working_set_tail;
+    break;
+  default:
+    GNUNET_break (0);
+    return 0;
+  }
 
-  add_first = GNUNET_NO;
-  if (GNUNET_NO ==
-      GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_contains (pg->peers[first].allowed_peers,
-                                              &hash_second))
-    {
-      add_first = GNUNET_YES;
-    }
+  add_first = GNUNET_YES;
+  add_second = GNUNET_YES;
 
-  add_second = GNUNET_NO;
-  if (GNUNET_NO ==
-      GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_contains (pg->peers[second].allowed_peers,
-                                              &hash_first))
+  if (check == GNUNET_YES)
+  {
+    first_iter = *first_list;
+    while (first_iter != NULL)
     {
-      add_second = GNUNET_YES;
-    }
-#if OLD
-  first_iter = pg->peers[first].connected_peers;
-  while (first_iter != NULL)
-    {
-      if (first_iter->daemon == pg->peers[second].daemon)
+      if (first_iter->index == second)
+      {
         add_first = GNUNET_NO;
+        break;
+      }
       first_iter = first_iter->next;
     }
 
-  second_iter = pg->peers[second].connected_peers;
-  add_second = GNUNET_YES;
-  while (second_iter != NULL)
+    second_iter = *second_list;
+    while (second_iter != NULL)
     {
-      if (second_iter->daemon == pg->peers[first].daemon)
+      if (second_iter->index == first)
+      {
         add_second = GNUNET_NO;
+        break;
+      }
       second_iter = second_iter->next;
     }
-#endif
+  }
 
   added = 0;
   if (add_first)
-    {
-      GNUNET_assert (GNUNET_OK ==
-                     GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_put (pg->
-                                                        peers
-                                                        [first].allowed_peers,
-                                                        &hash_second,
-                                                        pg->
-                                                        peers[second].daemon,
-                                                        GNUNET_CONTAINER_MULTIHASHMAPOPTION_UNIQUE_ONLY));
-#if OLD
-      new_first = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct PeerConnection));
-      new_first->daemon = pg->peers[second].daemon;
-      new_first->next = pg->peers[first].connected_peers;
-      pg->peers[first].connected_peers = new_first;
-#endif
-      pg->peers[first].num_connections++;
-      added++;
-    }
-
-  if (add_second)
-    {
-      GNUNET_assert (GNUNET_OK ==
-                     GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_put (pg->
-                                                        peers
-                                                        [second].allowed_peers,
-                                                        &hash_first,
-                                                        pg->
-                                                        peers[first].daemon,
-                                                        GNUNET_CONTAINER_MULTIHASHMAPOPTION_UNIQUE_ONLY));
-#if OLD
-      new_second = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct PeerConnection));
-      new_second->daemon = pg->peers[first].daemon;
-      new_second->next = pg->peers[second].connected_peers;
-      pg->peers[second].connected_peers = new_second;
-      pg->peers[first].num_connections++;
-#endif
-      pg->peers[second].num_connections++;
-      added++;
-    }
-
-  return added;
-}
-
-/*
- * Add entries to the peers blacklisted list
- *
- * @param pg the peer group we are working with
- * @param first index of the first peer
- * @param second index of the second peer
- *
- * @return the number of connections added (can be 0, 1 or 2)
- *
- */
-static unsigned int
-blacklist_connections (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
-                       unsigned int first, unsigned int second)
-{
-  int added;
-  int add_first;
-  int add_second;
-  GNUNET_HashCode hash_first;
-  GNUNET_HashCode hash_second;
-
-  hash_from_uid (first, &hash_first);
-  hash_from_uid (second, &hash_second);
-
-  add_first = GNUNET_NO;
-  if (GNUNET_NO ==
-      GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_contains (pg->
-                                              peers[first].blacklisted_peers,
-                                              &hash_second))
-    {
-      add_first = GNUNET_YES;
-    }
-
-  add_second = GNUNET_NO;
-  if (GNUNET_NO ==
-      GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_contains (pg->
-                                              peers[second].blacklisted_peers,
-                                              &hash_first))
-    {
-      add_second = GNUNET_YES;
-    }
-
-  added = 0;
-  if (add_first)
-    {
-      GNUNET_assert (GNUNET_OK ==
-                     GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_put (pg->
-                                                        peers
-                                                        [first].blacklisted_peers,
-                                                        &hash_second,
-                                                        pg->
-                                                        peers[second].daemon,
-                                                        GNUNET_CONTAINER_MULTIHASHMAPOPTION_UNIQUE_ONLY));
-      pg->peers[first].num_connections++;
-      added++;
-    }
+  {
+    new_first = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct PeerConnection));
+    new_first->index = second;
+    GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_insert (*first_list, *first_tail, new_first);
+    pg->peers[first].num_connections++;
+    added++;
+  }
 
   if (add_second)
-    {
-      GNUNET_assert (GNUNET_OK ==
-                     GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_put (pg->
-                                                        peers
-                                                        [second].blacklisted_peers,
-                                                        &hash_first,
-                                                        pg->
-                                                        peers[first].daemon,
-                                                        GNUNET_CONTAINER_MULTIHASHMAPOPTION_UNIQUE_ONLY));
-      pg->peers[second].num_connections++;
-      added++;
-    }
+  {
+    new_second = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct PeerConnection));
+    new_second->index = first;
+    GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_insert (*second_list, *second_tail, new_second);
+    pg->peers[second].num_connections++;
+    added++;
+  }
 
   return added;
 }
 
-/*
- * Remove entries from the peers blacklisted list
- *
- * @param pg the peer group we are working with
- * @param first index of the first peer
- * @param second index of the second peer
- *
- * @return the number of connections removed (can be 0, 1 or 2)
- *
- */
-static unsigned int
-unblacklist_connections (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
-                         unsigned int first, unsigned int second)
-{
-  int removed;
-  int remove_first;
-  int remove_second;
-  GNUNET_HashCode hash_first;
-  GNUNET_HashCode hash_second;
-
-  hash_from_uid (first, &hash_first);
-  hash_from_uid (second, &hash_second);
-
-  remove_first =
-    GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_contains (pg->
-                                            peers[first].blacklisted_peers,
-                                            &hash_second);
-  remove_second =
-    GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_contains (pg->
-                                            peers[second].blacklisted_peers,
-                                            &hash_first);
-
-  removed = 0;
-  if (remove_first)
-    {
-      GNUNET_assert (GNUNET_YES ==
-                     GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_remove (pg->
-                                                           peers
-                                                           [first].blacklisted_peers,
-                                                           &hash_second,
-                                                           pg->
-                                                           peers
-                                                           [second].daemon));
-      removed++;
-    }
-
-  if (remove_second)
-    {
-      GNUNET_assert (GNUNET_YES ==
-                     GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_remove (pg->
-                                                           peers
-                                                           [second].blacklisted_peers,
-                                                           &hash_first,
-                                                           pg->
-                                                           peers
-                                                           [first].daemon));
-      removed++;
-    }
-
-  return removed;
-}
-
 /**
  * Scale free network construction as described in:
  *
@@ -1293,12 +1796,13 @@ unblacklist_connections (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
  *
  * @param pg the peer group we are dealing with
  * @param proc the connection processor to use
+ * @param list the peer list to use
  *
  * @return the number of connections created
  */
 static unsigned int
 create_scale_free (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
-                   GNUNET_TESTING_ConnectionProcessor proc)
+                   GNUNET_TESTING_ConnectionProcessor proc, enum PeerLists list)
 {
 
   unsigned int total_connections;
@@ -1311,59 +1815,75 @@ create_scale_free (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
   GNUNET_assert (pg->total > 1);
 
   /* Add a connection between the first two nodes */
-  total_connections = proc (pg, 0, 1);
+  total_connections = proc (pg, 0, 1, list, GNUNET_YES);
 
   for (outer_count = 1; outer_count < pg->total; outer_count++)
-    {
-      previous_total_connections = total_connections;
-      for (i = 0; i < outer_count; i++)
-        {
-          probability =
-            pg->peers[i].num_connections /
-            (double) previous_total_connections;
-          random =
-            ((double)
-             GNUNET_CRYPTO_random_u64 (GNUNET_CRYPTO_QUALITY_WEAK,
-                                       UINT64_MAX)) / ((double) UINT64_MAX);
+  {
+    previous_total_connections = total_connections;
+    for (i = 0; i < outer_count; i++)
+    {
+      probability =
+          pg->peers[i].num_connections / (double) previous_total_connections;
+      random =
+          ((double)
+           GNUNET_CRYPTO_random_u64 (GNUNET_CRYPTO_QUALITY_WEAK,
+                                     UINT64_MAX)) / ((double) UINT64_MAX);
 #if VERBOSE_TESTING
-          GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                      "Considering connecting peer %d to peer %d\n",
-                      outer_count, i);
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                  "Considering connecting peer %d to peer %d\n", outer_count,
+                  i);
 #endif
-          if (random < probability)
-            {
+      if (random < probability)
+      {
 #if VERBOSE_TESTING
-              GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                          "Connecting peer %d to peer %d\n", outer_count, i);
+        GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, "Connecting peer %d to peer %d\n",
+                    outer_count, i);
 #endif
-              total_connections += proc (pg, outer_count, i);
-            }
-        }
+        total_connections += proc (pg, outer_count, i, list, GNUNET_YES);
+      }
     }
+  }
 
   return total_connections;
 }
 
 /**
  * Create a topology given a peer group (set of running peers)
- * and a connection processor.
+ * and a connection processor.  Creates a small world topology
+ * according to the rewired ring construction.  The basic
+ * behavior is that a ring topology is created, but with some
+ * probability instead of connecting a peer to the next
+ * neighbor in the ring a connection will be created to a peer
+ * selected uniformly at random.   We use the TESTING
+ * PERCENTAGE option to specify what number of
+ * connections each peer should have.  Default is 2,
+ * which makes the ring, any given number is multiplied by
+ * the log of the network size; i.e. a PERCENTAGE of 2 makes
+ * each peer have on average 2logn connections.  The additional
+ * connections are made at increasing distance around the ring
+ * from the original peer, or to random peers based on the re-
+ * wiring probability. The TESTING
+ * PROBABILITY option is used as the probability that a given
+ * connection is rewired.
  *
  * @param pg the peergroup to create the topology on
  * @param proc the connection processor to call to actually set
  *        up connections between two peers
+ * @param list the peer list to use
  *
  * @return the number of connections that were set up
  *
  */
 static unsigned int
 create_small_world_ring (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
-                         GNUNET_TESTING_ConnectionProcessor proc)
+                         GNUNET_TESTING_ConnectionProcessor proc,
+                         enum PeerLists list)
 {
   unsigned int i, j;
   int nodeToConnect;
   unsigned int natLog;
   unsigned int randomPeer;
-  double random, logNModifier, percentage;
+  double random, logNModifier, probability;
   unsigned int smallWorldConnections;
   int connsPerPeer;
   char *p_string;
@@ -1373,93 +1893,90 @@ create_small_world_ring (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
   int connect_attempts;
 
   logNModifier = 0.5;           /* FIXME: default value? */
-  if (GNUNET_OK == GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_string (pg->cfg,
-                                                          "TESTING",
-                                                          "LOGNMODIFIER",
-                                                          &p_string))
-    {
-      if (sscanf (p_string, "%lf", &logNModifier) != 1)
-        GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
-                    _
-                    ("Invalid value `%s' for option `%s' in section `%s': expected float\n"),
-                    p_string, "LOGNMODIFIER", "TESTING");
-      GNUNET_free (p_string);
-    }
-  percentage = 0.5;             /* FIXME: default percentage? */
-  if (GNUNET_OK == GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_string (pg->cfg,
-                                                          "TESTING",
-                                                          "PERCENTAGE",
-                                                          &p_string))
-    {
-      if (sscanf (p_string, "%lf", &percentage) != 1)
-        GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
-                    _
-                    ("Invalid value `%s' for option `%s' in section `%s': expected float\n"),
-                    p_string, "PERCENTAGE", "TESTING");
-      GNUNET_free (p_string);
-    }
+  if (GNUNET_OK ==
+      GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_string (pg->cfg, "TESTING", "PERCENTAGE",
+                                             &p_string))
+  {
+    if (sscanf (p_string, "%lf", &logNModifier) != 1)
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                  _
+                  ("Invalid value `%s' for option `%s' in section `%s': expected float\n"),
+                  p_string, "LOGNMODIFIER", "TESTING");
+    GNUNET_free (p_string);
+  }
+  probability = 0.5;            /* FIXME: default percentage? */
+  if (GNUNET_OK ==
+      GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_string (pg->cfg, "TESTING", "PROBABILITY",
+                                             &p_string))
+  {
+    if (sscanf (p_string, "%lf", &probability) != 1)
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                  _
+                  ("Invalid value `%s' for option `%s' in section `%s': expected float\n"),
+                  p_string, "PERCENTAGE", "TESTING");
+    GNUNET_free (p_string);
+  }
   natLog = log (pg->total);
   connsPerPeer = ceil (natLog * logNModifier);
 
   if (connsPerPeer % 2 == 1)
     connsPerPeer += 1;
 
+  GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, _("Target is %d connections per peer."),
+              connsPerPeer);
+
   smallWorldConnections = 0;
   connect_attempts = 0;
   for (i = 0; i < pg->total; i++)
+  {
+    useAnd = 0;
+    max = i + connsPerPeer / 2;
+    min = i - connsPerPeer / 2;
+
+    if (max > pg->total - 1)
     {
-      useAnd = 0;
-      max = i + connsPerPeer / 2;
-      min = i - connsPerPeer / 2;
+      max = max - pg->total;
+      useAnd = 1;
+    }
 
-      if (max > pg->total - 1)
-        {
-          max = max - pg->total;
-          useAnd = 1;
-        }
+    if (min < 0)
+    {
+      min = pg->total - 1 + min;
+      useAnd = 1;
+    }
 
-      if (min < 0)
+    for (j = 0; j < connsPerPeer / 2; j++)
+    {
+      random =
+          ((double)
+           GNUNET_CRYPTO_random_u64 (GNUNET_CRYPTO_QUALITY_WEAK,
+                                     UINT64_MAX) / ((double) UINT64_MAX));
+      if (random < probability)
+      {
+        /* Connect to uniformly selected random peer */
+        randomPeer =
+            GNUNET_CRYPTO_random_u32 (GNUNET_CRYPTO_QUALITY_WEAK, pg->total);
+        while ((((randomPeer < max) && (randomPeer > min)) && (useAnd == 0)) ||
+               (((randomPeer > min) || (randomPeer < max)) && (useAnd == 1)))
         {
-          min = pg->total - 1 + min;
-          useAnd = 1;
+          randomPeer =
+              GNUNET_CRYPTO_random_u32 (GNUNET_CRYPTO_QUALITY_WEAK, pg->total);
         }
-
-      for (j = 0; j < connsPerPeer / 2; j++)
+        smallWorldConnections += proc (pg, i, randomPeer, list, GNUNET_YES);
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        nodeToConnect = i + j + 1;
+        if (nodeToConnect > pg->total - 1)
         {
-          random =
-            ((double)
-             GNUNET_CRYPTO_random_u64 (GNUNET_CRYPTO_QUALITY_WEAK,
-                                       UINT64_MAX) / ((double) UINT64_MAX));
-          if (random < percentage)
-            {
-              /* Connect to uniformly selected random peer */
-              randomPeer =
-                GNUNET_CRYPTO_random_u32 (GNUNET_CRYPTO_QUALITY_WEAK,
-                                          pg->total);
-              while ((((randomPeer < max) && (randomPeer > min))
-                      && (useAnd == 0)) || (((randomPeer > min)
-                                             || (randomPeer < max))
-                                            && (useAnd == 1)))
-                {
-                  randomPeer =
-                    GNUNET_CRYPTO_random_u32 (GNUNET_CRYPTO_QUALITY_WEAK,
-                                              pg->total);
-                }
-              smallWorldConnections += proc (pg, i, randomPeer);
-            }
-          else
-            {
-              nodeToConnect = i + j + 1;
-              if (nodeToConnect > pg->total - 1)
-                {
-                  nodeToConnect = nodeToConnect - pg->total;
-                }
-              connect_attempts += proc (pg, i, nodeToConnect);
-            }
+          nodeToConnect = nodeToConnect - pg->total;
         }
-
+        connect_attempts += proc (pg, i, nodeToConnect, list, GNUNET_YES);
+      }
     }
 
+  }
+
   connect_attempts += smallWorldConnections;
 
   return connect_attempts;
@@ -1472,13 +1989,15 @@ create_small_world_ring (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
  * @param pg the peergroup to create the topology on
  * @param proc the connection processor to call to actually set
  *        up connections between two peers
+ * @param list the peer list to use
  *
  * @return the number of connections that were set up
  *
  */
 static unsigned int
 create_nated_internet (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
-                       GNUNET_TESTING_ConnectionProcessor proc)
+                       GNUNET_TESTING_ConnectionProcessor proc,
+                       enum PeerLists list)
 {
   unsigned int outer_count, inner_count;
   unsigned int cutoff;
@@ -1487,45 +2006,113 @@ create_nated_internet (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
   char *p_string;
 
   nat_percentage = 0.6;         /* FIXME: default percentage? */
-  if (GNUNET_OK == GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_string (pg->cfg,
-                                                          "TESTING",
-                                                          "NATPERCENTAGE",
-                                                          &p_string))
+  if (GNUNET_OK ==
+      GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_string (pg->cfg, "TESTING", "PERCENTAGE",
+                                             &p_string))
+  {
+    if (sscanf (p_string, "%lf", &nat_percentage) != 1)
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                  _
+                  ("Invalid value `%s' for option `%s' in section `%s': expected float\n"),
+                  p_string, "PERCENTAGE", "TESTING");
+    GNUNET_free (p_string);
+  }
+
+  cutoff = (unsigned int) (nat_percentage * pg->total);
+  connect_attempts = 0;
+  for (outer_count = 0; outer_count < pg->total - 1; outer_count++)
+  {
+    for (inner_count = outer_count + 1; inner_count < pg->total; inner_count++)
     {
-      if (sscanf (p_string, "%lf", &nat_percentage) != 1)
-        GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
-                    _
-                    ("Invalid value `%s' for option `%s' in section `%s': expected float\n"),
-                    p_string, "NATPERCENTAGE", "TESTING");
-      GNUNET_free (p_string);
+      if ((outer_count > cutoff) || (inner_count > cutoff))
+      {
+#if VERBOSE_TESTING
+        GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, "Connecting peer %d to peer %d\n",
+                    outer_count, inner_count);
+#endif
+        connect_attempts +=
+            proc (pg, outer_count, inner_count, list, GNUNET_YES);
+      }
     }
+  }
+  return connect_attempts;
+}
 
+#if TOPOLOGY_HACK
+/**
+ * Create a topology given a peer group (set of running peers)
+ * and a connection processor.
+ *
+ * @param pg the peergroup to create the topology on
+ * @param proc the connection processor to call to actually set
+ *        up connections between two peers
+ * @param list the peer list to use
+ *
+ * @return the number of connections that were set up
+ *
+ */
+static unsigned int
+create_nated_internet_copy (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
+                            GNUNET_TESTING_ConnectionProcessor proc,
+                            enum PeerLists list)
+{
+  unsigned int outer_count, inner_count;
+  unsigned int cutoff;
+  int connect_attempts;
+  double nat_percentage;
+  char *p_string;
+  unsigned int count;
+  struct ProgressMeter *conn_meter;
 
+  nat_percentage = 0.6;         /* FIXME: default percentage? */
+  if (GNUNET_OK ==
+      GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_string (pg->cfg, "TESTING", "PERCENTAGE",
+                                             &p_string))
+  {
+    if (sscanf (p_string, "%lf", &nat_percentage) != 1)
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                  _
+                  ("Invalid value `%s' for option `%s' in section `%s': expected float\n"),
+                  p_string, "PERCENTAGE", "TESTING");
+    GNUNET_free (p_string);
+  }
 
   cutoff = (unsigned int) (nat_percentage * pg->total);
-
+  count = 0;
+  for (outer_count = 0; outer_count < pg->total - 1; outer_count++)
+  {
+    for (inner_count = outer_count + 1; inner_count < pg->total; inner_count++)
+    {
+      if ((outer_count > cutoff) || (inner_count > cutoff))
+      {
+        count++;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  conn_meter = create_meter (count, "NAT COPY", GNUNET_YES);
   connect_attempts = 0;
-
   for (outer_count = 0; outer_count < pg->total - 1; outer_count++)
+  {
+    for (inner_count = outer_count + 1; inner_count < pg->total; inner_count++)
     {
-      for (inner_count = outer_count + 1; inner_count < pg->total;
-           inner_count++)
-        {
-          if ((outer_count > cutoff) || (inner_count > cutoff))
-            {
+      if ((outer_count > cutoff) || (inner_count > cutoff))
+      {
 #if VERBOSE_TESTING
-              GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                          "Connecting peer %d to peer %d\n",
-                          outer_count, inner_count);
+        GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, "Connecting peer %d to peer %d\n",
+                    outer_count, inner_count);
 #endif
-              connect_attempts += proc (pg, outer_count, inner_count);
-            }
-        }
+        connect_attempts +=
+            proc (pg, outer_count, inner_count, list, GNUNET_YES);
+        add_connections (pg, outer_count, inner_count, ALLOWED, GNUNET_NO);
+        update_meter (conn_meter);
+      }
     }
+  }
+  free_meter (conn_meter);
 
   return connect_attempts;
-
 }
+#endif
 
 /**
  * Create a topology given a peer group (set of running peers)
@@ -1534,13 +2121,15 @@ create_nated_internet (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
  * @param pg the peergroup to create the topology on
  * @param proc the connection processor to call to actually set
  *        up connections between two peers
+ * @param list the peer list to use
  *
  * @return the number of connections that were set up
  *
  */
 static unsigned int
 create_small_world (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
-                    GNUNET_TESTING_ConnectionProcessor proc)
+                    GNUNET_TESTING_ConnectionProcessor proc,
+                    enum PeerLists list)
 {
   unsigned int i, j, k;
   unsigned int square;
@@ -1559,60 +2148,58 @@ create_small_world (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
   unsigned int small_world_it;
   char *p_string;
   int connect_attempts;
+
   square = floor (sqrt (pg->total));
   rows = square;
   cols = square;
 
   percentage = 0.5;             /* FIXME: default percentage? */
-  if (GNUNET_OK == GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_string (pg->cfg,
-                                                          "TESTING",
-                                                          "PERCENTAGE",
-                                                          &p_string))
-    {
-      if (sscanf (p_string, "%lf", &percentage) != 1)
-        GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
-                    _
-                    ("Invalid value `%s' for option `%s' in section `%s': expected float\n"),
-                    p_string, "PERCENTAGE", "TESTING");
-      GNUNET_free (p_string);
-    }
-  if (percentage < 0.0)
-    {
+  if (GNUNET_OK ==
+      GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_string (pg->cfg, "TESTING", "PERCENTAGE",
+                                             &p_string))
+  {
+    if (sscanf (p_string, "%lf", &percentage) != 1)
       GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
                   _
-                  ("Invalid value `%s' for option `%s' in section `%s': got %f, needed value greater than 0\n"),
-                  "PERCENTAGE", "TESTING", percentage);
-      percentage = 0.5;
-    }
+                  ("Invalid value `%s' for option `%s' in section `%s': expected float\n"),
+                  p_string, "PERCENTAGE", "TESTING");
+    GNUNET_free (p_string);
+  }
+  if (percentage < 0.0)
+  {
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                _
+                ("Invalid value `%s' for option `%s' in section `%s': got %f, needed value greater than 0\n"),
+                "PERCENTAGE", "TESTING", percentage);
+    percentage = 0.5;
+  }
   probability = 0.5;            /* FIXME: default percentage? */
-  if (GNUNET_OK == GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_string (pg->cfg,
-                                                          "TESTING",
-                                                          "PROBABILITY",
-                                                          &p_string))
-    {
-      if (sscanf (p_string, "%lf", &probability) != 1)
-        GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
-                    _
-                    ("Invalid value `%s' for option `%s' in section `%s': expected float\n"),
-                    p_string, "PROBABILITY", "TESTING");
-      GNUNET_free (p_string);
-    }
+  if (GNUNET_OK ==
+      GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_string (pg->cfg, "TESTING", "PROBABILITY",
+                                             &p_string))
+  {
+    if (sscanf (p_string, "%lf", &probability) != 1)
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                  _
+                  ("Invalid value `%s' for option `%s' in section `%s': expected float\n"),
+                  p_string, "PROBABILITY", "TESTING");
+    GNUNET_free (p_string);
+  }
   if (square * square != pg->total)
+  {
+    while (rows * cols < pg->total)
     {
-      while (rows * cols < pg->total)
-        {
-          if (toggle % 2 == 0)
-            rows++;
-          else
-            cols++;
+      if (toggle % 2 == 0)
+        rows++;
+      else
+        cols++;
 
-          toggle++;
-        }
+      toggle++;
     }
+  }
 #if VERBOSE_TESTING
   GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-              _
-              ("Connecting nodes in 2d torus topology: %u rows %u columns\n"),
+              _("Connecting nodes in 2d torus topology: %u rows %u columns\n"),
               rows, cols);
 #endif
 
@@ -1623,30 +2210,34 @@ create_small_world (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
    * to the first in the row to maintain topology.
    */
   for (i = 0; i < pg->total; i++)
-    {
-      /* First connect to the node to the right */
-      if (((i + 1) % cols != 0) && (i + 1 != pg->total))
-        nodeToConnect = i + 1;
-      else if (i + 1 == pg->total)
-        nodeToConnect = rows * cols - cols;
-      else
-        nodeToConnect = i - cols + 1;
+  {
+    /* First connect to the node to the right */
+    if (((i + 1) % cols != 0) && (i + 1 != pg->total))
+      nodeToConnect = i + 1;
+    else if (i + 1 == pg->total)
+      nodeToConnect = rows * cols - cols;
+    else
+      nodeToConnect = i - cols + 1;
 
-      connect_attempts += proc (pg, i, nodeToConnect);
+    connect_attempts += proc (pg, i, nodeToConnect, list, GNUNET_YES);
 
-      if (i < cols)
-        nodeToConnect = (rows * cols) - cols + i;
-      else
-        nodeToConnect = i - cols;
-
-      if (nodeToConnect < pg->total)
-        connect_attempts += proc (pg, i, nodeToConnect);
+    if (i < cols)
+    {
+      nodeToConnect = (rows * cols) - cols + i;
+      if (nodeToConnect >= pg->total)
+        nodeToConnect -= cols;
     }
+    else
+      nodeToConnect = i - cols;
+
+    if (nodeToConnect < pg->total)
+      connect_attempts += proc (pg, i, nodeToConnect, list, GNUNET_YES);
+  }
   natLog = log (pg->total);
 #if VERBOSE_TESTING > 2
   GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-              _("natural log of %d is %d, will run %d iterations\n"),
-              pg->total, natLog, (int) (natLog * percentage));
+              _("natural log of %d is %d, will run %d iterations\n"), pg->total,
+              natLog, (int) (natLog * percentage));
   GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
               _("Total connections added thus far: %u!\n"), connect_attempts);
 #endif
@@ -1656,38 +2247,36 @@ create_small_world (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
     small_world_it = 1;
   GNUNET_assert (small_world_it > 0 && small_world_it < (unsigned int) -1);
   for (i = 0; i < small_world_it; i++)
-    {
-      for (j = 0; j < pg->total; j++)
+  {
+    for (j = 0; j < pg->total; j++)
+    {
+      /* Determine the row and column of node at position j on the 2d torus */
+      node1Row = j / cols;
+      node1Col = j - (node1Row * cols);
+      for (k = 0; k < pg->total; k++)
+      {
+        /* Determine the row and column of node at position k on the 2d torus */
+        node2Row = k / cols;
+        node2Col = k - (node2Row * cols);
+        /* Simple Cartesian distance */
+        distance = abs (node1Row - node2Row) + abs (node1Col - node2Col);
+        if (distance > 1)
         {
-          /* Determine the row and column of node at position j on the 2d torus */
-          node1Row = j / cols;
-          node1Col = j - (node1Row * cols);
-          for (k = 0; k < pg->total; k++)
-            {
-              /* Determine the row and column of node at position k on the 2d torus */
-              node2Row = k / cols;
-              node2Col = k - (node2Row * cols);
-              /* Simple Cartesian distance */
-              distance =
-                abs (node1Row - node2Row) + abs (node1Col - node2Col);
-              if (distance > 1)
-                {
-                  /* Calculate probability as 1 over the square of the distance */
-                  probability = 1.0 / (distance * distance);
-                  /* Choose a random value between 0 and 1 */
-                  random =
-                    ((double)
-                     GNUNET_CRYPTO_random_u64 (GNUNET_CRYPTO_QUALITY_WEAK,
-                                               UINT64_MAX)) /
-                    ((double) UINT64_MAX);
-                  /* If random < probability, then connect the two nodes */
-                  if (random < probability)
-                    smallWorldConnections += proc (pg, j, k);
-
-                }
-            }
+          /* Calculate probability as 1 over the square of the distance */
+          probability = 1.0 / (distance * distance);
+          /* Choose a random value between 0 and 1 */
+          random =
+              ((double)
+               GNUNET_CRYPTO_random_u64 (GNUNET_CRYPTO_QUALITY_WEAK,
+                                         UINT64_MAX)) / ((double) UINT64_MAX);
+          /* If random < probability, then connect the two nodes */
+          if (random < probability)
+            smallWorldConnections += proc (pg, j, k, list, GNUNET_YES);
+
         }
+      }
     }
+  }
   connect_attempts += smallWorldConnections;
 #if VERBOSE_TESTING > 2
   GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
@@ -1704,13 +2293,15 @@ create_small_world (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
  * @param pg the peergroup to create the topology on
  * @param proc the connection processor to call to actually set
  *        up connections between two peers
+ * @param list the peer list to use
  *
  * @return the number of connections that were set up
  *
  */
 static unsigned int
 create_erdos_renyi (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
-                    GNUNET_TESTING_ConnectionProcessor proc)
+                    GNUNET_TESTING_ConnectionProcessor proc,
+                    enum PeerLists list)
 {
   double temp_rand;
   unsigned int outer_count;
@@ -1720,39 +2311,37 @@ create_erdos_renyi (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
   char *p_string;
 
   probability = 0.5;            /* FIXME: default percentage? */
-  if (GNUNET_OK == GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_string (pg->cfg,
-                                                          "TESTING",
-                                                          "PROBABILITY",
-                                                          &p_string))
-    {
-      if (sscanf (p_string, "%lf", &probability) != 1)
-        GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
-                    _
-                    ("Invalid value `%s' for option `%s' in section `%s': expected float\n"),
-                    p_string, "PROBABILITY", "TESTING");
-      GNUNET_free (p_string);
-    }
+  if (GNUNET_OK ==
+      GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_string (pg->cfg, "TESTING", "PROBABILITY",
+                                             &p_string))
+  {
+    if (sscanf (p_string, "%lf", &probability) != 1)
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                  _
+                  ("Invalid value `%s' for option `%s' in section `%s': expected float\n"),
+                  p_string, "PROBABILITY", "TESTING");
+    GNUNET_free (p_string);
+  }
   connect_attempts = 0;
   for (outer_count = 0; outer_count < pg->total - 1; outer_count++)
+  {
+    for (inner_count = outer_count + 1; inner_count < pg->total; inner_count++)
     {
-      for (inner_count = outer_count + 1; inner_count < pg->total;
-           inner_count++)
-        {
-          temp_rand =
-            ((double)
-             GNUNET_CRYPTO_random_u64 (GNUNET_CRYPTO_QUALITY_WEAK,
-                                       UINT64_MAX)) / ((double) UINT64_MAX);
+      temp_rand =
+          ((double)
+           GNUNET_CRYPTO_random_u64 (GNUNET_CRYPTO_QUALITY_WEAK,
+                                     UINT64_MAX)) / ((double) UINT64_MAX);
 #if VERBOSE_TESTING
-          GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                      _("rand is %f probability is %f\n"), temp_rand,
-                      probability);
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, _("rand is %f probability is %f\n"),
+                  temp_rand, probability);
 #endif
-          if (temp_rand < probability)
-            {
-              connect_attempts += proc (pg, outer_count, inner_count);
-            }
-        }
+      if (temp_rand < probability)
+      {
+        connect_attempts +=
+            proc (pg, outer_count, inner_count, list, GNUNET_YES);
+      }
     }
+  }
 
   return connect_attempts;
 }
@@ -1766,13 +2355,14 @@ create_erdos_renyi (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
  * @param pg the peergroup to create the topology on
  * @param proc the connection processor to call to actually set
  *        up connections between two peers
+ * @param list the peer list to use
  *
  * @return the number of connections that were set up
  *
  */
 static unsigned int
 create_2d_torus (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
-                 GNUNET_TESTING_ConnectionProcessor proc)
+                 GNUNET_TESTING_ConnectionProcessor proc, enum PeerLists list)
 {
   unsigned int i;
   unsigned int square;
@@ -1789,21 +2379,20 @@ create_2d_torus (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
   cols = square;
 
   if (square * square != pg->total)
+  {
+    while (rows * cols < pg->total)
     {
-      while (rows * cols < pg->total)
-        {
-          if (toggle % 2 == 0)
-            rows++;
-          else
-            cols++;
+      if (toggle % 2 == 0)
+        rows++;
+      else
+        cols++;
 
-          toggle++;
-        }
+      toggle++;
     }
+  }
 #if VERBOSE_TESTING
   GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-              _
-              ("Connecting nodes in 2d torus topology: %u rows %u columns\n"),
+              _("Connecting nodes in 2d torus topology: %u rows %u columns\n"),
               rows, cols);
 #endif
   /* Rows and columns are all sorted out, now iterate over all nodes and connect each
@@ -1812,41 +2401,44 @@ create_2d_torus (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
    * to the first in the row to maintain topology.
    */
   for (i = 0; i < pg->total; i++)
-    {
-      /* First connect to the node to the right */
-      if (((i + 1) % cols != 0) && (i + 1 != pg->total))
-        nodeToConnect = i + 1;
-      else if (i + 1 == pg->total)
-        nodeToConnect = rows * cols - cols;
-      else
-        nodeToConnect = i - cols + 1;
+  {
+    /* First connect to the node to the right */
+    if (((i + 1) % cols != 0) && (i + 1 != pg->total))
+      nodeToConnect = i + 1;
+    else if (i + 1 == pg->total)
+      nodeToConnect = rows * cols - cols;
+    else
+      nodeToConnect = i - cols + 1;
 #if VERBOSE_TESTING
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                  "Connecting peer %d to peer %d\n", i, nodeToConnect);
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, "Connecting peer %d to peer %d\n", i,
+                nodeToConnect);
 #endif
-      connect_attempts += proc (pg, i, nodeToConnect);
+    connect_attempts += proc (pg, i, nodeToConnect, list, GNUNET_YES);
 
-      /* Second connect to the node immediately above */
-      if (i < cols)
-        nodeToConnect = (rows * cols) - cols + i;
-      else
-        nodeToConnect = i - cols;
+    /* Second connect to the node immediately above */
+    if (i < cols)
+    {
+      nodeToConnect = (rows * cols) - cols + i;
+      if (nodeToConnect >= pg->total)
+        nodeToConnect -= cols;
+    }
+    else
+      nodeToConnect = i - cols;
 
-      if (nodeToConnect < pg->total)
-        {
+    if (nodeToConnect < pg->total)
+    {
 #if VERBOSE_TESTING
-          GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                      "Connecting peer %d to peer %d\n", i, nodeToConnect);
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, "Connecting peer %d to peer %d\n", i,
+                  nodeToConnect);
 #endif
-          connect_attempts += proc (pg, i, nodeToConnect);
-        }
-
+      connect_attempts += proc (pg, i, nodeToConnect, list, GNUNET_YES);
     }
 
+  }
+
   return connect_attempts;
 }
 
-
 /**
  * Create a topology given a peer group (set of running peers)
  * and a connection processor.
@@ -1854,69 +2446,119 @@ create_2d_torus (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
  * @param pg the peergroup to create the topology on
  * @param proc the connection processor to call to actually set
  *        up connections between two peers
+ * @param list the peer list to use
+ * @param check does the connection processor need to check before
+ *              performing an action on the list?
  *
  * @return the number of connections that were set up
  *
  */
 static unsigned int
 create_clique (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
-               GNUNET_TESTING_ConnectionProcessor proc)
+               GNUNET_TESTING_ConnectionProcessor proc, enum PeerLists list,
+               unsigned int check)
 {
   unsigned int outer_count;
   unsigned int inner_count;
   int connect_attempts;
+  struct ProgressMeter *conn_meter;
 
   connect_attempts = 0;
 
+  conn_meter =
+      create_meter ((((pg->total * pg->total) + pg->total) / 2) - pg->total,
+                    "Create Clique ", GNUNET_NO);
   for (outer_count = 0; outer_count < pg->total - 1; outer_count++)
+  {
+    for (inner_count = outer_count + 1; inner_count < pg->total; inner_count++)
     {
-      for (inner_count = outer_count + 1; inner_count < pg->total;
-           inner_count++)
-        {
 #if VERBOSE_TESTING
-          GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                      "Connecting peer %d to peer %d\n",
-                      outer_count, inner_count);
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, "Connecting peer %d to peer %d\n",
+                  outer_count, inner_count);
 #endif
-          connect_attempts += proc (pg, outer_count, inner_count);
-        }
+      connect_attempts += proc (pg, outer_count, inner_count, list, check);
+      update_meter (conn_meter);
     }
-
+  }
+  reset_meter (conn_meter);
+  free_meter (conn_meter);
   return connect_attempts;
 }
 
+#if !OLD
 /**
- * Create a topology given a peer group (set of running peers)
- * and a connection processor.
+ * Iterator over hash map entries.
+ *
+ * @param cls closure the peer group
+ * @param key the key stored in the hashmap is the
+ *            index of the peer to connect to
+ * @param value value in the hash map, handle to the peer daemon
+ * @return GNUNET_YES if we should continue to
+ *         iterate,
+ *         GNUNET_NO if not.
+ */
+static int
+unblacklist_iterator (void *cls, const GNUNET_HashCode * key, void *value)
+{
+  struct UnblacklistContext *un_ctx = cls;
+  uint32_t second_pos;
+
+  uid_from_hash (key, &second_pos);
+
+  unblacklist_connections (un_ctx->pg, un_ctx->first_uid, second_pos);
+
+  return GNUNET_YES;
+}
+#endif
+
+#if !OLD
+/**
+ * Create a blacklist topology based on the allowed topology
+ * which disallows any connections not in the allowed topology
+ * at the transport level.
  *
  * @param pg the peergroup to create the topology on
- * @param proc the connection processor to call to actually set
+ * @param proc the connection processor to call to allow
  *        up connections between two peers
  *
  * @return the number of connections that were set up
  *
  */
 static unsigned int
-create_line (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
-             GNUNET_TESTING_ConnectionProcessor proc)
+copy_allowed (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
+              GNUNET_TESTING_ConnectionProcessor proc)
 {
   unsigned int count;
-  int connect_attempts;
+  unsigned int total;
+  struct PeerConnection *iter;
 
-  connect_attempts = 0;
+#if !OLD
+  struct UnblacklistContext un_ctx;
 
-  /* Connect each peer to the next highest numbered peer */
+  un_ctx.pg = pg;
+#endif
+  total = 0;
   for (count = 0; count < pg->total - 1; count++)
-    {
-#if VERBOSE_TESTING
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                  "Connecting peer %d to peer %d\n", count, count + 1);
+  {
+#if OLD
+    iter = pg->peers[count].allowed_peers_head;
+    while (iter != NULL)
+    {
+      remove_connections (pg, count, iter->index, BLACKLIST, GNUNET_YES);
+      //unblacklist_connections(pg, count, iter->index);
+      iter = iter->next;
+    }
+#else
+    un_ctx.first_uid = count;
+    total +=
+        GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_iterate (pg->peers[count].allowed_peers,
+                                               &unblacklist_iterator, &un_ctx);
 #endif
-      connect_attempts += proc (pg, count, count + 1);
-    }
-
-  return connect_attempts;
+  }
+  GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, "Unblacklisted %u peers\n", total);
+  return total;
 }
+#endif
 
 /**
  * Create a topology given a peer group (set of running peers)
@@ -1925,13 +2567,190 @@ create_line (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
  * @param pg the peergroup to create the topology on
  * @param proc the connection processor to call to actually set
  *        up connections between two peers
+ * @param list which list should be modified
  *
  * @return the number of connections that were set up
  *
  */
 static unsigned int
-create_ring (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
-             GNUNET_TESTING_ConnectionProcessor proc)
+create_line (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
+             GNUNET_TESTING_ConnectionProcessor proc, enum PeerLists list)
+{
+  unsigned int count;
+  unsigned int connect_attempts;
+
+  connect_attempts = 0;
+  /* Connect each peer to the next highest numbered peer */
+  for (count = 0; count < pg->total - 1; count++)
+  {
+#if VERBOSE_TESTING
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, "Connecting peer %d to peer %d\n",
+                count, count + 1);
+#endif
+    connect_attempts += proc (pg, count, count + 1, list, GNUNET_YES);
+  }
+
+  return connect_attempts;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Create a topology given a peer group (set of running peers)
+ * and a connection processor.
+ *
+ * @param pg the peergroup to create the topology on
+ * @param filename the file to read topology information from
+ * @param proc the connection processor to call to actually set
+ *        up connections between two peers
+ * @param list the peer list to use
+ *
+ * @return the number of connections that were set up
+ *
+ */
+static unsigned int
+create_from_file (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg, char *filename,
+                  GNUNET_TESTING_ConnectionProcessor proc, enum PeerLists list)
+{
+  int connect_attempts;
+  unsigned int first_peer_index;
+  unsigned int second_peer_index;
+  struct stat frstat;
+  int count;
+  char *data;
+  const char *buf;
+  unsigned int total_peers;
+  enum States curr_state;
+
+  connect_attempts = 0;
+  if (GNUNET_OK != GNUNET_DISK_file_test (filename))
+    GNUNET_DISK_fn_write (filename, NULL, 0, GNUNET_DISK_PERM_USER_READ);
+
+  if ((0 != STAT (filename, &frstat)) || (frstat.st_size == 0))
+  {
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR,
+                "Could not open file `%s' specified for topology!", filename);
+    return connect_attempts;
+  }
+
+  data = GNUNET_malloc_large (frstat.st_size);
+  GNUNET_assert (data != NULL);
+  if (frstat.st_size != GNUNET_DISK_fn_read (filename, data, frstat.st_size))
+  {
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR,
+                "Could not read file %s specified for host list, ending test!",
+                filename);
+    GNUNET_free (data);
+    return connect_attempts;
+  }
+
+  buf = data;
+  count = 0;
+  first_peer_index = 0;
+  /* First line should contain a single integer, specifying the number of peers */
+  /* Each subsequent line should contain this format PEER_INDEX:OTHER_PEER_INDEX[,...] */
+  curr_state = NUM_PEERS;
+  while (count < frstat.st_size - 1)
+  {
+    if ((buf[count] == '\n') || (buf[count] == ' '))
+    {
+      count++;
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    switch (curr_state)
+    {
+    case NUM_PEERS:
+      errno = 0;
+      total_peers = strtoul (&buf[count], NULL, 10);
+      if (errno != 0)
+      {
+        GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                    "Failed to read number of peers from topology file!\n");
+        GNUNET_free (data);
+        return connect_attempts;
+      }
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                  "Read %u total peers in topology\n", total_peers);
+      GNUNET_assert (total_peers == pg->total);
+      curr_state = PEER_INDEX;
+      while ((buf[count] != '\n') && (count < frstat.st_size - 1))
+        count++;
+      count++;
+      break;
+    case PEER_INDEX:
+      errno = 0;
+      first_peer_index = strtoul (&buf[count], NULL, 10);
+      if (errno != 0)
+      {
+        GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                    "Failed to read peer index from topology file!\n");
+        GNUNET_free (data);
+        return connect_attempts;
+      }
+      while ((buf[count] != ':') && (count < frstat.st_size - 1))
+        count++;
+      count++;
+      curr_state = OTHER_PEER_INDEX;
+      break;
+    case COLON:
+      if (1 == sscanf (&buf[count], ":"))
+        curr_state = OTHER_PEER_INDEX;
+      count++;
+      break;
+    case OTHER_PEER_INDEX:
+      errno = 0;
+      second_peer_index = strtoul (&buf[count], NULL, 10);
+      if (errno != 0)
+      {
+        GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                    "Failed to peer index from topology file!\n");
+        GNUNET_free (data);
+        return connect_attempts;
+      }
+      /* Assume file is written with first peer 1, but array index is 0 */
+      connect_attempts +=
+          proc (pg, first_peer_index - 1, second_peer_index - 1, list,
+                GNUNET_YES);
+      while ((buf[count] != '\n') && (buf[count] != ',') &&
+             (count < frstat.st_size - 1))
+        count++;
+      if (buf[count] == '\n')
+      {
+        curr_state = PEER_INDEX;
+      }
+      else if (buf[count] != ',')
+      {
+        curr_state = OTHER_PEER_INDEX;
+      }
+      count++;
+      break;
+    default:
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR,
+                  "Found bad data in topology file while in state %d!\n",
+                  curr_state);
+      GNUNET_break (0);
+      GNUNET_free (data);
+      return connect_attempts;
+    }
+  }
+  GNUNET_free (data);
+  return connect_attempts;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Create a topology given a peer group (set of running peers)
+ * and a connection processor.
+ *
+ * @param pg the peergroup to create the topology on
+ * @param proc the connection processor to call to actually set
+ *        up connections between two peers
+ * @param list the peer list to use
+ *
+ * @return the number of connections that were set up
+ *
+ */
+static unsigned int
+create_ring (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
+             GNUNET_TESTING_ConnectionProcessor proc, enum PeerLists list)
 {
   unsigned int count;
   int connect_attempts;
@@ -1940,21 +2759,21 @@ create_ring (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
 
   /* Connect each peer to the next highest numbered peer */
   for (count = 0; count < pg->total - 1; count++)
-    {
+  {
 #if VERBOSE_TESTING
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                  "Connecting peer %d to peer %d\n", count, count + 1);
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, "Connecting peer %d to peer %d\n",
+                count, count + 1);
 #endif
-      connect_attempts += proc (pg, count, count + 1);
-    }
+    connect_attempts += proc (pg, count, count + 1, list, GNUNET_YES);
+  }
 
   /* Connect the last peer to the first peer */
-  connect_attempts += proc (pg, pg->total - 1, 0);
+  connect_attempts += proc (pg, pg->total - 1, 0, list, GNUNET_YES);
 
   return connect_attempts;
 }
 
-
+#if !OLD
 /**
  * Iterator for writing friends of a peer to a file.
  *
@@ -2013,18 +2832,20 @@ static int
 blacklist_file_iterator (void *cls, const GNUNET_HashCode * key, void *value)
 {
   struct BlacklistContext *blacklist_ctx = cls;
-  //FILE *temp_blacklist_handle = cls;
   struct GNUNET_TESTING_Daemon *peer = value;
   struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *temppeer;
   struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_HashAsciiEncoded peer_enc;
 
   temppeer = &peer->id;
   GNUNET_CRYPTO_hash_to_enc (&temppeer->hashPubKey, &peer_enc);
-  fprintf (blacklist_ctx->temp_file_handle, "%s:%s\n",
-           blacklist_ctx->transport, (char *) &peer_enc);
+  GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, "Writing entry %s:%s to file\n",
+              blacklist_ctx->transport, (char *) &peer_enc);
+  fprintf (blacklist_ctx->temp_file_handle, "%s:%s\n", blacklist_ctx->transport,
+           (char *) &peer_enc);
 
   return GNUNET_YES;
 }
+#endif
 
 /*
  * Create the friend files based on the PeerConnection's
@@ -2042,131 +2863,158 @@ create_and_copy_friend_files (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg)
   struct GNUNET_OS_Process **procarr;
   char *arg;
   char *mytemp;
+
+#if NOT_STUPID
   enum GNUNET_OS_ProcessStatusType type;
   unsigned long return_code;
   int count;
-  int ret;
   int max_wait = 10;
+#endif
+  int ret;
 
+  ret = GNUNET_OK;
+#if OLD
+  struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_HashAsciiEncoded peer_enc;
+  struct PeerConnection *conn_iter;
+#endif
   procarr = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_OS_Process *) * pg->total);
   for (pg_iter = 0; pg_iter < pg->total; pg_iter++)
+  {
+    mytemp = GNUNET_DISK_mktemp ("friends");
+    GNUNET_assert (mytemp != NULL);
+    temp_friend_handle = fopen (mytemp, "wt");
+    GNUNET_assert (temp_friend_handle != NULL);
+#if OLD
+    conn_iter = pg->peers[pg_iter].allowed_peers_head;
+    while (conn_iter != NULL)
+    {
+      GNUNET_CRYPTO_hash_to_enc (&pg->peers[conn_iter->index].daemon->
+                                 id.hashPubKey, &peer_enc);
+      fprintf (temp_friend_handle, "%s\n", (char *) &peer_enc);
+      conn_iter = conn_iter->next;
+    }
+#else
+    GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_iterate (pg->peers[pg_iter].allowed_peers,
+                                           &friend_file_iterator,
+                                           temp_friend_handle);
+#endif
+    fclose (temp_friend_handle);
+
+    if (GNUNET_OK !=
+        GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_string (pg->peers[pg_iter].daemon->cfg,
+                                               "PATHS", "SERVICEHOME",
+                                               &temp_service_path))
     {
-      mytemp = GNUNET_DISK_mktemp ("friends");
-      GNUNET_assert (mytemp != NULL);
-      temp_friend_handle = fopen (mytemp, "wt");
-      GNUNET_assert (temp_friend_handle != NULL);
-      GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_iterate (pg->peers[pg_iter].allowed_peers,
-                                             &friend_file_iterator,
-                                             temp_friend_handle);
-      fclose (temp_friend_handle);
-
-      if (GNUNET_OK !=
-          GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_string (pg->peers[pg_iter].
-                                                 daemon->cfg, "PATHS",
-                                                 "SERVICEHOME",
-                                                 &temp_service_path))
-        {
-          GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
-                      _
-                      ("No `%s' specified in peer configuration in section `%s', cannot copy friends file!\n"),
-                      "SERVICEHOME", "PATHS");
-          if (UNLINK (mytemp) != 0)
-            GNUNET_log_strerror_file (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING, "unlink",
-                                      mytemp);
-          GNUNET_free (mytemp);
-          break;
-        }
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                  _
+                  ("No `%s' specified in peer configuration in section `%s', cannot copy friends file!\n"),
+                  "SERVICEHOME", "PATHS");
+      if (UNLINK (mytemp) != 0)
+        GNUNET_log_strerror_file (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING, "unlink", mytemp);
+      GNUNET_free (mytemp);
+      break;
+    }
 
-      if (pg->peers[pg_iter].daemon->hostname == NULL)  /* Local, just copy the file */
-        {
-          GNUNET_asprintf (&arg, "%s/friends", temp_service_path);
-          procarr[pg_iter] = GNUNET_OS_start_process (NULL, NULL, "mv",
-                                                      "mv", mytemp, arg,
-                                                      NULL);
+    if (pg->peers[pg_iter].daemon->hostname == NULL)    /* Local, just copy the file */
+    {
+      GNUNET_asprintf (&arg, "%s/friends", temp_service_path);
+      procarr[pg_iter] =
+          GNUNET_OS_start_process (NULL, NULL, "mv", "mv", mytemp, arg, NULL);
+      GNUNET_assert (procarr[pg_iter] != NULL);
 #if VERBOSE_TESTING
-          GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                      _("Copying file with command cp %s %s\n"), mytemp, arg);
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                  "Copying file with command cp %s %s\n", mytemp, arg);
 #endif
-
-          GNUNET_free (arg);
-        }
-      else                      /* Remote, scp the file to the correct place */
-        {
-          if (NULL != pg->peers[pg_iter].daemon->username)
-            GNUNET_asprintf (&arg, "%s@%s:%s/friends",
-                             pg->peers[pg_iter].daemon->username,
-                             pg->peers[pg_iter].daemon->hostname,
-                             temp_service_path);
-          else
-            GNUNET_asprintf (&arg, "%s:%s/friends",
-                             pg->peers[pg_iter].daemon->hostname,
-                             temp_service_path);
-          procarr[pg_iter] =
-            GNUNET_OS_start_process (NULL, NULL, "scp", "scp", mytemp, arg,
-                                     NULL);
-
+      ret = GNUNET_OS_process_wait (procarr[pg_iter]);  /* FIXME: schedule this, throttle! */
+      GNUNET_OS_process_close (procarr[pg_iter]);
+      GNUNET_free (arg);
+    }
+    else                        /* Remote, scp the file to the correct place */
+    {
+      if (NULL != pg->peers[pg_iter].daemon->username)
+        GNUNET_asprintf (&arg, "%s@%s:%s/friends",
+                         pg->peers[pg_iter].daemon->username,
+                         pg->peers[pg_iter].daemon->hostname,
+                         temp_service_path);
+      else
+        GNUNET_asprintf (&arg, "%s:%s/friends",
+                         pg->peers[pg_iter].daemon->hostname,
+                         temp_service_path);
+      procarr[pg_iter] =
+          GNUNET_OS_start_process (NULL, NULL, "scp", "scp", mytemp, arg, NULL);
+      GNUNET_assert (procarr[pg_iter] != NULL);
+      ret = GNUNET_OS_process_wait (procarr[pg_iter]);  /* FIXME: schedule this, throttle! */
+      GNUNET_OS_process_close (procarr[pg_iter]);
+      if (ret != GNUNET_OK)
+      {
+        /* FIXME: free contents of 'procarr' array */
+        GNUNET_free (procarr);
+        GNUNET_free (temp_service_path);
+        GNUNET_free (mytemp);
+        GNUNET_free (arg);
+        return ret;
+      }
+      procarr[pg_iter] = NULL;
 #if VERBOSE_TESTING
-          GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                      _("Copying file with command scp %s %s\n"), mytemp,
-                      arg);
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                  "Copying file with command scp %s %s\n", mytemp, arg);
 #endif
-          GNUNET_free (arg);
-        }
-      GNUNET_free (temp_service_path);
-      GNUNET_free (mytemp);
+      GNUNET_free (arg);
     }
+    GNUNET_free (temp_service_path);
+    GNUNET_free (mytemp);
+  }
 
+#if NOT_STUPID
   count = 0;
   ret = GNUNET_SYSERR;
   while ((count < max_wait) && (ret != GNUNET_OK))
+  {
+    ret = GNUNET_OK;
+    for (pg_iter = 0; pg_iter < pg->total; pg_iter++)
     {
-      ret = GNUNET_OK;
-      for (pg_iter = 0; pg_iter < pg->total; pg_iter++)
-        {
-#if VERBOSE_TESTING
-          GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                      _("Checking copy status of file %d\n"), pg_iter);
-#endif
-          if (procarr[pg_iter] != NULL) /* Check for already completed! */
-            {
-              if (GNUNET_OS_process_status
-                  (procarr[pg_iter], &type, &return_code) != GNUNET_OK)
-                {
-                  ret = GNUNET_SYSERR;
-                }
-              else if ((type != GNUNET_OS_PROCESS_EXITED)
-                       || (return_code != 0))
-                {
-                  ret = GNUNET_SYSERR;
-                }
-              else
-                {
-                  GNUNET_OS_process_close (procarr[pg_iter]);
-                  procarr[pg_iter] = NULL;
 #if VERBOSE_TESTING
-                  GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                              _("File %d copied\n"), pg_iter);
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, "Checking copy status of file %d\n",
+                  pg_iter);
 #endif
-                }
-            }
+      if (procarr[pg_iter] != NULL)     /* Check for already completed! */
+      {
+        if (GNUNET_OS_process_status (procarr[pg_iter], &type, &return_code) !=
+            GNUNET_OK)
+        {
+          ret = GNUNET_SYSERR;
         }
-      count++;
-      if (ret == GNUNET_SYSERR)
+        else if ((type != GNUNET_OS_PROCESS_EXITED) || (return_code != 0))
+        {
+          ret = GNUNET_SYSERR;
+        }
+        else
         {
-          /* FIXME: why sleep here? -CG */
-          sleep (1);
+          GNUNET_OS_process_close (procarr[pg_iter]);
+          procarr[pg_iter] = NULL;
+#if VERBOSE_TESTING
+          GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, "File %d copied\n", pg_iter);
+#endif
         }
+      }
+    }
+    count++;
+    if (ret == GNUNET_SYSERR)
+    {
+      /* FIXME: why sleep here? -CG */
+      sleep (1);
     }
+  }
 
 #if VERBOSE_TESTING
   GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
               _("Finished copying all friend files!\n"));
+#endif
 #endif
   GNUNET_free (procarr);
   return ret;
 }
 
-
 /*
  * Create the blacklist files based on the PeerConnection's
  * of each peer in the peer group, and copy the files
@@ -2180,7 +3028,6 @@ create_and_copy_blacklist_files (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
                                  const char *transports)
 {
   FILE *temp_file_handle;
-  static struct BlacklistContext blacklist_ctx;
   unsigned int pg_iter;
   char *temp_service_path;
   struct GNUNET_OS_Process **procarr;
@@ -2196,139 +3043,154 @@ create_and_copy_blacklist_files (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
   char *pos;
   char *temp_transports;
 
+#if OLD
+  struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_HashAsciiEncoded peer_enc;
+  struct PeerConnection *conn_iter;
+#else
+  static struct BlacklistContext blacklist_ctx;
+#endif
+
   procarr = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_OS_Process *) * pg->total);
   for (pg_iter = 0; pg_iter < pg->total; pg_iter++)
+  {
+    mytemp = GNUNET_DISK_mktemp ("blacklist");
+    GNUNET_assert (mytemp != NULL);
+    temp_file_handle = fopen (mytemp, "wt");
+    GNUNET_assert (temp_file_handle != NULL);
+    temp_transports = GNUNET_strdup (transports);
+#if !OLD
+    blacklist_ctx.temp_file_handle = temp_file_handle;
+#endif
+    transport_len = strlen (temp_transports) + 1;
+    pos = NULL;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < transport_len; i++)
     {
-      mytemp = GNUNET_DISK_mktemp ("blacklist");
-      GNUNET_assert (mytemp != NULL);
-      temp_file_handle = fopen (mytemp, "wt");
-      GNUNET_assert (temp_file_handle != NULL);
-      temp_transports = GNUNET_strdup (transports);
-      blacklist_ctx.temp_file_handle = temp_file_handle;
-      transport_len = strlen (temp_transports) + 1;
-      pos = NULL;
-
-      for (i = 0; i < transport_len; i++)
+      if ((temp_transports[i] == ' ') && (pos == NULL))
+        continue;               /* At start of string (whitespace) */
+      else if ((temp_transports[i] == ' ') || (temp_transports[i] == '\0'))     /* At end of string */
+      {
+        temp_transports[i] = '\0';
+#if OLD
+        conn_iter = pg->peers[pg_iter].blacklisted_peers_head;
+        while (conn_iter != NULL)
         {
-          if ((temp_transports[i] == ' ') && (pos == NULL))
-            continue;           /* At start of string (whitespace) */
-          else if ((temp_transports[i] == ' ') || (temp_transports[i] == '\0')) /* At end of string */
-            {
-              temp_transports[i] = '\0';
-              blacklist_ctx.transport = pos;
-              GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_iterate (pg->
-                                                     peers
-                                                     [pg_iter].blacklisted_peers,
-                                                     &blacklist_file_iterator,
-                                                     &blacklist_ctx);
-              pos = NULL;
-            }                   /* At beginning of actual string */
-          else if (pos == NULL)
-            {
-              pos = &temp_transports[i];
-            }
+          GNUNET_CRYPTO_hash_to_enc (&pg->peers[conn_iter->index].daemon->
+                                     id.hashPubKey, &peer_enc);
+          fprintf (temp_file_handle, "%s:%s\n", pos, (char *) &peer_enc);
+          conn_iter = conn_iter->next;
         }
+#else
+        blacklist_ctx.transport = pos;
+        (void) GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_iterate (pg->
+                                                      peers
+                                                      [pg_iter].blacklisted_peers,
+                                                      &blacklist_file_iterator,
+                                                      &blacklist_ctx);
+#endif
+        pos = NULL;
+      }                         /* At beginning of actual string */
+      else if (pos == NULL)
+      {
+        pos = &temp_transports[i];
+      }
+    }
 
-      GNUNET_free (temp_transports);
-      fclose (temp_file_handle);
+    GNUNET_free (temp_transports);
+    fclose (temp_file_handle);
 
-      if (GNUNET_OK !=
-          GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_string (pg->peers[pg_iter].
-                                                 daemon->cfg, "PATHS",
-                                                 "SERVICEHOME",
-                                                 &temp_service_path))
-        {
-          GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
-                      _
-                      ("No `%s' specified in peer configuration in section `%s', cannot copy friends file!\n"),
-                      "SERVICEHOME", "PATHS");
-          if (UNLINK (mytemp) != 0)
-            GNUNET_log_strerror_file (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING, "unlink",
-                                      mytemp);
-          GNUNET_free (mytemp);
-          break;
-        }
+    if (GNUNET_OK !=
+        GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_string (pg->peers[pg_iter].daemon->cfg,
+                                               "PATHS", "SERVICEHOME",
+                                               &temp_service_path))
+    {
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                  _
+                  ("No `%s' specified in peer configuration in section `%s', cannot copy friends file!\n"),
+                  "SERVICEHOME", "PATHS");
+      if (UNLINK (mytemp) != 0)
+        GNUNET_log_strerror_file (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING, "unlink", mytemp);
+      GNUNET_free (mytemp);
+      break;
+    }
 
-      if (pg->peers[pg_iter].daemon->hostname == NULL)  /* Local, just copy the file */
-        {
-          GNUNET_asprintf (&arg, "%s/blacklist", temp_service_path);
-          procarr[pg_iter] = GNUNET_OS_start_process (NULL, NULL, "mv",
-                                                      "mv", mytemp, arg,
-                                                      NULL);
+    if (pg->peers[pg_iter].daemon->hostname == NULL)    /* Local, just copy the file */
+    {
+      GNUNET_asprintf (&arg, "%s/blacklist", temp_service_path);
+      procarr[pg_iter] =
+          GNUNET_OS_start_process (NULL, NULL, "mv", "mv", mytemp, arg, NULL);
 #if VERBOSE_TESTING
-          GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                      _("Copying file with command cp %s %s\n"), mytemp, arg);
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                  _("Copying file with command cp %s %s\n"), mytemp, arg);
 #endif
 
-          GNUNET_free (arg);
-        }
-      else                      /* Remote, scp the file to the correct place */
-        {
-          if (NULL != pg->peers[pg_iter].daemon->username)
-            GNUNET_asprintf (&arg, "%s@%s:%s/blacklist",
-                             pg->peers[pg_iter].daemon->username,
-                             pg->peers[pg_iter].daemon->hostname,
-                             temp_service_path);
-          else
-            GNUNET_asprintf (&arg, "%s:%s/blacklist",
-                             pg->peers[pg_iter].daemon->hostname,
-                             temp_service_path);
-          procarr[pg_iter] =
-            GNUNET_OS_start_process (NULL, NULL, "scp", "scp", mytemp, arg,
-                                     NULL);
+      GNUNET_free (arg);
+    }
+    else                        /* Remote, scp the file to the correct place */
+    {
+      if (NULL != pg->peers[pg_iter].daemon->username)
+        GNUNET_asprintf (&arg, "%s@%s:%s/blacklist",
+                         pg->peers[pg_iter].daemon->username,
+                         pg->peers[pg_iter].daemon->hostname,
+                         temp_service_path);
+      else
+        GNUNET_asprintf (&arg, "%s:%s/blacklist",
+                         pg->peers[pg_iter].daemon->hostname,
+                         temp_service_path);
+      procarr[pg_iter] =
+          GNUNET_OS_start_process (NULL, NULL, "scp", "scp", mytemp, arg, NULL);
+      GNUNET_assert (procarr[pg_iter] != NULL);
+      GNUNET_OS_process_wait (procarr[pg_iter]);        /* FIXME: add scheduled blacklist file copy that parallelizes file copying! */
 
 #if VERBOSE_TESTING
-          GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                      _("Copying file with command scp %s %s\n"), mytemp,
-                      arg);
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                  _("Copying file with command scp %s %s\n"), mytemp, arg);
 #endif
-          GNUNET_free (arg);
-        }
-      GNUNET_free (temp_service_path);
-      GNUNET_free (mytemp);
+      GNUNET_free (arg);
     }
+    GNUNET_free (temp_service_path);
+    GNUNET_free (mytemp);
+  }
 
   count = 0;
   ret = GNUNET_SYSERR;
   while ((count < max_wait) && (ret != GNUNET_OK))
+  {
+    ret = GNUNET_OK;
+    for (pg_iter = 0; pg_iter < pg->total; pg_iter++)
     {
-      ret = GNUNET_OK;
-      for (pg_iter = 0; pg_iter < pg->total; pg_iter++)
-        {
 #if VERBOSE_TESTING
-          GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                      _("Checking copy status of file %d\n"), pg_iter);
-#endif
-          if (procarr[pg_iter] != NULL) /* Check for already completed! */
-            {
-              if (GNUNET_OS_process_status
-                  (procarr[pg_iter], &type, &return_code) != GNUNET_OK)
-                {
-                  ret = GNUNET_SYSERR;
-                }
-              else if ((type != GNUNET_OS_PROCESS_EXITED)
-                       || (return_code != 0))
-                {
-                  ret = GNUNET_SYSERR;
-                }
-              else
-                {
-                  GNUNET_OS_process_close (procarr[pg_iter]);
-                  procarr[pg_iter] = NULL;
-#if VERBOSE_TESTING
-                  GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                              _("File %d copied\n"), pg_iter);
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                  _("Checking copy status of file %d\n"), pg_iter);
 #endif
-                }
-            }
+      if (procarr[pg_iter] != NULL)     /* Check for already completed! */
+      {
+        if (GNUNET_OS_process_status (procarr[pg_iter], &type, &return_code) !=
+            GNUNET_OK)
+        {
+          ret = GNUNET_SYSERR;
         }
-      count++;
-      if (ret == GNUNET_SYSERR)
+        else if ((type != GNUNET_OS_PROCESS_EXITED) || (return_code != 0))
+        {
+          ret = GNUNET_SYSERR;
+        }
+        else
         {
-          /* FIXME: why sleep here? -CG */
-          sleep (1);
+          GNUNET_OS_process_close (procarr[pg_iter]);
+          procarr[pg_iter] = NULL;
+#if VERBOSE_TESTING
+          GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, _("File %d copied\n"), pg_iter);
+#endif
         }
+      }
+    }
+    count++;
+    if (ret == GNUNET_SYSERR)
+    {
+      /* FIXME: why sleep here? -CG */
+      sleep (1);
     }
+  }
 
 #if VERBOSE_TESTING
   GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
@@ -2338,125 +3200,599 @@ create_and_copy_blacklist_files (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
   return ret;
 }
 
+/* Forward Declaration */
+static void
+schedule_connect (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskContext *tc);
 
 /**
- * Internal notification of a connection, kept so that we can ensure some connections
- * happen instead of flooding all testing daemons with requests to connect.
+ * Choose a random peer's next connection to create, and
+ * call schedule_connect to set up the connect task.
+ *
+ * @param pg the peer group to connect
  */
 static void
-internal_connect_notify (void *cls,
-                         const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *first,
-                         const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *second,
-                         uint32_t distance,
-                         const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *first_cfg,
-                         const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *second_cfg,
-                         struct GNUNET_TESTING_Daemon *first_daemon,
-                         struct GNUNET_TESTING_Daemon *second_daemon,
-                         const char *emsg)
+preschedule_connect (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg)
 {
-  struct ConnectTopologyContext *ct_ctx = cls;
-  struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg = ct_ctx->pg;
-  outstanding_connects--;
-  ct_ctx->remaining_connections--;
+  struct ConnectTopologyContext *ct_ctx = &pg->ct_ctx;
+  struct PeerConnection *connection_iter;
+  struct ConnectContext *connect_context;
+  uint32_t random_peer;
+
   if (ct_ctx->remaining_connections == 0)
-    {
-      if (ct_ctx->notify_connections_done != NULL)
-        ct_ctx->notify_connections_done (ct_ctx->notify_cls, NULL);
-      GNUNET_free (ct_ctx);
-    }
+    return;
+  random_peer =
+      GNUNET_CRYPTO_random_u32 (GNUNET_CRYPTO_QUALITY_WEAK, pg->total);
+  while (pg->peers[random_peer].connect_peers_head == NULL)
+    random_peer =
+        GNUNET_CRYPTO_random_u32 (GNUNET_CRYPTO_QUALITY_WEAK, pg->total);
 
-  if (pg->notify_connection != NULL)
-    pg->notify_connection (pg->notify_connection_cls, first, second, distance,
-                           first_cfg, second_cfg, first_daemon, second_daemon,
-                           emsg);
+  connection_iter = pg->peers[random_peer].connect_peers_head;
+  connect_context = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct ConnectContext));
+  connect_context->first_index = random_peer;
+  connect_context->second_index = connection_iter->index;
+  connect_context->ct_ctx = ct_ctx;
+  connect_context->task =
+      GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_now (&schedule_connect, connect_context);
+  GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_insert (pg->cc_head, pg->cc_tail, connect_context);
+  GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_remove (pg->peers[random_peer].connect_peers_head,
+                               pg->peers[random_peer].connect_peers_tail,
+                               connection_iter);
+  GNUNET_free (connection_iter);
+  ct_ctx->remaining_connections--;
 }
 
+#if USE_SEND_HELLOS
+/* Forward declaration */
+static void
+schedule_send_hellos (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskContext *tc);
 
 /**
- * Either delay a connection (because there are too many outstanding)
- * or schedule it for right now.
+ * Close connections and free the hello context.
  *
- * @param cls a connection context
- * @param tc the task runtime context
+ * @param cls the 'struct SendHelloContext *'
+ * @param tc scheduler context
  */
 static void
-schedule_connect (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskContext *tc)
+free_hello_context (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskContext *tc)
 {
-  struct ConnectContext *connect_context = cls;
-
-  if (tc->reason == GNUNET_SCHEDULER_REASON_SHUTDOWN)
-    return;
+  struct SendHelloContext *send_hello_context = cls;
+
+  if (send_hello_context->peer->daemon->server != NULL)
+  {
+    GNUNET_CORE_disconnect (send_hello_context->peer->daemon->server);
+    send_hello_context->peer->daemon->server = NULL;
+  }
+  if (send_hello_context->peer->daemon->th != NULL)
+  {
+    GNUNET_TRANSPORT_disconnect (send_hello_context->peer->daemon->th);
+    send_hello_context->peer->daemon->th = NULL;
+  }
+  if (send_hello_context->core_connect_task != GNUNET_SCHEDULER_NO_TASK)
+  {
+    GNUNET_SCHEDULER_cancel (send_hello_context->core_connect_task);
+    send_hello_context->core_connect_task = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_NO_TASK;
+  }
+  send_hello_context->pg->outstanding_connects--;
+  GNUNET_free (send_hello_context);
+}
 
-  if (outstanding_connects > MAX_OUTSTANDING_CONNECTIONS)
-    {
-#if VERBOSE_TESTING > 2
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                  _
-                  ("Delaying connect, we have too many outstanding connections!\n"));
+/**
+ * For peers that haven't yet connected, notify
+ * the caller that they have failed (timeout).
+ *
+ * @param cls the 'struct SendHelloContext *'
+ * @param tc scheduler context
+ */
+static void
+notify_remaining_connections_failed (void *cls,
+                                     const struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskContext
+                                     *tc)
+{
+  struct SendHelloContext *send_hello_context = cls;
+  struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg = send_hello_context->pg;
+  struct PeerConnection *connection;
+
+  GNUNET_CORE_disconnect (send_hello_context->peer->daemon->server);
+  send_hello_context->peer->daemon->server = NULL;
+
+  connection = send_hello_context->peer->connect_peers_head;
+
+  while (connection != NULL)
+  {
+    if (pg->notify_connection != NULL)
+    {
+      pg->notify_connection (pg->notify_connection_cls, &send_hello_context->peer->daemon->id, &pg->peers[connection->index].daemon->id, 0,     /* FIXME */
+                             send_hello_context->peer->daemon->cfg,
+                             pg->peers[connection->index].daemon->cfg,
+                             send_hello_context->peer->daemon,
+                             pg->peers[connection->index].daemon,
+                             "Peers failed to connect (timeout)");
+    }
+    GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_remove (send_hello_context->peer->connect_peers_head,
+                                 send_hello_context->peer->connect_peers_tail,
+                                 connection);
+    GNUNET_free (connection);
+    connection = connection->next;
+  }
+  GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_now (&free_hello_context, send_hello_context);
+#if BAD
+  other_peer = &pg->peers[connection->index];
 #endif
-      GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (GNUNET_TIME_relative_multiply
-                                    (GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_MILLISECONDS, 100),
-                                    &schedule_connect, connect_context);
-    }
-  else
-    {
-#if VERBOSE_TESTING > 2
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                  _("Creating connection, outstanding_connections is %d\n"),
-                  outstanding_connects);
-#endif
-      outstanding_connects++;
-      GNUNET_TESTING_daemons_connect (connect_context->first,
-                                      connect_context->second,
-                                      CONNECT_TIMEOUT,
-                                      CONNECT_ATTEMPTS,
-                                      &internal_connect_notify,
-                                      connect_context->ct_ctx);
-      GNUNET_free (connect_context);
-    }
 }
 
-
 /**
- * Iterator for actually scheduling connections to be created
- * between two peers.
- *
- * @param cls closure, a GNUNET_TESTING_Daemon
- * @param key the key the second Daemon was stored under
- * @param value the GNUNET_TESTING_Daemon that the first is to connect to
+ * For peers that haven't yet connected, send
+ * CORE connect requests.
  *
- * @return GNUNET_YES to continue iteration
+ * @param cls the 'struct SendHelloContext *'
+ * @param tc scheduler context
  */
-static int
-connect_iterator (void *cls, const GNUNET_HashCode * key, void *value)
+static void
+send_core_connect_requests (void *cls,
+                            const struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskContext *tc)
 {
-  struct ConnectTopologyContext *ct_ctx = cls;
-  struct PeerData *first = ct_ctx->first;
-  struct GNUNET_TESTING_Daemon *second = value;
-  struct ConnectContext *connect_context;
-
-  connect_context = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct ConnectContext));
-  connect_context->first = first->daemon;
-  connect_context->second = second;
-  connect_context->ct_ctx = ct_ctx;
-  GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_now (&schedule_connect, connect_context);
+  struct SendHelloContext *send_hello_context = cls;
+  struct PeerConnection *conn;
+
+  GNUNET_assert (send_hello_context->peer->daemon->server != NULL);
+
+  send_hello_context->core_connect_task = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_NO_TASK;
+
+  send_hello_context->connect_attempts++;
+  if (send_hello_context->connect_attempts <
+      send_hello_context->pg->ct_ctx.connect_attempts)
+  {
+    conn = send_hello_context->peer->connect_peers_head;
+    while (conn != NULL)
+    {
+      GNUNET_CORE_peer_request_connect (send_hello_context->peer->
+                                        daemon->server,
+                                        &send_hello_context->pg->
+                                        peers[conn->index].daemon->id, NULL,
+                                        NULL);
+      conn = conn->next;
+    }
+    send_hello_context->core_connect_task =
+        GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (GNUNET_TIME_relative_divide
+                                      (send_hello_context->pg->
+                                       ct_ctx.connect_timeout,
+                                       send_hello_context->pg->
+                                       ct_ctx.connect_attempts),
+                                      &send_core_connect_requests,
+                                      send_hello_context);
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                "Timeout before all connections created, marking rest as failed!\n");
+    GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_now (&notify_remaining_connections_failed,
+                              send_hello_context);
+  }
 
-  return GNUNET_YES;
 }
 
-
 /**
- * Iterator for copying all entries in the allowed hashmap to the
- * connect hashmap.
+ * Success, connection is up.  Signal client our success.
  *
- * @param cls closure, a GNUNET_TESTING_Daemon
- * @param key the key the second Daemon was stored under
- * @param value the GNUNET_TESTING_Daemon that the first is to connect to
+ * @param cls our "struct SendHelloContext"
+ * @param peer identity of the peer that has connected
+ * @param atsi performance information
  *
- * @return GNUNET_YES to continue iteration
+ * FIXME: remove peers from BOTH lists, call notify twice, should
+ * double the speed of connections as long as the list iteration
+ * doesn't take too long!
  */
-static int
-copy_topology_iterator (void *cls, const GNUNET_HashCode * key, void *value)
+static void
+core_connect_notify (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *peer,
+                     const struct GNUNET_TRANSPORT_ATS_Information *atsi)
+{
+  struct SendHelloContext *send_hello_context = cls;
+  struct PeerConnection *connection;
+  struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg = send_hello_context->pg;
+
+#if BAD
+  struct PeerData *other_peer;
+#endif
+#if DEBUG_TESTING
+  GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING, "Connected peer %s to peer %s\n",
+              ctx->d1->shortname, GNUNET_i2s (peer));
+#endif
+
+  if (0 ==
+      memcmp (&send_hello_context->peer->daemon->id, peer,
+              sizeof (struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity)))
+    return;
+
+  connection = send_hello_context->peer->connect_peers_head;
+#if BAD
+  other_peer = NULL;
+#endif
+
+  while ((connection != NULL) &&
+         (0 !=
+          memcmp (&pg->peers[connection->index].daemon->id, peer,
+                  sizeof (struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity))))
+  {
+    connection = connection->next;
+  }
+
+  if (connection == NULL)
+  {
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                "Connected peer %s to %s, not in list (no problem(?))\n",
+                GNUNET_i2s (peer), send_hello_context->peer->daemon->shortname);
+  }
+  else
+  {
+#if BAD
+    other_peer = &pg->peers[connection->index];
+#endif
+    if (pg->notify_connection != NULL)
+    {
+      pg->notify_connection (pg->notify_connection_cls, &send_hello_context->peer->daemon->id, peer, 0, /* FIXME */
+                             send_hello_context->peer->daemon->cfg,
+                             pg->peers[connection->index].daemon->cfg,
+                             send_hello_context->peer->daemon,
+                             pg->peers[connection->index].daemon, NULL);
+    }
+    GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_remove (send_hello_context->peer->connect_peers_head,
+                                 send_hello_context->peer->connect_peers_tail,
+                                 connection);
+    GNUNET_free (connection);
+  }
+
+#if BAD
+  /* Notify of reverse connection and remove from other peers list of outstanding */
+  if (other_peer != NULL)
+  {
+    connection = other_peer->connect_peers_head;
+    while ((connection != NULL) &&
+           (0 !=
+            memcmp (&send_hello_context->peer->daemon->id,
+                    &pg->peers[connection->index].daemon->id,
+                    sizeof (struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity))))
+    {
+      connection = connection->next;
+    }
+    if (connection != NULL)
+    {
+      if (pg->notify_connection != NULL)
+      {
+        pg->notify_connection (pg->notify_connection_cls, peer, &send_hello_context->peer->daemon->id, 0,       /* FIXME */
+                               pg->peers[connection->index].daemon->cfg,
+                               send_hello_context->peer->daemon->cfg,
+                               pg->peers[connection->index].daemon,
+                               send_hello_context->peer->daemon, NULL);
+      }
+
+      GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_remove (other_peer->connect_peers_head,
+                                   other_peer->connect_peers_tail, connection);
+      GNUNET_free (connection);
+    }
+  }
+#endif
+
+  if (send_hello_context->peer->connect_peers_head == NULL)
+  {
+    GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_now (&free_hello_context, send_hello_context);
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Notify of a successful connection to the core service.
+ *
+ * @param cls a struct SendHelloContext *
+ * @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 (void *cls, struct GNUNET_CORE_Handle *server,
+           const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *my_identity,
+           const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_RsaPublicKeyBinaryEncoded *publicKey)
+{
+  struct SendHelloContext *send_hello_context = cls;
+
+  send_hello_context->core_ready = GNUNET_YES;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Function called once a hello has been sent
+ * to the transport, move on to the next one
+ * or go away forever.
+ *
+ * @param cls the 'struct SendHelloContext *'
+ * @param tc scheduler context
+ */
+static void
+hello_sent_callback (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskContext *tc)
+{
+  struct SendHelloContext *send_hello_context = cls;
+
+  //unsigned int pg_iter;
+  if ((tc->reason & GNUNET_SCHEDULER_REASON_SHUTDOWN) != 0)
+  {
+    GNUNET_free (send_hello_context);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  send_hello_context->pg->remaining_hellos--;
+#if DEBUG_TESTING
+  GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING, "Sent HELLO, have %d remaining!\n",
+              send_hello_context->pg->remaining_hellos);
+#endif
+  if (send_hello_context->peer_pos == NULL)     /* All HELLOs (for this peer!) have been transmitted! */
+  {
+#if DEBUG_TESTING
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                "All hellos for this peer sent, disconnecting transport!\n");
+#endif
+    GNUNET_assert (send_hello_context->peer->daemon->th != NULL);
+    GNUNET_TRANSPORT_disconnect (send_hello_context->peer->daemon->th);
+    send_hello_context->peer->daemon->th = NULL;
+    GNUNET_assert (send_hello_context->peer->daemon->server == NULL);
+    send_hello_context->peer->daemon->server =
+        GNUNET_CORE_connect (send_hello_context->peer->cfg, 1,
+                             send_hello_context, &core_init,
+                             &core_connect_notify, NULL, NULL, NULL, GNUNET_NO,
+                             NULL, GNUNET_NO, no_handlers);
+
+    send_hello_context->core_connect_task =
+        GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (GNUNET_TIME_relative_divide
+                                      (send_hello_context->pg->
+                                       ct_ctx.connect_timeout,
+                                       send_hello_context->pg->
+                                       ct_ctx.connect_attempts),
+                                      &send_core_connect_requests,
+                                      send_hello_context);
+  }
+  else
+    GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_now (&schedule_send_hellos, send_hello_context);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Connect to a peer, give it all the HELLO's of those peers
+ * we will later ask it to connect to.
+ *
+ * @param ct_ctx the overall connection context
+ */
+static void
+schedule_send_hellos (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskContext *tc)
+{
+  struct SendHelloContext *send_hello_context = cls;
+  struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg = send_hello_context->pg;
+
+  if ((tc->reason & GNUNET_SCHEDULER_REASON_SHUTDOWN) != 0)
+  {
+    GNUNET_free (send_hello_context);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  GNUNET_assert (send_hello_context->peer_pos != NULL); /* All of the HELLO sends to be scheduled have been scheduled! */
+
+  if (((send_hello_context->peer->daemon->th == NULL) &&
+       (pg->outstanding_connects > pg->max_outstanding_connections)) ||
+      (pg->stop_connects == GNUNET_YES))
+  {
+#if VERBOSE_TESTING > 2
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                _
+                ("Delaying connect, we have too many outstanding connections!\n"));
+#endif
+    GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (GNUNET_TIME_relative_multiply
+                                  (GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_MILLISECONDS, 100),
+                                  &schedule_send_hellos, send_hello_context);
+  }
+  else
+  {
+#if VERBOSE_TESTING > 2
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                _("Creating connection, outstanding_connections is %d\n"),
+                outstanding_connects);
+#endif
+    if (send_hello_context->peer->daemon->th == NULL)
+    {
+      pg->outstanding_connects++;       /* Actual TRANSPORT, CORE connections! */
+      send_hello_context->peer->daemon->th =
+          GNUNET_TRANSPORT_connect (send_hello_context->peer->cfg, NULL,
+                                    send_hello_context, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+    }
+#if DEBUG_TESTING
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                _("Offering Hello of peer %s to peer %s\n"),
+                send_hello_context->peer->daemon->shortname,
+                pg->peers[send_hello_context->peer_pos->index].
+                daemon->shortname);
+#endif
+    GNUNET_TRANSPORT_offer_hello (send_hello_context->peer->daemon->th,
+                                  (const struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *)
+                                  pg->peers[send_hello_context->peer_pos->
+                                            index].daemon->hello,
+                                  &hello_sent_callback, send_hello_context);
+    send_hello_context->peer_pos = send_hello_context->peer_pos->next;
+    GNUNET_assert (send_hello_context->peer->daemon->th != NULL);
+  }
+}
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * Internal notification of a connection, kept so that we can ensure some connections
+ * happen instead of flooding all testing daemons with requests to connect.
+ */
+static void
+internal_connect_notify (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *first,
+                         const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *second,
+                         uint32_t distance,
+                         const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *first_cfg,
+                         const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *second_cfg,
+                         struct GNUNET_TESTING_Daemon *first_daemon,
+                         struct GNUNET_TESTING_Daemon *second_daemon,
+                         const char *emsg)
+{
+  struct ConnectContext *connect_ctx = cls;
+  struct ConnectTopologyContext *ct_ctx = connect_ctx->ct_ctx;
+  struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg = ct_ctx->pg;
+  struct PeerConnection *connection;
+
+  GNUNET_assert (NULL != connect_ctx->cc);
+  connect_ctx->cc = NULL;
+  GNUNET_assert (0 < pg->outstanding_connects);
+  pg->outstanding_connects--;
+  GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_remove (pg->cc_head, pg->cc_tail, connect_ctx);
+  /*
+   * Check whether the inverse connection has been scheduled yet,
+   * if not, we can remove it from the other peers list and avoid
+   * even trying to connect them again!
+   */
+  connection = pg->peers[connect_ctx->second_index].connect_peers_head;
+#if BAD
+  other_peer = NULL;
+#endif
+
+  while ((connection != NULL) &&
+         (0 !=
+          memcmp (first, &pg->peers[connection->index].daemon->id,
+                  sizeof (struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity))))
+    connection = connection->next;
+
+  if (connection != NULL)       /* Can safely remove! */
+  {
+    GNUNET_assert (0 < ct_ctx->remaining_connections);
+    ct_ctx->remaining_connections--;
+    if (pg->notify_connection != NULL)  /* Notify of reverse connection */
+      pg->notify_connection (pg->notify_connection_cls, second, first, distance,
+                             second_cfg, first_cfg, second_daemon, first_daemon,
+                             emsg);
+
+    GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_remove (pg->
+                                 peers[connect_ctx->
+                                       second_index].connect_peers_head,
+                                 pg->peers[connect_ctx->
+                                           second_index].connect_peers_tail,
+                                 connection);
+    GNUNET_free (connection);
+  }
+
+  if (ct_ctx->remaining_connections == 0)
+  {
+    if (ct_ctx->notify_connections_done != NULL)
+    {
+      ct_ctx->notify_connections_done (ct_ctx->notify_cls, NULL);
+      ct_ctx->notify_connections_done = NULL;
+    }
+  }
+  else
+    preschedule_connect (pg);
+
+  if (pg->notify_connection != NULL)
+    pg->notify_connection (pg->notify_connection_cls, first, second, distance,
+                           first_cfg, second_cfg, first_daemon, second_daemon,
+                           emsg);
+  GNUNET_free (connect_ctx);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Either delay a connection (because there are too many outstanding)
+ * or schedule it for right now.
+ *
+ * @param cls a connection context
+ * @param tc the task runtime context
+ */
+static void
+schedule_connect (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskContext *tc)
+{
+  struct ConnectContext *connect_context = cls;
+  struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg = connect_context->ct_ctx->pg;
+
+  connect_context->task = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_NO_TASK;
+  if ((tc->reason & GNUNET_SCHEDULER_REASON_SHUTDOWN) != 0)
+    return;
+
+  if ((pg->outstanding_connects > pg->max_outstanding_connections) ||
+      (pg->stop_connects == GNUNET_YES))
+  {
+#if VERBOSE_TESTING
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                _
+                ("Delaying connect, we have too many outstanding connections!\n"));
+#endif
+    connect_context->task =
+        GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (GNUNET_TIME_relative_multiply
+                                      (GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_MILLISECONDS, 100),
+                                      &schedule_connect, connect_context);
+    return;
+  }
+#if VERBOSE_TESTING
+  GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+              _
+              ("Creating connection, outstanding_connections is %d (max %d)\n"),
+              pg->outstanding_connects, pg->max_outstanding_connections);
+#endif
+  pg->outstanding_connects++;
+  pg->total_connects_scheduled++;
+  GNUNET_assert (NULL == connect_context->cc);
+  connect_context->cc =
+      GNUNET_TESTING_daemons_connect (pg->
+                                      peers[connect_context->
+                                            first_index].daemon,
+                                      pg->peers[connect_context->
+                                                second_index].daemon,
+                                      connect_context->ct_ctx->connect_timeout,
+                                      connect_context->ct_ctx->connect_attempts,
+#if USE_SEND_HELLOS
+                                      GNUNET_NO,
+#else
+                                      GNUNET_YES,
+#endif
+                                      &internal_connect_notify,
+                                      connect_context);
+
+}
+
+#if !OLD
+/**
+ * Iterator for actually scheduling connections to be created
+ * between two peers.
+ *
+ * @param cls closure, a GNUNET_TESTING_Daemon
+ * @param key the key the second Daemon was stored under
+ * @param value the GNUNET_TESTING_Daemon that the first is to connect to
+ *
+ * @return GNUNET_YES to continue iteration
+ */
+static int
+connect_iterator (void *cls, const GNUNET_HashCode * key, void *value)
+{
+  struct ConnectTopologyContext *ct_ctx = cls;
+  struct PeerData *first = ct_ctx->first;
+  struct GNUNET_TESTING_Daemon *second = value;
+  struct ConnectContext *connect_context;
+
+  connect_context = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct ConnectContext));
+  connect_context->first = first->daemon;
+  connect_context->second = second;
+  connect_context->ct_ctx = ct_ctx;
+  connect_context->task =
+      GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_now (&schedule_connect, connect_context);
+  GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_insert (ct_ctx->pg->cc_head, ct_ctx->pg->cc_tail,
+                               connect_context);
+  return GNUNET_YES;
+}
+#endif
+
+#if !OLD
+/**
+ * Iterator for copying all entries in the allowed hashmap to the
+ * connect hashmap.
+ *
+ * @param cls closure, a GNUNET_TESTING_Daemon
+ * @param key the key the second Daemon was stored under
+ * @param value the GNUNET_TESTING_Daemon that the first is to connect to
+ *
+ * @return GNUNET_YES to continue iteration
+ */
+static int
+copy_topology_iterator (void *cls, const GNUNET_HashCode * key, void *value)
 {
   struct PeerData *first = cls;
 
@@ -2467,6 +3803,7 @@ copy_topology_iterator (void *cls, const GNUNET_HashCode * key, void *value)
 
   return GNUNET_YES;
 }
+#endif
 
 /**
  * Make the peers to connect the same as those that are allowed to be
@@ -2481,91 +3818,115 @@ copy_allowed_topology (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg)
   int ret;
   int total;
 
+#if OLD
+  struct PeerConnection *iter;
+#endif
   total = 0;
+  ret = 0;
   for (pg_iter = 0; pg_iter < pg->total; pg_iter++)
+  {
+#if OLD
+    iter = pg->peers[pg_iter].allowed_peers_head;
+    while (iter != NULL)
     {
-      ret =
-        GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_iterate (pg->
-                                               peers[pg_iter].allowed_peers,
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                  "Creating connection between %d and %d\n", pg_iter,
+                  iter->index);
+      total += add_connections (pg, pg_iter, iter->index, CONNECT, GNUNET_YES);
+      //total += add_actual_connections(pg, pg_iter, iter->index);
+      iter = iter->next;
+    }
+#else
+    ret =
+        GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_iterate (pg->peers[pg_iter].allowed_peers,
                                                &copy_topology_iterator,
                                                &pg->peers[pg_iter]);
-      if (GNUNET_SYSERR == ret)
-        return GNUNET_SYSERR;
+#endif
+    if (GNUNET_SYSERR == ret)
+      return GNUNET_SYSERR;
 
-      total = total + ret;
-    }
+    total = total + ret;
+  }
 
   return total;
 }
 
-
 /**
  * Connect the topology as specified by the PeerConnection's
  * of each peer in the peer group
  *
  * @param pg the peer group we are dealing with
+ * @param connect_timeout how long try connecting two peers
+ * @param connect_attempts how many times (max) to attempt
+ * @param notify_callback callback to notify when finished
+ * @param notify_cls closure for notify callback
+ *
  * @return the number of connections that will be attempted
  */
 static int
 connect_topology (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
+                  struct GNUNET_TIME_Relative connect_timeout,
+                  unsigned int connect_attempts,
                   GNUNET_TESTING_NotifyCompletion notify_callback,
                   void *notify_cls)
 {
   unsigned int pg_iter;
-  int ret;
   unsigned int total;
-  struct ConnectTopologyContext *ct_ctx;
+
 #if OLD
   struct PeerConnection *connection_iter;
-  struct ConnectContext *connect_context;
+#endif
+#if USE_SEND_HELLOS
+  struct SendHelloContext *send_hello_context;
 #endif
 
   total = 0;
-  ct_ctx = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct ConnectTopologyContext));
-  ct_ctx->notify_connections_done = notify_callback;
-  ct_ctx->notify_cls = notify_cls;
-  ct_ctx->pg = pg;
+  pg->ct_ctx.notify_connections_done = notify_callback;
+  pg->ct_ctx.notify_cls = notify_cls;
+  pg->ct_ctx.pg = pg;
 
   for (pg_iter = 0; pg_iter < pg->total; pg_iter++)
+  {
+#if OLD
+    connection_iter = pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers_head;
+    while (connection_iter != NULL)
     {
-      total +=
-        GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_size (pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers);
+      connection_iter = connection_iter->next;
+      total++;
     }
+#else
+    total +=
+        GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_size (pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers);
+#endif
+  }
 
   if (total == 0)
-    {
-      GNUNET_free (ct_ctx);
-      return total;
-    }
-  ct_ctx->remaining_connections = total;
-  total = 0;
+    return total;
 
-  for (pg_iter = 0; pg_iter < pg->total; pg_iter++)
-    {
-      ct_ctx->first = &pg->peers[pg_iter];
-      ret =
-        GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_iterate (pg->
-                                               peers[pg_iter].connect_peers,
-                                               &connect_iterator, ct_ctx);
-      GNUNET_assert (GNUNET_SYSERR != ret && ret >= 0);
-      total = total + ret;
+  pg->ct_ctx.connect_timeout = connect_timeout;
+  pg->ct_ctx.connect_attempts = connect_attempts;
+  pg->ct_ctx.remaining_connections = total;
 
-#if OLD
-      connection_iter = FIXME;
-      while (connection_iter != NULL)
-        {
-          connect_context = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct ConnectContext));
-          connect_context->pg = pg;
-          connect_context->first = FIXME;
-          connect_context->second = connection_iter->daemon;
-          GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_now (&schedule_connect, connect_context);
-          connection_iter = connection_iter->next;
-        }
+#if USE_SEND_HELLOS
+  /* First give all peers the HELLO's of other peers (connect to first peer's transport service, give HELLO's of other peers, continue...) */
+  pg->remaining_hellos = total;
+  for (pg_iter = 0; pg_iter < pg->total; pg_iter++)
+  {
+    send_hello_context = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct SendHelloContext));
+    send_hello_context->peer = &pg->peers[pg_iter];
+    send_hello_context->peer_pos = pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers_head;
+    send_hello_context->pg = pg;
+    GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_now (&schedule_send_hellos, send_hello_context);
+  }
+#else
+  for (pg_iter = 0; pg_iter < pg->max_outstanding_connections; pg_iter++)
+  {
+    preschedule_connect (pg);
+  }
 #endif
-    }
   return total;
-}
 
+}
 
 /**
  * Takes a peer group and creates a topology based on the
@@ -2574,12 +3935,13 @@ connect_topology (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
  * by the topology.  This will only have an effect once peers
  * are started if the FRIENDS_ONLY option is set in the base
  * config.  Also takes an optional restrict topology which
- * disallows connections based on a particular transport
+ * disallows connections based on particular transports
  * UNLESS they are specified in the restricted topology.
  *
  * @param pg the peer group struct representing the running peers
  * @param topology which topology to connect the peers in
- * @param restrict_topology allow only direct TCP connections in this topology
+ * @param restrict_topology disallow restrict_transports transport
+ *                          connections to peers NOT in this topology
  *                          use GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_NONE for no restrictions
  * @param restrict_transports space delimited list of transports to blacklist
  *                            to create restricted topology
@@ -2590,311 +3952,279 @@ connect_topology (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
 unsigned int
 GNUNET_TESTING_create_topology (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
                                 enum GNUNET_TESTING_Topology topology,
-                                enum GNUNET_TESTING_Topology
-                                restrict_topology,
+                                enum GNUNET_TESTING_Topology restrict_topology,
                                 const char *restrict_transports)
 {
   int ret;
+
   unsigned int num_connections;
   int unblacklisted_connections;
+  char *filename;
+  struct PeerConnection *conn_iter;
+  struct PeerConnection *temp_conn;
+  unsigned int off;
 
-  switch (topology)
-    {
-    case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_CLIQUE:
-#if VERBOSE_TESTING
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, _("Creating clique topology\n"));
-#endif
-      num_connections = create_clique (pg, &add_allowed_connections);
-      break;
-    case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_SMALL_WORLD_RING:
-#if VERBOSE_TESTING
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                  _("Creating small world (ring) topology\n"));
-#endif
-      num_connections =
-        create_small_world_ring (pg, &add_allowed_connections);
-      break;
-    case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_SMALL_WORLD:
-#if VERBOSE_TESTING
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                  _("Creating small world (2d-torus) topology\n"));
-#endif
-      num_connections = create_small_world (pg, &add_allowed_connections);
-      break;
-    case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_RING:
-#if VERBOSE_TESTING
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, _("Creating ring topology\n"));
-#endif
-      num_connections = create_ring (pg, &add_allowed_connections);
-      break;
-    case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_2D_TORUS:
-#if VERBOSE_TESTING
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, _("Creating 2d torus topology\n"));
-#endif
-      num_connections = create_2d_torus (pg, &add_allowed_connections);
-      break;
-    case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_ERDOS_RENYI:
-#if VERBOSE_TESTING
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                  _("Creating Erdos-Renyi topology\n"));
-#endif
-      num_connections = create_erdos_renyi (pg, &add_allowed_connections);
-      break;
-    case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_INTERNAT:
-#if VERBOSE_TESTING
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, _("Creating InterNAT topology\n"));
-#endif
-      num_connections = create_nated_internet (pg, &add_allowed_connections);
-      break;
-    case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_SCALE_FREE:
-#if VERBOSE_TESTING
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                  _("Creating Scale Free topology\n"));
-#endif
-      num_connections = create_scale_free (pg, &add_allowed_connections);
-      break;
-    case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_LINE:
-#if VERBOSE_TESTING
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                  _("Creating straight line topology\n"));
-#endif
-      num_connections = create_line (pg, &add_allowed_connections);
-      break;
-    case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_NONE:
-#if VERBOSE_TESTING
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                  _
-                  ("Creating no allowed topology (all peers can connect at core level)\n"));
-#endif
-      num_connections = 0;
-      break;
-    default:
-      num_connections = 0;
-      break;
-    }
+#if !OLD
+  unsigned int i;
 
-  if (GNUNET_YES ==
-      GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_yesno (pg->cfg, "TESTING", "F2F"))
-    {
-      ret = create_and_copy_friend_files (pg);
-      if (ret != GNUNET_OK)
-        {
-#if VERBOSE_TESTING
-          GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                      _("Failed during friend file copying!\n"));
-#endif
-          return GNUNET_SYSERR;
-        }
-      else
-        {
-#if VERBOSE_TESTING
-          GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                      _("Friend files created/copied successfully!\n"));
+  for (i = 0; i < pg->total; i++)
+  {
+    pg->peers[i].allowed_peers = GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_create (100);
+    pg->peers[i].connect_peers = GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_create (100);
+    pg->peers[i].blacklisted_peers = GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_create (100);
+    pg->peers[i].pg = pg;
+  }
 #endif
-        }
-    }
 
-  /* Use the create clique method to initially set all connections as blacklisted. */
-  if (restrict_topology != GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_NONE)
-    create_clique (pg, &blacklist_connections);
-
-  unblacklisted_connections = 0;
-  /* Un-blacklist connections as per the topology specified */
-  switch (restrict_topology)
-    {
-    case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_CLIQUE:
-#if VERBOSE_TESTING
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                  _("Blacklisting all but clique topology\n"));
-#endif
-      unblacklisted_connections =
-        create_clique (pg, &unblacklist_connections);
-      break;
-    case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_SMALL_WORLD_RING:
-#if VERBOSE_TESTING
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                  _("Blacklisting all but small world (ring) topology\n"));
-#endif
-      unblacklisted_connections =
-        create_small_world_ring (pg, &unblacklist_connections);
-      break;
-    case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_SMALL_WORLD:
-#if VERBOSE_TESTING
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                  _
-                  ("Blacklisting all but small world (2d-torus) topology\n"));
-#endif
-      unblacklisted_connections =
-        create_small_world (pg, &unblacklist_connections);
-      break;
-    case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_RING:
-#if VERBOSE_TESTING
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                  _("Blacklisting all but ring topology\n"));
-#endif
-      unblacklisted_connections = create_ring (pg, &unblacklist_connections);
-      break;
-    case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_2D_TORUS:
-#if VERBOSE_TESTING
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                  _("Blacklisting all but 2d torus topology\n"));
-#endif
-      unblacklisted_connections =
-        create_2d_torus (pg, &unblacklist_connections);
-      break;
-    case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_ERDOS_RENYI:
+  switch (topology)
+  {
+  case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_CLIQUE:
 #if VERBOSE_TESTING
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                  _("Blacklisting all but Erdos-Renyi topology\n"));
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, _("Creating clique topology\n"));
 #endif
-      unblacklisted_connections =
-        create_erdos_renyi (pg, &unblacklist_connections);
-      break;
-    case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_INTERNAT:
+    num_connections = create_clique (pg, &add_connections, ALLOWED, GNUNET_NO);
+    break;
+  case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_SMALL_WORLD_RING:
 #if VERBOSE_TESTING
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                  _("Blacklisting all but InterNAT topology\n"));
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                _("Creating small world (ring) topology\n"));
 #endif
-      unblacklisted_connections =
-        create_nated_internet (pg, &unblacklist_connections);
-      break;
-    case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_SCALE_FREE:
+    num_connections = create_small_world_ring (pg, &add_connections, ALLOWED);
+    break;
+  case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_SMALL_WORLD:
 #if VERBOSE_TESTING
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                  _("Blacklisting all but Scale Free topology\n"));
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                _("Creating small world (2d-torus) topology\n"));
 #endif
-      unblacklisted_connections =
-        create_scale_free (pg, &unblacklist_connections);
-      break;
-    case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_LINE:
+    num_connections = create_small_world (pg, &add_connections, ALLOWED);
+    break;
+  case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_RING:
 #if VERBOSE_TESTING
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                  _("Blacklisting all but straight line topology\n"));
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, _("Creating ring topology\n"));
 #endif
-      unblacklisted_connections = create_line (pg, &unblacklist_connections);
-      break;
-    case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_NONE:
+    num_connections = create_ring (pg, &add_connections, ALLOWED);
+    break;
+  case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_2D_TORUS:
 #if VERBOSE_TESTING
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                  _
-                  ("Creating no blacklist topology (all peers can connect at transport level)\n"));
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, _("Creating 2d torus topology\n"));
 #endif
-    default:
-      break;
-    }
-
-  if ((unblacklisted_connections > 0) && (restrict_transports != NULL))
-    {
-      ret = create_and_copy_blacklist_files (pg, restrict_transports);
-      if (ret != GNUNET_OK)
-        {
+    num_connections = create_2d_torus (pg, &add_connections, ALLOWED);
+    break;
+  case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_ERDOS_RENYI:
 #if VERBOSE_TESTING
-          GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                      _("Failed during blacklist file copying!\n"));
-#endif
-          return 0;
-        }
-      else
-        {
-#if VERBOSE_TESTING
-          GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                      _("Blacklist files created/copied successfully!\n"));
-#endif
-        }
-    }
-  return num_connections;
-}
-
-struct RandomContext
-{
-  /**
-   * The peergroup
-   */
-  struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg;
-
-  /**
-   * uid of the first peer
-   */
-  uint32_t first_uid;
-
-  /**
-   * Peer data for first peer.
-   */
-  struct PeerData *first;
-
-  /**
-   * Random percentage to use
-   */
-  double percentage;
-};
-
-struct MinimumContext
-{
-  /**
-   * The peergroup
-   */
-  struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg;
-
-  /**
-   * uid of the first peer
-   */
-  uint32_t first_uid;
-
-  /**
-   * Peer data for first peer.
-   */
-  struct PeerData *first;
-
-  /**
-   * Number of conns per peer
-   */
-  unsigned int num_to_add;
-
-  /**
-   * Permuted array of all possible connections.  Only add the Nth
-   * peer if it's in the Nth position.
-   */
-  unsigned int *pg_array;
-
-  /**
-   * What number is the current element we are iterating over?
-   */
-  unsigned int current;
-};
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, _("Creating Erdos-Renyi topology\n"));
+#endif
+    num_connections = create_erdos_renyi (pg, &add_connections, ALLOWED);
+    break;
+  case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_INTERNAT:
+#if VERBOSE_TESTING
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, _("Creating InterNAT topology\n"));
+#endif
+    num_connections = create_nated_internet (pg, &add_connections, ALLOWED);
+    break;
+  case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_SCALE_FREE:
+#if VERBOSE_TESTING
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, _("Creating Scale Free topology\n"));
+#endif
+    num_connections = create_scale_free (pg, &add_connections, ALLOWED);
+    break;
+  case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_LINE:
+#if VERBOSE_TESTING
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                _("Creating straight line topology\n"));
+#endif
+    num_connections = create_line (pg, &add_connections, ALLOWED);
+    break;
+  case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_FROM_FILE:
+#if VERBOSE_TESTING
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, _("Creating topology from file!\n"));
+#endif
+    if (GNUNET_OK ==
+        GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_string (pg->cfg, "testing",
+                                               "topology_file", &filename))
+      num_connections =
+          create_from_file (pg, filename, &add_connections, ALLOWED);
+    else
+    {
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                  "Missing configuration option TESTING:TOPOLOGY_FILE for creating topology from file!\n");
+      num_connections = 0;
+    }
+    break;
+  case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_NONE:
+#if VERBOSE_TESTING
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                _
+                ("Creating no allowed topology (all peers can connect at core level)\n"));
+#endif
+    num_connections = pg->total * pg->total;    /* Clique is allowed! */
+    break;
+  default:
+    num_connections = 0;
+    break;
+  }
 
-struct DFSContext
-{
-  /**
-   * The peergroup
-   */
-  struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg;
+  if (GNUNET_YES ==
+      GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_yesno (pg->cfg, "TESTING", "F2F"))
+  {
+    ret = create_and_copy_friend_files (pg);
+    if (ret != GNUNET_OK)
+    {
+#if VERBOSE_TESTING
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                  _("Failed during friend file copying!\n"));
+#endif
+      return GNUNET_SYSERR;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+#if VERBOSE_TESTING
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                  _("Friend files created/copied successfully!\n"));
+#endif
+    }
+  }
 
-  /**
-   * uid of the first peer
-   */
-  uint32_t first_uid;
+  /* Use the create clique method to initially set all connections as blacklisted. */
+  if ((restrict_topology != GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_NONE) &&
+      (restrict_topology != GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_FROM_FILE))
+    create_clique (pg, &add_connections, BLACKLIST, GNUNET_NO);
+  else
+    return num_connections;
 
-  /**
-   * uid of the second peer
-   */
-  uint32_t second_uid;
+  unblacklisted_connections = 0;
+  /* Un-blacklist connections as per the topology specified */
+  switch (restrict_topology)
+  {
+  case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_CLIQUE:
+#if VERBOSE_TESTING
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                _("Blacklisting all but clique topology\n"));
+#endif
+    unblacklisted_connections =
+        create_clique (pg, &remove_connections, BLACKLIST, GNUNET_NO);
+    break;
+  case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_SMALL_WORLD_RING:
+#if VERBOSE_TESTING
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                _("Blacklisting all but small world (ring) topology\n"));
+#endif
+    unblacklisted_connections =
+        create_small_world_ring (pg, &remove_connections, BLACKLIST);
+    break;
+  case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_SMALL_WORLD:
+#if VERBOSE_TESTING
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                _("Blacklisting all but small world (2d-torus) topology\n"));
+#endif
+    unblacklisted_connections =
+        create_small_world (pg, &remove_connections, BLACKLIST);
+    break;
+  case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_RING:
+#if VERBOSE_TESTING
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                _("Blacklisting all but ring topology\n"));
+#endif
+    unblacklisted_connections =
+        create_ring (pg, &remove_connections, BLACKLIST);
+    break;
+  case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_2D_TORUS:
+#if VERBOSE_TESTING
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                _("Blacklisting all but 2d torus topology\n"));
+#endif
+    unblacklisted_connections =
+        create_2d_torus (pg, &remove_connections, BLACKLIST);
+    break;
+  case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_ERDOS_RENYI:
+#if VERBOSE_TESTING
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                _("Blacklisting all but Erdos-Renyi topology\n"));
+#endif
+    unblacklisted_connections =
+        create_erdos_renyi (pg, &remove_connections, BLACKLIST);
+    break;
+  case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_INTERNAT:
+#if VERBOSE_TESTING
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                _("Blacklisting all but InterNAT topology\n"));
+#endif
 
-  /**
-   * Peer data for first peer.
-   */
-  struct PeerData *first;
+#if TOPOLOGY_HACK
+    for (off = 0; off < pg->total; off++)
+    {
+      conn_iter = pg->peers[off].allowed_peers_head;
+      while (conn_iter != NULL)
+      {
+        temp_conn = conn_iter->next;
+        GNUNET_free (conn_iter);
+        conn_iter = temp_conn;
+      }
+      pg->peers[off].allowed_peers_head = NULL;
+      pg->peers[off].allowed_peers_tail = NULL;
+
+      conn_iter = pg->peers[off].connect_peers_head;
+      while (conn_iter != NULL)
+      {
+        temp_conn = conn_iter->next;
+        GNUNET_free (conn_iter);
+        conn_iter = temp_conn;
+      }
+      pg->peers[off].connect_peers_head = NULL;
+      pg->peers[off].connect_peers_tail = NULL;
+    }
+    unblacklisted_connections =
+        create_nated_internet_copy (pg, &remove_connections, BLACKLIST);
+#else
+    unblacklisted_connections =
+        create_nated_internet (pg, &remove_connections, BLACKLIST);
+#endif
 
-  /**
-   * Which peer has been chosen as the one to add?
-   */
-  unsigned int chosen;
+    break;
+  case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_SCALE_FREE:
+#if VERBOSE_TESTING
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                _("Blacklisting all but Scale Free topology\n"));
+#endif
+    unblacklisted_connections =
+        create_scale_free (pg, &remove_connections, BLACKLIST);
+    break;
+  case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_LINE:
+#if VERBOSE_TESTING
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                _("Blacklisting all but straight line topology\n"));
+#endif
+    unblacklisted_connections =
+        create_line (pg, &remove_connections, BLACKLIST);
+  default:
+    break;
+  }
 
-  /**
-   * What number is the current element we are iterating over?
-   */
-  unsigned int current;
-};
+  if ((unblacklisted_connections > 0) && (restrict_transports != NULL))
+  {
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING, "Creating blacklist with `%s'\n",
+                restrict_transports);
+    ret = create_and_copy_blacklist_files (pg, restrict_transports);
+    if (ret != GNUNET_OK)
+    {
+#if VERBOSE_TESTING
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                  _("Failed during blacklist file copying!\n"));
+#endif
+      return 0;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+#if VERBOSE_TESTING
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                  _("Blacklist files created/copied successfully!\n"));
+#endif
+    }
+  }
+  return num_connections;
+}
 
+#if !OLD
 /**
  * Iterator for choosing random peers to connect.
  *
@@ -2911,18 +4241,20 @@ random_connect_iterator (void *cls, const GNUNET_HashCode * key, void *value)
   double random_number;
   uint32_t second_pos;
   GNUNET_HashCode first_hash;
+
   random_number =
-    ((double)
-     GNUNET_CRYPTO_random_u64 (GNUNET_CRYPTO_QUALITY_WEAK,
-                               UINT64_MAX)) / ((double) UINT64_MAX);
+      ((double)
+       GNUNET_CRYPTO_random_u64 (GNUNET_CRYPTO_QUALITY_WEAK,
+                                 UINT64_MAX)) / ((double) UINT64_MAX);
   if (random_number < random_ctx->percentage)
-    {
-      GNUNET_assert (GNUNET_OK ==
-                     GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_put (random_ctx->
-                                                        first->connect_peers_working_set,
-                                                        key, value,
-                                                        GNUNET_CONTAINER_MULTIHASHMAPOPTION_UNIQUE_ONLY));
-    }
+  {
+    GNUNET_assert (GNUNET_OK ==
+                   GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_put (random_ctx->
+                                                      first->connect_peers_working_set,
+                                                      key, value,
+                                                      GNUNET_CONTAINER_MULTIHASHMAPOPTION_UNIQUE_ONLY));
+  }
+
   /* Now we have considered this particular connection, remove it from the second peer so it's not double counted */
   uid_from_hash (key, &second_pos);
   hash_from_uid (random_ctx->first_uid, &first_hash);
@@ -2957,43 +4289,45 @@ minimum_connect_iterator (void *cls, const GNUNET_HashCode * key, void *value)
 
   if (GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_size
       (min_ctx->first->connect_peers_working_set) < min_ctx->num_to_add)
-    {
-      for (i = 0; i < min_ctx->num_to_add; i++)
-        {
-          if (min_ctx->pg_array[i] == min_ctx->current)
-            {
-              GNUNET_assert (GNUNET_OK ==
-                             GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_put
-                             (min_ctx->first->connect_peers_working_set, key,
-                              value,
-                              GNUNET_CONTAINER_MULTIHASHMAPOPTION_UNIQUE_ONLY));
-              uid_from_hash (key, &second_pos);
-              hash_from_uid (min_ctx->first_uid, &first_hash);
-              GNUNET_assert (min_ctx->pg->total > second_pos);
-              GNUNET_assert (GNUNET_OK ==
-                             GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_put (min_ctx->
-                                                                pg->peers
-                                                                [second_pos].connect_peers_working_set,
-                                                                &first_hash,
-                                                                min_ctx->first->
-                                                                daemon,
-                                                                GNUNET_CONTAINER_MULTIHASHMAPOPTION_UNIQUE_ONLY));
-              /* Now we have added this particular connection, remove it from the second peer's map so it's not double counted */
-              GNUNET_assert (GNUNET_YES ==
-                             GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_remove
-                             (min_ctx->pg->peers[second_pos].connect_peers,
-                              &first_hash, min_ctx->first->daemon));
-            }
-        }
-      min_ctx->current++;
-      return GNUNET_YES;
-    }
+  {
+    for (i = 0; i < min_ctx->num_to_add; i++)
+    {
+      if (min_ctx->pg_array[i] == min_ctx->current)
+      {
+        GNUNET_assert (GNUNET_OK ==
+                       GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_put (min_ctx->
+                                                          first->connect_peers_working_set,
+                                                          key, value,
+                                                          GNUNET_CONTAINER_MULTIHASHMAPOPTION_UNIQUE_ONLY));
+        uid_from_hash (key, &second_pos);
+        hash_from_uid (min_ctx->first_uid, &first_hash);
+        GNUNET_assert (min_ctx->pg->total > second_pos);
+        GNUNET_assert (GNUNET_OK ==
+                       GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_put (min_ctx->
+                                                          pg->peers
+                                                          [second_pos].connect_peers_working_set,
+                                                          &first_hash,
+                                                          min_ctx->first->
+                                                          daemon,
+                                                          GNUNET_CONTAINER_MULTIHASHMAPOPTION_UNIQUE_ONLY));
+        /* Now we have added this particular connection, remove it from the second peer's map so it's not double counted */
+        GNUNET_assert (GNUNET_YES ==
+                       GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_remove (min_ctx->
+                                                             pg->peers
+                                                             [second_pos].connect_peers,
+                                                             &first_hash,
+                                                             min_ctx->
+                                                             first->daemon));
+      }
+    }
+    min_ctx->current++;
+    return GNUNET_YES;
+  }
   else
     return GNUNET_NO;           /* We can stop iterating, we have enough peers! */
 
 }
 
-
 /**
  * Iterator for adding peers to a connection set based on a depth first search.
  *
@@ -3010,37 +4344,36 @@ dfs_connect_iterator (void *cls, const GNUNET_HashCode * key, void *value)
   GNUNET_HashCode first_hash;
 
   if (dfs_ctx->current == dfs_ctx->chosen)
-    {
-      GNUNET_assert (GNUNET_OK ==
-                     GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_put (dfs_ctx->
-                                                        first->connect_peers_working_set,
-                                                        key, value,
-                                                        GNUNET_CONTAINER_MULTIHASHMAPOPTION_UNIQUE_ONLY));
-      uid_from_hash (key, &dfs_ctx->second_uid);
-      hash_from_uid (dfs_ctx->first_uid, &first_hash);
-      GNUNET_assert (GNUNET_OK ==
-                     GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_put (dfs_ctx->
-                                                        pg->peers
-                                                        [dfs_ctx->second_uid].connect_peers_working_set,
-                                                        &first_hash,
-                                                        dfs_ctx->
-                                                        first->daemon,
-                                                        GNUNET_CONTAINER_MULTIHASHMAPOPTION_UNIQUE_ONLY));
-      GNUNET_assert (GNUNET_YES ==
-                     GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_remove (dfs_ctx->
-                                                           pg->peers
-                                                           [dfs_ctx->second_uid].connect_peers,
-                                                           &first_hash,
-                                                           dfs_ctx->
-                                                           first->daemon));
-      /* Can't remove second from first yet because we are currently iterating, hence the return value in the DFSContext! */
-      return GNUNET_NO;         /* We have found our peer, don't iterate more */
-    }
+  {
+    GNUNET_assert (GNUNET_OK ==
+                   GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_put (dfs_ctx->
+                                                      first->connect_peers_working_set,
+                                                      key, value,
+                                                      GNUNET_CONTAINER_MULTIHASHMAPOPTION_UNIQUE_ONLY));
+    uid_from_hash (key, &dfs_ctx->second_uid);
+    hash_from_uid (dfs_ctx->first_uid, &first_hash);
+    GNUNET_assert (GNUNET_OK ==
+                   GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_put (dfs_ctx->
+                                                      pg->peers[dfs_ctx->
+                                                                second_uid].connect_peers_working_set,
+                                                      &first_hash,
+                                                      dfs_ctx->first->daemon,
+                                                      GNUNET_CONTAINER_MULTIHASHMAPOPTION_UNIQUE_ONLY));
+    GNUNET_assert (GNUNET_YES ==
+                   GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_remove (dfs_ctx->
+                                                         pg->peers
+                                                         [dfs_ctx->second_uid].connect_peers,
+                                                         &first_hash,
+                                                         dfs_ctx->
+                                                         first->daemon));
+    /* Can't remove second from first yet because we are currently iterating, hence the return value in the DFSContext! */
+    return GNUNET_NO;           /* We have found our peer, don't iterate more */
+  }
 
   dfs_ctx->current++;
   return GNUNET_YES;
 }
-
+#endif
 
 /**
  * From the set of connections possible, choose percentage percent of connections
@@ -3053,137 +4386,269 @@ void
 choose_random_connections (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
                            double percentage)
 {
-  struct RandomContext random_ctx;
   uint32_t pg_iter;
 
+#if OLD
+  struct PeerConnection *conn_iter;
+  double random_number;
+#else
+  struct RandomContext random_ctx;
+#endif
+
   for (pg_iter = 0; pg_iter < pg->total; pg_iter++)
-    {
-      random_ctx.first_uid = pg_iter;
-      random_ctx.first = &pg->peers[pg_iter];
-      random_ctx.percentage = percentage;
-      random_ctx.pg = pg;
-      pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers_working_set =
+  {
+#if OLD
+    conn_iter = pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers_head;
+    while (conn_iter != NULL)
+    {
+      random_number =
+          ((double)
+           GNUNET_CRYPTO_random_u64 (GNUNET_CRYPTO_QUALITY_WEAK,
+                                     UINT64_MAX)) / ((double) UINT64_MAX);
+      if (random_number < percentage)
+      {
+        add_connections (pg, pg_iter, conn_iter->index, WORKING_SET,
+                         GNUNET_YES);
+      }
+      conn_iter = conn_iter->next;
+    }
+#else
+    random_ctx.first_uid = pg_iter;
+    random_ctx.first = &pg->peers[pg_iter];
+    random_ctx.percentage = percentage;
+    random_ctx.pg = pg;
+    pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers_working_set =
         GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_create (pg->total);
-      GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_iterate (pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers,
-                                             &random_connect_iterator,
-                                             &random_ctx);
-      /* Now remove the old connections */
-      GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_destroy (pg->
-                                             peers[pg_iter].connect_peers);
-      /* And replace with the random set */
-      pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers =
+    GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_iterate (pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers,
+                                           &random_connect_iterator,
+                                           &random_ctx);
+    /* Now remove the old connections */
+    GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_destroy (pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers);
+    /* And replace with the random set */
+    pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers =
         pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers_working_set;
-    }
+#endif
+  }
+
+  for (pg_iter = 0; pg_iter < pg->total; pg_iter++)
+  {
+    conn_iter = pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers_head;
+    while (pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers_head != NULL)
+      remove_connections (pg, pg_iter,
+                          pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers_head->index, CONNECT,
+                          GNUNET_YES);
+
+    pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers_head =
+        pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers_working_set_head;
+    pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers_tail =
+        pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers_working_set_tail;
+    pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers_working_set_head = NULL;
+    pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers_working_set_tail = NULL;
+  }
 }
 
 /**
- * From the set of connections possible, choose at least num connections per
- * peer.
+ * Count the number of connections in a linked list of connections.
  *
- * @param pg the peergroup we are dealing with
- * @param num how many connections at least should each peer have (if possible)?
+ * @param conn_list the connection list to get the count of
+ *
+ * @return the number of elements in the list
  */
-static void
-choose_minimum (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg, unsigned int num)
+static unsigned int
+count_connections (struct PeerConnection *conn_list)
 {
-  struct MinimumContext minimum_ctx;
-  uint32_t pg_iter;
-
-  for (pg_iter = 0; pg_iter < pg->total; pg_iter++)
-    {
-      pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers_working_set =
-        GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_create (num);
-    }
-
-  for (pg_iter = 0; pg_iter < pg->total; pg_iter++)
-    {
-      minimum_ctx.first_uid = pg_iter;
-      minimum_ctx.pg_array =
-        GNUNET_CRYPTO_random_permute (GNUNET_CRYPTO_QUALITY_WEAK,
-                                      GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_size
-                                      (pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers));
-      minimum_ctx.first = &pg->peers[pg_iter];
-      minimum_ctx.pg = pg;
-      minimum_ctx.num_to_add = num;
-      minimum_ctx.current = 0;
-      GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_iterate (pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers,
-                                             &minimum_connect_iterator,
-                                             &minimum_ctx);
-    }
-
-  for (pg_iter = 0; pg_iter < pg->total; pg_iter++)
-    {
-      /* Remove the "old" connections */
-      GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_destroy (pg->
-                                             peers[pg_iter].connect_peers);
-      /* And replace with the working set */
-      pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers =
-        pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers_working_set;
-    }
+  struct PeerConnection *iter;
+  unsigned int count;
 
+  count = 0;
+  iter = conn_list;
+  while (iter != NULL)
+  {
+    iter = iter->next;
+    count++;
+  }
+  return count;
 }
 
-
 static unsigned int
 count_workingset_connections (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg)
 {
   unsigned int count;
   unsigned int pg_iter;
 
+#if OLD
+  struct PeerConnection *conn_iter;
+#endif
   count = 0;
 
   for (pg_iter = 0; pg_iter < pg->total; pg_iter++)
+  {
+#if OLD
+    conn_iter = pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers_working_set_head;
+    while (conn_iter != NULL)
     {
-      count +=
+      count++;
+      conn_iter = conn_iter->next;
+    }
+#else
+    count +=
         GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_size (pg->
                                             peers
                                             [pg_iter].connect_peers_working_set);
-    }
+#endif
+  }
 
   return count;
 }
 
-
 static unsigned int
 count_allowed_connections (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg)
 {
   unsigned int count;
   unsigned int pg_iter;
 
-  count = 0;
+#if OLD
+  struct PeerConnection *conn_iter;
+#endif
 
+  count = 0;
   for (pg_iter = 0; pg_iter < pg->total; pg_iter++)
+  {
+#if OLD
+    conn_iter = pg->peers[pg_iter].allowed_peers_head;
+    while (conn_iter != NULL)
     {
-      count +=
-        GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_size (pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers);
+      count++;
+      conn_iter = conn_iter->next;
     }
+#else
+    count +=
+        GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_size (pg->peers[pg_iter].allowed_peers);
+#endif
+  }
 
   return count;
 }
 
+/**
+ * From the set of connections possible, choose at least num connections per
+ * peer.
+ *
+ * @param pg the peergroup we are dealing with
+ * @param num how many connections at least should each peer have (if possible)?
+ */
+static void
+choose_minimum (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg, unsigned int num)
+{
+#if !OLD
+  struct MinimumContext minimum_ctx;
+#else
+  struct PeerConnection *conn_iter;
+  unsigned int temp_list_size;
+  unsigned int i;
+  unsigned int count;
+  uint32_t random;              /* Random list entry to connect peer to */
+#endif
+  uint32_t pg_iter;
+
+#if OLD
+  for (pg_iter = 0; pg_iter < pg->total; pg_iter++)
+  {
+    temp_list_size = count_connections (pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers_head);
+    if (temp_list_size == 0)
+    {
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING, "Peer %d has 0 connections!?!?\n",
+                  pg_iter);
+      break;
+    }
+    for (i = 0; i < num; i++)
+    {
+      random =
+          GNUNET_CRYPTO_random_u32 (GNUNET_CRYPTO_QUALITY_WEAK, temp_list_size);
+      conn_iter = pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers_head;
+      for (count = 0; count < random; count++)
+        conn_iter = conn_iter->next;
+      /* We now have a random connection, connect it! */
+      GNUNET_assert (conn_iter != NULL);
+      add_connections (pg, pg_iter, conn_iter->index, WORKING_SET, GNUNET_YES);
+    }
+  }
+#else
+  for (pg_iter = 0; pg_iter < pg->total; pg_iter++)
+  {
+    pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers_working_set =
+        GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_create (num);
+  }
+
+  for (pg_iter = 0; pg_iter < pg->total; pg_iter++)
+  {
+    minimum_ctx.first_uid = pg_iter;
+    minimum_ctx.pg_array =
+        GNUNET_CRYPTO_random_permute (GNUNET_CRYPTO_QUALITY_WEAK,
+                                      GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_size
+                                      (pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers));
+    minimum_ctx.first = &pg->peers[pg_iter];
+    minimum_ctx.pg = pg;
+    minimum_ctx.num_to_add = num;
+    minimum_ctx.current = 0;
+    GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_iterate (pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers,
+                                           &minimum_connect_iterator,
+                                           &minimum_ctx);
+  }
+
+  for (pg_iter = 0; pg_iter < pg->total; pg_iter++)
+  {
+    /* Remove the "old" connections */
+    GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_destroy (pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers);
+    /* And replace with the working set */
+    pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers =
+        pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers_working_set;
+  }
+#endif
+  for (pg_iter = 0; pg_iter < pg->total; pg_iter++)
+  {
+    while (pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers_head != NULL)
+    {
+      conn_iter = pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers_head;
+      GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_remove (pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers_head,
+                                   pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers_tail,
+                                   conn_iter);
+      GNUNET_free (conn_iter);
+      /*remove_connections(pg, pg_iter, pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers_head->index, CONNECT, GNUNET_YES); */
+    }
+
+    pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers_head =
+        pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers_working_set_head;
+    pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers_tail =
+        pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers_working_set_tail;
+    pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers_working_set_head = NULL;
+    pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers_working_set_tail = NULL;
+  }
+}
 
+#if !OLD
 struct FindClosestContext
 {
-  /**
-   * The currently known closest peer.
-   */
+    /**
+     * The currently known closest peer.
+     */
   struct GNUNET_TESTING_Daemon *closest;
 
-  /**
-   * The info for the peer we are adding connections for.
-   */
+    /**
+     * The info for the peer we are adding connections for.
+     */
   struct PeerData *curr_peer;
 
-  /**
-   * The distance (bits) between the current
-   * peer and the currently known closest.
-   */
+    /**
+     * The distance (bits) between the current
+     * peer and the currently known closest.
+     */
   unsigned int closest_dist;
 
-  /**
-   * The offset of the closest known peer in
-   * the peer group.
-   */
+    /**
+     * The offset of the closest known peer in
+     * the peer group.
+     */
   unsigned int closest_num;
 };
 
@@ -3209,19 +4674,18 @@ find_closest_peers (void *cls, const GNUNET_HashCode * key, void *value)
        (GNUNET_CRYPTO_hash_matching_bits
         (&daemon->id.hashPubKey,
          &closest_ctx->curr_peer->daemon->id.hashPubKey) >
-        closest_ctx->closest_dist))
-      && (GNUNET_YES !=
-          GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_contains (closest_ctx->
-                                                  curr_peer->connect_peers,
-                                                  key)))
-    {
-      closest_ctx->closest_dist =
+        closest_ctx->closest_dist)) &&
+      (GNUNET_YES !=
+       GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_contains (closest_ctx->
+                                               curr_peer->connect_peers, key)))
+  {
+    closest_ctx->closest_dist =
         GNUNET_CRYPTO_hash_matching_bits (&daemon->id.hashPubKey,
                                           &closest_ctx->curr_peer->daemon->
                                           id.hashPubKey);
-      closest_ctx->closest = daemon;
-      uid_from_hash (key, &closest_ctx->closest_num);
-    }
+    closest_ctx->closest = daemon;
+    uid_from_hash (key, &closest_ctx->closest_num);
+  }
   return GNUNET_YES;
 }
 
@@ -3234,35 +4698,39 @@ find_closest_peers (void *cls, const GNUNET_HashCode * key, void *value)
  * @param pg the peergroup we are dealing with
  * @param num how many connections at least should each peer have (if possible)?
  * @param proc processor to actually add the connections
+ * @param list the peer list to use
  */
 void
 add_closest (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg, unsigned int num,
-             GNUNET_TESTING_ConnectionProcessor proc)
+             GNUNET_TESTING_ConnectionProcessor proc, enum PeerLists list)
 {
+#if OLD
+
+#else
   struct FindClosestContext closest_ctx;
+#endif
   uint32_t pg_iter;
   uint32_t i;
 
   for (i = 0; i < num; i++)     /* Each time find a closest peer (from those available) */
+  {
+    for (pg_iter = 0; pg_iter < pg->total; pg_iter++)
     {
-      for (pg_iter = 0; pg_iter < pg->total; pg_iter++)
-        {
-          closest_ctx.curr_peer = &pg->peers[pg_iter];
-          closest_ctx.closest = NULL;
-          closest_ctx.closest_dist = 0;
-          closest_ctx.closest_num = 0;
-          GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_iterate (pg->
-                                                 peers[pg_iter].allowed_peers,
-                                                 &find_closest_peers,
-                                                 &closest_ctx);
-          if (closest_ctx.closest != NULL)
-            {
-              GNUNET_assert (closest_ctx.closest_num < pg->total);
-              proc (pg, pg_iter, closest_ctx.closest_num);
-            }
-        }
-    }
+      closest_ctx.curr_peer = &pg->peers[pg_iter];
+      closest_ctx.closest = NULL;
+      closest_ctx.closest_dist = 0;
+      closest_ctx.closest_num = 0;
+      GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_iterate (pg->peers[pg_iter].allowed_peers,
+                                             &find_closest_peers, &closest_ctx);
+      if (closest_ctx.closest != NULL)
+      {
+        GNUNET_assert (closest_ctx.closest_num < pg->total);
+        proc (pg, pg_iter, closest_ctx.closest_num, list);
+      }
+    }
+  }
 }
+#endif
 
 /**
  * From the set of connections possible, choose at least num connections per
@@ -3275,162 +4743,208 @@ add_closest (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg, unsigned int num,
 void
 perform_dfs (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg, unsigned int num)
 {
-  struct DFSContext dfs_ctx;
   uint32_t pg_iter;
   uint32_t dfs_count;
   uint32_t starting_peer;
   uint32_t least_connections;
+  uint32_t random_connection;
+
+#if OLD
+  unsigned int temp_count;
+  struct PeerConnection *peer_iter;
+#else
+  struct DFSContext dfs_ctx;
   GNUNET_HashCode second_hash;
+#endif
 
-  for (pg_iter = 0; pg_iter < pg->total; pg_iter++)
+#if OLD
+  starting_peer = 0;
+  dfs_count = 0;
+  while ((count_workingset_connections (pg) < num * pg->total) &&
+         (count_allowed_connections (pg) > 0))
+  {
+    if (dfs_count % pg->total == 0)     /* Restart the DFS at some weakly connected peer */
     {
-      pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers_working_set =
-        GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_create (num);
+      least_connections = -1;   /* Set to very high number */
+      for (pg_iter = 0; pg_iter < pg->total; pg_iter++)
+      {
+        temp_count =
+            count_connections (pg->
+                               peers[pg_iter].connect_peers_working_set_head);
+        if (temp_count < least_connections)
+        {
+          starting_peer = pg_iter;
+          least_connections = temp_count;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    temp_count =
+        count_connections (pg->peers[starting_peer].connect_peers_head);
+    if (temp_count == 0)
+      continue;                 /* FIXME: infinite loop? */
+
+    random_connection =
+        GNUNET_CRYPTO_random_u32 (GNUNET_CRYPTO_QUALITY_WEAK, temp_count);
+    temp_count = 0;
+    peer_iter = pg->peers[starting_peer].connect_peers_head;
+    while (temp_count < random_connection)
+    {
+      peer_iter = peer_iter->next;
+      temp_count++;
     }
+    GNUNET_assert (peer_iter != NULL);
+    add_connections (pg, starting_peer, peer_iter->index, WORKING_SET,
+                     GNUNET_NO);
+    remove_connections (pg, starting_peer, peer_iter->index, CONNECT,
+                        GNUNET_YES);
+    starting_peer = peer_iter->index;
+    dfs_count++;
+  }
+
+#else
+  for (pg_iter = 0; pg_iter < pg->total; pg_iter++)
+  {
+    pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers_working_set =
+        GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_create (num);
+  }
 
   starting_peer = 0;
   dfs_count = 0;
-  while ((count_workingset_connections (pg) < num * pg->total)
-         && (count_allowed_connections (pg) > 0))
+  while ((count_workingset_connections (pg) < num * pg->total) &&
+         (count_allowed_connections (pg) > 0))
+  {
+    if (dfs_count % pg->total == 0)     /* Restart the DFS at some weakly connected peer */
     {
-      if (dfs_count % pg->total == 0)   /* Restart the DFS at some weakly connected peer */
+      least_connections = -1;   /* Set to very high number */
+      for (pg_iter = 0; pg_iter < pg->total; pg_iter++)
+      {
+        if (GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_size
+            (pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers_working_set) < least_connections)
         {
-          least_connections = -1;       /* Set to very high number */
-          for (pg_iter = 0; pg_iter < pg->total; pg_iter++)
-            {
-              if (GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_size
-                  (pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers_working_set) <
-                  least_connections)
-                {
-                  starting_peer = pg_iter;
-                  least_connections =
-                    GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_size (pg->
-                                                        peers
-                                                        [pg_iter].connect_peers_working_set);
-                }
-            }
+          starting_peer = pg_iter;
+          least_connections =
+              GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_size (pg->
+                                                  peers
+                                                  [pg_iter].connect_peers_working_set);
         }
+      }
+    }
 
-      if (GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_size (pg->peers[starting_peer].connect_peers) == 0)     /* Ensure there is at least one peer left to connect! */
-        {
-          dfs_count = 0;
-          continue;
-        }
+    if (GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_size (pg->peers[starting_peer].connect_peers) == 0)       /* Ensure there is at least one peer left to connect! */
+    {
+      dfs_count = 0;
+      continue;
+    }
 
-      /* Choose a random peer from the chosen peers set of connections to add */
-      dfs_ctx.chosen =
+    /* Choose a random peer from the chosen peers set of connections to add */
+    dfs_ctx.chosen =
         GNUNET_CRYPTO_random_u32 (GNUNET_CRYPTO_QUALITY_WEAK,
-                                  GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_size
-                                  (pg->peers[starting_peer].connect_peers));
-      dfs_ctx.first_uid = starting_peer;
-      dfs_ctx.first = &pg->peers[starting_peer];
-      dfs_ctx.pg = pg;
-      dfs_ctx.current = 0;
-
-      GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_iterate (pg->
-                                             peers
-                                             [starting_peer].connect_peers,
-                                             &dfs_connect_iterator, &dfs_ctx);
-      /* Remove the second from the first, since we will be continuing the search and may encounter the first peer again! */
-      hash_from_uid (dfs_ctx.second_uid, &second_hash);
-      GNUNET_assert (GNUNET_YES ==
-                     GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_remove (pg->peers
-                                                           [starting_peer].connect_peers,
-                                                           &second_hash,
-                                                           pg->
-                                                           peers
-                                                           [dfs_ctx.second_uid].daemon));
-      starting_peer = dfs_ctx.second_uid;
-    }
+                                  GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_size (pg->peers
+                                                                      [starting_peer].connect_peers));
+    dfs_ctx.first_uid = starting_peer;
+    dfs_ctx.first = &pg->peers[starting_peer];
+    dfs_ctx.pg = pg;
+    dfs_ctx.current = 0;
+
+    GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_iterate (pg->
+                                           peers[starting_peer].connect_peers,
+                                           &dfs_connect_iterator, &dfs_ctx);
+    /* Remove the second from the first, since we will be continuing the search and may encounter the first peer again! */
+    hash_from_uid (dfs_ctx.second_uid, &second_hash);
+    GNUNET_assert (GNUNET_YES ==
+                   GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_remove (pg->peers
+                                                         [starting_peer].connect_peers,
+                                                         &second_hash,
+                                                         pg->
+                                                         peers
+                                                         [dfs_ctx.second_uid].daemon));
+    starting_peer = dfs_ctx.second_uid;
+  }
 
   for (pg_iter = 0; pg_iter < pg->total; pg_iter++)
-    {
-      /* Remove the "old" connections */
-      GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_destroy (pg->
-                                             peers[pg_iter].connect_peers);
-      /* And replace with the working set */
-      pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers =
+  {
+    /* Remove the "old" connections */
+    GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_destroy (pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers);
+    /* And replace with the working set */
+    pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers =
         pg->peers[pg_iter].connect_peers_working_set;
-    }
+  }
+#endif
 }
 
 /**
  * Internal callback for topology information for a particular peer.
  */
 static void
-internal_topology_callback (void *cls,
-                            const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *peer,
-                            const struct GNUNET_TRANSPORT_ATS_Information
-                            *atsi)
+internal_topology_callback (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *peer,
+                            const struct GNUNET_TRANSPORT_ATS_Information *atsi)
 {
   struct CoreContext *core_ctx = cls;
   struct TopologyIterateContext *iter_ctx = core_ctx->iter_context;
 
   if (peer == NULL)             /* Either finished, or something went wrong */
-    {
-      iter_ctx->completed++;
-      iter_ctx->connected--;
-      /* One core context allocated per iteration, must free! */
-      GNUNET_free (core_ctx);
-    }
+  {
+    iter_ctx->completed++;
+    iter_ctx->connected--;
+    /* One core context allocated per iteration, must free! */
+    GNUNET_free (core_ctx);
+  }
   else
-    {
-      iter_ctx->topology_cb (iter_ctx->cls, &core_ctx->daemon->id,
-                             peer, NULL);
-    }
+  {
+    iter_ctx->topology_cb (iter_ctx->cls, &core_ctx->daemon->id, peer, NULL);
+  }
 
   if (iter_ctx->completed == iter_ctx->total)
-    {
-      iter_ctx->topology_cb (iter_ctx->cls, NULL, NULL, NULL);
-      /* Once all are done, free the iteration context */
-      GNUNET_free (iter_ctx);
-    }
+  {
+    iter_ctx->topology_cb (iter_ctx->cls, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+    /* Once all are done, free the iteration context */
+    GNUNET_free (iter_ctx);
+  }
 }
 
-
 /**
  * Check running topology iteration tasks, if below max start a new one, otherwise
  * schedule for some time in the future.
  */
 static void
-schedule_get_topology (void *cls,
-                       const struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskContext *tc)
+schedule_get_topology (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskContext *tc)
 {
   struct CoreContext *core_context = cls;
   struct TopologyIterateContext *topology_context =
-    (struct TopologyIterateContext *) core_context->iter_context;
-  if (tc->reason == GNUNET_SCHEDULER_REASON_SHUTDOWN)
+      (struct TopologyIterateContext *) core_context->iter_context;
+  if ((tc->reason & GNUNET_SCHEDULER_REASON_SHUTDOWN) != 0)
     return;
 
-  if (topology_context->connected > MAX_OUTSTANDING_CONNECTIONS)
-    {
+  if (topology_context->connected >
+      topology_context->pg->max_outstanding_connections)
+  {
 #if VERBOSE_TESTING > 2
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                  _
-                  ("Delaying connect, we have too many outstanding connections!\n"));
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                _
+                ("Delaying connect, we have too many outstanding connections!\n"));
 #endif
-      GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (GNUNET_TIME_relative_multiply
-                                    (GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_MILLISECONDS, 100),
-                                    &schedule_get_topology, core_context);
-    }
+    GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (GNUNET_TIME_relative_multiply
+                                  (GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_MILLISECONDS, 100),
+                                  &schedule_get_topology, core_context);
+  }
   else
-    {
+  {
 #if VERBOSE_TESTING > 2
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                  _("Creating connection, outstanding_connections is %d\n"),
-                  outstanding_connects);
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                _("Creating connection, outstanding_connections is %d\n"),
+                outstanding_connects);
 #endif
-      topology_context->connected++;
+    topology_context->connected++;
 
-      if (GNUNET_OK !=
-          GNUNET_CORE_iterate_peers (core_context->daemon->cfg,
-                                     &internal_topology_callback,
-                                     core_context))
-        {
-          GNUNET_log(GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING, "Topology iteration failed.\n");
-          internal_topology_callback (core_context, NULL, NULL);
-        }
+    if (GNUNET_OK !=
+        GNUNET_CORE_iterate_peers (core_context->daemon->cfg,
+                                   &internal_topology_callback, core_context))
+    {
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING, "Topology iteration failed.\n");
+      internal_topology_callback (core_context, NULL, NULL);
     }
+  }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -3450,25 +4964,26 @@ GNUNET_TESTING_get_topology (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
   topology_context = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct TopologyIterateContext));
   topology_context->topology_cb = cb;
   topology_context->cls = cls;
+  topology_context->pg = pg;
   total_count = 0;
   for (i = 0; i < pg->total; i++)
-    {
-      if (pg->peers[i].daemon->running == GNUNET_YES)
-        {
-          /* Allocate one core context per core we need to connect to */
-          core_ctx = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct CoreContext));
-          core_ctx->daemon = pg->peers[i].daemon;
-          /* Set back pointer to topology iteration context */
-          core_ctx->iter_context = topology_context;
-          GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_now (&schedule_get_topology, core_ctx);
-          total_count++;
-        }
-    }
+  {
+    if (pg->peers[i].daemon->running == GNUNET_YES)
+    {
+      /* Allocate one core context per core we need to connect to */
+      core_ctx = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct CoreContext));
+      core_ctx->daemon = pg->peers[i].daemon;
+      /* Set back pointer to topology iteration context */
+      core_ctx->iter_context = topology_context;
+      GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_now (&schedule_get_topology, core_ctx);
+      total_count++;
+    }
+  }
   if (total_count == 0)
-    {
-      cb (cls, NULL, NULL, "Cannot iterate over topology, no running peers!");
-      GNUNET_free (topology_context);
-    }
+  {
+    cb (cls, NULL, NULL, "Cannot iterate over topology, no running peers!");
+    GNUNET_free (topology_context);
+  }
   else
     topology_context->total = total_count;
   return;
@@ -3488,13 +5003,12 @@ GNUNET_TESTING_get_topology (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
  * @return GNUNET_OK to continue, GNUNET_SYSERR to abort iteration
  */
 static int
-internal_stats_callback (void *cls,
-                         const char *subsystem,
-                         const char *name, uint64_t value, int is_persistent)
+internal_stats_callback (void *cls, const char *subsystem, const char *name,
+                         uint64_t value, int is_persistent)
 {
   struct StatsCoreContext *core_context = cls;
   struct StatsIterateContext *stats_context =
-    (struct StatsIterateContext *) core_context->iter_context;
+      (struct StatsIterateContext *) core_context->iter_context;
 
   return stats_context->proc (stats_context->cls, &core_context->daemon->id,
                               subsystem, name, value, is_persistent);
@@ -3512,16 +5026,16 @@ internal_stats_cont (void *cls, int success)
 {
   struct StatsCoreContext *core_context = cls;
   struct StatsIterateContext *stats_context =
-    (struct StatsIterateContext *) core_context->iter_context;
+      (struct StatsIterateContext *) core_context->iter_context;
 
   stats_context->connected--;
   stats_context->completed++;
 
   if (stats_context->completed == stats_context->total)
-    {
-      stats_context->cont (stats_context->cls, GNUNET_YES);
-      GNUNET_free (stats_context);
-    }
+  {
+    stats_context->cont (stats_context->cls, GNUNET_YES);
+    GNUNET_free (stats_context);
+  }
 
   if (core_context->stats_handle != NULL)
     GNUNET_STATISTICS_destroy (core_context->stats_handle, GNUNET_NO);
@@ -3539,48 +5053,48 @@ schedule_get_statistics (void *cls,
 {
   struct StatsCoreContext *core_context = cls;
   struct StatsIterateContext *stats_context =
-    (struct StatsIterateContext *) core_context->iter_context;
+      (struct StatsIterateContext *) core_context->iter_context;
 
-  if (tc->reason == GNUNET_SCHEDULER_REASON_SHUTDOWN)
+  if ((tc->reason & GNUNET_SCHEDULER_REASON_SHUTDOWN) != 0)
     return;
 
-  if (stats_context->connected > MAX_OUTSTANDING_CONNECTIONS)
-    {
+  if (stats_context->connected > stats_context->pg->max_outstanding_connections)
+  {
 #if VERBOSE_TESTING > 2
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                  _
-                  ("Delaying connect, we have too many outstanding connections!\n"));
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                _
+                ("Delaying connect, we have too many outstanding connections!\n"));
 #endif
-      GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (GNUNET_TIME_relative_multiply
-                                    (GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_MILLISECONDS, 100),
-                                    &schedule_get_statistics, core_context);
-    }
+    GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (GNUNET_TIME_relative_multiply
+                                  (GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_MILLISECONDS, 100),
+                                  &schedule_get_statistics, core_context);
+  }
   else
-    {
+  {
 #if VERBOSE_TESTING > 2
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                  _("Creating connection, outstanding_connections is %d\n"),
-                  outstanding_connects);
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                _("Creating connection, outstanding_connections is %d\n"),
+                outstanding_connects);
 #endif
 
-      stats_context->connected++;
-      core_context->stats_handle =
+    stats_context->connected++;
+    core_context->stats_handle =
         GNUNET_STATISTICS_create ("testing", core_context->daemon->cfg);
-      if (core_context->stats_handle == NULL)
-        {
-          internal_stats_cont (core_context, GNUNET_NO);
-          return;
-        }
+    if (core_context->stats_handle == NULL)
+    {
+      internal_stats_cont (core_context, GNUNET_NO);
+      return;
+    }
 
-      core_context->stats_get_handle =
+    core_context->stats_get_handle =
         GNUNET_STATISTICS_get (core_context->stats_handle, NULL, NULL,
                                GNUNET_TIME_relative_get_forever (),
                                &internal_stats_cont, &internal_stats_callback,
                                core_context);
-      if (core_context->stats_get_handle == NULL)
-        internal_stats_cont (core_context, GNUNET_NO);
+    if (core_context->stats_get_handle == NULL)
+      internal_stats_cont (core_context, GNUNET_NO);
 
-    }
+  }
 }
 
 struct DuplicateStats
@@ -3616,6 +5130,7 @@ stats_check_existing (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
   char *unix_domain_socket;
   unsigned long long port;
   char *to_match;
+
   if (GNUNET_YES !=
       GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_yesno (pg->cfg, "testing",
                                             "single_statistics_per_host"))
@@ -3630,7 +5145,10 @@ stats_check_existing (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
   if (GNUNET_OK !=
       GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_number (specific_peer->cfg, "statistics",
                                              "port", &port))
+  {
+    GNUNET_free (unix_domain_socket);
     return GNUNET_NO;
+  }
 
   if (specific_peer->daemon->hostname != NULL)
     GNUNET_asprintf (&to_match, "%s%s%llu", specific_peer->daemon->hostname,
@@ -3639,15 +5157,15 @@ stats_check_existing (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
     GNUNET_asprintf (&to_match, "%s%llu", unix_domain_socket, port);
 
   while (pos != NULL)
+  {
+    if (0 == strcmp (to_match, pos->unique_string))
     {
-      if (0 == strcmp (to_match, pos->unique_string))
-        {
-          GNUNET_free (unix_domain_socket);
-          GNUNET_free (to_match);
-          return GNUNET_YES;
-        }
-      pos = pos->next;
+      GNUNET_free (unix_domain_socket);
+      GNUNET_free (to_match);
+      return GNUNET_YES;
     }
+    pos = pos->next;
+  }
   pos = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct DuplicateStats));
   pos->unique_string = to_match;
   pos->next = *stats_list;
@@ -3659,6 +5177,12 @@ stats_check_existing (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
 /**
  * Iterate over all (running) peers in the peer group, retrieve
  * all statistics from each.
+ *
+ * @param pg the peergroup to iterate statistics of
+ * @param cont continuation to call once all stats have been retrieved
+ * @param proc processing function for each statistic from each peer
+ * @param cls closure to pass to proc
+ *
  */
 void
 GNUNET_TESTING_get_statistics (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
@@ -3672,6 +5196,7 @@ GNUNET_TESTING_get_statistics (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
   unsigned int total_count;
   struct DuplicateStats *stats_list;
   struct DuplicateStats *pos;
+
   stats_list = NULL;
 
   /* Allocate a single stats iteration context */
@@ -3679,41 +5204,63 @@ GNUNET_TESTING_get_statistics (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
   stats_context->cont = cont;
   stats_context->proc = proc;
   stats_context->cls = cls;
+  stats_context->pg = pg;
   total_count = 0;
 
   for (i = 0; i < pg->total; i++)
+  {
+    if ((pg->peers[i].daemon->running == GNUNET_YES) &&
+        (GNUNET_NO == stats_check_existing (pg, &pg->peers[i], &stats_list)))
     {
-      if ((pg->peers[i].daemon->running == GNUNET_YES)
-          && (GNUNET_NO ==
-              stats_check_existing (pg, &pg->peers[i], &stats_list)))
-        {
-          /* Allocate one core context per core we need to connect to */
-          core_ctx = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct StatsCoreContext));
-          core_ctx->daemon = pg->peers[i].daemon;
-          /* Set back pointer to topology iteration context */
-          core_ctx->iter_context = stats_context;
-          GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_now (&schedule_get_statistics, core_ctx);
-          total_count++;
-        }
+      /* Allocate one core context per core we need to connect to */
+      core_ctx = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct StatsCoreContext));
+      core_ctx->daemon = pg->peers[i].daemon;
+      /* Set back pointer to topology iteration context */
+      core_ctx->iter_context = stats_context;
+      GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_now (&schedule_get_statistics, core_ctx);
+      total_count++;
     }
+  }
 
   GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
               "Retrieving stats from %u total instances.\n", total_count);
   stats_context->total = total_count;
   if (stats_list != NULL)
+  {
+    pos = stats_list;
+    while (pos != NULL)
     {
-      pos = stats_list;
-      while (pos != NULL)
-        {
-          GNUNET_free (pos->unique_string);
-          stats_list = pos->next;
-          GNUNET_free (pos);
-          pos = stats_list->next;
-        }
+      GNUNET_free (pos->unique_string);
+      stats_list = pos->next;
+      GNUNET_free (pos);
+      pos = stats_list->next;
     }
+  }
   return;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Stop the connection process temporarily.
+ *
+ * @param pg the peer group to stop connecting
+ */
+void
+GNUNET_TESTING_stop_connections (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg)
+{
+  pg->stop_connects = GNUNET_YES;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Resume the connection process temporarily.
+ *
+ * @param pg the peer group to resume connecting
+ */
+void
+GNUNET_TESTING_resume_connections (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg)
+{
+  pg->stop_connects = GNUNET_NO;
+}
+
 /**
  * There are many ways to connect peers that are supported by this function.
  * To connect peers in the same topology that was created via the
@@ -3727,6 +5274,10 @@ GNUNET_TESTING_get_statistics (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
  * @param topology which topology to connect the peers in
  * @param options options for connecting the topology
  * @param option_modifier modifier for options that take a parameter
+ * @param connect_timeout how long to wait before giving up on connecting
+ *                        two peers
+ * @param connect_attempts how many times to attempt to connect two peers
+ *                         over the connect_timeout duration
  * @param notify_callback notification to be called once all connections completed
  * @param notify_cls closure for notification callback
  *
@@ -3737,135 +5288,198 @@ GNUNET_TESTING_connect_topology (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
                                  enum GNUNET_TESTING_Topology topology,
                                  enum GNUNET_TESTING_TopologyOption options,
                                  double option_modifier,
+                                 struct GNUNET_TIME_Relative connect_timeout,
+                                 unsigned int connect_attempts,
                                  GNUNET_TESTING_NotifyCompletion
                                  notify_callback, void *notify_cls)
 {
   switch (topology)
-    {
-    case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_CLIQUE:
+  {
+  case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_CLIQUE:
 #if VERBOSE_TOPOLOGY
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                  _("Creating clique CONNECT topology\n"));
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                _("Creating clique CONNECT topology\n"));
 #endif
-      create_clique (pg, &add_actual_connections);
-      break;
-    case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_SMALL_WORLD_RING:
+    create_clique (pg, &add_connections, CONNECT, GNUNET_NO);
+    break;
+  case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_SMALL_WORLD_RING:
 #if VERBOSE_TOPOLOGY
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                  _("Creating small world (ring) CONNECT topology\n"));
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                _("Creating small world (ring) CONNECT topology\n"));
 #endif
-      create_small_world_ring (pg, &add_actual_connections);
-      break;
-    case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_SMALL_WORLD:
+    create_small_world_ring (pg, &add_connections, CONNECT);
+    break;
+  case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_SMALL_WORLD:
 #if VERBOSE_TOPOLOGY
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                  _("Creating small world (2d-torus) CONNECT topology\n"));
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                _("Creating small world (2d-torus) CONNECT topology\n"));
 #endif
-      create_small_world (pg, &add_actual_connections);
-      break;
-    case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_RING:
+    create_small_world (pg, &add_connections, CONNECT);
+    break;
+  case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_RING:
 #if VERBOSE_TOPOLOGY
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                  _("Creating ring CONNECT topology\n"));
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, _("Creating ring CONNECT topology\n"));
 #endif
-      create_ring (pg, &add_actual_connections);
-      break;
-    case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_2D_TORUS:
+    create_ring (pg, &add_connections, CONNECT);
+    break;
+  case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_2D_TORUS:
 #if VERBOSE_TOPOLOGY
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                  _("Creating 2d torus CONNECT topology\n"));
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                _("Creating 2d torus CONNECT topology\n"));
 #endif
-      create_2d_torus (pg, &add_actual_connections);
-      break;
-    case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_ERDOS_RENYI:
+    create_2d_torus (pg, &add_connections, CONNECT);
+    break;
+  case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_ERDOS_RENYI:
 #if VERBOSE_TOPOLOGY
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                  _("Creating Erdos-Renyi CONNECT topology\n"));
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                _("Creating Erdos-Renyi CONNECT topology\n"));
 #endif
-      create_erdos_renyi (pg, &add_actual_connections);
-      break;
-    case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_INTERNAT:
+    create_erdos_renyi (pg, &add_connections, CONNECT);
+    break;
+  case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_INTERNAT:
 #if VERBOSE_TOPOLOGY
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                  _("Creating InterNAT CONNECT topology\n"));
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                _("Creating InterNAT CONNECT topology\n"));
 #endif
-      create_nated_internet (pg, &add_actual_connections);
-      break;
-    case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_SCALE_FREE:
+    create_nated_internet (pg, &add_connections, CONNECT);
+    break;
+  case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_SCALE_FREE:
 #if VERBOSE_TOPOLOGY
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                  _("Creating Scale Free CONNECT topology\n"));
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                _("Creating Scale Free CONNECT topology\n"));
 #endif
-      create_scale_free (pg, &add_actual_connections);
-      break;
-    case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_LINE:
+    create_scale_free (pg, &add_connections, CONNECT);
+    break;
+  case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_LINE:
 #if VERBOSE_TOPOLOGY
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                  _("Creating straight line CONNECT topology\n"));
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                _("Creating straight line CONNECT topology\n"));
 #endif
-      create_line (pg, &add_actual_connections);
-      break;
-    case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_NONE:
+    create_line (pg, &add_connections, CONNECT);
+    break;
+  case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_NONE:
 #if VERBOSE_TOPOLOGY
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                  _("Creating no CONNECT topology\n"));
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, _("Creating no CONNECT topology\n"));
 #endif
-      copy_allowed_topology (pg);
-      break;
-    default:
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
-                  _
-                  ("Unknown topology specification, can't connect peers!\n"));
-      return GNUNET_SYSERR;
-    }
+    copy_allowed_topology (pg);
+    break;
+  default:
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                _("Unknown topology specification, can't connect peers!\n"));
+    return GNUNET_SYSERR;
+  }
 
   switch (options)
-    {
-    case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_OPTION_RANDOM:
+  {
+  case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_OPTION_RANDOM:
 #if VERBOSE_TOPOLOGY
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                  _
-                  ("Connecting random subset (%'.2f percent) of possible peers\n"),
-                  100 * option_modifier);
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                _
+                ("Connecting random subset (%'.2f percent) of possible peers\n"),
+                100 * option_modifier);
 #endif
-      choose_random_connections (pg, option_modifier);
-      break;
-    case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_OPTION_MINIMUM:
+    choose_random_connections (pg, option_modifier);
+    break;
+  case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_OPTION_MINIMUM:
 #if VERBOSE_TOPOLOGY
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                  _("Connecting a minimum of %u peers each (if possible)\n"),
-                  (unsigned int) option_modifier);
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                _("Connecting a minimum of %u peers each (if possible)\n"),
+                (unsigned int) option_modifier);
 #endif
-      choose_minimum (pg, (unsigned int) option_modifier);
-      break;
-    case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_OPTION_DFS:
+    choose_minimum (pg, (unsigned int) option_modifier);
+    break;
+  case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_OPTION_DFS:
 #if VERBOSE_TOPOLOGY
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                  _
-                  ("Using DFS to connect a minimum of %u peers each (if possible)\n"),
-                  (unsigned int) option_modifier);
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                _
+                ("Using DFS to connect a minimum of %u peers each (if possible)\n"),
+                (unsigned int) option_modifier);
 #endif
-      perform_dfs (pg, (int) option_modifier);
-      break;
-    case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_OPTION_ADD_CLOSEST:
+#if FIXME
+    perform_dfs (pg, (int) option_modifier);
+#endif
+    break;
+  case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_OPTION_ADD_CLOSEST:
 #if VERBOSE_TOPOLOGY
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
-                  _
-                  ("Finding additional %u closest peers each (if possible)\n"),
-                  (unsigned int) option_modifier);
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                _("Finding additional %u closest peers each (if possible)\n"),
+                (unsigned int) option_modifier);
 #endif
-      add_closest (pg, (unsigned int) option_modifier,
-                   &add_actual_connections);
-      break;
-    case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_OPTION_NONE:
-      break;
-    case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_OPTION_ALL:
-      break;
-    default:
-      break;
-    }
+#if FIXME
+    add_closest (pg, (unsigned int) option_modifier, &add_connections, CONNECT);
+#endif
+    break;
+  case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_OPTION_NONE:
+    break;
+  case GNUNET_TESTING_TOPOLOGY_OPTION_ALL:
+    break;
+  default:
+    break;
+  }
+
+  return connect_topology (pg, connect_timeout, connect_attempts,
+                           notify_callback, notify_cls);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Lookup and return the number of SSH connections to a host.
+ *
+ * @param hostname the hostname to lookup in the list
+ * @param pg the peergroup that the host belongs to
+ *
+ * @return the number of current ssh connections to the host
+ */
+static unsigned int
+count_outstanding_at_host (const char *hostname,
+                           struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg)
+{
+  struct OutstandingSSH *pos;
+
+  pos = pg->ssh_head;
+  while ((pos != NULL) && (strcmp (pos->hostname, hostname) != 0))
+    pos = pos->next;
+  GNUNET_assert (pos != NULL);
+  return pos->outstanding;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Increment the number of SSH connections to a host by one.
+ *
+ * @param hostname the hostname to lookup in the list
+ * @param pg the peergroup that the host belongs to
+ *
+ */
+static void
+increment_outstanding_at_host (const char *hostname,
+                               struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg)
+{
+  struct OutstandingSSH *pos;
+
+  pos = pg->ssh_head;
+  while ((pos != NULL) && (strcmp (pos->hostname, hostname) != 0))
+    pos = pos->next;
+  GNUNET_assert (pos != NULL);
+  pos->outstanding++;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Decrement the number of SSH connections to a host by one.
+ *
+ * @param hostname the hostname to lookup in the list
+ * @param pg the peergroup that the host belongs to
+ *
+ */
+static void
+decrement_outstanding_at_host (const char *hostname,
+                               struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg)
+{
+  struct OutstandingSSH *pos;
 
-  return connect_topology (pg, notify_callback, notify_cls);
+  pos = pg->ssh_head;
+  while ((pos != NULL) && (strcmp (pos->hostname, hostname) != 0))
+    pos = pos->next;
+  GNUNET_assert (pos != NULL);
+  pos->outstanding--;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -3879,22 +5493,25 @@ GNUNET_TESTING_connect_topology (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
  * @param emsg error message (NULL on success)
  */
 static void
-internal_hostkey_callback (void *cls,
-                           const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *id,
+internal_hostkey_callback (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *id,
                            struct GNUNET_TESTING_Daemon *d, const char *emsg)
 {
   struct InternalStartContext *internal_context = cls;
+
   internal_context->peer->pg->starting--;
   internal_context->peer->pg->started++;
+  if (internal_context->hostname != NULL)
+    decrement_outstanding_at_host (internal_context->hostname,
+                                   internal_context->peer->pg);
   if (internal_context->hostkey_callback != NULL)
     internal_context->hostkey_callback (internal_context->hostkey_cls, id, d,
                                         emsg);
   else if (internal_context->peer->pg->started ==
            internal_context->peer->pg->total)
-    {
-      internal_context->peer->pg->started = 0;  /* Internal startup may use this counter! */
-      GNUNET_TESTING_daemons_continue_startup (internal_context->peer->pg);
-    }
+  {
+    internal_context->peer->pg->started = 0;    /* Internal startup may use this counter! */
+    GNUNET_TESTING_daemons_continue_startup (internal_context->peer->pg);
+  }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -3904,17 +5521,21 @@ internal_hostkey_callback (void *cls,
  *
  * @param cls closure
  * @param id identifier for the daemon, NULL on error
+ * @param cfg config
  * @param d handle for the daemon
  * @param emsg error message (NULL on success)
  */
 static void
-internal_startup_callback (void *cls,
-                           const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *id,
+internal_startup_callback (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *id,
                            const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *cfg,
                            struct GNUNET_TESTING_Daemon *d, const char *emsg)
 {
   struct InternalStartContext *internal_context = cls;
+
   internal_context->peer->pg->starting--;
+  if (internal_context->hostname != NULL)
+    decrement_outstanding_at_host (internal_context->hostname,
+                                   internal_context->peer->pg);
   if (internal_context->start_cb != NULL)
     internal_context->start_cb (internal_context->start_cb_cls, id, cfg, d,
                                 emsg);
@@ -3926,26 +5547,33 @@ internal_continue_startup (void *cls,
 {
   struct InternalStartContext *internal_context = cls;
 
-  if (tc->reason == GNUNET_SCHEDULER_REASON_SHUTDOWN)
-    {
-      return;
-    }
-
-  if (internal_context->peer->pg->starting < MAX_CONCURRENT_STARTING)
-    {
-      internal_context->peer->pg->starting++;
-      GNUNET_TESTING_daemon_continue_startup (internal_context->peer->daemon);
-    }
+  if ((tc->reason & GNUNET_SCHEDULER_REASON_SHUTDOWN) != 0)
+  {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if ((internal_context->peer->pg->starting <
+       internal_context->peer->pg->max_concurrent_ssh) ||
+      ((internal_context->hostname != NULL) &&
+       (count_outstanding_at_host
+        (internal_context->hostname,
+         internal_context->peer->pg) <
+        internal_context->peer->pg->max_concurrent_ssh)))
+  {
+    if (internal_context->hostname != NULL)
+      increment_outstanding_at_host (internal_context->hostname,
+                                     internal_context->peer->pg);
+    internal_context->peer->pg->starting++;
+    GNUNET_TESTING_daemon_continue_startup (internal_context->peer->daemon);
+  }
   else
-    {
-      GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (GNUNET_TIME_relative_multiply
-                                    (GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_MILLISECONDS, 100),
-                                    &internal_continue_startup,
-                                    internal_context);
-    }
+  {
+    GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (GNUNET_TIME_relative_multiply
+                                  (GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_MILLISECONDS, 100),
+                                  &internal_continue_startup, internal_context);
+  }
 }
 
-
 /**
  * Callback for informing us about a successful
  * or unsuccessful churn start call.
@@ -3958,8 +5586,7 @@ internal_continue_startup (void *cls,
  *
  */
 void
-churn_start_callback (void *cls,
-                      const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *id,
+churn_start_callback (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *id,
                       const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *cfg,
                       struct GNUNET_TESTING_Daemon *d, const char *emsg)
 {
@@ -3971,94 +5598,251 @@ churn_start_callback (void *cls,
 
   error_message = NULL;
   if (emsg != NULL)
-    {
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
-                  "Churn stop callback failed with error `%s'\n", emsg);
-      churn_ctx->num_failed_start++;
-    }
+  {
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                "Churn stop callback failed with error `%s'\n", emsg);
+    churn_ctx->num_failed_start++;
+  }
   else
-    {
-      churn_ctx->num_to_start--;
-    }
-
-#if DEBUG_CHURN
-  GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
-              "Started peer, %d left.\n", churn_ctx->num_to_start);
-#endif
+  {
+    churn_ctx->num_to_start--;
+  }
 
   total_left =
-    (churn_ctx->num_to_stop - churn_ctx->num_failed_stop) +
-    (churn_ctx->num_to_start - churn_ctx->num_failed_start);
+      (churn_ctx->num_to_stop - churn_ctx->num_failed_stop) +
+      (churn_ctx->num_to_start - churn_ctx->num_failed_start);
 
   if (total_left == 0)
-    {
-      if ((churn_ctx->num_failed_stop > 0)
-          || (churn_ctx->num_failed_start > 0))
-        GNUNET_asprintf (&error_message,
-                         "Churn didn't complete successfully, %u peers failed to start %u peers failed to be stopped!",
-                         churn_ctx->num_failed_start,
-                         churn_ctx->num_failed_stop);
-      churn_ctx->cb (churn_ctx->cb_cls, error_message);
-      GNUNET_free_non_null (error_message);
-      GNUNET_free (churn_ctx);
-      GNUNET_free (startup_ctx);
-    }
+  {
+    if ((churn_ctx->num_failed_stop > 0) || (churn_ctx->num_failed_start > 0))
+      GNUNET_asprintf (&error_message,
+                       "Churn didn't complete successfully, %u peers failed to start %u peers failed to be stopped!",
+                       churn_ctx->num_failed_start, churn_ctx->num_failed_stop);
+    churn_ctx->cb (churn_ctx->cb_cls, error_message);
+    GNUNET_free_non_null (error_message);
+    GNUNET_free (churn_ctx);
+    GNUNET_free (startup_ctx);
+  }
 }
 
-
 static void
 schedule_churn_restart (void *cls,
                         const struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskContext *tc)
 {
   struct PeerRestartContext *peer_restart_ctx = cls;
-  struct ChurnRestartContext *startup_ctx =
-    peer_restart_ctx->churn_restart_ctx;
+  struct ChurnRestartContext *startup_ctx = peer_restart_ctx->churn_restart_ctx;
 
-  if (startup_ctx->outstanding > MAX_CONCURRENT_STARTING)
+  if (startup_ctx->outstanding > startup_ctx->pg->max_concurrent_ssh)
     GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (GNUNET_TIME_relative_multiply
                                   (GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_MILLISECONDS, 100),
                                   &schedule_churn_restart, peer_restart_ctx);
   else
-    {
+  {
+    if (startup_ctx->churn_ctx->service != NULL)
+      GNUNET_TESTING_daemon_start_stopped_service (peer_restart_ctx->daemon,
+                                                   startup_ctx->
+                                                   churn_ctx->service,
+                                                   startup_ctx->timeout,
+                                                   &churn_start_callback,
+                                                   startup_ctx);
+    else
       GNUNET_TESTING_daemon_start_stopped (peer_restart_ctx->daemon,
                                            startup_ctx->timeout,
-                                           &churn_start_callback,
-                                           startup_ctx);
-      GNUNET_free (peer_restart_ctx);
-    }
+                                           &churn_start_callback, startup_ctx);
+    GNUNET_free (peer_restart_ctx);
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Callback for informing us about a successful
+ * or unsuccessful churn start call.
+ *
+ * @param cls a struct ServiceStartContext *startup_ctx
+ * @param id the peer identity of the started peer
+ * @param cfg the handle to the configuration of the peer
+ * @param d handle to the daemon for the peer
+ * @param emsg NULL on success, non-NULL on failure
+ *
+ */
+void
+service_start_callback (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *id,
+                        const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *cfg,
+                        struct GNUNET_TESTING_Daemon *d, const char *emsg)
+{
+  struct ServiceStartContext *startup_ctx = (struct ServiceStartContext *) cls;
+
+  if (emsg != NULL)
+  {
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                "Service start failed with error `%s'\n", emsg);
+  }
+
+  startup_ctx->outstanding--;
+  startup_ctx->remaining--;
+
+  if (startup_ctx->remaining == 0)
+  {
+    startup_ctx->cb (startup_ctx->cb_cls, NULL);
+    GNUNET_free (startup_ctx->service);
+    GNUNET_free (startup_ctx);
+  }
+}
+
+static void
+schedule_service_start (void *cls,
+                        const struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskContext *tc)
+{
+  struct PeerServiceStartContext *peer_ctx = cls;
+  struct ServiceStartContext *startup_ctx = peer_ctx->start_ctx;
+
+  if (startup_ctx->outstanding > startup_ctx->pg->max_concurrent_ssh)
+    GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (GNUNET_TIME_relative_multiply
+                                  (GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_MILLISECONDS, 100),
+                                  &schedule_service_start, peer_ctx);
+  else
+  {
+
+    GNUNET_TESTING_daemon_start_service (peer_ctx->daemon, startup_ctx->service,
+                                         startup_ctx->timeout,
+                                         &service_start_callback, startup_ctx);
+    GNUNET_free (peer_ctx);
+  }
 }
 
+
 static void
 internal_start (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskContext *tc)
 {
   struct InternalStartContext *internal_context = cls;
 
-  if (tc->reason == GNUNET_SCHEDULER_REASON_SHUTDOWN)
-    {
-      return;
-    }
-
-  if (internal_context->peer->pg->starting < MAX_CONCURRENT_HOSTKEYS)
-    {
-      internal_context->peer->pg->starting++;
-      internal_context->peer->daemon =
+  if ((tc->reason & GNUNET_SCHEDULER_REASON_SHUTDOWN) != 0)
+  {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if ((internal_context->peer->pg->starting <
+       internal_context->peer->pg->max_concurrent_ssh) ||
+      ((internal_context->hostname != NULL) &&
+       (count_outstanding_at_host
+        (internal_context->hostname,
+         internal_context->peer->pg) <
+        internal_context->peer->pg->max_concurrent_ssh)))
+  {
+    if (internal_context->hostname != NULL)
+      increment_outstanding_at_host (internal_context->hostname,
+                                     internal_context->peer->pg);
+    internal_context->peer->pg->starting++;
+    internal_context->peer->daemon =
         GNUNET_TESTING_daemon_start (internal_context->peer->cfg,
-                                     internal_context->timeout,
+                                     internal_context->timeout, GNUNET_NO,
                                      internal_context->hostname,
                                      internal_context->username,
                                      internal_context->sshport,
+                                     internal_context->hostkey,
                                      &internal_hostkey_callback,
                                      internal_context,
                                      &internal_startup_callback,
                                      internal_context);
-    }
+  }
   else
-    {
-      GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (GNUNET_TIME_relative_multiply
-                                    (GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_MILLISECONDS, 100),
-                                    &internal_start, internal_context);
-    }
+  {
+    GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (GNUNET_TIME_relative_multiply
+                                  (GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_MILLISECONDS, 100),
+                                  &internal_start, internal_context);
+  }
+}
+
+#if USE_START_HELPER
+
+struct PeerStartHelperContext
+{
+  struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg;
+
+  struct HostData *host;
+
+  struct GNUNET_OS_Process *proc;
+};
+
+static void
+check_peers_started (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskContext *tc)
+{
+  struct PeerStartHelperContext *helper = cls;
+  enum GNUNET_OS_ProcessStatusType type;
+  unsigned long code;
+  unsigned int i;
+  GNUNET_TESTING_NotifyDaemonRunning cb;
+
+  if (GNUNET_NO == GNUNET_OS_process_status (helper->proc, &type, &code))       /* Still running, wait some more! */
+  {
+    GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (GNUNET_CONSTANTS_EXEC_WAIT,
+                                  &check_peers_started, helper);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  helper->pg->starting--;
+  if (helper->pg->starting == 0)        /* All peers have finished starting! */
+  {
+    /* Call the peer started callback for each peer, set proper FSM state (?) */
+    for (i = 0; i < helper->pg->total; i++)
+    {
+      cb = helper->pg->peers[i].daemon->cb;
+      helper->pg->peers[i].daemon->cb = NULL;
+      helper->pg->peers[i].daemon->running = GNUNET_YES;
+      helper->pg->peers[i].daemon->phase = SP_START_DONE;
+      if (NULL != cb)
+      {
+        if ((type != GNUNET_OS_PROCESS_EXITED) || (code != 0))
+          cb (helper->pg->peers[i].daemon->cb_cls,
+              &helper->pg->peers[i].daemon->id,
+              helper->pg->peers[i].daemon->cfg, helper->pg->peers[i].daemon,
+              "Failed to execute peerStartHelper.pl, or return code bad!");
+        else
+          cb (helper->pg->peers[i].daemon->cb_cls,
+              &helper->pg->peers[i].daemon->id,
+              helper->pg->peers[i].daemon->cfg, helper->pg->peers[i].daemon,
+              NULL);
+
+      }
+
+    }
+  }
+  GNUNET_OS_process_close (helper->proc);
+}
+
+static void
+start_peer_helper (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskContext *tc)
+{
+  struct PeerStartHelperContext *helper = cls;
+  char *baseservicehome;
+  char *tempdir;
+  char *arg;
+
+  /* ssh user@host peerStartHelper /path/to/basedirectory */
+  GNUNET_assert (GNUNET_OK ==
+                 GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_string (helper->pg->cfg,
+                                                        "PATHS", "SERVICEHOME",
+                                                        &baseservicehome));
+  GNUNET_asprintf (&tempdir, "%s/%s/", baseservicehome, helper->host->hostname);
+  if (NULL != helper->host->username)
+    GNUNET_asprintf (&arg, "%s@%s", helper->host->username,
+                     helper->host->hostname);
+  else
+    GNUNET_asprintf (&arg, "%s", helper->host->hostname);
+
+  /* FIXME: Doesn't support ssh_port option! */
+  helper->proc =
+      GNUNET_OS_start_process (NULL, NULL, "ssh", "ssh", arg,
+                               "peerStartHelper.pl", tempdir, NULL);
+  GNUNET_assert (helper->proc != NULL);
+  GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+              "starting peers with cmd ssh %s %s %s\n", arg,
+              "peerStartHelper.pl", tempdir);
+  GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_now (&check_peers_started, helper);
+  GNUNET_free (tempdir);
+  GNUNET_free (baseservicehome);
+  GNUNET_free (arg);
 }
+#endif
 
 /**
  * Function which continues a peer group starting up
@@ -4072,14 +5856,61 @@ GNUNET_TESTING_daemons_continue_startup (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg)
 {
   unsigned int i;
 
-  pg->starting = 0;
-  for (i = 0; i < pg->total; i++)
+#if USE_START_HELPER
+  if ((pg->num_hosts > 0) && (pg->hostkey_data != NULL))
+  {
+    struct PeerStartHelperContext *helper;
+
+    pg->starting = pg->num_hosts;
+    for (i = 0; i < pg->num_hosts; i++)
+    {
+      helper = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct PeerStartHelperContext));
+      helper->pg = pg;
+      helper->host = &pg->hosts[i];
+      GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_now (&start_peer_helper, helper);
+    }
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    pg->starting = 0;
+    for (i = 0; i < pg->total; i++)
     {
       GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_now (&internal_continue_startup,
                                 &pg->peers[i].internal_context);
-      //GNUNET_TESTING_daemon_continue_startup(pg->peers[i].daemon);
     }
+  }
+#else
+  pg->starting = 0;
+  for (i = 0; i < pg->total; i++)
+  {
+    GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_now (&internal_continue_startup,
+                              &pg->peers[i].internal_context);
+  }
+#endif
+}
+
+#if USE_START_HELPER
+static void
+call_hostkey_callbacks (void *cls,
+                        const struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskContext *tc)
+{
+  struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg = cls;
+  unsigned int i;
+
+  for (i = 0; i < pg->total; i++)
+  {
+    if (pg->peers[i].internal_context.hostkey_callback != NULL)
+      pg->peers[i].internal_context.hostkey_callback (pg->peers[i].
+                                                      internal_context.hostkey_cls,
+                                                      &pg->peers[i].daemon->id,
+                                                      pg->peers[i].daemon,
+                                                      NULL);
+  }
+
+  if (pg->peers[0].internal_context.hostkey_callback == NULL)
+    GNUNET_TESTING_daemons_continue_startup (pg);
 }
+#endif
 
 /**
  * Start count gnunet instances with the same set of transports and
@@ -4089,6 +5920,10 @@ GNUNET_TESTING_daemons_continue_startup (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg)
  *
  * @param cfg configuration template to use
  * @param total number of daemons to start
+ * @param max_concurrent_connections for testing, how many peers can
+ *                                   we connect to simultaneously
+ * @param max_concurrent_ssh when starting with ssh, how many ssh
+ *        connections will we allow at once (based on remote hosts allowed!)
  * @param timeout total time allowed for peers to start
  * @param hostkey_callback function to call on each peers hostkey generation
  *        if NULL, peers will be started by this call, if non-null,
@@ -4099,47 +5934,56 @@ GNUNET_TESTING_daemons_continue_startup (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg)
  * @param cb_cls closure for cb
  * @param connect_callback function to call each time two hosts are connected
  * @param connect_callback_cls closure for connect_callback
- * @param hostnames linked list of hosts to use to start peers on (NULL to run on localhost only)
+ * @param hostnames linked list of host structs to use to start peers on
+ *                  (NULL to run on localhost only)
  *
  * @return NULL on error, otherwise handle to control peer group
  */
 struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *
 GNUNET_TESTING_daemons_start (const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *cfg,
                               unsigned int total,
+                              unsigned int max_concurrent_connections,
+                              unsigned int max_concurrent_ssh,
                               struct GNUNET_TIME_Relative timeout,
                               GNUNET_TESTING_NotifyHostkeyCreated
                               hostkey_callback, void *hostkey_cls,
                               GNUNET_TESTING_NotifyDaemonRunning cb,
                               void *cb_cls,
-                              GNUNET_TESTING_NotifyConnection
-                              connect_callback, void *connect_callback_cls,
+                              GNUNET_TESTING_NotifyConnection connect_callback,
+                              void *connect_callback_cls,
                               const struct GNUNET_TESTING_Host *hostnames)
 {
   struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg;
   const struct GNUNET_TESTING_Host *hostpos;
-#if 0
-  char *pos;
-  const char *rpos;
-  char *start;
-#endif
   const char *hostname;
   const char *username;
   char *baseservicehome;
   char *newservicehome;
   char *tmpdir;
+  char *hostkeys_file;
+  char *arg;
+  char *ssh_port_str;
+  struct GNUNET_DISK_FileHandle *fd;
   struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *pcfg;
   unsigned int off;
+  struct OutstandingSSH *ssh_entry;
   unsigned int hostcnt;
+  unsigned int i;
   uint16_t minport;
   uint16_t sshport;
   uint32_t upnum;
   uint32_t fdnum;
+  uint64_t fs;
+  uint64_t total_hostkeys;
+  struct GNUNET_OS_Process *proc;
 
+  username = NULL;
   if (0 == total)
-    {
-      GNUNET_break (0);
-      return NULL;
-    }
+  {
+    GNUNET_break (0);
+    return NULL;
+  }
+
   upnum = 0;
   fdnum = 0;
   pg = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup));
@@ -4149,158 +5993,319 @@ GNUNET_TESTING_daemons_start (const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *cfg,
   pg->total = total;
   pg->max_timeout = GNUNET_TIME_relative_to_absolute (timeout);
   pg->peers = GNUNET_malloc (total * sizeof (struct PeerData));
+  pg->max_outstanding_connections = max_concurrent_connections;
+  pg->max_concurrent_ssh = max_concurrent_ssh;
   if (NULL != hostnames)
+  {
+    off = 0;
+    hostpos = hostnames;
+    while (hostpos != NULL)
     {
-      off = 0;
-      hostpos = hostnames;
-      while (hostpos != NULL)
-        {
-          hostpos = hostpos->next;
-          off++;
-        }
-      pg->hosts = GNUNET_malloc (off * sizeof (struct HostData));
-      off = 0;
+      hostpos = hostpos->next;
+      off++;
+    }
+    pg->hosts = GNUNET_malloc (off * sizeof (struct HostData));
+    off = 0;
 
-      hostpos = hostnames;
-      while (hostpos != NULL)
-        {
-          pg->hosts[off].minport = LOW_PORT;
-          pg->hosts[off].hostname = GNUNET_strdup (hostpos->hostname);
-          if (hostpos->username != NULL)
-            pg->hosts[off].username = GNUNET_strdup (hostpos->username);
-          pg->hosts[off].sshport = hostpos->port;
-          hostpos = hostpos->next;
-          off++;
-        }
+    hostpos = hostnames;
+    while (hostpos != NULL)
+    {
+      pg->hosts[off].minport = LOW_PORT;
+      pg->hosts[off].hostname = GNUNET_strdup (hostpos->hostname);
+      if (hostpos->username != NULL)
+        pg->hosts[off].username = GNUNET_strdup (hostpos->username);
+      pg->hosts[off].sshport = hostpos->port;
+      hostpos = hostpos->next;
+      off++;
+    }
 
-      if (off == 0)
-        {
-          pg->hosts = NULL;
-        }
-      hostcnt = off;
-      minport = 0;
-      pg->num_hosts = off;
-
-#if NO_LL
-      off = 2;
-      /* skip leading spaces */
-      while ((0 != *hostnames) && (isspace ((unsigned char) *hostnames)))
-        hostnames++;
-      rpos = hostnames;
-      while ('\0' != *rpos)
-        {
-          if (isspace ((unsigned char) *rpos))
-            off++;
-          rpos++;
-        }
-      pg->hosts = GNUNET_malloc (off * sizeof (struct HostData));
-      off = 0;
-      start = GNUNET_strdup (hostnames);
-      pos = start;
-      while ('\0' != *pos)
-        {
-          if (isspace ((unsigned char) *pos))
-            {
-              *pos = '\0';
-              if (strlen (start) > 0)
-                {
-                  pg->hosts[off].minport = LOW_PORT;
-                  pg->hosts[off++].hostname = start;
-                }
-              start = pos + 1;
-            }
-          pos++;
-        }
-      if (strlen (start) > 0)
-        {
-          pg->hosts[off].minport = LOW_PORT;
-          pg->hosts[off++].hostname = start;
-        }
-      if (off == 0)
+    if (off == 0)
+    {
+      pg->hosts = NULL;
+    }
+    hostcnt = off;
+    minport = 0;
+    pg->num_hosts = off;
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    hostcnt = 0;
+    minport = LOW_PORT;
+  }
+
+  /* Create the servicehome directory for each remote peer */
+  GNUNET_assert (GNUNET_OK ==
+                 GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_string (cfg, "PATHS",
+                                                        "SERVICEHOME",
+                                                        &baseservicehome));
+  for (i = 0; i < pg->num_hosts; i++)
+  {
+    ssh_entry = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct OutstandingSSH));
+    ssh_entry->hostname = pg->hosts[i].hostname;        /* Don't free! */
+    GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_insert (pg->ssh_head, pg->ssh_tail, ssh_entry);
+    GNUNET_asprintf (&tmpdir, "%s/%s", baseservicehome, pg->hosts[i].hostname);
+    if (NULL != pg->hosts[i].username)
+      GNUNET_asprintf (&arg, "%s@%s", pg->hosts[i].username,
+                       pg->hosts[i].hostname);
+    else
+      GNUNET_asprintf (&arg, "%s", pg->hosts[i].hostname);
+    if (pg->hosts[i].sshport != 0)
+    {
+      GNUNET_asprintf (&ssh_port_str, "%d", pg->hosts[i].sshport);
+      proc =
+          GNUNET_OS_start_process (NULL, NULL, "ssh", "ssh", "-P", ssh_port_str,
+#if !DEBUG_TESTING
+                                   "-q",
+#endif
+                                   arg, "mkdir -p", tmpdir, NULL);
+    }
+    else
+      proc =
+          GNUNET_OS_start_process (NULL, NULL, "ssh", "ssh", arg, "mkdir -p",
+                                   tmpdir, NULL);
+    GNUNET_assert (proc != NULL);
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                "Creating remote dir with command ssh %s %s %s\n", arg,
+                " mkdir -p ", tmpdir);
+    GNUNET_free (tmpdir);
+    GNUNET_free (arg);
+    GNUNET_OS_process_wait (proc);
+    GNUNET_OS_process_close (proc);
+  }
+  GNUNET_free (baseservicehome);
+  baseservicehome = NULL;
+
+  if (GNUNET_YES ==
+      GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_string (cfg, "TESTING", "HOSTKEYSFILE",
+                                             &hostkeys_file))
+  {
+    if (GNUNET_YES != GNUNET_DISK_file_test (hostkeys_file))
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                  _("Could not read hostkeys file!\n"));
+    else
+    {
+      /* Check hostkey file size, read entire thing into memory */
+      fd = GNUNET_DISK_file_open (hostkeys_file, GNUNET_DISK_OPEN_READ,
+                                  GNUNET_DISK_PERM_NONE);
+      if (NULL == fd)
+      {
+        GNUNET_log_strerror_file (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR, "open",
+                                  hostkeys_file);
+        GNUNET_free (hostkeys_file);
+        for (i = 0; i < pg->num_hosts; i++)
         {
-          GNUNET_free (start);
-          GNUNET_free (pg->hosts);
-          pg->hosts = NULL;
+          GNUNET_free (pg->hosts[i].hostname);
+          GNUNET_free_non_null (pg->hosts[i].username);
         }
-      hostcnt = off;
-      minport = 0;              /* make gcc happy */
-#endif
+        GNUNET_free (pg->peers);
+        GNUNET_free (pg->hosts);
+        GNUNET_free (pg);
+        return NULL;
+      }
+
+      if (GNUNET_YES != GNUNET_DISK_file_size (hostkeys_file, &fs, GNUNET_YES))
+        fs = 0;
+
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                  "Found file size %llu for hostkeys, expect hostkeys to be size %d\n",
+                  fs, HOSTKEYFILESIZE);
+
+      if (0 != (fs % HOSTKEYFILESIZE))
+      {
+        GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                    "File size %llu seems incorrect for hostkeys...\n", fs);
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        total_hostkeys = fs / HOSTKEYFILESIZE;
+        GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                    "Will read %llu hostkeys from file\n", total_hostkeys);
+        pg->hostkey_data = GNUNET_malloc_large (fs);
+        GNUNET_assert (fs == GNUNET_DISK_file_read (fd, pg->hostkey_data, fs));
+      }
+      GNUNET_assert (GNUNET_OK == GNUNET_DISK_file_close (fd));
     }
-  else
+    GNUNET_free (hostkeys_file);
+  }
+
+  for (off = 0; off < total; off++)
+  {
+    if (hostcnt > 0)
     {
-      hostcnt = 0;
-      minport = LOW_PORT;
+      hostname = pg->hosts[off % hostcnt].hostname;
+      username = pg->hosts[off % hostcnt].username;
+      sshport = pg->hosts[off % hostcnt].sshport;
+      pcfg =
+          make_config (cfg, off, &pg->hosts[off % hostcnt].minport, &upnum,
+                       hostname, &fdnum);
     }
-  for (off = 0; off < total; off++)
+    else
     {
-      if (hostcnt > 0)
-        {
-          hostname = pg->hosts[off % hostcnt].hostname;
-          username = pg->hosts[off % hostcnt].username;
-          sshport = pg->hosts[off % hostcnt].sshport;
-          pcfg = make_config (cfg,
-                              &pg->hosts[off % hostcnt].minport,
-                              &upnum, hostname, &fdnum);
-        }
+      hostname = NULL;
+      username = NULL;
+      sshport = 0;
+      pcfg = make_config (cfg, off, &minport, &upnum, hostname, &fdnum);
+    }
+
+    if (NULL == pcfg)
+    {
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                  _
+                  ("Could not create configuration for peer number %u on `%s'!\n"),
+                  off, hostname == NULL ? "localhost" : hostname);
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (GNUNET_YES ==
+        GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_string (pcfg, "PATHS", "SERVICEHOME",
+                                               &baseservicehome))
+    {
+      if (hostname != NULL)
+        GNUNET_asprintf (&newservicehome, "%s/%s/%d/", baseservicehome,
+                         hostname, off);
       else
-        {
-          hostname = NULL;
-          username = NULL;
-          sshport = 0;
-          pcfg = make_config (cfg, &minport, &upnum, hostname, &fdnum);
-        }
+        GNUNET_asprintf (&newservicehome, "%s/%d/", baseservicehome, off);
+      GNUNET_free (baseservicehome);
+      baseservicehome = NULL;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      tmpdir = getenv ("TMPDIR");
+      tmpdir = tmpdir ? tmpdir : "/tmp";
+      if (hostname != NULL)
+        GNUNET_asprintf (&newservicehome, "%s/%s/%s/%d/", tmpdir, hostname,
+                         "gnunet-testing-test-test", off);
+      else
+        GNUNET_asprintf (&newservicehome, "%s/%s/%d/", tmpdir,
+                         "gnunet-testing-test-test", off);
+    }
+    GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_set_value_string (pcfg, "PATHS", "SERVICEHOME",
+                                           newservicehome);
+    GNUNET_free (newservicehome);
+    pg->peers[off].cfg = pcfg;
+    pg->peers[off].pg = pg;
+    pg->peers[off].internal_context.peer = &pg->peers[off];
+    pg->peers[off].internal_context.timeout = timeout;
+    pg->peers[off].internal_context.hostname = hostname;
+    pg->peers[off].internal_context.username = username;
+    pg->peers[off].internal_context.sshport = sshport;
+    if (pg->hostkey_data != NULL)
+      pg->peers[off].internal_context.hostkey =
+          &pg->hostkey_data[off * HOSTKEYFILESIZE];
+    pg->peers[off].internal_context.hostkey_callback = hostkey_callback;
+    pg->peers[off].internal_context.hostkey_cls = hostkey_cls;
+    pg->peers[off].internal_context.start_cb = cb;
+    pg->peers[off].internal_context.start_cb_cls = cb_cls;
+#if !USE_START_HELPER
+    GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_now (&internal_start,
+                              &pg->peers[off].internal_context);
+#else
+    if ((pg->hostkey_data != NULL) && (hostcnt > 0))
+    {
+      pg->peers[off].daemon =
+          GNUNET_TESTING_daemon_start (pcfg, timeout, GNUNET_YES, hostname,
+                                       username, sshport,
+                                       pg->peers[off].internal_context.hostkey,
+                                       &internal_hostkey_callback,
+                                       &pg->peers[off].internal_context,
+                                       &internal_startup_callback,
+                                       &pg->peers[off].internal_context);
+          /**
+           * At this point, given that we had a hostkeyfile,
+           * we can call the hostkey callback!
+           * But first, we should copy (rsync) all of the configs
+           * and hostkeys to the remote peers.  Then let topology
+           * creation happen, then call the peer start helper processes,
+           * then set pg->whatever_phase for each peer and let them
+           * enter the fsm to get the HELLO's for peers and start connecting.
+           */
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_now (&internal_start,
+                                &pg->peers[off].internal_context);
+    }
 
-      if (NULL == pcfg)
-        {
-          GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
-                      _
-                      ("Could not create configuration for peer number %u on `%s'!\n"),
-                      off, hostname == NULL ? "localhost" : hostname);
-          continue;
-        }
+#endif
+  }
+
+#if USE_START_HELPER            /* Now the peergroup has been set up, hostkeys and configs written to files. */
+  if ((pg->hostkey_data != NULL) && (hostcnt > 0))
+  {
+    for (off = 0; off < hostcnt; off++)
+    {
+
+      if (hostcnt > 0)
+      {
+        hostname = pg->hosts[off % hostcnt].hostname;
+        username = pg->hosts[off % hostcnt].username;
+        sshport = pg->hosts[off % hostcnt].sshport;
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        hostname = NULL;
+        username = NULL;
+        sshport = 0;
+      }
 
       if (GNUNET_YES ==
-          GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_string (pcfg, "PATHS", "SERVICEHOME",
+          GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_string (cfg, "PATHS", "SERVICEHOME",
                                                  &baseservicehome))
-        {
-          GNUNET_asprintf (&newservicehome, "%s/%d/", baseservicehome, off);
-          GNUNET_free (baseservicehome);
-        }
+      {
+        GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING, "baseservice home is %s\n",
+                    baseservicehome);
+        if (hostname != NULL)
+          GNUNET_asprintf (&newservicehome, "%s/%s/", baseservicehome,
+                           hostname);
+        else
+          GNUNET_asprintf (&newservicehome, "%s/", baseservicehome);
+        GNUNET_free (baseservicehome);
+        baseservicehome = NULL;
+      }
       else
-        {
-          tmpdir = getenv ("TMPDIR");
-          tmpdir = tmpdir ? tmpdir : "/tmp";
-          GNUNET_asprintf (&newservicehome,
-                           "%s/%s/%d/",
-                           tmpdir, "gnunet-testing-test-test", off);
-        }
-      GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_set_value_string (pcfg,
-                                             "PATHS",
-                                             "SERVICEHOME", newservicehome);
-      GNUNET_free (newservicehome);
-      pg->peers[off].cfg = pcfg;
-      pg->peers[off].allowed_peers =
-        GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_create (total);
-      pg->peers[off].connect_peers =
-        GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_create (total);
-      pg->peers[off].blacklisted_peers =
-        GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_create (total);
-      pg->peers[off].pg = pg;
-
-      pg->peers[off].internal_context.peer = &pg->peers[off];
-      pg->peers[off].internal_context.timeout = timeout;
-      pg->peers[off].internal_context.hostname = hostname;
-      pg->peers[off].internal_context.username = username;
-      pg->peers[off].internal_context.sshport = sshport;
-      pg->peers[off].internal_context.hostkey_callback = hostkey_callback;
-      pg->peers[off].internal_context.hostkey_cls = hostkey_cls;
-      pg->peers[off].internal_context.start_cb = cb;
-      pg->peers[off].internal_context.start_cb_cls = cb_cls;
+      {
+        tmpdir = getenv ("TMPDIR");
+        tmpdir = tmpdir ? tmpdir : "/tmp";
+        if (hostname != NULL)
+          GNUNET_asprintf (&newservicehome, "%s/%s/%s/", tmpdir, hostname,
+                           "gnunet-testing-test-test");
+        else
+          GNUNET_asprintf (&newservicehome, "%s/%s/", tmpdir,
+                           "gnunet-testing-test-test", off);
+      }
+
+      if (NULL != username)
+        GNUNET_asprintf (&arg, "%s@%s:%s", username, pg->hosts[off].hostname,
+                         newservicehome);
+      else
+        GNUNET_asprintf (&arg, "%s:%s", pg->hosts[off].hostname,
+                         newservicehome);
 
-      GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_now (&internal_start,
-                                &pg->peers[off].internal_context);
+      /* FIXME: Doesn't support ssh_port option! */
+      proc =
+          GNUNET_OS_start_process (NULL, NULL, "rsync", "rsync", "-r",
+                                   newservicehome, arg, NULL);
 
-    }
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                  "copying directory with command rsync -r %s %s\n",
+                  newservicehome, arg);
+      GNUNET_free (newservicehome);
+      GNUNET_free (arg);
+      if (NULL == proc)
+      {
+        GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR,
+                    _
+                    ("Could not start `%s' process to copy configuration directory.\n"),
+                    "scp");
+        GNUNET_assert (0);
+      }
+      GNUNET_OS_process_wait (proc);
+      GNUNET_OS_process_close (proc);
+    }
+    /* Now all the configuration files and hostkeys are copied to the remote host.  Call the hostkey callback for each peer! */
+    GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_now (&call_hostkey_callbacks, pg);
+  }
+#endif
   return pg;
 }
 
@@ -4314,8 +6319,7 @@ GNUNET_TESTING_daemon_get (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
 {
   if (position < pg->total)
     return pg->peers[position].daemon;
-  else
-    return NULL;
+  return NULL;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -4334,13 +6338,12 @@ GNUNET_TESTING_daemon_get_by_id (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
   unsigned int i;
 
   for (i = 0; i < pg->total; i++)
-    {
-      if (0 ==
-          memcmp (&pg->peers[i].daemon->id, peer_id,
-                  sizeof (struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity)))
-        return pg->peers[i].daemon;
-    }
-
+  {
+    if (0 ==
+        memcmp (&pg->peers[i].daemon->id, peer_id,
+                sizeof (struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity)))
+      return pg->peers[i].daemon;
+  }
   return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -4354,36 +6357,35 @@ GNUNET_TESTING_daemon_get_by_id (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
  * @param d handle to the daemon that was restarted
  * @param emsg NULL on success
  */
-void
-restart_callback (void *cls,
-                  const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *id,
+static void
+restart_callback (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *id,
                   const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *cfg,
                   struct GNUNET_TESTING_Daemon *d, const char *emsg)
 {
   struct RestartContext *restart_context = cls;
 
   if (emsg == NULL)
-    {
-      restart_context->peers_restarted++;
-    }
+  {
+    restart_context->peers_restarted++;
+  }
   else
-    {
-      restart_context->peers_restart_failed++;
-    }
+  {
+    restart_context->peers_restart_failed++;
+  }
 
   if (restart_context->peers_restarted == restart_context->peer_group->total)
-    {
-      restart_context->callback (restart_context->callback_cls, NULL);
-      GNUNET_free (restart_context);
-    }
+  {
+    restart_context->callback (restart_context->callback_cls, NULL);
+    GNUNET_free (restart_context);
+  }
   else if (restart_context->peers_restart_failed +
            restart_context->peers_restarted ==
            restart_context->peer_group->total)
-    {
-      restart_context->callback (restart_context->callback_cls,
-                                 "Failed to restart peers!");
-      GNUNET_free (restart_context);
-    }
+  {
+    restart_context->callback (restart_context->callback_cls,
+                               "Failed to restart peers!");
+    GNUNET_free (restart_context);
+  }
 
 }
 
@@ -4395,7 +6397,7 @@ restart_callback (void *cls,
  * @param emsg NULL on success, non-NULL on failure
  *
  */
-void
+static void
 churn_stop_callback (void *cls, const char *emsg)
 {
   struct ShutdownContext *shutdown_ctx = cls;
@@ -4407,39 +6409,33 @@ churn_stop_callback (void *cls, const char *emsg)
   shutdown_ctx->outstanding--;
 
   if (emsg != NULL)
-    {
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
-                  "Churn stop callback failed with error `%s'\n", emsg);
-      churn_ctx->num_failed_stop++;
-    }
+  {
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                "Churn stop callback failed with error `%s'\n", emsg);
+    churn_ctx->num_failed_stop++;
+  }
   else
-    {
-      churn_ctx->num_to_stop--;
-    }
+  {
+    churn_ctx->num_to_stop--;
+  }
 
-#if DEBUG_CHURN
-  GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
-              "Stopped peer, %d left.\n", churn_ctx->num_to_stop);
-#endif
   total_left =
-    (churn_ctx->num_to_stop - churn_ctx->num_failed_stop) +
-    (churn_ctx->num_to_start - churn_ctx->num_failed_start);
+      (churn_ctx->num_to_stop - churn_ctx->num_failed_stop) +
+      (churn_ctx->num_to_start - churn_ctx->num_failed_start);
 
   if (total_left == 0)
-    {
-      if ((churn_ctx->num_failed_stop > 0)
-          || (churn_ctx->num_failed_start > 0))
-        {
-          GNUNET_asprintf (&error_message,
-                           "Churn didn't complete successfully, %u peers failed to start %u peers failed to be stopped!",
-                           churn_ctx->num_failed_start,
-                           churn_ctx->num_failed_stop);
-        }
-      churn_ctx->cb (churn_ctx->cb_cls, error_message);
-      GNUNET_free_non_null (error_message);
-      GNUNET_free (churn_ctx);
-      GNUNET_free (shutdown_ctx);
-    }
+  {
+    if ((churn_ctx->num_failed_stop > 0) || (churn_ctx->num_failed_start > 0))
+    {
+      GNUNET_asprintf (&error_message,
+                       "Churn didn't complete successfully, %u peers failed to start %u peers failed to be stopped!",
+                       churn_ctx->num_failed_start, churn_ctx->num_failed_stop);
+    }
+    churn_ctx->cb (churn_ctx->cb_cls, error_message);
+    GNUNET_free_non_null (error_message);
+    GNUNET_free (churn_ctx);
+    GNUNET_free (shutdown_ctx);
+  }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -4454,14 +6450,15 @@ GNUNET_TESTING_daemons_running (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg)
 {
   unsigned int i;
   unsigned int running = 0;
+
   for (i = 0; i < pg->total; i++)
+  {
+    if (pg->peers[i].daemon->running == GNUNET_YES)
     {
-      if (pg->peers[i].daemon->running == GNUNET_YES)
-        {
-          GNUNET_assert (running != -1);
-          running++;
-        }
+      GNUNET_assert (running != -1);
+      running++;
     }
+  }
   return running;
 }
 
@@ -4478,26 +6475,34 @@ schedule_churn_shutdown_task (void *cls,
 {
   struct PeerShutdownContext *peer_shutdown_ctx = cls;
   struct ShutdownContext *shutdown_ctx;
+  struct ChurnContext *churn_ctx;
 
   GNUNET_assert (peer_shutdown_ctx != NULL);
   shutdown_ctx = peer_shutdown_ctx->shutdown_ctx;
   GNUNET_assert (shutdown_ctx != NULL);
-
-  if (shutdown_ctx->outstanding > MAX_CONCURRENT_SHUTDOWN)
+  churn_ctx = (struct ChurnContext *) shutdown_ctx->cb_cls;
+  if (shutdown_ctx->outstanding > churn_ctx->pg->max_concurrent_ssh)
     GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (GNUNET_TIME_relative_multiply
                                   (GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_MILLISECONDS, 100),
                                   &schedule_churn_shutdown_task,
                                   peer_shutdown_ctx);
   else
-    {
-      shutdown_ctx->outstanding++;
+  {
+    shutdown_ctx->outstanding++;
+    if (churn_ctx->service != NULL)
+      GNUNET_TESTING_daemon_stop_service (peer_shutdown_ctx->daemon,
+                                          churn_ctx->service,
+                                          shutdown_ctx->timeout,
+                                          shutdown_ctx->cb, shutdown_ctx);
+    else
       GNUNET_TESTING_daemon_stop (peer_shutdown_ctx->daemon,
                                   shutdown_ctx->timeout, shutdown_ctx->cb,
                                   shutdown_ctx, GNUNET_NO, GNUNET_YES);
-      GNUNET_free (peer_shutdown_ctx);
-    }
+    GNUNET_free (peer_shutdown_ctx);
+  }
 }
 
+
 /**
  * Simulate churn by stopping some peers (and possibly
  * re-starting others if churn is called multiple times).  This
@@ -4509,6 +6514,7 @@ schedule_churn_shutdown_task (void *cls,
  * completion.
  *
  * @param pg handle for the peer group
+ * @param service the service to churn off/on, NULL to churn peer
  * @param voff number of peers that should go offline
  * @param von number of peers that should come back online;
  *            must be zero on first call (since "testbed_start"
@@ -4520,11 +6526,10 @@ schedule_churn_shutdown_task (void *cls,
  */
 void
 GNUNET_TESTING_daemons_churn (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
-                              unsigned int voff,
+                              char *service, unsigned int voff,
                               unsigned int von,
                               struct GNUNET_TIME_Relative timeout,
-                              GNUNET_TESTING_NotifyCompletion cb,
-                              void *cb_cls)
+                              GNUNET_TESTING_NotifyCompletion cb, void *cb_cls)
 {
   struct ChurnContext *churn_ctx;
   struct ShutdownContext *shutdown_ctx;
@@ -4541,48 +6546,85 @@ GNUNET_TESTING_daemons_churn (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
   unsigned int *stopped_arr;
   unsigned int *running_permute;
   unsigned int *stopped_permute;
+  char *pos;
+
+  shutdown_ctx = NULL;
+  peer_shutdown_ctx = NULL;
+  peer_restart_ctx = NULL;
+  churn_startup_ctx = NULL;
 
   running = 0;
   stopped = 0;
 
   if ((von == 0) && (voff == 0))        /* No peers at all? */
-    {
-      cb (cb_cls, NULL);
-      return;
-    }
+  {
+    cb (cb_cls, NULL);
+    return;
+  }
 
   for (i = 0; i < pg->total; i++)
+  {
+    if (service == NULL)
     {
       if (pg->peers[i].daemon->running == GNUNET_YES)
-        {
-          GNUNET_assert (running != -1);
-          running++;
-        }
+      {
+        GNUNET_assert (running != -1);
+        running++;
+      }
       else
+      {
+        GNUNET_assert (stopped != -1);
+        stopped++;
+      }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      /* FIXME: make churned services a list! */
+      pos = pg->peers[i].daemon->churned_services;
+      /* FIXME: while (pos != NULL) */
+      if (pos != NULL)
+      {
+#if FIXME
+        if (0 == strcasecmp (pos, service))
         {
-          GNUNET_assert (stopped != -1);
-          stopped++;
+
+          break;
         }
-    }
+#endif
+        GNUNET_assert (stopped != -1);
+        stopped++;
+        /* FIXME: pos = pos->next; */
+      }
+      if (pos == NULL)
+      {
+        GNUNET_assert (running != -1);
+        running++;
+      }
+    }
+  }
 
   if (voff > running)
-    {
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
-                  "Trying to stop more peers than are currently running!\n");
-      cb (cb_cls, "Trying to stop more peers than are currently running!");
-      return;
-    }
+  {
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                "Trying to stop more peers (%d) than are currently running (%d)!\n",
+                voff, running);
+    cb (cb_cls, "Trying to stop more peers than are currently running!");
+    return;
+  }
 
   if (von > stopped)
-    {
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
-                  "Trying to start more peers than are currently stopped!\n");
-      cb (cb_cls, "Trying to start more peers than are currently stopped!");
-      return;
-    }
+  {
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                "Trying to start more peers (%d) than are currently stopped (%d)!\n",
+                von, stopped);
+    cb (cb_cls, "Trying to start more peers than are currently stopped!");
+    return;
+  }
 
   churn_ctx = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct ChurnContext));
 
+  if (service != NULL)
+    churn_ctx->service = GNUNET_strdup (service);
   running_arr = NULL;
   if (running > 0)
     running_arr = GNUNET_malloc (running * sizeof (unsigned int));
@@ -4596,10 +6638,10 @@ GNUNET_TESTING_daemons_churn (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
 
   if (running > 0)
     running_permute =
-      GNUNET_CRYPTO_random_permute (GNUNET_CRYPTO_QUALITY_WEAK, running);
+        GNUNET_CRYPTO_random_permute (GNUNET_CRYPTO_QUALITY_WEAK, running);
   if (stopped > 0)
     stopped_permute =
-      GNUNET_CRYPTO_random_permute (GNUNET_CRYPTO_QUALITY_WEAK, stopped);
+        GNUNET_CRYPTO_random_permute (GNUNET_CRYPTO_QUALITY_WEAK, stopped);
 
   total_running = running;
   total_stopped = stopped;
@@ -4610,77 +6652,91 @@ GNUNET_TESTING_daemons_churn (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
   churn_ctx->num_to_stop = voff;
   churn_ctx->cb = cb;
   churn_ctx->cb_cls = cb_cls;
+  churn_ctx->pg = pg;
 
   for (i = 0; i < pg->total; i++)
+  {
+    if (service == NULL)
     {
       if (pg->peers[i].daemon->running == GNUNET_YES)
-        {
-          GNUNET_assert ((running_arr != NULL) && (total_running > running));
-          running_arr[running] = i;
-          running++;
-        }
+      {
+        GNUNET_assert ((running_arr != NULL) && (total_running > running));
+        running_arr[running] = i;
+        running++;
+      }
       else
-        {
-          GNUNET_assert ((stopped_arr != NULL) && (total_stopped > stopped));
-          stopped_arr[stopped] = i;
-          stopped++;
-        }
-    }
+      {
+        GNUNET_assert ((stopped_arr != NULL) && (total_stopped > stopped));
+        stopped_arr[stopped] = i;
+        stopped++;
+      }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      /* FIXME: make churned services a list! */
+      pos = pg->peers[i].daemon->churned_services;
+      /* FIXME: while (pos != NULL) */
+      if (pos != NULL)
+      {
+        GNUNET_assert ((stopped_arr != NULL) && (total_stopped > stopped));
+        stopped_arr[stopped] = i;
+        stopped++;
+        /* FIXME: pos = pos->next; */
+      }
+      if (pos == NULL)
+      {
+        GNUNET_assert ((running_arr != NULL) && (total_running > running));
+        running_arr[running] = i;
+        running++;
+      }
+    }
+  }
 
   GNUNET_assert (running >= voff);
   if (voff > 0)
-    {
-      shutdown_ctx = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct ShutdownContext));
-      shutdown_ctx->cb = &churn_stop_callback;
-      shutdown_ctx->cb_cls = churn_ctx;
-      shutdown_ctx->total_peers = voff;
-      shutdown_ctx->timeout = timeout;
-    }
+  {
+    shutdown_ctx = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct ShutdownContext));
+    shutdown_ctx->cb = &churn_stop_callback;
+    shutdown_ctx->cb_cls = churn_ctx;
+    shutdown_ctx->total_peers = voff;
+    shutdown_ctx->timeout = timeout;
+  }
 
   for (i = 0; i < voff; i++)
-    {
+  {
 #if DEBUG_CHURN
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING, "Stopping peer %d!\n",
-                  running_permute[i]);
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING, "Stopping peer %d!\n",
+                running_arr[running_permute[i]]);
 #endif
-      GNUNET_assert (running_arr != NULL);
-      peer_shutdown_ctx = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct PeerShutdownContext));
-      peer_shutdown_ctx->daemon =
+    GNUNET_assert (running_arr != NULL);
+    peer_shutdown_ctx = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct PeerShutdownContext));
+    peer_shutdown_ctx->daemon =
         pg->peers[running_arr[running_permute[i]]].daemon;
-      peer_shutdown_ctx->shutdown_ctx = shutdown_ctx;
-      GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_now (&schedule_churn_shutdown_task,
-                                peer_shutdown_ctx);
-
-      /*
-         GNUNET_TESTING_daemon_stop (pg->peers[running_arr[running_permute[i]]].daemon,
-         timeout, 
-         &churn_stop_callback, churn_ctx, 
-         GNUNET_NO, GNUNET_YES); */
-    }
+    peer_shutdown_ctx->shutdown_ctx = shutdown_ctx;
+    GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_now (&schedule_churn_shutdown_task, peer_shutdown_ctx);
+  }
 
   GNUNET_assert (stopped >= von);
   if (von > 0)
-    {
-      churn_startup_ctx = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct ChurnRestartContext));
-      churn_startup_ctx->churn_ctx = churn_ctx;
-      churn_startup_ctx->timeout = timeout;
-    }
+  {
+    churn_startup_ctx = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct ChurnRestartContext));
+    churn_startup_ctx->churn_ctx = churn_ctx;
+    churn_startup_ctx->timeout = timeout;
+    churn_startup_ctx->pg = pg;
+  }
   for (i = 0; i < von; i++)
-    {
+  {
 #if DEBUG_CHURN
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING, "Starting up peer %d!\n",
-                  stopped_permute[i]);
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING, "Starting up peer %d!\n",
+                stopped_arr[stopped_permute[i]]);
 #endif
-      GNUNET_assert (stopped_arr != NULL);
-      peer_restart_ctx = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct PeerRestartContext));
-      peer_restart_ctx->churn_restart_ctx = churn_startup_ctx;
-      peer_restart_ctx->daemon =
+    GNUNET_assert (stopped_arr != NULL);
+    peer_restart_ctx = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct PeerRestartContext));
+    peer_restart_ctx->churn_restart_ctx = churn_startup_ctx;
+    peer_restart_ctx->daemon =
         pg->peers[stopped_arr[stopped_permute[i]]].daemon;
-      GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_now (&schedule_churn_restart, peer_restart_ctx);
-      /*
-         GNUNET_TESTING_daemon_start_stopped(pg->peers[stopped_arr[stopped_permute[i]]].daemon, 
-         timeout, &churn_start_callback, churn_ctx); */
-    }
+    GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_now (&schedule_churn_restart, peer_restart_ctx);
+  }
 
   GNUNET_free_non_null (running_arr);
   GNUNET_free_non_null (stopped_arr);
@@ -4688,6 +6744,51 @@ GNUNET_TESTING_daemons_churn (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
   GNUNET_free_non_null (stopped_permute);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Start a given service for each of the peers in the peer group.
+ *
+ * @param pg handle for the peer group
+ * @param service the service to start
+ * @param timeout how long to wait for operations to finish before
+ *        giving up
+ * @param cb function to call once finished
+ * @param cb_cls closure for cb
+ *
+ */
+void
+GNUNET_TESTING_daemons_start_service (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
+                                      char *service,
+                                      struct GNUNET_TIME_Relative timeout,
+                                      GNUNET_TESTING_NotifyCompletion cb,
+                                      void *cb_cls)
+{
+  struct ServiceStartContext *start_ctx;
+  struct PeerServiceStartContext *peer_start_ctx;
+  unsigned int i;
+
+  GNUNET_assert (service != NULL);
+
+  start_ctx = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct ServiceStartContext));
+  start_ctx->pg = pg;
+  start_ctx->remaining = pg->total;
+  start_ctx->cb = cb;
+  start_ctx->cb_cls = cb_cls;
+  start_ctx->service = GNUNET_strdup (service);
+  start_ctx->timeout = timeout;
+
+  for (i = 0; i < pg->total; i++)
+  {
+#if DEBUG_START
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                "Starting up service %s on peer %d!\n", service,
+                stopped_arr[stopped_permute[i]]);
+#endif
+    peer_start_ctx = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct PeerServiceStartContext));
+    peer_start_ctx->start_ctx = start_ctx;
+    peer_start_ctx->daemon = pg->peers[i].daemon;
+    GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_now (&schedule_service_start, peer_start_ctx);
+  }
+}
 
 /**
  * Restart all peers in the given group.
@@ -4705,21 +6806,22 @@ GNUNET_TESTING_daemons_restart (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
   unsigned int off;
 
   if (pg->total > 0)
-    {
-      restart_context = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct RestartContext));
-      restart_context->peer_group = pg;
-      restart_context->peers_restarted = 0;
-      restart_context->callback = callback;
-      restart_context->callback_cls = callback_cls;
+  {
+    restart_context = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct RestartContext));
+    restart_context->peer_group = pg;
+    restart_context->peers_restarted = 0;
+    restart_context->callback = callback;
+    restart_context->callback_cls = callback_cls;
 
-      for (off = 0; off < pg->total; off++)
-        {
-          GNUNET_TESTING_daemon_restart (pg->peers[off].daemon,
-                                         &restart_callback, restart_context);
-        }
+    for (off = 0; off < pg->total; off++)
+    {
+      GNUNET_TESTING_daemon_restart (pg->peers[off].daemon, &restart_callback,
+                                     restart_context);
     }
+  }
 }
 
+
 /**
  * Start or stop an individual peer from the given group.
  *
@@ -4732,8 +6834,7 @@ GNUNET_TESTING_daemons_restart (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
  */
 void
 GNUNET_TESTING_daemons_vary (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
-                             unsigned int offset,
-                             int desired_status,
+                             unsigned int offset, int desired_status,
                              struct GNUNET_TIME_Relative timeout,
                              GNUNET_TESTING_NotifyCompletion cb, void *cb_cls)
 {
@@ -4742,37 +6843,36 @@ GNUNET_TESTING_daemons_vary (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
   struct ChurnContext *churn_ctx;
 
   if (GNUNET_NO == desired_status)
+  {
+    if (NULL != pg->peers[offset].daemon)
     {
-      if (NULL != pg->peers[offset].daemon)
-        {
-          shutdown_ctx = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct ShutdownContext));
-          churn_ctx = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct ChurnContext));
-          churn_ctx->num_to_start = 0;
-          churn_ctx->num_to_stop = 1;
-          churn_ctx->cb = cb;
-          churn_ctx->cb_cls = cb_cls;
-          shutdown_ctx->cb_cls = churn_ctx;
-          GNUNET_TESTING_daemon_stop (pg->peers[offset].daemon,
-                                      timeout, &churn_stop_callback,
-                                      shutdown_ctx, GNUNET_NO, GNUNET_YES);
-        }
+      shutdown_ctx = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct ShutdownContext));
+      churn_ctx = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct ChurnContext));
+      churn_ctx->num_to_start = 0;
+      churn_ctx->num_to_stop = 1;
+      churn_ctx->cb = cb;
+      churn_ctx->cb_cls = cb_cls;
+      shutdown_ctx->cb_cls = churn_ctx;
+      GNUNET_TESTING_daemon_stop (pg->peers[offset].daemon, timeout,
+                                  &churn_stop_callback, shutdown_ctx, GNUNET_NO,
+                                  GNUNET_YES);
     }
+  }
   else if (GNUNET_YES == desired_status)
-    {
-      if (NULL == pg->peers[offset].daemon)
-        {
-          startup_ctx = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct ChurnRestartContext));
-          churn_ctx = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct ChurnContext));
-          churn_ctx->num_to_start = 1;
-          churn_ctx->num_to_stop = 0;
-          churn_ctx->cb = cb;
-          churn_ctx->cb_cls = cb_cls;
-          startup_ctx->churn_ctx = churn_ctx;
-          GNUNET_TESTING_daemon_start_stopped (pg->peers[offset].daemon,
-                                               timeout, &churn_start_callback,
-                                               startup_ctx);
-        }
-    }
+  {
+    if (NULL == pg->peers[offset].daemon)
+    {
+      startup_ctx = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct ChurnRestartContext));
+      churn_ctx = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct ChurnContext));
+      churn_ctx->num_to_start = 1;
+      churn_ctx->num_to_stop = 0;
+      churn_ctx->cb = cb;
+      churn_ctx->cb_cls = cb_cls;
+      startup_ctx->churn_ctx = churn_ctx;
+      GNUNET_TESTING_daemon_start_stopped (pg->peers[offset].daemon, timeout,
+                                           &churn_start_callback, startup_ctx);
+    }
+  }
   else
     GNUNET_break (0);
 }
@@ -4784,32 +6884,60 @@ GNUNET_TESTING_daemons_vary (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
  * @param cls closure (struct ShutdownContext)
  * @param emsg NULL on success
  */
-void
+static void
 internal_shutdown_callback (void *cls, const char *emsg)
 {
-  struct ShutdownContext *shutdown_ctx = cls;
+  struct PeerShutdownContext *peer_shutdown_ctx = cls;
+  struct ShutdownContext *shutdown_ctx = peer_shutdown_ctx->shutdown_ctx;
+  unsigned int off;
+  struct OutstandingSSH *ssh_pos;
 
   shutdown_ctx->outstanding--;
+  if (peer_shutdown_ctx->daemon->hostname != NULL)
+    decrement_outstanding_at_host (peer_shutdown_ctx->daemon->hostname,
+                                   shutdown_ctx->pg);
+
   if (emsg == NULL)
-    {
-      shutdown_ctx->peers_down++;
-    }
+  {
+    shutdown_ctx->peers_down++;
+  }
   else
-    {
-      shutdown_ctx->peers_failed++;
-    }
-
-  if ((shutdown_ctx->cb != NULL)
-      && (shutdown_ctx->peers_down + shutdown_ctx->peers_failed ==
-          shutdown_ctx->total_peers))
-    {
-      if (shutdown_ctx->peers_failed > 0)
-        shutdown_ctx->cb (shutdown_ctx->cb_cls,
-                          "Not all peers successfully shut down!");
-      else
-        shutdown_ctx->cb (shutdown_ctx->cb_cls, NULL);
-      GNUNET_free (shutdown_ctx);
-    }
+  {
+#if VERBOSE_TESTING
+    GNUNET_log_from (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, "internal_shutdown_callback",
+                     "Failed to stop a peer: %s\n", emsg);
+#endif
+    shutdown_ctx->peers_failed++;
+  }
+
+  if ((shutdown_ctx->cb != NULL) &&
+      (shutdown_ctx->peers_down + shutdown_ctx->peers_failed ==
+       shutdown_ctx->total_peers))
+  {
+    if (shutdown_ctx->peers_failed > 0)
+      shutdown_ctx->cb (shutdown_ctx->cb_cls,
+                        "Not all peers successfully shut down!");
+    else
+      shutdown_ctx->cb (shutdown_ctx->cb_cls, NULL);
+
+    GNUNET_free (shutdown_ctx->pg->peers);
+    GNUNET_free_non_null (shutdown_ctx->pg->hostkey_data);
+    for (off = 0; off < shutdown_ctx->pg->num_hosts; off++)
+    {
+      GNUNET_free (shutdown_ctx->pg->hosts[off].hostname);
+      GNUNET_free_non_null (shutdown_ctx->pg->hosts[off].username);
+    }
+    GNUNET_free_non_null (shutdown_ctx->pg->hosts);
+    while (NULL != (ssh_pos = shutdown_ctx->pg->ssh_head))
+    {
+      GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_remove (shutdown_ctx->pg->ssh_head,
+                                   shutdown_ctx->pg->ssh_tail, ssh_pos);
+      GNUNET_free (ssh_pos);
+    }
+    GNUNET_free (shutdown_ctx->pg);
+    GNUNET_free (shutdown_ctx);
+  }
+  GNUNET_free (peer_shutdown_ctx);
 }
 
 
@@ -4831,19 +6959,123 @@ schedule_shutdown_task (void *cls,
   shutdown_ctx = peer_shutdown_ctx->shutdown_ctx;
   GNUNET_assert (shutdown_ctx != NULL);
 
-  if (shutdown_ctx->outstanding > MAX_CONCURRENT_SHUTDOWN)
+  if ((shutdown_ctx->outstanding < shutdown_ctx->pg->max_concurrent_ssh) ||
+      ((peer_shutdown_ctx->daemon->hostname != NULL) &&
+       (count_outstanding_at_host
+        (peer_shutdown_ctx->daemon->hostname,
+         shutdown_ctx->pg) < shutdown_ctx->pg->max_concurrent_ssh)))
+  {
+    if (peer_shutdown_ctx->daemon->hostname != NULL)
+      increment_outstanding_at_host (peer_shutdown_ctx->daemon->hostname,
+                                     shutdown_ctx->pg);
+    shutdown_ctx->outstanding++;
+    GNUNET_TESTING_daemon_stop (peer_shutdown_ctx->daemon,
+                                shutdown_ctx->timeout,
+                                &internal_shutdown_callback, peer_shutdown_ctx,
+                                shutdown_ctx->delete_files, GNUNET_NO);
+  }
+  else
     GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (GNUNET_TIME_relative_multiply
                                   (GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_MILLISECONDS, 100),
                                   &schedule_shutdown_task, peer_shutdown_ctx);
-  else
+
+}
+
+/**
+ * Read a testing hosts file based on a configuration.
+ * Returns a DLL of hosts (caller must free!) on success
+ * or NULL on failure.
+ *
+ * @param cfg a configuration with a testing section
+ *
+ * @return DLL of hosts on success, NULL on failure
+ */
+struct GNUNET_TESTING_Host *
+GNUNET_TESTING_hosts_load (const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *cfg)
+{
+  struct GNUNET_TESTING_Host *hosts;
+  struct GNUNET_TESTING_Host *temphost;
+  char *data;
+  char *buf;
+  char *hostfile;
+  struct stat frstat;
+  int count;
+  int ret;
+
+  /* Check for a hostfile containing user@host:port triples */
+  if (GNUNET_OK !=
+      GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_string (cfg, "testing", "hostfile",
+                                             &hostfile))
+    return NULL;
+
+  hosts = NULL;
+  temphost = NULL;
+  data = NULL;
+  if (hostfile != NULL)
+  {
+    if (GNUNET_OK != GNUNET_DISK_file_test (hostfile))
+      GNUNET_DISK_fn_write (hostfile, NULL, 0,
+                            GNUNET_DISK_PERM_USER_READ |
+                            GNUNET_DISK_PERM_USER_WRITE);
+    if ((0 != STAT (hostfile, &frstat)) || (frstat.st_size == 0))
+    {
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR,
+                  "Could not open file specified for host list, ending test!");
+      GNUNET_free (hostfile);
+      return NULL;
+    }
+
+    data = GNUNET_malloc_large (frstat.st_size);
+    GNUNET_assert (data != NULL);
+    if (frstat.st_size != GNUNET_DISK_fn_read (hostfile, data, frstat.st_size))
     {
-      shutdown_ctx->outstanding++;
-      GNUNET_TESTING_daemon_stop (peer_shutdown_ctx->daemon,
-                                  shutdown_ctx->timeout,
-                                  &internal_shutdown_callback, shutdown_ctx,
-                                  GNUNET_YES, GNUNET_NO);
-      GNUNET_free (peer_shutdown_ctx);
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR,
+                  "Could not read file %s specified for host list, ending test!",
+                  hostfile);
+      GNUNET_free (hostfile);
+      GNUNET_free (data);
+      return NULL;
+    }
+
+    GNUNET_free_non_null (hostfile);
+
+    buf = data;
+    count = 0;
+    while (count < frstat.st_size - 1)
+    {
+      count++;
+      if (((data[count] == '\n')) && (buf != &data[count]))
+      {
+        data[count] = '\0';
+        temphost = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_TESTING_Host));
+        ret =
+            sscanf (buf, "%a[a-zA-Z0-9_]@%a[a-zA-Z0-9.]:%hd",
+                    &temphost->username, &temphost->hostname, &temphost->port);
+        if (3 == ret)
+        {
+          GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                      "Successfully read host %s, port %d and user %s from file\n",
+                      temphost->hostname, temphost->port, temphost->username);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+          GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                      "Error reading line `%s' in hostfile\n", buf);
+          GNUNET_free (temphost);
+          buf = &data[count + 1];
+          continue;
+        }
+        temphost->next = hosts;
+        hosts = temphost;
+        buf = &data[count + 1];
+      }
+      else if ((data[count] == '\n') || (data[count] == '\0'))
+        buf = &data[count + 1];
     }
+  }
+  GNUNET_free_non_null (data);
+
+  return hosts;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -4863,42 +7095,86 @@ GNUNET_TESTING_daemons_stop (struct GNUNET_TESTING_PeerGroup *pg,
   struct ShutdownContext *shutdown_ctx;
   struct PeerShutdownContext *peer_shutdown_ctx;
 
+#if OLD
+  struct PeerConnection *conn_iter;
+  struct PeerConnection *temp_conn;
+#endif
+  struct ConnectContext *cc;
+
   GNUNET_assert (pg->total > 0);
+  while (NULL != (cc = pg->cc_head))
+  {
+    GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_remove (pg->cc_head, pg->cc_tail, cc);
+    if (GNUNET_SCHEDULER_NO_TASK != cc->task)
+      GNUNET_SCHEDULER_cancel (cc->task);
+    if (NULL != cc->cc)
+      GNUNET_TESTING_daemons_connect_cancel (cc->cc);
+    GNUNET_free (cc);
+  }
 
   shutdown_ctx = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct ShutdownContext));
+  shutdown_ctx->delete_files =
+      GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_yesno (pg->cfg, "TESTING", "DELETE_FILES");
   shutdown_ctx->cb = cb;
   shutdown_ctx->cb_cls = cb_cls;
   shutdown_ctx->total_peers = pg->total;
   shutdown_ctx->timeout = timeout;
-  /* shtudown_ctx->outstanding = 0; */
+  shutdown_ctx->pg = pg;
 
   for (off = 0; off < pg->total; off++)
+  {
+    GNUNET_assert (NULL != pg->peers[off].daemon);
+    peer_shutdown_ctx = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct PeerShutdownContext));
+    peer_shutdown_ctx->daemon = pg->peers[off].daemon;
+    peer_shutdown_ctx->shutdown_ctx = shutdown_ctx;
+    GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_now (&schedule_shutdown_task, peer_shutdown_ctx);
+
+    if (NULL != pg->peers[off].cfg)
     {
-      GNUNET_assert (NULL != pg->peers[off].daemon);
-      peer_shutdown_ctx = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct PeerShutdownContext));
-      peer_shutdown_ctx->daemon = pg->peers[off].daemon;
-      peer_shutdown_ctx->shutdown_ctx = shutdown_ctx;
-      GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_now (&schedule_shutdown_task, peer_shutdown_ctx);
-      //GNUNET_TESTING_daemon_stop (pg->peers[off].daemon, timeout, shutdown_cb, shutdown_ctx, GNUNET_YES, GNUNET_NO);
-      if (NULL != pg->peers[off].cfg)
-        GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_destroy (pg->peers[off].cfg);
-      if (pg->peers[off].allowed_peers != NULL)
-        GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_destroy (pg->peers[off].allowed_peers);
-      if (pg->peers[off].connect_peers != NULL)
-        GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_destroy (pg->peers[off].connect_peers);
-      if (pg->peers[off].blacklisted_peers != NULL)
-        GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_destroy (pg->
-                                               peers[off].blacklisted_peers);
+      GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_destroy (pg->peers[off].cfg);
+      pg->peers[off].cfg = NULL;
     }
-  GNUNET_free (pg->peers);
-  for (off = 0; off < pg->num_hosts; off++)
+#if OLD
+    conn_iter = pg->peers[off].allowed_peers_head;
+    while (conn_iter != NULL)
     {
-      GNUNET_free (pg->hosts[off].hostname);
-      GNUNET_free_non_null (pg->hosts[off].username);
+      temp_conn = conn_iter->next;
+      GNUNET_free (conn_iter);
+      conn_iter = temp_conn;
+    }
+
+    conn_iter = pg->peers[off].connect_peers_head;
+    while (conn_iter != NULL)
+    {
+      temp_conn = conn_iter->next;
+      GNUNET_free (conn_iter);
+      conn_iter = temp_conn;
+    }
+
+    conn_iter = pg->peers[off].blacklisted_peers_head;
+    while (conn_iter != NULL)
+    {
+      temp_conn = conn_iter->next;
+      GNUNET_free (conn_iter);
+      conn_iter = temp_conn;
     }
-  GNUNET_free_non_null (pg->hosts);
-  GNUNET_free (pg);
-}
 
+    conn_iter = pg->peers[off].connect_peers_working_set_head;
+    while (conn_iter != NULL)
+    {
+      temp_conn = conn_iter->next;
+      GNUNET_free (conn_iter);
+      conn_iter = temp_conn;
+    }
+#else
+    if (pg->peers[off].allowed_peers != NULL)
+      GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_destroy (pg->peers[off].allowed_peers);
+    if (pg->peers[off].connect_peers != NULL)
+      GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_destroy (pg->peers[off].connect_peers);
+    if (pg->peers[off].blacklisted_peers != NULL)
+      GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_destroy (pg->peers[off].blacklisted_peers);
+#endif
+  }
+}
 
 /* end of testing_group.c */