diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statusbar/dhtstatus.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statusbar/dhtstatus.cpp
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index 000000000..5bff9af89
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+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statusbar/dhtstatus.cpp
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+/****************************************************************
+ *  RetroShare is distributed under the following license:
+ *
+ *  Copyright (C) 2009 RetroShare Team
+ *
+ *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ *  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ *  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ *  of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program 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 this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, 
+ *  Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+ ****************************************************************/
+#include "dhtstatus.h"
+
+#include <QtGui>
+#include <QString>
+
+#include <QLayout>
+#include <QLabel>
+#include <QIcon>
+#include <QPainter>
+#include <QPixmap>
+
+#include "rsiface/rsiface.h"
+#include "rsiface/rspeers.h"
+
+#include <sstream>
+#include <iomanip>
+
+DHTStatus::DHTStatus(QWidget *parent)
+ : QWidget(parent)
+{
+    QHBoxLayout *hbox = new QHBoxLayout();
+    hbox->setMargin(0);
+    hbox->setSpacing(6);
+       
+    statusDHT = new QLabel( tr("<strong>DHT:</strong>"), this );
+	  //statusDHT->setMinimumSize( statusPeers->frameSize().width() + 0, 0 );
+    hbox->addWidget(statusDHT);
+    
+    iconLabel = new QLabel( this );
+    iconLabel->setPixmap(QPixmap::QPixmap(":/images/grayled.png"));
+    // iconLabel doesn't change over time, so we didn't need a minimum size
+    hbox->addWidget(iconLabel);
+    
+    setLayout( hbox );
+    
+
+
+
+}
+
+DHTStatus::~DHTStatus()
+{
+}
+
+void DHTStatus::getDHTStatus()
+{
+
+    rsiface->lockData(); /* Lock Interface */
+
+    /* now the extra bit .... switch on check boxes */
+    const RsConfig &config = rsiface->getConfig();
+
+
+    if (config.netDhtOk)
+    {
+        iconLabel->setPixmap(QPixmap::QPixmap(":/images/greenled.png"));
+        iconLabel->setToolTip(tr("DHT OK"));
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        iconLabel->setPixmap(QPixmap::QPixmap(":/images/redled.png"));
+        iconLabel->setToolTip(tr("DHT DOWN"));
+    }
+		
+    rsiface->unlockData(); /* UnLock Interface */
+
+}
+
+
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statusbar/dhtstatus.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statusbar/dhtstatus.h
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index 000000000..5e4b146b2
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+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statusbar/dhtstatus.h
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+/****************************************************************
+ *  RetroShare is distributed under the following license:
+ *
+ *  Copyright (C) 2009 RetroShare Team
+ *
+ *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ *  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ *  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ *  of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program 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 this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, 
+ *  Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+ ****************************************************************/
+#ifndef DHTSTATUS_H
+#define DHTSTATUS_H
+#include "gui/MainWindow.h"
+
+
+#include <QWidget>
+
+
+class DHTStatus : public QWidget
+{
+Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    DHTStatus(QWidget *parent = 0);
+
+    ~DHTStatus();
+
+    void getDHTStatus( );
+    
+
+private:
+    class QLabel *iconLabel, *statusDHT;
+
+};
+
+#endif