diff --git a/digStatus.go b/digStatus.go
index d23d8a4..af72227 100644
--- a/digStatus.go
+++ b/digStatus.go
@@ -245,6 +245,14 @@ func (ds *digStatus) updateDnsStatus() {
 	out = shell.Run(cmd)
 	log.Log(DNS, "makeDnsStatusGrid() dig", out)
 	me.digStatus.set(ds.DnsDigTCP, out)
+
+	/*
+	g2.NewButton("dig +trace", func () {
+		log.Log(NOW, "TODO: redo this")
+		// o := shell.Run("dig +trace +noadditional DS " + me.hostname + " @8.8.8.8")
+		// log.Println(o)
+	})
+	*/
 }
 
 func (ds *digStatus) makeHttpStatusGrid() {
diff --git a/gui.go b/gui.go
index 40a6ffe..8e5b639 100644
--- a/gui.go
+++ b/gui.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import 	(
 	"time"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
+	"sort"
 
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ import 	(
 	"go.wit.com/gui/gadgets"
 	"go.wit.com/gui/cloudflare"
 	"go.wit.com/gui/debugger"
-	"go.wit.com/control-panels/dns/linuxstatus"
+	// "go.wit.com/control-panels/dns/linuxstatus"
 )
 
 // This setups up the dns control panel window
@@ -43,17 +44,6 @@ func debugTab(title string) {
 		updateDNS()
 	})
 
-	g2.NewButton("dig +trace", func () {
-		log.Log(NOW, "TODO: redo this")
-		// o := shell.Run("dig +trace +noadditional DS " + me.hostname + " @8.8.8.8")
-		// log.Println(o)
-	})
-
-	g2.NewButton("getProcessNameByPort()", func () {
-		processName := linuxstatus.GetProcessNameByPort(53)
-		log.Info("Process with port 53:", processName)
-	})
-
 	g2 = me.debug.Box().NewGroup("debugging options")
 
 	// makes a slider widget
@@ -93,7 +83,8 @@ func displayDNS() string {
 
 	var a []string
 	a = append(a, "fixme")
-	all = sortLines(strings.Join(a, "\n"))
+	sort.Strings(a)
+	all = strings.Join(a, "\n")
 	if (all == "") {
 		log.Log(NOW, "THERE IS NOT a real A DNS ENTRY")
 		all = "CNAME ipv6.wit.com"
@@ -145,7 +136,7 @@ func mainWindow(title string) {
 	statusGrid(me.window.Box())
 
 	gr = me.window.Box().NewGroup("debugging")
-	gr.NewButton("hostname status", func () {
+	me.statusDNSbutton = gr.NewButton("hostname status", func () {
 		if ! me.statusDNS.Ready() {return}
 		me.statusDNS.window.Toggle()
 	})
diff --git a/hostnameStatus.go b/hostnameStatus.go
index d7568aa..f84fbea 100644
--- a/hostnameStatus.go
+++ b/hostnameStatus.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 	"reflect"
 	"strings"
+	"sort"
 	"errors"
 
 	"go.wit.com/log"
@@ -22,7 +23,6 @@ type hostnameStatus struct {
 	ready		bool
 	hidden		bool
 
-	// hostname	string // my hostname. Example: "test.wit.com"
 	lastname	string // used to watch for changes in the hostname
 
 	window		*gadgets.BasicWindow
@@ -33,14 +33,12 @@ type hostnameStatus struct {
 	statusIPv4	*gadgets.OneLiner
 	statusIPv6	*gadgets.OneLiner
 
-	// Details Group
-	hostShort	*gadgets.OneLiner
+	hostname	*gadgets.OneLiner
 	domainname	*gadgets.OneLiner
 
-	// what the current IP address your network has given you
+	// what the current IP addresses your network has given you
 	currentIPv4	*gadgets.OneLiner
 	currentIPv6	*gadgets.OneLiner
-	currentAAAA	string
 
 	// what the DNS servers have
 	NSrr		*gadgets.OneLiner
@@ -81,7 +79,7 @@ func NewHostnameStatusWindow(p *gui.Node) *hostnameStatus {
 	group = hs.window.Box().NewGroup("Details")
 	grid = group.NewGrid("LookupDetails", 2, 2)
 
-	hs.hostShort	= gadgets.NewOneLiner(grid, "hostname -s")
+	hs.hostname	= gadgets.NewOneLiner(grid, "hostname")
 	hs.domainname	= gadgets.NewOneLiner(grid, "domain name")
 	hs.currentIPv4	= gadgets.NewOneLiner(grid, "Current IPv4")
 	hs.currentIPv6	= gadgets.NewOneLiner(grid, "Current IPv6")
@@ -121,12 +119,6 @@ func NewHostnameStatusWindow(p *gui.Node) *hostnameStatus {
 	return hs
 }
 
-/*
-func (hs *hostnameStatus) ValidHostname() bool {
-	return goodHostname()
-}
-*/
-
 func (hs *hostnameStatus) Domain() string {
 	if ! hs.Ready() {return ""}
 	return hs.domainname.Get()
@@ -137,34 +129,6 @@ func (hs *hostnameStatus) API() string {
 	return hs.dnsAPI.Get()
 }
 
-/*
-func (hs *hostnameStatus) deleteDNSrecord(value string) bool {
-	log.Info("deleteDNSrecord() START for", value)
-	log.Info("deleteDNSrecord() hostname =", me.status.GetHostname())
-	log.Info("deleteDNSrecord() domain =", hs.Domain())
-	log.Info("deleteDNSrecord() DNS API Provider =", hs.API())
-
-	if (hs.API() == "cloudflare") {
-		log.Info("deleteDNSrecord() Try to delete via cloudflare")
-		return cloudflare.Delete(hs.Domain(), me.status.GetHostname(), value)
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
-func (hs *hostnameStatus) createDNSrecord(value string) bool {
-	log.Info("createDNSrecord() START for", value)
-	log.Info("createDNSrecord() hostname =", me.status.GetHostname())
-	log.Info("createDNSrecord() domain =", hs.Domain())
-	log.Info("createDNSrecord() DNS API Provider =", hs.API())
-
-	if (hs.API() == "cloudflare") {
-		log.Warn("createDNSrecord() Try to create via cloudflare:", me.status.GetHostname(), value)
-		return cloudflare.Create(hs.Domain(), me.status.GetHostname(), value)
-	}
-	return false
-}
-*/
-
 func (hs *hostnameStatus) Update() {
 	log.Info("hostnameStatus() Update() START")
 	if hs == nil {
@@ -282,7 +246,7 @@ func (hs *hostnameStatus) missingAAAA() bool {
 
 func (hs *hostnameStatus) GetIPv6() []string {
 	if ! hs.Ready() { return nil}
-	return strings.Split(hs.currentAAAA, "\n")
+	return strings.Split(hs.dnsAAAA.Get(), "\n")
 }
 
 func (hs *hostnameStatus) updateStatus() {
@@ -291,9 +255,27 @@ func (hs *hostnameStatus) updateStatus() {
 	var vals []string
 	log.Log(STATUS, "updateStatus() START")
 
-	hs.hostShort.Set(me.statusOS.GetHostShort())
+	// copy the OS status over
+	lasthostname := hs.hostname.Get()
+	hostname := me.statusOS.GetHostname()
+
+	// hostname changed or was setup for the first time. Set the window title, etc
+	if lasthostname != hostname {
+		me.changed = true
+		hs.hostname.Set(hostname)
+		hs.window.Title(hostname + " Status")
+		me.statusDNSbutton.Set(hostname + " status")
+	}
 	hs.domainname.Set(me.statusOS.GetDomainName())
 
+	tmp := me.statusOS.GetIPv4()
+	sort.Strings(tmp)
+	hs.currentIPv4.Set(strings.Join(tmp, "\n"))
+
+	tmp = me.statusOS.GetIPv6()
+	sort.Strings(tmp)
+	hs.currentIPv6.Set(strings.Join(tmp, "\n"))
+
 	if me.statusOS.ValidHostname() {
 		vals = lookupDoH(me.statusOS.GetHostname(), "AAAA")
 
@@ -315,7 +297,8 @@ func (hs *hostnameStatus) updateStatus() {
 				// hs.dnsAction.SetText("DELETE")
 			}
 		}
-		hs.currentAAAA = strings.Join(vals, "\n")
+		sort.Strings(vals)
+		hs.dnsAAAA.Set(strings.Join(vals, "\n"))
 
 		vals = lookupDoH(me.statusOS.GetHostname(), "A")
 		log.Log(STATUS, "IPv4 Addresses for ", me.statusOS.GetHostname(), "=", vals)
@@ -334,11 +317,6 @@ func (hs *hostnameStatus) updateStatus() {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// hs.currentIPv4.Set(me.IPv4.S)
-	// hs.currentIPv6.Set(me.IPv6.S)
-	hs.currentIPv4.Set("get this from linuxStatus")
-	hs.currentIPv6.Set("get this from linuxStatus")
-
 	if hs.IPv4() && hs.IPv6() {
 		hs.status.Set("GOOD")
 	} else {
diff --git a/linuxstatus/draw.go b/linuxstatus/draw.go
index 5b76b49..6b7d6bd 100644
--- a/linuxstatus/draw.go
+++ b/linuxstatus/draw.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ func draw(ls *LinuxStatus) {
 	ls.uid		= gadgets.NewOneLiner(ls.grid, "UID =")
 	ls.IPv4		= gadgets.NewOneLiner(ls.grid, "Current IPv4 =")
 	ls.IPv6		= gadgets.NewOneLiner(ls.grid, "Current IPv6 =")
+	ls.workingIPv4	= gadgets.NewOneLiner(ls.grid, "Real IPv4 =")
 	ls.workingIPv6	= gadgets.NewOneLiner(ls.grid, "Real IPv6 =")
 	// ls.nics		= gadgets.NewOneLiner(ls.grid, "network intefaces =")
 
diff --git a/linuxstatus/hostname.go b/linuxstatus/hostname.go
index d31299f..184e593 100644
--- a/linuxstatus/hostname.go
+++ b/linuxstatus/hostname.go
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ package linuxstatus
 
 import (
 	"strings"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
-	"go.wit.com/shell"
 
 	// will try to get this hosts FQDN
 	"github.com/Showmax/go-fqdn"
@@ -124,7 +124,14 @@ func lookupHostname() {
 // On Linux, /etc/hosts, /etc/hostname
 //      and domainname and hostname
 func goodHostname() bool {
-	hostname := shell.Chomp(shell.Cat("/etc/hostname"))
+	content, err := ioutil.ReadFile("/etc/hostname")
+	if err != nil {
+		// this needs to be a fixWindow() error
+		log.Error(err)
+	}
+
+	hostname := string(content)
+
 	log.Log(NOW, "hostname =", hostname)
 
 	hs := run("hostname -s")
diff --git a/linuxstatus/linuxloop.go b/linuxstatus/linuxloop.go
index b2572d1..9127206 100644
--- a/linuxstatus/linuxloop.go
+++ b/linuxstatus/linuxloop.go
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 // GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 3, 29 June 2007
 // Copyright (c) 2023 WIT.COM, Inc.
+
 // This is a control panel for DNS
 
+// This is the main Linux kernel / OS code
+// to check your network settings are correct
+// This does (and should do) no network or external checking
+// This is just the state of your OS
+
 package linuxstatus
 
 import 	(
@@ -9,30 +15,55 @@ import 	(
 	"os/user"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"sort"
 
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
 func linuxLoop() {
 	me.changed = false
-	duration := timeFunction(lookupHostname)
-	log.Log(INFO, "getHostname() execution Time: ", duration, "me.changed =", me.changed)
 
-	duration = timeFunction(scanInterfaces)
-	log.Log(NET, "scanInterfaces() execution Time: ", duration)
+	// checks for a VALID hostname
+	lookupHostname()
+	if me.changed {
+		log.Log(CHANGE, "lookupHostname() detected a change")
+	}
+
+	// scans the linux network intefaces for your available IPv4 & IPv6 addresses
+	scanInterfaces()
+	if me.changed {
+		log.Log(CHANGE, "scanInterfaces() detected a change")
+	}
 	for i, t := range me.ifmap {
 		log.Log(NET, strconv.Itoa(i) + " iface = " + t.iface.Name)
 	}
 
+	// get all the real A records from all the network interfaces linux can see
+	a := realA()
+	sort.Strings(a)
+	tmp := strings.Join(a, "\n")
+	if tmp != me.workingIPv4.Get() {
+		log.Log(CHANGE, "realAAAA() your real IPv6 addresses changed")
+		me.changed = true
+		me.workingIPv4.Set(tmp)
+	}
+
 	// get all the real AAAA records from all the network interfaces linux can see
-	tmp := strings.Join(realAAAA(), "\n")
-	tmp = sortLines(tmp)
-	me.workingIPv6.Set(tmp)
+	aaaa := realAAAA()
+	sort.Strings(aaaa)
+	tmp = strings.Join(aaaa, "\n")
+	if tmp != me.workingIPv6.Get() {
+		log.Log(CHANGE, "realAAAA() your real IPv6 addresses changed")
+		me.changed = true
+		me.workingIPv6.Set(tmp)
+	}
 
 	user, _ := user.Current()
-	log.Log(INFO, "os.Getuid =", user.Username, os.Getuid())
-	if (me.uid != nil) {
-		me.uid.Set(user.Username + " (" + strconv.Itoa(os.Getuid()) + ")")
+	tmp = user.Username + " (" + strconv.Itoa(os.Getuid()) + ")"
+	if tmp != me.uid.Get() {
+		log.Log(CHANGE, "os.Getuid =", user.Username, os.Getuid())
+		me.changed = true
+		me.uid.Set(tmp)
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/linuxstatus/net.go b/linuxstatus/net.go
index 2926946..7170765 100644
--- a/linuxstatus/net.go
+++ b/linuxstatus/net.go
@@ -269,3 +269,10 @@ func deleteChanges() bool {
 
 	return changed
 }
+
+func (ls *LinuxStatus) GetIPv4() []string {
+	if ! me.Ready() {return nil}
+	tmp := "(none) fixme"
+	return strings.Split(tmp, "\n")
+}
+
diff --git a/linuxstatus/structs.go b/linuxstatus/structs.go
index de9936d..42fd420 100644
--- a/linuxstatus/structs.go
+++ b/linuxstatus/structs.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ type LinuxStatus struct {
 	uid		*gadgets.OneLiner
 	IPv4		*gadgets.OneLiner
 	IPv6		*gadgets.OneLiner
+	workingIPv4	*gadgets.OneLiner
 	workingIPv6	*gadgets.OneLiner
 	Interfaces	*gui.Node
 	speed		*gadgets.OneLiner
diff --git a/linuxstatus/unix.go b/linuxstatus/unix.go
index 99509c0..88f64ec 100644
--- a/linuxstatus/unix.go
+++ b/linuxstatus/unix.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import 	(
 	"strings"
 
 	"go.wit.com/log"
-	"go.wit.com/shell"
 )
 
 func CheckSuperuser() bool {
@@ -89,7 +88,8 @@ func run(s string) string {
 		return ""
 	}
 
-	tmp := shell.Chomp(out.String())
+	// Trim leading and trailing whitespace from each line
+	tmp := strings.TrimSpace(out.String())
 	// Output the results
 	log.Info("Command Output:", tmp)
 
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index 0e2a52c..f7f6411 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ type Host struct {
 
 	statusIPv6	*gadgets.OneLiner
 	digStatusButton *gui.Node
+	statusDNSbutton *gui.Node
 	witcom		*gadgets.BasicWindow
 	fixButton	*gui.Node
 	fixWindow	*smartwindow.SmartWindow