diff --git a/dns.go b/dns.go
index fd60b72..e55db83 100644
--- a/dns.go
+++ b/dns.go
@@ -40,42 +40,16 @@ func (h *Host) setIPv4(ipv4s map[string]*IPtype) {
         }
 }
 
-/*
-func (h *Host) checkDNS() {
-	var ip4 bool = false
-	var ip6 bool = false
-
-	for s, t := range h.ipmap {
-		i := t.iface
-		ipt := "IPv4"
-		if (t.ipv6) {
-			ipt = "IPv6"
-		}
-		if (! t.IsReal()) {
-			log.Println(args.VerboseDNS, "\tIP is not Real", ipt, i.Index, i.Name, s)
-			continue
-		}
-
-		log.Println(args.VerboseDNS, "\tIP is Real    ", ipt, i.Index, i.Name, s)
-		if (t.ipv6) {
-			ip6 = true
-		} else {
-			ip4 = true
+func lookupNSprovider(domain string) string {
+	for s, d := range me.nsmap {
+		log.Log(CHANGE, "lookupNS() domain =", d, "server =", s)
+		if (domain == d) {
+			// figure out the provider (google, cloudflare, etc)
+			return s + " blah"
 		}
 	}
-
-	if (ip4 == true) {
-		log.Println(args.VerboseDNS, "IPv4 should work. Wow. You actually have a real IPv4 address")
-	} else {
-		log.Println(args.VerboseDNS, "IPv4 is broken. (be nice and setup ipv4-only.wit.com)")
-	}
-	if (ip6 == true) {
-		log.Println(args.VerboseDNS, "IPv6 should be working. Need to test it here.")
-	} else {
-		log.Println(args.VerboseDNS, "IPv6 is broken. Need to fix it here.")
-	}
+	return "blah"
 }
-*/
 
 // nsLookup performs an NS lookup on the given domain name.
 func lookupNS(domain string) {
@@ -127,9 +101,15 @@ func setProvider(hostname string) {
 	if len(parts) >= 2 {
 		provider = parts[len(parts)-2]
 	}
+	if me.APIprovider != provider {
+		log.Log(CHANGE, "setProvider() changed to =", provider)
+	}
+	me.APIprovider = provider
+	/*
 	if (me.DnsAPI.S != provider) {
 		me.changed = true
 		log.Log(CHANGE, "setProvider() changed to =", provider)
 		me.DnsAPI.SetText(provider)
 	}
+	*/
 }
diff --git a/gui.go b/gui.go
index dbc2034..f7c9b12 100644
--- a/gui.go
+++ b/gui.go
@@ -44,18 +44,34 @@ func debugTab(title string) {
 	})
 
 	g2 = me.debug.Box().NewGroup("debugging options")
+	gridP := g2.NewGrid("nuts", 2, 1)
 
 	// makes a slider widget
-	me.ttl = gadgets.NewDurationSlider(g2, "Loop Timeout", 10 * time.Millisecond, 5 * time.Second)
+	me.ttl = gadgets.NewDurationSlider(gridP, "Loop Timeout", 10 * time.Millisecond, 5 * time.Second)
 	me.ttl.Set(300 * time.Millisecond)
 
 	// makes a slider widget
-	me.dnsTtl = gadgets.NewDurationSlider(g2, "DNS Timeout", 800 * time.Millisecond, 300 * time.Second)
+	me.dnsTtl = gadgets.NewDurationSlider(gridP, "DNS Timeout", 800 * time.Millisecond, 300 * time.Second)
 	me.dnsTtl.Set(60 * time.Second)
 
+	gridP.NewLabel("dns resolution")
+	me.DnsSpeed = gridP.NewLabel("unknown")
+
+	gridP.NewLabel("dns resolution speed")
+	me.DnsSpeedActual = gridP.NewLabel("unknown")
+
+	gridP.NewLabel("Test speed")
+	newGrid := gridP.NewGrid("nuts", 2, 1).Pad()
+
 	g2.Margin()
 	g2.Pad()
 
+	newGrid.NewLabel("ping.wit.com =")
+	newGrid.NewLabel("unknown")
+
+	newGrid.NewLabel("ping6.wit.com =")
+	newGrid.NewLabel("unknown")
+
 	me.debug.Hide()
 }
 
@@ -87,7 +103,7 @@ func mainWindow(title string) {
 
 	statusGrid(me.window.Box())
 
-	gr = me.window.Box().NewGroup("debugging")
+	gr = me.window.Box().NewGroup("")
 /*
 	me.statusDNSbutton = gr.NewButton("hostname status", func () {
 		if ! me.statusDNS.Ready() {return}
@@ -133,8 +149,12 @@ func mainWindow(title string) {
 
 func statusGrid(n *gui.Node) {
 	problems := n.NewGroup("status")
+	problems.Margin()
+	problems.Pad()
 
 	gridP := problems.NewGrid("nuts", 3, 1)
+	gridP.Margin()
+	gridP.Pad()
 
 	gridP.NewLabel("hostname =")
 	me.hostnameStatus = gridP.NewLabel("invalid")
@@ -142,54 +162,40 @@ func statusGrid(n *gui.Node) {
 		me.statusOS.Toggle()
 	})
 
-	gridP.NewLabel("DNS Status =")
-	me.DnsStatus = gridP.NewLabel("unknown")
-	me.statusDNSbutton = gridP.NewButton("hostname status", func () {
-		if ! me.statusDNS.Ready() {return}
-		me.statusDNS.window.Toggle()
-	})
-
-	me.statusIPv6 = gadgets.NewOneLiner(gridP, "IPv6 working")
+	me.statusIPv6 = gadgets.NewOneLiner(gridP, "DNS Lookup")
 	me.statusIPv6.Set("known")
 	gridP.NewButton("resolver status", func () {
 		if ! me.digStatus.Ready() {return}
 		me.digStatus.window.Toggle()
 	})
 
-	gridP.NewLabel("dns API provider =")
-	me.DnsAPI = gridP.NewLabel("unknown")
-	gridP.NewButton("cloudflare wit.com", func () {
-		if me.witcom != nil {
-			me.witcom.Toggle()
-		}
-		me.witcom = cloudflare.CreateRR(me.myGui, "wit.com", "3777302ac4a78cd7fa4f6d3f72086d06")
+	gridP.NewLabel("DNS Status")
+	me.DnsStatus = gridP.NewLabel("unknown")
+	me.statusDNSbutton = gridP.NewButton("hostname status", func () {
+		if ! me.statusDNS.Ready() {return}
+		me.statusDNS.window.Toggle()
 	})
 
-	gridP.NewLabel("dns resolution")
-	me.DnsSpeed = gridP.NewLabel("unknown")
-	gridP.NewLabel("")
+	gridP.NewLabel("DNS API")
+	me.DnsAPIstatus = gridP.NewLabel("unknown")
+	var apiButton *gui.Node
+	apiButton = gridP.NewButton("unknown wit.com", func () {
+		log.Log(CHANGE, "WHAT API ARE YOU USING?")
+		provider := me.statusDNS.GetDNSapi()
+		apiButton.SetText(provider + " wit.com")
+		if provider == "cloudflare" {
+			me.DnsAPIstatus.Set("WORKING")
+			return
 
-	gridP.NewLabel("dns resolution speed")
-	me.DnsSpeedActual = gridP.NewLabel("unknown")
-	gridP.NewLabel("")
+			if me.witcom != nil {
+				me.witcom.Toggle()
+			}
+			me.witcom = cloudflare.CreateRR(me.myGui, "wit.com", "3777302ac4a78cd7fa4f6d3f72086d06")
+		}
+	})
 
-	gridP.Margin()
-	gridP.Pad()
+	n.NewGroup("NOTES")
 
-	// TODO: these are notes for me things to figure out
-	ng := n.NewGroup("TODO:")
-	gridP = ng.NewGrid("nut2", 2, 2)
-
-	gridP.NewLabel("ping.wit.com =")
-	gridP.NewLabel("unknown")
-
-	gridP.NewLabel("ping6.wit.com =")
-	gridP.NewLabel("unknown")
-
-	problems.Margin()
-	problems.Pad()
-	gridP.Margin()
-	gridP.Pad()
 }
 
 // run everything because something has changed
@@ -199,7 +205,7 @@ func updateDNS() {
 
 	if me.digStatus.Ready() {
 		if me.digStatus.IPv6() {
-			me.statusIPv6.Set("IPv6 WORKING")
+			me.statusIPv6.Set("WORKING")
 		} else {
 			me.statusIPv6.Set("Need VPN")
 		}
diff --git a/hostnameStatus.go b/hostnameStatus.go
index f84fbea..34dd8d3 100644
--- a/hostnameStatus.go
+++ b/hostnameStatus.go
@@ -323,7 +323,9 @@ func (hs *hostnameStatus) updateStatus() {
 		hs.status.Set("BROKEN")
 	}
 
-	hs.dnsAPI.Set(me.DnsAPI.S)
+	// lookup the DNS provider
+	// hs.dnsAPI.Set(me.DnsAPI.S)
+	lookupNSprovider("wit.com")
 }
 
 func (hs *hostnameStatus) Show() {
@@ -341,3 +343,7 @@ func (hs *hostnameStatus) Hide() {
 	}
 	hs.hidden = true
 }
+
+func (hs *hostnameStatus) GetDNSapi() string {
+	return me.APIprovider
+}
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index 2408dbb..e840a37 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -26,8 +26,10 @@ type Host struct {
 	statusOS	*linuxstatus.LinuxStatus		// what the Linux OS sees
 	digStatus	*digStatus		// window of the results of DNS lookups
 
+	// WHEN THESE ARE ALL "WORKING", then everything is good
 	hostnameStatus	*gui.Node		// a summary for the user of where things are
-	// hostname	*gadgets.OneLiner	// the hostname grabbed from gadget.linuxStatus
+	DnsAPIstatus	*gui.Node		// does your DNS API work?
+	APIprovider	string
 
 	artificialSleep float64	`default:"0.7"`	// artificial sleep on startup
 	artificialS     string 	`default:"abc"`	// artificial sleep on startup
@@ -49,7 +51,6 @@ type Host struct {
 	ipv6s		map[string]dns.RR
 
 	// DNS stuff
-	DnsAPI		*gui.Node		// what DNS API to use?
 	DnsStatus	*gui.Node		// the current state of DNS
 	DnsSpeed	*gui.Node		// 'FAST', 'OK', 'SLOW', etc
 	DnsSpeedActual	*gui.Node		// the last actual duration