diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9755d25..8dfe8a9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ DEBUG = true
 export DEBUG
 
 all:
+	cd ../c-libp2p; make all;
 	cd blocks; make all;
 	cd cid; make all;
 	cd cmd; make all;
diff --git a/core/bootstrap.c b/core/bootstrap.c
index 5594b73..b009455 100644
--- a/core/bootstrap.c
+++ b/core/bootstrap.c
@@ -30,6 +30,27 @@ void *ipfs_bootstrap_swarm(void* param) {
 	return (void*)1;
 }
 
+/***
+ * Announce to the network all of the files that I have in storage
+ * @param local_node the context
+ */
+void ipfs_bootstrap_announce_files(struct IpfsNode* local_node) {
+	struct Datastore* db = local_node->repo->config->datastore;
+	if (!db->datastore_cursor_open(db))
+		return;
+	unsigned char* key = NULL;
+	int key_size = 0;
+	enum DatastoreCursorOp op = CURSOR_FIRST;
+	while (db->datastore_cursor_get(&key, &key_size, NULL, 0, op, db)) {
+		local_node->routing->Provide(local_node->routing, (char*)key, key_size);
+		// TODO announce the file
+		op = CURSOR_NEXT;
+		free(key);
+	}
+
+	return;
+}
+
 /***
  * Listen for connections on the API port (usually 5001)
  * NOTE: This fills in the IpfsNode->routing struct
@@ -40,5 +61,6 @@ void *ipfs_bootstrap_swarm(void* param) {
 void *ipfs_bootstrap_routing(void* param) {
 	struct IpfsNode* local_node = (struct IpfsNode*)param;
 	local_node->routing = ipfs_routing_new_kademlia(local_node, &local_node->identity->private_key, NULL);
+	ipfs_bootstrap_announce_files(local_node);
 	return (void*)2;
 }
diff --git a/core/daemon.c b/core/daemon.c
index 63a0f69..0e20454 100644
--- a/core/daemon.c
+++ b/core/daemon.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ int ipfs_daemon_start(char* repo_path) {
     struct IpfsNode local_node;
     local_node.mode = MODE_ONLINE;
     local_node.peerstore = libp2p_peerstore_new();
+	local_node.providerstore = libp2p_providerstore_new();
     local_node.repo = fs_repo;
     local_node.identity = fs_repo->config->identity;
 
@@ -47,12 +48,10 @@ int ipfs_daemon_start(char* repo_path) {
     }
 
     // create pthread for the API
-    ipfs_bootstrap_routing(&local_node);
-    /*
+    //ipfs_bootstrap_routing(&local_node);
     if (pthread_create(&work_pths[count_pths++], NULL, ipfs_bootstrap_routing, &local_node)) {
     	fprintf(stderr, "Error creating thread for routing\n");
     }
-    */
 
     fprintf(stderr, "Daemon is ready\n");
 
diff --git a/importer/importer.c b/importer/importer.c
index fc3b242..71183c5 100644
--- a/importer/importer.c
+++ b/importer/importer.c
@@ -342,8 +342,8 @@ int ipfs_import_files(int argc, char** argv) {
 	struct FileList* current = first;
 	while (current != NULL) {
 		struct Node* directory_entry = NULL;
-		char* path;
-		char* filename;
+		char* path = NULL;
+		char* filename = NULL;
 		os_utils_split_filename(current->file_name, &path, &filename);
 		size_t bytes_written = 0;
 		retVal = ipfs_import_file(NULL, current->file_name, &directory_entry, fs_repo, &bytes_written, recursive);
@@ -351,7 +351,8 @@ int ipfs_import_files(int argc, char** argv) {
 		ipfs_import_print_node_results(directory_entry, filename);
 		// cleanup
 		ipfs_node_free(directory_entry);
-		free(path);
+		if (path != NULL)
+			free(path);
 		free(filename);
 		current = current->next;
 	}
diff --git a/include/ipfs/repo/config/datastore.h b/include/ipfs/repo/config/datastore.h
index 8f3b276..e853334 100644
--- a/include/ipfs/repo/config/datastore.h
+++ b/include/ipfs/repo/config/datastore.h
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 //const char* datastore_default_directory = "datastore";
 
+enum DatastoreCursorOp { CURSOR_FIRST, CURSOR_NEXT };
+
 struct Datastore {
 	char* type;
 	char* path;
@@ -21,9 +23,15 @@ struct Datastore {
 	int (*datastore_open)(int argc, char** argv, struct Datastore* datastore);
 	int (*datastore_close)(struct Datastore* datastore);
 	int (*datastore_put)(const unsigned char* key, size_t key_size, unsigned char* data, size_t data_length, const struct Datastore* datastore);
-	int (*datastore_get)(const char* key, size_t key_size, unsigned char* data, size_t max_data_length, size_t* data_length, const struct Datastore* datastore);
-	// a handle to the datastore "context" used by the datastore
-	void* handle;
+	int (*datastore_get)(const char* key, size_t key_size,
+			unsigned char* data, size_t max_data_length, size_t* data_length,
+			const struct Datastore* datastore);
+	int (*datastore_cursor_open)(struct Datastore* datastore);
+	int (*datastore_cursor_close)(struct Datastore* datastore);
+	int (*datastore_cursor_get)(unsigned char** key, int* key_length, unsigned char** value, int* value_length, enum DatastoreCursorOp op, struct Datastore* datastore);
+	// generic connection and status variables for the datastore
+	void* handle; // a handle to the database
+	void* cursor; // a current cursor
 };
 
 /***
diff --git a/os/utils.c b/os/utils.c
index cfb87c3..1e7ce25 100644
--- a/os/utils.c
+++ b/os/utils.c
@@ -89,13 +89,18 @@ int os_utils_is_directory(const char* file_name) {
 int os_utils_split_filename(const char* in, char** path, char** filename) {
 	int len = strlen(in);
 	char* pos = strrchr(in, '/');
-	pos++;
-	*path = (char*)malloc((pos - in) + 1);
-	*filename = (char*)malloc(len - (pos-in) + 1);
-	strncpy(*path, in, pos-in-1);
-	(*path)[pos-in-1] = 0;
-	strcpy(*filename, pos);
-	(*filename)[len - (pos-in)] = 0;
+	if (pos != NULL) {
+		pos++;
+		*path = (char*)malloc((pos - in) + 1);
+		strncpy(*path, in, pos-in-1);
+		(*path)[pos-in-1] = 0;
+		*filename = (char*)malloc(len - (pos-in) + 1);
+		strcpy(*filename, pos);
+		(*filename)[len - (pos-in)] = 0;
+	} else {
+		*filename = (char*)malloc(len+1);
+		strcpy(*filename, in);
+	}
 	return 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/repo/fsrepo/lmdb_datastore.c b/repo/fsrepo/lmdb_datastore.c
index 663897e..f41207e 100644
--- a/repo/fsrepo/lmdb_datastore.c
+++ b/repo/fsrepo/lmdb_datastore.c
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@
 #include "lmdb.h"
 #include "ipfs/repo/fsrepo/lmdb_datastore.h"
 
+struct lmdb_trans_cursor {
+	MDB_txn* transaction;
+	MDB_cursor* cursor;
+};
+
 /***
  * retrieve a record from the database and put in a pre-sized buffer
  * @param key the key to look for
@@ -164,6 +169,79 @@ int repo_fsrepo_lmdb_close(struct Datastore* datastore) {
 	return 1;
 }
 
+int repo_fsrepo_lmdb_cursor_open(struct Datastore* datastore) {
+	if (datastore->handle != NULL) {
+		MDB_env* mdb_env = (MDB_env*)datastore->handle;
+		MDB_dbi mdb_dbi;
+		if (datastore->cursor == NULL ) {
+			datastore->cursor = malloc(sizeof(struct lmdb_trans_cursor));
+			struct lmdb_trans_cursor* cursor = (struct lmdb_trans_cursor*)datastore->cursor;
+			// open transaction
+			if (mdb_txn_begin(mdb_env, NULL, 0, &cursor->transaction) != 0)
+				return 0;
+			MDB_txn* mdb_txn = (MDB_txn*)cursor->transaction;
+			if (mdb_dbi_open(mdb_txn, NULL, MDB_DUPSORT, &mdb_dbi) != 0) {
+				mdb_txn_commit(mdb_txn);
+				return 0;
+			}
+			// open cursor
+			if (mdb_cursor_open(mdb_txn, mdb_dbi, &cursor->cursor) != 0) {
+				mdb_txn_commit(mdb_txn);
+				return 0;
+			}
+			return 1;
+		}
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int repo_fsrepo_lmdb_cursor_get(unsigned char** key, int* key_length,
+		unsigned char** value, int* value_length,
+		enum DatastoreCursorOp op, struct Datastore* datastore)
+{
+	if (datastore->cursor != NULL) {
+		struct lmdb_trans_cursor* tc = (struct lmdb_trans_cursor*)datastore->cursor;
+		MDB_val mdb_key;
+		MDB_val mdb_value;
+		MDB_cursor_op co = MDB_FIRST;
+		if (op == CURSOR_FIRST)
+			co = MDB_FIRST;
+		else if (op == CURSOR_NEXT)
+			co = MDB_NEXT;
+		if (mdb_cursor_get(tc->cursor, &mdb_key, &mdb_value, co) != 0) {
+			return 0;
+		}
+		*key = (unsigned char*)malloc(mdb_key.mv_size);
+		memcpy(*key, mdb_key.mv_data, mdb_key.mv_size);
+		*key_length = mdb_key.mv_size;
+		if (value != NULL) { // don't do this if a null is passed in, time saver
+			*value = (unsigned char*)malloc(mdb_value.mv_size);
+			memcpy(*value, mdb_value.mv_data, mdb_value.mv_size);
+			*value_length = mdb_value.mv_size;
+		}
+		return 1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+/**
+ * Close an existing cursor
+ * @param datastore the context
+ * @returns true(1) on success
+ */
+int repo_fsrepo_lmdb_cursor_close(struct Datastore* datastore) {
+	if (datastore->cursor != NULL) {
+		struct lmdb_trans_cursor* cursor = (struct lmdb_trans_cursor*)datastore->cursor;
+		if (cursor->cursor != NULL) {
+			mdb_cursor_close(cursor->cursor);
+			mdb_txn_commit(cursor->transaction);
+			free(cursor);
+			return 1;
+		}
+		free(cursor);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /***
  * Places the LMDB methods into the datastore's function pointers
  * @param datastore the datastore to fill
@@ -174,6 +252,10 @@ int repo_fsrepo_lmdb_cast(struct Datastore* datastore) {
 	datastore->datastore_close = &repo_fsrepo_lmdb_close;
 	datastore->datastore_put = &repo_fsrepo_lmdb_put;
 	datastore->datastore_get = &repo_fsrepo_lmdb_get;
+	datastore->datastore_cursor_open = &repo_fsrepo_lmdb_cursor_open;
+	datastore->datastore_cursor_get = &repo_fsrepo_lmdb_cursor_get;
+	datastore->datastore_cursor_close = &repo_fsrepo_lmdb_cursor_close;
+	datastore->cursor = NULL;
 	return 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/routing/k_routing.c b/routing/k_routing.c
index 6811593..7555bfd 100644
--- a/routing/k_routing.c
+++ b/routing/k_routing.c
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ int ipfs_routing_kademlia_get_value(struct s_ipfs_routing* routing, char* key, s
 
 /**
  * Find a provider that can provide a particular key
- * NOTE: It will look locally before asking the network
+ * NOTE: It will look locally before asking the network. So
+ * if a peer announced, we already have an answer.
  *
  * @param routing the context
  * @param key the key to what we're looking for
@@ -49,6 +50,8 @@ int ipfs_routing_kademlia_find_providers(struct s_ipfs_routing* routing, char* k
 	*results = libp2p_utils_vector_new(1);
 	struct Libp2pVector* vector = *results;
 	// see if I can provide it
+	// temporarily commented out for testing...
+	/*
 	unsigned char* peer_id = NULL;
 	int peer_id_size = 0;
 	if (libp2p_providerstore_get(routing->local_node->providerstore, (unsigned char*)key, key_size, &peer_id, &peer_id_size)) {
@@ -62,9 +65,23 @@ int ipfs_routing_kademlia_find_providers(struct s_ipfs_routing* routing, char* k
 			current = current->next;
 		}
 	}
-	//TODO: get a list of providers that are closer
+	*/
+	//get a list of providers that are closest
 	if (vector->total == 0) {
-		// ask the network
+		// search requires null terminated key
+		char* key_nt = malloc(key_size + 1);
+		strncpy(key_nt, key, key_size);
+		key_nt[key_size] = 0;
+		struct MultiAddress** list = search_kademlia(key_nt, 3);
+		free(key_nt);
+		if (list != NULL) {
+			int i = 0;
+			while (list[i] != NULL) {
+				struct MultiAddress* current = list[i];
+				libp2p_utils_vector_add(vector, current);
+				i++;
+			}
+		}
 	}
 	if (vector->total == 0) {
 		// we were unable to find it, even on the network
@@ -135,9 +152,7 @@ struct s_ipfs_routing* ipfs_routing_new_kademlia(struct IpfsNode* local_node, st
 	// connect to nodes and listen for connections
 	struct MultiAddress* address = multiaddress_new_from_string(local_node->repo->config->addresses->api);
 	if (multiaddress_is_ip(address)) {
-		int port = multiaddress_get_ip_port(address);
-		int family = multiaddress_get_ip_family(address);
-		start_kademlia(port, family, kademlia_id, 10);
+		start_kademlia_multiaddress(address, kademlia_id, 10);
 	}
 	local_node->routing = routing;
 	return routing;
diff --git a/test/routing/test_supernode.h b/test/routing/test_supernode.h
index aa99cfa..4861428 100644
--- a/test/routing/test_supernode.h
+++ b/test/routing/test_supernode.h
@@ -48,13 +48,13 @@ void* start_daemon(void* path) {
 
 int test_routing_supernode_get_remote_value() {
 	// a remote machine has a file. Let's see if we can get it.
-	// the key is QmXQDbRPsbGdtvDwWvXVXb9TwUTNMcGNfWWnA9oSJJBi5n, which is the email.txt from jmjatlanta.com
+	// the key is QmYAXgX8ARiriupMQsbGXtKdDyGzWry1YV3sycKw1qqmgH, which is the test_file.txt
 	int retVal = 0;
 	struct FSRepo* fs_repo = NULL;
 	struct IpfsNode* ipfs_node = NULL;
 	struct Libp2pPeer this_peer;
 	struct Stream* stream = NULL;
-	const unsigned char* orig_multihash = (unsigned char*)"QmXQDbRPsbGdtvDwWvXVXb9TwUTNMcGNfWWnA9oSJJBi5n";
+	const unsigned char* orig_multihash = (unsigned char*)"QmYAXgX8ARiriupMQsbGXtKdDyGzWry1YV3sycKw1qqmgH";
 	size_t hash_size = 100;
 	unsigned char hash[hash_size];
 	unsigned char* hash_ptr = &hash[0];
@@ -86,8 +86,11 @@ int test_routing_supernode_get_remote_value() {
 	this_peer.addr_head = libp2p_utils_linked_list_new();
 	this_peer.addr_head->item = multiaddress_new_from_string("/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/4001");
 	libp2p_peerstore_add_peer(ipfs_node->peerstore, &this_peer);
+	// set a different port for the dht/kademlia stuff
+	ipfs_node->repo->config->addresses->api = "/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/5002";
 	ipfs_node->routing = ipfs_routing_new_kademlia(ipfs_node, &fs_repo->config->identity->private_key, stream);
 
+
 	if (ipfs_node->routing == NULL)
 		goto exit;
 
diff --git a/test/test_file.txt b/test/test_file.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ab686e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_file.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Hello, World!