diff --git a/gui.go b/gui.go
index 1172b36..f4b67fa 100644
--- a/gui.go
+++ b/gui.go
@@ -152,8 +152,10 @@ func dnsTab(title string) {
 	grid.NewLabel("interfaces =")
 	me.Interfaces = grid.NewCombobox("Interfaces")
 
+	/*
 	grid.NewLabel("DNS Status =")
 	me.DnsStatus = grid.NewLabel("unknown")
+	*/
 
 	me.fix = g.NewButton("Fix", func () {
 		if (goodHostname(me.hostname)) {
@@ -166,6 +168,9 @@ func dnsTab(title string) {
 	})
 	me.fix.Disable()
 
+	grid.Margin()
+	grid.Pad()
+
 	statusGrid(tab)
 
 }
@@ -176,11 +181,18 @@ func statusGrid(n *gui.Node) {
 	gridP := problems.NewGrid("nuts", 2, 2)
 
 	gridP.NewLabel("DNS Status =")
-	gridP.NewLabel("unknown")
+	me.DnsStatus = gridP.NewLabel("unknown")
 
 	gridP.NewLabel("hostname =")
 	gridP.NewLabel("invalid")
 
+	gridP.NewLabel("dns resolution speed")
+	me.DnsSpeed = gridP.NewLabel("unknown")
+
+	gridP.Margin()
+	gridP.Pad()
+
+	// TODO: these are notes for me things to figure out
 	ng := n.NewGroup("TODO:")
 	gridP = ng.NewGrid("nut2", 2, 2)
 
@@ -190,14 +202,16 @@ func statusGrid(n *gui.Node) {
 	gridP.NewLabel("IPv6 working =")
 	gridP.NewLabel("unknown")
 
-	gridP.NewLabel("dns resolution =")
-	gridP.NewLabel("unknown")
-
 	gridP.NewLabel("ping.wit.com =")
 	gridP.NewLabel("unknown")
 
 	gridP.NewLabel("ping6.wit.com =")
 	gridP.NewLabel("unknown")
+
+	problems.Margin()
+	problems.Pad()
+	gridP.Margin()
+	gridP.Pad()
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/log.go b/log.go
index b0994c0..3af708a 100644
--- a/log.go
+++ b/log.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import 	(
 	"log"
+	"reflect"
 	witlog "git.wit.org/wit/gui/log"
 )
 
@@ -12,6 +13,8 @@ var logWarn bool = false
 var logInfo bool = false
 var logVerbose bool = false
 
+var DEBUGOFF bool = true
+
 var SPEW witlog.Spewt
 
 // var log interface{}
@@ -31,3 +34,22 @@ func exit(a ...any) {
 	log.Println(logError, "got to log() exit")
 	witlog.Exit(a...)
 }
+
+func debug(a ...any) {
+	if (DEBUGOFF) {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if (a == nil) {
+		return
+	}
+	var tbool bool
+	if (reflect.TypeOf(a[0]) == reflect.TypeOf(tbool)) {
+		if (a[0] == false) {
+			return
+		}
+		a[0] = "ipv6 cp" // ipv6 control panel debugging line
+	}
+
+	log.Println(a...)
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 7275572..69cc1bb 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 package main
 
 import 	(
+	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"strconv"
 	"runtime"
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ var myGui *gui.Node
 
 //go:embed plugins/*.so
 var resToolkit embed.FS
+var tenth time.Duration = 1 // in tenths of seconds
 
 func main() {
 	// parsedown()
@@ -32,15 +34,19 @@ func main() {
 
 	// myGui = gui.New().InitEmbed(resToolkit).LoadToolkit("gocui")
 	myGui = gui.New().Default()
+
 	sleep(me.artificialSleep)
 	setupControlPanelWindow()
-	sleep(me.artificialSleep)
+
+	/*
 	if (args.GuiDebug) {
 		gui.DebugWindow()
 	}
 	gui.ShowDebugValues()
+	*/
 
 	// forever monitor for network and dns changes
+	sleep(me.artificialSleep)
 	checkNetworkChanges()
 }
 
@@ -54,7 +60,20 @@ func checkNetworkChanges() {
 		ttl -= 1
 		if (ttl < 0) {
 			if (runtime.GOOS == "linux") {
-				dnsTTL()
+				duration := timeFunction(dnsTTL)
+				log.Println("dnsTTL() execution Time: ", duration)
+				var s string
+				if (duration > 50 * tenth) {
+					s = fmt.Sprint("VERY BAD\n", duration)
+				} else if (duration > 20 * tenth) {
+					s = fmt.Sprint("BAD\n", duration)
+				} else if (duration > 5 * tenth) {
+					s = fmt.Sprint("SLOW\n", duration)
+				} else {
+					s = fmt.Sprint("OK\n", duration)
+				}
+				log.Println(true, "getHostname()", s)
+				me.DnsSpeed.SetText(s)
 			} else {
 				log.Println("Windows and MacOS don't work yet")
 			}
@@ -68,8 +87,11 @@ func checkNetworkChanges() {
 func dnsTTL() {
 	me.changed = false
 	log.Println("FQDN =", me.fqdn.GetText())
-	getHostname()
-	scanInterfaces()
+	duration := timeFunction(getHostname)
+	debug(true, "getHostname() execution Time: ", duration)
+
+	duration = timeFunction(scanInterfaces)
+	log.Println("scanInterfaces() execution Time: ", duration)
 	for i, t := range me.ifmap {
 		log.Println(strconv.Itoa(i) + " iface = " + t.iface.Name)
 	}
@@ -89,3 +111,16 @@ func dnsTTL() {
 		updateDNS()
 	}
 }
+
+/*
+	// Example usage
+	duration := timeFunction(FunctionToTime)
+	log.Println("Execution Time: ", duration)
+*/
+
+// timeFunction takes a function as an argument and returns the execution time.
+func timeFunction(f func()) time.Duration {
+	startTime := time.Now() // Record the start time
+	f()                     // Execute the function
+	return time.Since(startTime) // Calculate the elapsed time
+}
diff --git a/net.go b/net.go
index e6d3d07..7bd33dd 100644
--- a/net.go
+++ b/net.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 package main
 
 import 	(
-	"log"
+	// "log"
 	"net"
 	"strings"
 )
@@ -18,21 +18,21 @@ func watchNetworkInterfaces() {
 	// Set up a notification channel
 	notification := make(chan net.Interface)
 
-	log.Println(DEBUGNET, "watchNet()")
+	debug(DEBUGNET, "watchNet()")
 	// Start goroutine to watch for changes
 	go func() {
-		log.Println(DEBUGNET, "watchNet() func")
+		debug(DEBUGNET, "watchNet() func")
 		for {
-			log.Println(DEBUGNET, "forever loop start")
+			debug(DEBUGNET, "forever loop start")
 			// Check for changes in each interface
 			for _, i := range interfaces {
-				log.Println(DEBUGNET, "something on i =", i)
+				debug(DEBUGNET, "something on i =", i)
 				if status := i.Flags & net.FlagUp; status != 0 {
 					notification <- i
-					log.Println(DEBUGNET, "something on i =", i)
+					debug(DEBUGNET, "something on i =", i)
 				}
 			}
-			log.Println(DEBUGNET, "forever loop end")
+			debug(DEBUGNET, "forever loop end")
 		}
 	}()
 }
@@ -44,20 +44,20 @@ func IsIPv6(address string) bool {
 
 func (t *IPtype) IsReal() bool {
 	if (t.ip.IsPrivate() || t.ip.IsLoopback() || t.ip.IsLinkLocalUnicast()) {
-		log.Println(DEBUGNET, "\t\tIP is Real = false")
+		debug(DEBUGNET, "\t\tIP is Real = false")
 		return false
 	} else {
-		log.Println(DEBUGNET, "\t\tIP is Real = true")
+		debug(DEBUGNET, "\t\tIP is Real = true")
 		return true
 	}
 }
 
 func IsReal(ip *net.IP) bool {
 	if (ip.IsPrivate() || ip.IsLoopback() || ip.IsLinkLocalUnicast()) {
-		log.Println(DEBUGNET, "\t\tIP is Real = false")
+		debug(DEBUGNET, "\t\tIP is Real = false")
 		return false
 	} else {
-		log.Println(DEBUGNET, "\t\tIP is Real = true")
+		debug(DEBUGNET, "\t\tIP is Real = true")
 		return true
 	}
 }
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func renameInterface(i *net.Interface) {
 func checkInterface(i net.Interface) {
 	val, ok := me.ifmap[i.Index]
 	if ! ok {
-		log.Println(i.Name, "is a new network interface. The linux kernel index =", i.Index)
+		debug(i.Name, "is a new network interface. The linux kernel index =", i.Index)
 		me.ifmap[i.Index] = new(IFtype)
 		me.ifmap[i.Index].gone = false
 		me.ifmap[i.Index].iface = &i
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ func checkInterface(i net.Interface) {
 		return
 	}
 	me.ifmap[i.Index].gone = false
-	log.Println(args.VerboseNet, "me.ifmap[i] does exist. Need to compare everything.", i.Index, i.Name, val.iface.Index, val.iface.Name)
+	debug(args.VerboseNet, "me.ifmap[i] does exist. Need to compare everything.", i.Index, i.Name, val.iface.Index, val.iface.Name)
 	if (val.iface.Name != i.Name) {
-		log.Println(val.iface.Name, "has changed to it's name to", i.Name)
+		debug(val.iface.Name, "has changed to it's name to", i.Name)
 		me.ifmap[i.Index].iface = &i
 		me.changed = true
 		if (me.Interfaces != nil) {
@@ -126,14 +126,14 @@ func checkDNS() (map[string]*IPtype, map[string]*IPtype) {
 			ipt = "IPv6"
 		}
 		if (t.IsReal()) {
-			log.Println("\tIP is Real    ", ipt, i.Index, i.Name, s)
+			debug("\tIP is Real    ", ipt, i.Index, i.Name, s)
 			if (t.ipv6) {
 				ipv6s[s] = t
 			} else {
 				ipv4s[s] = t
 			}
 		} else {
-			log.Println("\tIP is not Real", ipt, i.Index, i.Name, s)
+			debug("\tIP is not Real", ipt, i.Index, i.Name, s)
 		}
 	}
 	return ipv6s, ipv4s
@@ -141,14 +141,14 @@ func checkDNS() (map[string]*IPtype, map[string]*IPtype) {
 
 // Will figure out if an IP address is new
 func checkIP(ip *net.IPNet, i net.Interface) bool {
-	log.Println(args.VerboseNet, "\t\taddr.(type) = *net.IPNet")
-	log.Println(args.VerboseNet, "\t\taddr.(type) =", ip)
+	debug(args.VerboseNet, "\t\taddr.(type) = *net.IPNet")
+	debug(args.VerboseNet, "\t\taddr.(type) =", ip)
 	var realip string
 	realip = ip.IP.String()
 
 	val, ok := me.ipmap[realip]
 	if ok {
-		log.Println(args.VerboseNet, val.ipnet.IP.String(), "is already a defined IP address")
+		debug(args.VerboseNet, val.ipnet.IP.String(), "is already a defined IP address")
 		me.ipmap[realip].gone = false
 		return false
 	}
@@ -175,14 +175,14 @@ func checkIP(ip *net.IPNet, i net.Interface) bool {
 		}
 	}
 	if (IsReal(&ip.IP)) {
-		log.Println("\tIP is Real    ", t, i.Index, i.Name, realip)
+		debug("\tIP is Real    ", t, i.Index, i.Name, realip)
 	} else {
-		log.Println("\tIP is not Real", t, i.Index, i.Name, realip)
+		debug("\tIP is not Real", t, i.Index, i.Name, realip)
 	}
-	log.Println(args.VerboseNet, "\t\tIP is IsPrivate() =", ip.IP.IsPrivate())
-	log.Println(args.VerboseNet, "\t\tIP is IsLoopback() =", ip.IP.IsLoopback())
-	log.Println(args.VerboseNet, "\t\tIP is IsLinkLocalUnicast() =", ip.IP.IsLinkLocalUnicast())
-	// log.Println("HERE HERE", "realip =", realip, "me.ip[realip]=", me.ipmap[realip])
+	debug(args.VerboseNet, "\t\tIP is IsPrivate() =", ip.IP.IsPrivate())
+	debug(args.VerboseNet, "\t\tIP is IsLoopback() =", ip.IP.IsLoopback())
+	debug(args.VerboseNet, "\t\tIP is IsLinkLocalUnicast() =", ip.IP.IsLinkLocalUnicast())
+	// debug("HERE HERE", "realip =", realip, "me.ip[realip]=", me.ipmap[realip])
 	return true
 }
 
@@ -190,25 +190,25 @@ func scanInterfaces() {
 	me.changed = false
 	ifaces, _ := net.Interfaces()
 	// me.ifnew = ifaces
-	log.Println(DEBUGNET, SPEW, ifaces)
+	debug(DEBUGNET, SPEW, ifaces)
 	for _, i := range ifaces {
 		addrs, _ := i.Addrs()
-		// log.Println("range ifaces = ", i)
+		// debug("range ifaces = ", i)
 		checkInterface(i)
-		log.Println(args.VerboseNet, "*net.Interface.Name = ", i.Name, i.Index)
-		log.Println(args.VerboseNet, SPEW, i)
-		log.Println(DEBUGNET, SPEW, addrs)
+		debug(args.VerboseNet, "*net.Interface.Name = ", i.Name, i.Index)
+		debug(args.VerboseNet, SPEW, i)
+		debug(DEBUGNET, SPEW, addrs)
 		for _, addr := range addrs {
-			log.Println(DEBUGNET, "\taddr =", addr)
-			log.Println(DEBUGNET, SPEW, addrs)
+			debug(DEBUGNET, "\taddr =", addr)
+			debug(DEBUGNET, SPEW, addrs)
 			ips, _ := net.LookupIP(addr.String())
-			log.Println(DEBUGNET, "\tLookupIP(addr) =", ips)
+			debug(DEBUGNET, "\tLookupIP(addr) =", ips)
 			switch v := addr.(type) {
 			case *net.IPNet:
 				checkIP(v, i)
-				// log.Println("\t\tIP is () =", ip.())
+				// debug("\t\tIP is () =", ip.())
 			default:
-				log.Println(DEBUGNET, "\t\taddr.(type) = NO IDEA WHAT TO DO HERE v =", v)
+				debug(DEBUGNET, "\t\taddr.(type) = NO IDEA WHAT TO DO HERE v =", v)
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -218,12 +218,12 @@ func scanInterfaces() {
 	for s, t := range me.ipmap {
 		if (t.ipv4) {
 			all4 += s + "\n"
-			log.Println("IPv4 =", s)
+			debug("IPv4 =", s)
 		} else if (t.ipv6) {
 			all6 += s + "\n"
-			log.Println("IPv6 =", s)
+			debug("IPv6 =", s)
 		} else {
-			log.Println("???? =", s)
+			debug("???? =", s)
 		}
 	}
 	all4 = strings.TrimSpace(all4)
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ func scanInterfaces() {
 func deleteChanges() {
 	for i, t := range me.ifmap {
 		if (t.gone) {
-			log.Println("DELETE int =", i, "name =", t.name, t.iface)
+			debug("DELETE int =", i, "name =", t.name, t.iface)
 			delete(me.ifmap, i)
 			me.changed = true
 		}
@@ -244,10 +244,10 @@ func deleteChanges() {
 	}
 	for s, t := range me.ipmap {
 		if (t.gone) {
-			log.Println("DELETE name =", s, "IPv4 =", t.ipv4)
-			log.Println("DELETE name =", s, "IPv6 =", t.ipv6)
-			log.Println("DELETE name =", s, "iface =", t.iface)
-			log.Println("DELETE name =", s, "ip =", t.ip)
+			debug("DELETE name =", s, "IPv4 =", t.ipv4)
+			debug("DELETE name =", s, "IPv6 =", t.ipv6)
+			debug("DELETE name =", s, "iface =", t.iface)
+			debug("DELETE name =", s, "ip =", t.ip)
 			delete(me.ipmap, s)
 			me.changed = true
 		}
diff --git a/nsupdate.go b/nsupdate.go
index 84f607d..db33018 100644
--- a/nsupdate.go
+++ b/nsupdate.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"log"
 	"os"
 )
 
@@ -17,17 +16,17 @@ import (
 
 func nsupdate() {
 	var tsigSecret string
-	log.Println(true, "nsupdate() START")
+	debug(true, "nsupdate() START")
 	cmd := "go-nsupdate --tsig-algorithm=hmac-sha512"
 	tsigSecret = os.Getenv("TIG_SECRET")
 	cmd += " --tig-secret=\"" + tsigSecret + "\""
 	cmd += " -i wlo1 " + me.hostname
-	log.Println(true, "nsupdate() RUN:", cmd)
+	debug(true, "nsupdate() RUN:", cmd)
 
 	for s, t := range me.ipmap {
 		if (t.IsReal()) {
 			if (t.ipv6) {
-				log.Println(true, "nsupdate() found real AAAA =", s, "on iface", t.iface.Name)
+				debug(true, "nsupdate() found real AAAA =", s, "on iface", t.iface.Name)
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index 6e3c28b..dbae2c5 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ type Host struct {
 	DnsAAAA		*gui.Node		// the actual DNS AAAA results
 	DnsA		*gui.Node		// the actual DNS A results (ignore for status since mostly never happens?)
 	DnsStatus	*gui.Node		// the current state of DNS
+	DnsSpeed	*gui.Node		// the current state of DNS
 	fix		*gui.Node		// button for the user to click
 }