diff --git a/cmd/yggdrasil/main.go b/cmd/yggdrasil/main.go
index 5b75690..d93f5d2 100644
--- a/cmd/yggdrasil/main.go
+++ b/cmd/yggdrasil/main.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 	"regexp"
+	"strings"
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
@@ -188,6 +189,35 @@ func main() {
 				}
 			}
 		}
+		// Check to see if the peers are in a parsable format, if not then default
+		// them to the TCP scheme
+		if peers, ok := dat["Peers"].([]interface{}); ok {
+			for index, peer := range peers {
+				uri := peer.(string)
+				if strings.HasPrefix(uri, "tcp://") || strings.HasPrefix(uri, "socks://") {
+					continue
+				}
+				if strings.HasPrefix(uri, "tcp:") {
+					uri = uri[4:]
+				}
+				(dat["Peers"].([]interface{}))[index] = "tcp://" + uri
+			}
+		}
+		// Now do the same with the interface peers
+		if interfacepeers, ok := dat["InterfacePeers"].(map[string]interface{}); ok {
+			for intf, peers := range interfacepeers {
+				for index, peer := range peers.([]interface{}) {
+					uri := peer.(string)
+					if strings.HasPrefix(uri, "tcp://") || strings.HasPrefix(uri, "socks://") {
+						continue
+					}
+					if strings.HasPrefix(uri, "tcp:") {
+						uri = uri[4:]
+					}
+					((dat["InterfacePeers"].(map[string]interface{}))[intf]).([]interface{})[index] = "tcp://" + uri
+				}
+			}
+		}
 		// Overlay our newly mapped configuration onto the autoconf node config that
 		// we generated above.
 		if err = mapstructure.Decode(dat, &cfg); err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/yggdrasilctl/main.go b/cmd/yggdrasilctl/main.go
index b37c256..8135815 100644
--- a/cmd/yggdrasilctl/main.go
+++ b/cmd/yggdrasilctl/main.go
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ func main() {
 			logger.Println("Falling back to platform default", defaults.GetDefaults().DefaultAdminListen)
 		}
 	} else {
+		endpoint = *server
 		logger.Println("Using endpoint", endpoint, "from command line")
 	}
 
diff --git a/contrib/deb/generate.sh b/contrib/deb/generate.sh
index 618f00f..0eb2188 100644
--- a/contrib/deb/generate.sh
+++ b/contrib/deb/generate.sh
@@ -71,29 +71,39 @@ etc/systemd/system/*.service etc/systemd/system
 EOF
 cat > /tmp/$PKGNAME/debian/postinst << EOF
 #!/bin/sh
+
+if ! getent group yggdrasil 2>&1 > /dev/null; then
+  addgroup --system --quiet yggdrasil
+fi
+
 if [ -f /etc/yggdrasil.conf ];
 then
   mkdir -p /var/backups
   echo "Backing up configuration file to /var/backups/yggdrasil.conf.`date +%Y%m%d`"
   cp /etc/yggdrasil.conf /var/backups/yggdrasil.conf.`date +%Y%m%d`
-  echo "Normalising /etc/yggdrasil.conf"
+  echo "Normalising and updating /etc/yggdrasil.conf"
   /usr/bin/yggdrasil -useconffile /var/backups/yggdrasil.conf.`date +%Y%m%d` -normaliseconf > /etc/yggdrasil.conf
-fi
-if command -v systemctl >/dev/null; then
-  systemctl daemon-reload >/dev/null || true
-  if [ -f /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/yggdrasil.service ]; then
-    echo "Starting Yggdrasil"
+  chgrp yggdrasil /etc/yggdrasil.conf
+
+  if command -v systemctl >/dev/null; then
+    systemctl daemon-reload >/dev/null || true
+    systemctl enable yggdrasil || true
     systemctl start yggdrasil || true
   fi
+else
+  echo "Generating initial configuration file /etc/yggdrasil.conf"
+  echo "Please familiarise yourself with this file before starting Yggdrasil"
+  /usr/bin/yggdrasil -genconf > /etc/yggdrasil.conf
+  chgrp yggdrasil /etc/yggdrasil.conf
 fi
 EOF
 cat > /tmp/$PKGNAME/debian/prerm << EOF
 #!/bin/sh
 if command -v systemctl >/dev/null; then
   if systemctl is-active --quiet yggdrasil; then
-    echo "Stopping Yggdrasil"
     systemctl stop yggdrasil || true
   fi
+  systemctl disable yggdrasil || true
 fi
 EOF
 
diff --git a/contrib/systemd/yggdrasil.service b/contrib/systemd/yggdrasil.service
index 9ae4a07..1b6f1f0 100644
--- a/contrib/systemd/yggdrasil.service
+++ b/contrib/systemd/yggdrasil.service
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Wants=network.target
 After=network.target
 
 [Service]
+Group=yggdrasil
 ProtectHome=true
 ProtectSystem=true
 SyslogIdentifier=yggdrasil
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -ec "if ! test -s /etc/yggdrasil.conf; \
                 yggdrasil -genconf > /etc/yggdrasil.conf; \
                 echo 'WARNING: A new /etc/yggdrasil.conf file has been generated.'; \
             fi"
-ExecStart=/bin/sh -c "exec yggdrasil -useconf < /etc/yggdrasil.conf"
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/yggdrasil -useconffile /etc/yggdrasil.conf
 Restart=always
 
 [Install]
diff --git a/src/config/config.go b/src/config/config.go
index 9671eca..b5a1f89 100644
--- a/src/config/config.go
+++ b/src/config/config.go
@@ -2,23 +2,24 @@ package config
 
 // NodeConfig defines all configuration values needed to run a signle yggdrasil node
 type NodeConfig struct {
-	Listen                      string              `comment:"Listen address for peer connections. Default is to listen for all\nTCP connections over IPv4 and IPv6 with a random port."`
-	AdminListen                 string              `comment:"Listen address for admin connections. Default is to listen for local\nconnections either on TCP/9001 or a UNIX socket depending on your\nplatform. Use this value for yggdrasilctl -endpoint=X. To disable\nthe admin socket, use the value \"none\" instead."`
-	Peers                       []string            `comment:"List of connection strings for static peers in URI format, e.g.\ntcp://a.b.c.d:e or socks://a.b.c.d:e/f.g.h.i:j."`
-	InterfacePeers              map[string][]string `comment:"List of connection strings for static peers in URI format, arranged\nby source interface, e.g. { \"eth0\": [ tcp://a.b.c.d:e ] }. Note that\nSOCKS peerings will NOT be affected by this option and should go in\nthe \"Peers\" section instead."`
-	ReadTimeout                 int32               `comment:"Read timeout for connections, specified in milliseconds. If less\nthan 6000 and not negative, 6000 (the default) is used. If negative,\nreads won't time out."`
-	AllowedEncryptionPublicKeys []string            `comment:"List of peer encryption public keys to allow or incoming TCP\nconnections from. If left empty/undefined then all connections\nwill be allowed by default."`
-	EncryptionPublicKey         string              `comment:"Your public encryption key. Your peers may ask you for this to put\ninto their AllowedEncryptionPublicKeys configuration."`
-	EncryptionPrivateKey        string              `comment:"Your private encryption key. DO NOT share this with anyone!"`
-	SigningPublicKey            string              `comment:"Your public signing key. You should not ordinarily need to share\nthis with anyone."`
-	SigningPrivateKey           string              `comment:"Your private signing key. DO NOT share this with anyone!"`
-	MulticastInterfaces         []string            `comment:"Regular expressions for which interfaces multicast peer discovery\nshould be enabled on. If none specified, multicast peer discovery is\ndisabled. The default value is .* which uses all interfaces."`
-	IfName                      string              `comment:"Local network interface name for TUN/TAP adapter, or \"auto\" to select\nan interface automatically, or \"none\" to run without TUN/TAP."`
-	IfTAPMode                   bool                `comment:"Set local network interface to TAP mode rather than TUN mode if\nsupported by your platform - option will be ignored if not."`
-	IfMTU                       int                 `comment:"Maximux Transmission Unit (MTU) size for your local TUN/TAP interface.\nDefault is the largest supported size for your platform. The lowest\npossible value is 1280."`
-	SessionFirewall             SessionFirewall     `comment:"The session firewall controls who can send/receive network traffic\nto/from. This is useful if you want to protect this node without\nresorting to using a real firewall. This does not affect traffic\nbeing routed via this node to somewhere else. Rules are prioritised as\nfollows: blacklist, whitelist, always allow outgoing, direct, remote."`
-	TunnelRouting               TunnelRouting       `comment:"Allow tunneling non-Yggdrasil traffic over Yggdrasil. This effectively\nallows you to use Yggdrasil to route to, or to bridge other networks,\nsimilar to a VPN tunnel. Tunnelling works between any two nodes and\ndoes not require them to be directly peered."`
-	SwitchOptions               SwitchOptions       `comment:"Advanced options for tuning the switch. Normally you will not need\nto edit these options."`
+	Listen                      string                 `comment:"Listen address for peer connections. Default is to listen for all\nTCP connections over IPv4 and IPv6 with a random port."`
+	AdminListen                 string                 `comment:"Listen address for admin connections. Default is to listen for local\nconnections either on TCP/9001 or a UNIX socket depending on your\nplatform. Use this value for yggdrasilctl -endpoint=X. To disable\nthe admin socket, use the value \"none\" instead."`
+	Peers                       []string               `comment:"List of connection strings for static peers in URI format, e.g.\ntcp://a.b.c.d:e or socks://a.b.c.d:e/f.g.h.i:j."`
+	InterfacePeers              map[string][]string    `comment:"List of connection strings for static peers in URI format, arranged\nby source interface, e.g. { \"eth0\": [ tcp://a.b.c.d:e ] }. Note that\nSOCKS peerings will NOT be affected by this option and should go in\nthe \"Peers\" section instead."`
+	ReadTimeout                 int32                  `comment:"Read timeout for connections, specified in milliseconds. If less\nthan 6000 and not negative, 6000 (the default) is used. If negative,\nreads won't time out."`
+	AllowedEncryptionPublicKeys []string               `comment:"List of peer encryption public keys to allow or incoming TCP\nconnections from. If left empty/undefined then all connections\nwill be allowed by default."`
+	EncryptionPublicKey         string                 `comment:"Your public encryption key. Your peers may ask you for this to put\ninto their AllowedEncryptionPublicKeys configuration."`
+	EncryptionPrivateKey        string                 `comment:"Your private encryption key. DO NOT share this with anyone!"`
+	SigningPublicKey            string                 `comment:"Your public signing key. You should not ordinarily need to share\nthis with anyone."`
+	SigningPrivateKey           string                 `comment:"Your private signing key. DO NOT share this with anyone!"`
+	MulticastInterfaces         []string               `comment:"Regular expressions for which interfaces multicast peer discovery\nshould be enabled on. If none specified, multicast peer discovery is\ndisabled. The default value is .* which uses all interfaces."`
+	IfName                      string                 `comment:"Local network interface name for TUN/TAP adapter, or \"auto\" to select\nan interface automatically, or \"none\" to run without TUN/TAP."`
+	IfTAPMode                   bool                   `comment:"Set local network interface to TAP mode rather than TUN mode if\nsupported by your platform - option will be ignored if not."`
+	IfMTU                       int                    `comment:"Maximux Transmission Unit (MTU) size for your local TUN/TAP interface.\nDefault is the largest supported size for your platform. The lowest\npossible value is 1280."`
+	SessionFirewall             SessionFirewall        `comment:"The session firewall controls who can send/receive network traffic\nto/from. This is useful if you want to protect this node without\nresorting to using a real firewall. This does not affect traffic\nbeing routed via this node to somewhere else. Rules are prioritised as\nfollows: blacklist, whitelist, always allow outgoing, direct, remote."`
+	TunnelRouting               TunnelRouting          `comment:"Allow tunneling non-Yggdrasil traffic over Yggdrasil. This effectively\nallows you to use Yggdrasil to route to, or to bridge other networks,\nsimilar to a VPN tunnel. Tunnelling works between any two nodes and\ndoes not require them to be directly peered."`
+	SwitchOptions               SwitchOptions          `comment:"Advanced options for tuning the switch. Normally you will not need\nto edit these options."`
+	NodeInfo                    map[string]interface{} `comment:"Optional node info. This must be a { \"key\": \"value\", ... } map\nor set as null. This is entirely optional but, if set, is visible\nto the whole network on request."`
 	//Net                         NetConfig `comment:"Extended options for connecting to peers over other networks."`
 }
 
diff --git a/src/yggdrasil/adapter.go b/src/yggdrasil/adapter.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a43209
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/yggdrasil/adapter.go
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package yggdrasil
+
+// Defines the minimum required functions for an adapter type.
+type AdapterInterface interface {
+	init(core *Core, send chan<- []byte, recv <-chan []byte)
+	read() error
+	write() error
+	close() error
+}
+
+// Defines the minimum required struct members for an adapter type (this is
+// now the base type for tunAdapter in tun.go)
+type Adapter struct {
+	AdapterInterface
+	core *Core
+	send chan<- []byte
+	recv <-chan []byte
+}
+
+// Initialises the adapter.
+func (adapter *Adapter) init(core *Core, send chan<- []byte, recv <-chan []byte) {
+	adapter.core = core
+	adapter.send = send
+	adapter.recv = recv
+}
diff --git a/src/yggdrasil/admin.go b/src/yggdrasil/admin.go
index 266d5a8..f3b5998 100644
--- a/src/yggdrasil/admin.go
+++ b/src/yggdrasil/admin.go
@@ -160,9 +160,9 @@ func (a *admin) init(c *Core, listenaddr string) {
 		}()
 
 		return admin_info{
-			a.core.tun.iface.Name(): admin_info{
-				"tap_mode": a.core.tun.iface.IsTAP(),
-				"mtu":      a.core.tun.mtu,
+			a.core.router.tun.iface.Name(): admin_info{
+				"tap_mode": a.core.router.tun.iface.IsTAP(),
+				"mtu":      a.core.router.tun.mtu,
 			},
 		}, nil
 	})
@@ -185,8 +185,8 @@ func (a *admin) init(c *Core, listenaddr string) {
 			return admin_info{}, errors.New("Failed to configure adapter")
 		} else {
 			return admin_info{
-				a.core.tun.iface.Name(): admin_info{
-					"tap_mode": a.core.tun.iface.IsTAP(),
+				a.core.router.tun.iface.Name(): admin_info{
+					"tap_mode": a.core.router.tun.iface.IsTAP(),
 					"mtu":      ifmtu,
 				},
 			}, nil
@@ -322,6 +322,23 @@ func (a *admin) init(c *Core, listenaddr string) {
 			return admin_info{}, err
 		}
 	})
+	a.addHandler("getNodeInfo", []string{"box_pub_key", "coords", "[nocache]"}, func(in admin_info) (admin_info, error) {
+		var nocache bool
+		if in["nocache"] != nil {
+			nocache = in["nocache"].(string) == "true"
+		}
+		result, err := a.admin_getNodeInfo(in["box_pub_key"].(string), in["coords"].(string), nocache)
+		if err == nil {
+			var m map[string]interface{}
+			if err = json.Unmarshal(result, &m); err == nil {
+				return admin_info{"nodeinfo": m}, nil
+			} else {
+				return admin_info{}, err
+			}
+		} else {
+			return admin_info{}, err
+		}
+	})
 }
 
 // start runs the admin API socket to listen for / respond to admin API calls.
@@ -515,13 +532,7 @@ func (a *admin) addPeer(addr string, sintf string) error {
 			return errors.New("invalid peer: " + addr)
 		}
 	} else {
-		// no url scheme provided
-		addr = strings.ToLower(addr)
-		if strings.HasPrefix(addr, "tcp:") {
-			addr = addr[4:]
-		}
-		a.core.tcp.connect(addr, "")
-		return nil
+		return errors.New("invalid peer: " + addr)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -539,12 +550,12 @@ func (a *admin) removePeer(p string) error {
 // startTunWithMTU creates the tun/tap device, sets its address, and sets the MTU to the provided value.
 func (a *admin) startTunWithMTU(ifname string, iftapmode bool, ifmtu int) error {
 	// Close the TUN first if open
-	_ = a.core.tun.close()
+	_ = a.core.router.tun.close()
 	// Then reconfigure and start it
 	addr := a.core.router.addr
 	straddr := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%v", net.IP(addr[:]).String(), 8*len(address_prefix)-1)
 	if ifname != "none" {
-		err := a.core.tun.setup(ifname, iftapmode, straddr, ifmtu)
+		err := a.core.router.tun.setup(ifname, iftapmode, straddr, ifmtu)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -559,9 +570,9 @@ func (a *admin) startTunWithMTU(ifname string, iftapmode bool, ifmtu int) error
 			a.core.sessions.sendPingPong(sinfo, false)
 		}
 		// Aaaaand... go!
-		go a.core.tun.read()
+		go a.core.router.tun.read()
 	}
-	go a.core.tun.write()
+	go a.core.router.tun.write()
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -806,6 +817,52 @@ func (a *admin) admin_dhtPing(keyString, coordString, targetString string) (dhtR
 	return dhtRes{}, errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("DHT ping timeout: %s", keyString))
 }
 
+func (a *admin) admin_getNodeInfo(keyString, coordString string, nocache bool) (nodeinfoPayload, error) {
+	var key boxPubKey
+	if keyBytes, err := hex.DecodeString(keyString); err != nil {
+		return nodeinfoPayload{}, err
+	} else {
+		copy(key[:], keyBytes)
+	}
+	if !nocache {
+		if response, err := a.core.nodeinfo.getCachedNodeInfo(key); err == nil {
+			return response, nil
+		}
+	}
+	var coords []byte
+	for _, cstr := range strings.Split(strings.Trim(coordString, "[]"), " ") {
+		if cstr == "" {
+			// Special case, happens if trimmed is the empty string, e.g. this is the root
+			continue
+		}
+		if u64, err := strconv.ParseUint(cstr, 10, 8); err != nil {
+			return nodeinfoPayload{}, err
+		} else {
+			coords = append(coords, uint8(u64))
+		}
+	}
+	response := make(chan *nodeinfoPayload, 1)
+	sendNodeInfoRequest := func() {
+		a.core.nodeinfo.addCallback(key, func(nodeinfo *nodeinfoPayload) {
+			defer func() { recover() }()
+			select {
+			case response <- nodeinfo:
+			default:
+			}
+		})
+		a.core.nodeinfo.sendNodeInfo(key, coords, false)
+	}
+	a.core.router.doAdmin(sendNodeInfoRequest)
+	go func() {
+		time.Sleep(6 * time.Second)
+		close(response)
+	}()
+	for res := range response {
+		return *res, nil
+	}
+	return nodeinfoPayload{}, errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("getNodeInfo timeout: %s", keyString))
+}
+
 // getResponse_dot returns a response for a graphviz dot formatted representation of the known parts of the network.
 // This is color-coded and labeled, and includes the self node, switch peers, nodes known to the DHT, and nodes with open sessions.
 // The graph is structured as a tree with directed links leading away from the root.
diff --git a/src/yggdrasil/core.go b/src/yggdrasil/core.go
index 5ab91a7..66c6964 100644
--- a/src/yggdrasil/core.go
+++ b/src/yggdrasil/core.go
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ type Core struct {
 	sessions    sessions
 	router      router
 	dht         dht
-	tun         tunDevice
 	admin       admin
 	searches    searches
 	multicast   multicast
+	nodeinfo    nodeinfo
 	tcp         tcpInterface
 	log         *log.Logger
 	ifceExpr    []*regexp.Regexp // the zone of link-local IPv6 peers must match this
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ func (c *Core) init(bpub *boxPubKey,
 	c.peers.init(c)
 	c.router.init(c)
 	c.switchTable.init(c, c.sigPub) // TODO move before peers? before router?
-	c.tun.init(c)
 }
 
 // Get the current build name. This is usually injected if built from git,
@@ -124,6 +123,9 @@ func (c *Core) Start(nc *config.NodeConfig, log *log.Logger) error {
 	c.init(&boxPub, &boxPriv, &sigPub, &sigPriv)
 	c.admin.init(c, nc.AdminListen)
 
+	c.nodeinfo.init(c)
+	c.nodeinfo.setNodeInfo(nc.NodeInfo)
+
 	if err := c.tcp.init(c, nc.Listen, nc.ReadTimeout); err != nil {
 		c.log.Println("Failed to start TCP interface")
 		return err
@@ -188,7 +190,7 @@ func (c *Core) Start(nc *config.NodeConfig, log *log.Logger) error {
 	}
 
 	ip := net.IP(c.router.addr[:]).String()
-	if err := c.tun.start(nc.IfName, nc.IfTAPMode, fmt.Sprintf("%s/%d", ip, 8*len(address_prefix)-1), nc.IfMTU); err != nil {
+	if err := c.router.tun.start(nc.IfName, nc.IfTAPMode, fmt.Sprintf("%s/%d", ip, 8*len(address_prefix)-1), nc.IfMTU); err != nil {
 		c.log.Println("Failed to start TUN/TAP")
 		return err
 	}
@@ -200,7 +202,7 @@ func (c *Core) Start(nc *config.NodeConfig, log *log.Logger) error {
 // Stops the Yggdrasil node.
 func (c *Core) Stop() {
 	c.log.Println("Stopping...")
-	c.tun.close()
+	c.router.tun.close()
 	c.admin.close()
 }
 
@@ -239,6 +241,16 @@ func (c *Core) GetSubnet() *net.IPNet {
 	return &net.IPNet{IP: subnet, Mask: net.CIDRMask(64, 128)}
 }
 
+// Gets the nodeinfo.
+func (c *Core) GetNodeInfo() nodeinfoPayload {
+	return c.nodeinfo.getNodeInfo()
+}
+
+// Sets the nodeinfo.
+func (c *Core) SetNodeInfo(nodeinfo interface{}) {
+	c.nodeinfo.setNodeInfo(nodeinfo)
+}
+
 // Sets the output logger of the Yggdrasil node after startup. This may be
 // useful if you want to redirect the output later.
 func (c *Core) SetLogger(log *log.Logger) {
@@ -293,10 +305,10 @@ func (c *Core) GetTUNDefaultIfTAPMode() bool {
 
 // Gets the current TUN/TAP interface name.
 func (c *Core) GetTUNIfName() string {
-	return c.tun.iface.Name()
+	return c.router.tun.iface.Name()
 }
 
 // Gets the current TUN/TAP interface MTU.
 func (c *Core) GetTUNIfMTU() int {
-	return c.tun.mtu
+	return c.router.tun.mtu
 }
diff --git a/src/yggdrasil/debug.go b/src/yggdrasil/debug.go
index e463518..e5bceee 100644
--- a/src/yggdrasil/debug.go
+++ b/src/yggdrasil/debug.go
@@ -68,11 +68,11 @@ func (c *Core) DEBUG_getEncryptionPublicKey() boxPubKey {
 }
 
 func (c *Core) DEBUG_getSend() chan<- []byte {
-	return c.tun.send
+	return c.router.tun.send
 }
 
 func (c *Core) DEBUG_getRecv() <-chan []byte {
-	return c.tun.recv
+	return c.router.tun.recv
 }
 
 // Peer
@@ -304,18 +304,18 @@ func (c *Core) DEBUG_startTunWithMTU(ifname string, iftapmode bool, mtu int) {
 	addr := c.DEBUG_getAddr()
 	straddr := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%v", net.IP(addr[:]).String(), 8*len(address_prefix))
 	if ifname != "none" {
-		err := c.tun.setup(ifname, iftapmode, straddr, mtu)
+		err := c.router.tun.setup(ifname, iftapmode, straddr, mtu)
 		if err != nil {
 			panic(err)
 		}
-		c.log.Println("Setup TUN/TAP:", c.tun.iface.Name(), straddr)
-		go func() { panic(c.tun.read()) }()
+		c.log.Println("Setup TUN/TAP:", c.router.tun.iface.Name(), straddr)
+		go func() { panic(c.router.tun.read()) }()
 	}
-	go func() { panic(c.tun.write()) }()
+	go func() { panic(c.router.tun.write()) }()
 }
 
 func (c *Core) DEBUG_stopTun() {
-	c.tun.close()
+	c.router.tun.close()
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ func DEBUG_simLinkPeers(p, q *peer) {
 }
 
 func (c *Core) DEBUG_simFixMTU() {
-	c.tun.mtu = 65535
+	c.router.tun.mtu = 65535
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/yggdrasil/icmpv6.go b/src/yggdrasil/icmpv6.go
index 957b192..6e9a265 100644
--- a/src/yggdrasil/icmpv6.go
+++ b/src/yggdrasil/icmpv6.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ type macAddress [6]byte
 const len_ETHER = 14
 
 type icmpv6 struct {
-	tun      *tunDevice
+	tun      *tunAdapter
 	mylladdr net.IP
 	mymac    macAddress
 	peermacs map[address]neighbor
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func ipv6Header_Marshal(h *ipv6.Header) ([]byte, error) {
 // Initialises the ICMPv6 module by assigning our link-local IPv6 address and
 // our MAC address. ICMPv6 messages will always appear to originate from these
 // addresses.
-func (i *icmpv6) init(t *tunDevice) {
+func (i *icmpv6) init(t *tunAdapter) {
 	i.tun = t
 	i.peermacs = make(map[address]neighbor)
 
diff --git a/src/yggdrasil/nodeinfo.go b/src/yggdrasil/nodeinfo.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2146b27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/yggdrasil/nodeinfo.go
@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+package yggdrasil
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"runtime"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+)
+
+type nodeinfo struct {
+	core            *Core
+	myNodeInfo      nodeinfoPayload
+	myNodeInfoMutex sync.RWMutex
+	callbacks       map[boxPubKey]nodeinfoCallback
+	callbacksMutex  sync.Mutex
+	cache           map[boxPubKey]nodeinfoCached
+	cacheMutex      sync.RWMutex
+}
+
+type nodeinfoPayload []byte
+
+type nodeinfoCached struct {
+	payload nodeinfoPayload
+	created time.Time
+}
+
+type nodeinfoCallback struct {
+	call    func(nodeinfo *nodeinfoPayload)
+	created time.Time
+}
+
+// Represents a session nodeinfo packet.
+type nodeinfoReqRes struct {
+	SendPermPub boxPubKey // Sender's permanent key
+	SendCoords  []byte    // Sender's coords
+	IsResponse  bool
+	NodeInfo    nodeinfoPayload
+}
+
+// Initialises the nodeinfo cache/callback maps, and starts a goroutine to keep
+// the cache/callback maps clean of stale entries
+func (m *nodeinfo) init(core *Core) {
+	m.core = core
+	m.callbacks = make(map[boxPubKey]nodeinfoCallback)
+	m.cache = make(map[boxPubKey]nodeinfoCached)
+
+	go func() {
+		for {
+			m.callbacksMutex.Lock()
+			for boxPubKey, callback := range m.callbacks {
+				if time.Since(callback.created) > time.Minute {
+					delete(m.callbacks, boxPubKey)
+				}
+			}
+			m.callbacksMutex.Unlock()
+			m.cacheMutex.Lock()
+			for boxPubKey, cache := range m.cache {
+				if time.Since(cache.created) > time.Hour {
+					delete(m.cache, boxPubKey)
+				}
+			}
+			m.cacheMutex.Unlock()
+			time.Sleep(time.Second * 30)
+		}
+	}()
+}
+
+// Add a callback for a nodeinfo lookup
+func (m *nodeinfo) addCallback(sender boxPubKey, call func(nodeinfo *nodeinfoPayload)) {
+	m.callbacksMutex.Lock()
+	defer m.callbacksMutex.Unlock()
+	m.callbacks[sender] = nodeinfoCallback{
+		created: time.Now(),
+		call:    call,
+	}
+}
+
+// Handles the callback, if there is one
+func (m *nodeinfo) callback(sender boxPubKey, nodeinfo nodeinfoPayload) {
+	m.callbacksMutex.Lock()
+	defer m.callbacksMutex.Unlock()
+	if callback, ok := m.callbacks[sender]; ok {
+		callback.call(&nodeinfo)
+		delete(m.callbacks, sender)
+	}
+}
+
+// Get the current node's nodeinfo
+func (m *nodeinfo) getNodeInfo() nodeinfoPayload {
+	m.myNodeInfoMutex.RLock()
+	defer m.myNodeInfoMutex.RUnlock()
+	return m.myNodeInfo
+}
+
+// Set the current node's nodeinfo
+func (m *nodeinfo) setNodeInfo(given interface{}) error {
+	m.myNodeInfoMutex.Lock()
+	defer m.myNodeInfoMutex.Unlock()
+	newnodeinfo := map[string]interface{}{
+		"buildname":     GetBuildName(),
+		"buildversion":  GetBuildVersion(),
+		"buildplatform": runtime.GOOS,
+		"buildarch":     runtime.GOARCH,
+	}
+	if nodeinfomap, ok := given.(map[string]interface{}); ok {
+		for key, value := range nodeinfomap {
+			if _, ok := newnodeinfo[key]; ok {
+				continue
+			}
+			newnodeinfo[key] = value
+		}
+	}
+	if newjson, err := json.Marshal(newnodeinfo); err == nil {
+		if len(newjson) > 16384 {
+			return errors.New("NodeInfo exceeds max length of 16384 bytes")
+		}
+		m.myNodeInfo = newjson
+		return nil
+	} else {
+		return err
+	}
+}
+
+// Add nodeinfo into the cache for a node
+func (m *nodeinfo) addCachedNodeInfo(key boxPubKey, payload nodeinfoPayload) {
+	m.cacheMutex.Lock()
+	defer m.cacheMutex.Unlock()
+	m.cache[key] = nodeinfoCached{
+		created: time.Now(),
+		payload: payload,
+	}
+}
+
+// Get a nodeinfo entry from the cache
+func (m *nodeinfo) getCachedNodeInfo(key boxPubKey) (nodeinfoPayload, error) {
+	m.cacheMutex.RLock()
+	defer m.cacheMutex.RUnlock()
+	if nodeinfo, ok := m.cache[key]; ok {
+		return nodeinfo.payload, nil
+	}
+	return nodeinfoPayload{}, errors.New("No cache entry found")
+}
+
+// Handles a nodeinfo request/response - called from the router
+func (m *nodeinfo) handleNodeInfo(nodeinfo *nodeinfoReqRes) {
+	if nodeinfo.IsResponse {
+		m.callback(nodeinfo.SendPermPub, nodeinfo.NodeInfo)
+		m.addCachedNodeInfo(nodeinfo.SendPermPub, nodeinfo.NodeInfo)
+	} else {
+		m.sendNodeInfo(nodeinfo.SendPermPub, nodeinfo.SendCoords, true)
+	}
+}
+
+// Send nodeinfo request or response - called from the router
+func (m *nodeinfo) sendNodeInfo(key boxPubKey, coords []byte, isResponse bool) {
+	table := m.core.switchTable.table.Load().(lookupTable)
+	nodeinfo := nodeinfoReqRes{
+		SendCoords: table.self.getCoords(),
+		IsResponse: isResponse,
+		NodeInfo:   m.core.nodeinfo.getNodeInfo(),
+	}
+	bs := nodeinfo.encode()
+	shared := m.core.sessions.getSharedKey(&m.core.boxPriv, &key)
+	payload, nonce := boxSeal(shared, bs, nil)
+	p := wire_protoTrafficPacket{
+		Coords:  coords,
+		ToKey:   key,
+		FromKey: m.core.boxPub,
+		Nonce:   *nonce,
+		Payload: payload,
+	}
+	packet := p.encode()
+	m.core.router.out(packet)
+}
diff --git a/src/yggdrasil/peer.go b/src/yggdrasil/peer.go
index e4382a8..d7a0b37 100644
--- a/src/yggdrasil/peer.go
+++ b/src/yggdrasil/peer.go
@@ -79,20 +79,19 @@ type peer struct {
 	bytesSent  uint64 // To track bandwidth usage for getPeers
 	bytesRecvd uint64 // To track bandwidth usage for getPeers
 	// BUG: sync/atomic, 32 bit platforms need the above to be the first element
-	core         *Core
-	port         switchPort
-	box          boxPubKey
-	sig          sigPubKey
-	shared       boxSharedKey
-	linkShared   boxSharedKey
-	endpoint     string
-	friendlyName string
-	firstSeen    time.Time       // To track uptime for getPeers
-	linkOut      (chan []byte)   // used for protocol traffic (to bypass queues)
-	doSend       (chan struct{}) // tell the linkLoop to send a switchMsg
-	dinfo        (chan *dhtInfo) // used to keep the DHT working
-	out          func([]byte)    // Set up by whatever created the peers struct, used to send packets to other nodes
-	close        func()          // Called when a peer is removed, to close the underlying connection, or via admin api
+	core       *Core
+	port       switchPort
+	box        boxPubKey
+	sig        sigPubKey
+	shared     boxSharedKey
+	linkShared boxSharedKey
+	endpoint   string
+	firstSeen  time.Time       // To track uptime for getPeers
+	linkOut    (chan []byte)   // used for protocol traffic (to bypass queues)
+	doSend     (chan struct{}) // tell the linkLoop to send a switchMsg
+	dinfo      (chan *dhtInfo) // used to keep the DHT working
+	out        func([]byte)    // Set up by whatever created the peers struct, used to send packets to other nodes
+	close      func()          // Called when a peer is removed, to close the underlying connection, or via admin api
 }
 
 // Creates a new peer with the specified box, sig, and linkShared keys, using the lowest unocupied port number.
diff --git a/src/yggdrasil/router.go b/src/yggdrasil/router.go
index b482476..1067067 100644
--- a/src/yggdrasil/router.go
+++ b/src/yggdrasil/router.go
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ type router struct {
 	in        <-chan []byte          // packets we received from the network, link to peer's "out"
 	out       func([]byte)           // packets we're sending to the network, link to peer's "in"
 	toRecv    chan router_recvPacket // packets to handle via recvPacket()
+	tun       tunAdapter             // TUN/TAP adapter
+	adapters  []Adapter              // Other adapters
 	recv      chan<- []byte          // place where the tun pulls received packets from
 	send      <-chan []byte          // place where the tun puts outgoing packets
 	reset     chan struct{}          // signal that coords changed (re-init sessions/dht)
@@ -75,12 +77,10 @@ func (r *router) init(core *Core) {
 	send := make(chan []byte, 32)
 	r.recv = recv
 	r.send = send
-	r.core.tun.recv = recv
-	r.core.tun.send = send
 	r.reset = make(chan struct{}, 1)
 	r.admin = make(chan func(), 32)
 	r.cryptokey.init(r.core)
-	// go r.mainLoop()
+	r.tun.init(r.core, send, recv)
 }
 
 // Starts the mainLoop goroutine.
@@ -267,25 +267,6 @@ func (r *router) sendPacket(bs []byte) {
 		// Drop packets if the session MTU is 0 - this means that one or other
 		// side probably has their TUN adapter disabled
 		if sinfo.getMTU() == 0 {
-			// Get the size of the oversized payload, up to a max of 900 bytes
-			window := 900
-			if len(bs) < window {
-				window = len(bs)
-			}
-
-			// Create the Destination Unreachable response
-			ptb := &icmp.DstUnreach{
-				Data: bs[:window],
-			}
-
-			// Create the ICMPv6 response from it
-			icmpv6Buf, err := r.core.tun.icmpv6.create_icmpv6_tun(
-				bs[8:24], bs[24:40],
-				ipv6.ICMPTypeDestinationUnreachable, 1, ptb)
-			if err == nil {
-				r.recv <- icmpv6Buf
-			}
-
 			// Don't continue - drop the packet
 			return
 		}
@@ -304,7 +285,7 @@ func (r *router) sendPacket(bs []byte) {
 			}
 
 			// Create the ICMPv6 response from it
-			icmpv6Buf, err := r.core.tun.icmpv6.create_icmpv6_tun(
+			icmpv6Buf, err := r.tun.icmpv6.create_icmpv6_tun(
 				bs[8:24], bs[24:40],
 				ipv6.ICMPTypePacketTooBig, 0, ptb)
 			if err == nil {
@@ -428,6 +409,10 @@ func (r *router) handleProto(packet []byte) {
 		r.handlePing(bs, &p.FromKey)
 	case wire_SessionPong:
 		r.handlePong(bs, &p.FromKey)
+	case wire_NodeInfoRequest:
+		fallthrough
+	case wire_NodeInfoResponse:
+		r.handleNodeInfo(bs, &p.FromKey)
 	case wire_DHTLookupRequest:
 		r.handleDHTReq(bs, &p.FromKey)
 	case wire_DHTLookupResponse:
@@ -472,6 +457,16 @@ func (r *router) handleDHTRes(bs []byte, fromKey *boxPubKey) {
 	r.core.dht.handleRes(&res)
 }
 
+// Decodes nodeinfo request
+func (r *router) handleNodeInfo(bs []byte, fromKey *boxPubKey) {
+	req := nodeinfoReqRes{}
+	if !req.decode(bs) {
+		return
+	}
+	req.SendPermPub = *fromKey
+	r.core.nodeinfo.handleNodeInfo(&req)
+}
+
 // Passed a function to call.
 // This will send the function to r.admin and block until it finishes.
 // It's used by the admin socket to ask the router mainLoop goroutine about information in the session or dht structs, which cannot be read safely from outside that goroutine.
diff --git a/src/yggdrasil/session.go b/src/yggdrasil/session.go
index 92ae262..4f2bedf 100644
--- a/src/yggdrasil/session.go
+++ b/src/yggdrasil/session.go
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ func (ss *sessions) createSession(theirPermKey *boxPubKey) *sessionInfo {
 	sinfo.mySesPriv = *priv
 	sinfo.myNonce = *newBoxNonce()
 	sinfo.theirMTU = 1280
-	sinfo.myMTU = uint16(ss.core.tun.mtu)
+	sinfo.myMTU = uint16(ss.core.router.tun.mtu)
 	now := time.Now()
 	sinfo.time = now
 	sinfo.mtuTime = now
diff --git a/src/yggdrasil/tun.go b/src/yggdrasil/tun.go
index e462502..26d32c0 100644
--- a/src/yggdrasil/tun.go
+++ b/src/yggdrasil/tun.go
@@ -17,11 +17,9 @@ const tun_IPv6_HEADER_LENGTH = 40
 const tun_ETHER_HEADER_LENGTH = 14
 
 // Represents a running TUN/TAP interface.
-type tunDevice struct {
-	core   *Core
+type tunAdapter struct {
+	Adapter
 	icmpv6 icmpv6
-	send   chan<- []byte
-	recv   <-chan []byte
 	mtu    int
 	iface  *water.Interface
 }
@@ -36,14 +34,14 @@ func getSupportedMTU(mtu int) int {
 }
 
 // Initialises the TUN/TAP adapter.
-func (tun *tunDevice) init(core *Core) {
-	tun.core = core
+func (tun *tunAdapter) init(core *Core, send chan<- []byte, recv <-chan []byte) {
+	tun.Adapter.init(core, send, recv)
 	tun.icmpv6.init(tun)
 }
 
 // Starts the setup process for the TUN/TAP adapter, and if successful, starts
 // the read/write goroutines to handle packets on that interface.
-func (tun *tunDevice) start(ifname string, iftapmode bool, addr string, mtu int) error {
+func (tun *tunAdapter) start(ifname string, iftapmode bool, addr string, mtu int) error {
 	if ifname == "none" {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -75,7 +73,7 @@ func (tun *tunDevice) start(ifname string, iftapmode bool, addr string, mtu int)
 // Writes a packet to the TUN/TAP adapter. If the adapter is running in TAP
 // mode then additional ethernet encapsulation is added for the benefit of the
 // host operating system.
-func (tun *tunDevice) write() error {
+func (tun *tunAdapter) write() error {
 	for {
 		data := <-tun.recv
 		if tun.iface == nil {
@@ -164,7 +162,7 @@ func (tun *tunDevice) write() error {
 // is running in TAP mode then the ethernet headers will automatically be
 // processed and stripped if necessary. If an ICMPv6 packet is found, then
 // the relevant helper functions in icmpv6.go are called.
-func (tun *tunDevice) read() error {
+func (tun *tunAdapter) read() error {
 	mtu := tun.mtu
 	if tun.iface.IsTAP() {
 		mtu += tun_ETHER_HEADER_LENGTH
@@ -201,7 +199,7 @@ func (tun *tunDevice) read() error {
 // Closes the TUN/TAP adapter. This is only usually called when the Yggdrasil
 // process stops. Typically this operation will happen quickly, but on macOS
 // it can block until a read operation is completed.
-func (tun *tunDevice) close() error {
+func (tun *tunAdapter) close() error {
 	if tun.iface == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
diff --git a/src/yggdrasil/tun_bsd.go b/src/yggdrasil/tun_bsd.go
index ca5eaea..620c79d 100644
--- a/src/yggdrasil/tun_bsd.go
+++ b/src/yggdrasil/tun_bsd.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ type in6_ifreq_lifetime struct {
 // a system socket and making syscalls to the kernel. This is not refined though
 // and often doesn't work (if at all), therefore if a call fails, it resorts
 // to calling "ifconfig" instead.
-func (tun *tunDevice) setup(ifname string, iftapmode bool, addr string, mtu int) error {
+func (tun *tunAdapter) setup(ifname string, iftapmode bool, addr string, mtu int) error {
 	var config water.Config
 	if ifname[:4] == "auto" {
 		ifname = "/dev/tap0"
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func (tun *tunDevice) setup(ifname string, iftapmode bool, addr string, mtu int)
 	return tun.setupAddress(addr)
 }
 
-func (tun *tunDevice) setupAddress(addr string) error {
+func (tun *tunAdapter) setupAddress(addr string) error {
 	var sfd int
 	var err error
 
diff --git a/src/yggdrasil/tun_darwin.go b/src/yggdrasil/tun_darwin.go
index e49ab52..943468e 100644
--- a/src/yggdrasil/tun_darwin.go
+++ b/src/yggdrasil/tun_darwin.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Configures the "utun" adapter with the correct IPv6 address and MTU.
-func (tun *tunDevice) setup(ifname string, iftapmode bool, addr string, mtu int) error {
+func (tun *tunAdapter) setup(ifname string, iftapmode bool, addr string, mtu int) error {
 	if iftapmode {
 		tun.core.log.Printf("TAP mode is not supported on this platform, defaulting to TUN")
 	}
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ type ifreq struct {
 
 // Sets the IPv6 address of the utun adapter. On Darwin/macOS this is done using
 // a system socket and making direct syscalls to the kernel.
-func (tun *tunDevice) setupAddress(addr string) error {
+func (tun *tunAdapter) setupAddress(addr string) error {
 	var fd int
 	var err error
 
diff --git a/src/yggdrasil/tun_linux.go b/src/yggdrasil/tun_linux.go
index aa9e791..7a7c9cb 100644
--- a/src/yggdrasil/tun_linux.go
+++ b/src/yggdrasil/tun_linux.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Configures the TAP adapter with the correct IPv6 address and MTU.
-func (tun *tunDevice) setup(ifname string, iftapmode bool, addr string, mtu int) error {
+func (tun *tunAdapter) setup(ifname string, iftapmode bool, addr string, mtu int) error {
 	var config water.Config
 	if iftapmode {
 		config = water.Config{DeviceType: water.TAP}
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func (tun *tunDevice) setup(ifname string, iftapmode bool, addr string, mtu int)
 // is used to do this, so there is not a hard requirement on "ip" or "ifconfig"
 // to exist on the system, but this will fail if Netlink is not present in the
 // kernel (it nearly always is).
-func (tun *tunDevice) setupAddress(addr string) error {
+func (tun *tunAdapter) setupAddress(addr string) error {
 	// Set address
 	var netIF *net.Interface
 	ifces, err := net.Interfaces()
diff --git a/src/yggdrasil/tun_other.go b/src/yggdrasil/tun_other.go
index 1a3721a..625f9cd 100644
--- a/src/yggdrasil/tun_other.go
+++ b/src/yggdrasil/tun_other.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import water "github.com/yggdrasil-network/water"
 
 // Creates the TUN/TAP adapter, if supported by the Water library. Note that
 // no guarantees are made at this point on an unsupported platform.
-func (tun *tunDevice) setup(ifname string, iftapmode bool, addr string, mtu int) error {
+func (tun *tunAdapter) setup(ifname string, iftapmode bool, addr string, mtu int) error {
 	var config water.Config
 	if iftapmode {
 		config = water.Config{DeviceType: water.TAP}
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func (tun *tunDevice) setup(ifname string, iftapmode bool, addr string, mtu int)
 
 // We don't know how to set the IPv6 address on an unknown platform, therefore
 // write about it to stdout and don't try to do anything further.
-func (tun *tunDevice) setupAddress(addr string) error {
+func (tun *tunAdapter) setupAddress(addr string) error {
 	tun.core.log.Println("Platform not supported, you must set the address of", tun.iface.Name(), "to", addr)
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/src/yggdrasil/tun_windows.go b/src/yggdrasil/tun_windows.go
index d3420df..150a976 100644
--- a/src/yggdrasil/tun_windows.go
+++ b/src/yggdrasil/tun_windows.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 // Configures the TAP adapter with the correct IPv6 address and MTU. On Windows
 // we don't make use of a direct operating system API to do this - we instead
 // delegate the hard work to "netsh".
-func (tun *tunDevice) setup(ifname string, iftapmode bool, addr string, mtu int) error {
+func (tun *tunAdapter) setup(ifname string, iftapmode bool, addr string, mtu int) error {
 	if !iftapmode {
 		tun.core.log.Printf("TUN mode is not supported on this platform, defaulting to TAP")
 	}
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func (tun *tunDevice) setup(ifname string, iftapmode bool, addr string, mtu int)
 }
 
 // Sets the MTU of the TAP adapter.
-func (tun *tunDevice) setupMTU(mtu int) error {
+func (tun *tunAdapter) setupMTU(mtu int) error {
 	// Set MTU
 	cmd := exec.Command("netsh", "interface", "ipv6", "set", "subinterface",
 		fmt.Sprintf("interface=%s", tun.iface.Name()),
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func (tun *tunDevice) setupMTU(mtu int) error {
 }
 
 // Sets the IPv6 address of the TAP adapter.
-func (tun *tunDevice) setupAddress(addr string) error {
+func (tun *tunAdapter) setupAddress(addr string) error {
 	// Set address
 	cmd := exec.Command("netsh", "interface", "ipv6", "add", "address",
 		fmt.Sprintf("interface=%s", tun.iface.Name()),
diff --git a/src/yggdrasil/wire.go b/src/yggdrasil/wire.go
index d05624e..5e87784 100644
--- a/src/yggdrasil/wire.go
+++ b/src/yggdrasil/wire.go
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ const (
 	wire_SessionPong                // inside protocol traffic header
 	wire_DHTLookupRequest           // inside protocol traffic header
 	wire_DHTLookupResponse          // inside protocol traffic header
+	wire_NodeInfoRequest            // inside protocol traffic header
+	wire_NodeInfoResponse           // inside protocol traffic header
 )
 
 // Calls wire_put_uint64 on a nil slice.
@@ -353,6 +355,47 @@ func (p *sessionPing) decode(bs []byte) bool {
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+// Encodes a nodeinfoReqRes into its wire format.
+func (p *nodeinfoReqRes) encode() []byte {
+	var pTypeVal uint64
+	if p.IsResponse {
+		pTypeVal = wire_NodeInfoResponse
+	} else {
+		pTypeVal = wire_NodeInfoRequest
+	}
+	bs := wire_encode_uint64(pTypeVal)
+	bs = wire_put_coords(p.SendCoords, bs)
+	if pTypeVal == wire_NodeInfoResponse {
+		bs = append(bs, p.NodeInfo...)
+	}
+	return bs
+}
+
+// Decodes an encoded nodeinfoReqRes into the struct, returning true if successful.
+func (p *nodeinfoReqRes) decode(bs []byte) bool {
+	var pType uint64
+	switch {
+	case !wire_chop_uint64(&pType, &bs):
+		return false
+	case pType != wire_NodeInfoRequest && pType != wire_NodeInfoResponse:
+		return false
+	case !wire_chop_coords(&p.SendCoords, &bs):
+		return false
+	}
+	if p.IsResponse = pType == wire_NodeInfoResponse; p.IsResponse {
+		if len(bs) == 0 {
+			return false
+		}
+		p.NodeInfo = make(nodeinfoPayload, len(bs))
+		if !wire_chop_slice(p.NodeInfo[:], &bs) {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
 // Encodes a dhtReq into its wire format.
 func (r *dhtReq) encode() []byte {
 	coords := wire_encode_coords(r.Coords)