diff --git a/build.properties b/build.properties
index 072c18af3..df24c3c9f 100644
--- a/build.properties
+++ b/build.properties
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ javacSource=1.4
 javacTarget=1.4
 
 # Release Configuration
-releaseVersion=0.41
-#releaseFile=yacy_dev_v${releaseVersion}_${DSTAMP}_${releaseNr}.tar.gz
-releaseFile=yacy_v${releaseVersion}_${DSTAMP}_${releaseNr}.tar.gz
-#releaseDir=yacy_dev_v${releaseVersion}_${DSTAMP}_${releaseNr}
-releaseDir=yacy_v${releaseVersion}_${DSTAMP}_${releaseNr}
+releaseVersion=0.411
+releaseFile=yacy_dev_v${releaseVersion}_${DSTAMP}_${releaseNr}.tar.gz
+#releaseFile=yacy_v${releaseVersion}_${DSTAMP}_${releaseNr}.tar.gz
+releaseDir=yacy_dev_v${releaseVersion}_${DSTAMP}_${releaseNr}
+#releaseDir=yacy_v${releaseVersion}_${DSTAMP}_${releaseNr}
 releaseNr=$Revision$
 
 # defining some file/directory access rights
diff --git a/htroot/Network.html b/htroot/Network.html
index ee9336475..a85f6faa5 100644
--- a/htroot/Network.html
+++ b/htroot/Network.html
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ YaCy Cluster Indexing Speed: #[gppm]# Pages Per Minute (Accumulated PPM over Act
 </tr>
 </table>
 </p>
+<p><img src="NetworkPicture.png"></p>
 <p>
 #(comment)#
 ::
@@ -195,6 +196,7 @@ To do this, press this button:
 </p>
 #(/comment)#
 </p>
+
 <form action="Network.html" method="get">
 <input name="page" type="hidden" value="4">
 <table>
diff --git a/htroot/NetworkPicture.java b/htroot/NetworkPicture.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..da7a0a2ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/htroot/NetworkPicture.java
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+// NetworkPicture.java 
+// -----------------------
+// part of YaCy
+// (C) by Michael Peter Christen; mc@anomic.de
+// first published on http://www.anomic.de
+// Frankfurt, Germany, 2005
+// Created 08.10.2005
+//
+// $LastChangedDate: 2005-09-29 02:24:09 +0200 (Thu, 29 Sep 2005) $
+// $LastChangedRevision: 811 $
+// $LastChangedBy: orbiter $
+//
+// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+// Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+//
+// Using this software in any meaning (reading, learning, copying, compiling,
+// running) means that you agree that the Author(s) is (are) not responsible
+// for cost, loss of data or any harm that may be caused directly or indirectly
+// by usage of this softare or this documentation. The usage of this software
+// is on your own risk. The installation and usage (starting/running) of this
+// software may allow other people or application to access your computer and
+// any attached devices and is highly dependent on the configuration of the
+// software which must be done by the user of the software; the author(s) is
+// (are) also not responsible for proper configuration and usage of the
+// software, even if provoked by documentation provided together with
+// the software.
+//
+// Any changes to this file according to the GPL as documented in the file
+// gpl.txt aside this file in the shipment you received can be done to the
+// lines that follows this copyright notice here, but changes must not be
+// done inside the copyright notive above. A re-distribution must contain
+// the intact and unchanged copyright notice.
+// Contributions and changes to the program code must be marked as such.
+
+
+import java.awt.image.BufferedImage; 
+import java.util.Enumeration;
+
+import de.anomic.http.httpHeader;
+import de.anomic.server.serverObjects;
+import de.anomic.server.serverSwitch;
+import de.anomic.tools.ImagePainter;
+
+import de.anomic.yacy.yacyCore;
+import de.anomic.yacy.yacySeed;
+
+// draw a picture of the yacy network
+
+public class NetworkPicture {
+    
+    private static final int width = 640;
+    private static final int height = 420;
+    private static final int radius = Math.min(width, height) / 5;
+    
+    public static BufferedImage respond(httpHeader header, serverObjects post, serverSwitch env) {
+        
+        ImagePainter img = new ImagePainter(width, height, ImagePainter.TRANSPARENT);
+        img.setMode(ImagePainter.MODE_ADD);
+
+        if (yacyCore.seedDB == null) return img.toImage(true); // no other peers known
+        int size = yacyCore.seedDB.sizeConnected();
+        if (size == 0) return img.toImage(true); // no other peers known
+        
+        // draw network circle
+        img.setColor("004020");
+        img.arc(width / 2, height / 2, radius - 20, radius + 20, 0, 360);
+        
+        
+        final int maxCount = 300;
+        yacySeed seed;
+        int count = 0;
+        int angle;
+        img.setColor(ImagePainter.ADDITIVE_BLACK);
+        //System.out.println("Seed Maximum distance is       " + yacySeed.maxDHTDistance);
+        //System.out.println("Seed Minimum distance is       " + yacySeed.minDHTNumber);
+        Enumeration e = yacyCore.seedDB.seedsConnected(true, false, null);
+        while (e.hasMoreElements() && count < maxCount) {
+            seed = (yacySeed) e.nextElement();
+            if (seed != null) {
+                drawPeer(img, width / 2, height / 2, radius, seed, "000040", "A0A0A0");
+                count++;
+            }
+        }
+        count = 0;
+        e = yacyCore.seedDB.seedsPotential(true, false, null);
+        long lastseen;
+        while (e.hasMoreElements() && count < maxCount) {
+            seed = (yacySeed) e.nextElement();
+            if (seed != null) {
+                lastseen = Math.abs((System.currentTimeMillis() - seed.getLastSeenTime()) / 1000 / 60);
+                if (lastseen < 60) drawPeer(img, width / 2, height / 2, radius, seed, "100010", "606060");
+                count++;
+            }
+        }
+        drawPeer(img, width / 2, height / 2, radius, yacyCore.seedDB.mySeed, "800000", "D0D0D0");
+        return img.toImage(true);
+        
+    }
+    
+    private static void drawPeer(ImagePainter img, int x, int y, int radius, yacySeed seed, String colorDot, String colorText) {
+        int angle = (int) ((long) 360 * (seed.dhtDistance() / (yacySeed.maxDHTDistance / (long) 10000)) / (long) 10000);
+        //System.out.println("Seed " + seed.hash + " has distance " + seed.dhtDistance() + ", angle = " + angle);
+        int linelength = radius + 60 + (seed.hash.hashCode() % (radius / 2));
+        int dotsize = 6 + 2 * (int) (seed.getLinkCount() / 500000L);
+        if (dotsize > 18) dotsize = 18;
+        img.setColor(colorDot);
+        img.arcDot(x, y, radius, dotsize, angle);
+        img.setColor(colorText);
+        img.arcLine(x, y, radius + 18, linelength, angle);
+        img.arcPrint(x, y, linelength, angle, seed.getName().toUpperCase());
+    }
+    
+}
diff --git a/source/de/anomic/tools/ImagePainter.java b/source/de/anomic/tools/ImagePainter.java
index 7ba7b8924..eb469ca8c 100644
--- a/source/de/anomic/tools/ImagePainter.java
+++ b/source/de/anomic/tools/ImagePainter.java
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@
 package de.anomic.tools;
 
 import java.awt.Graphics2D;
+import java.awt.GraphicsEnvironment;
+import java.awt.GraphicsDevice;
+import java.awt.GraphicsConfiguration;
+import java.awt.Transparency;
 import java.awt.Color;
 import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
 import java.awt.image.WritableRaster;
@@ -326,14 +330,26 @@ public class ImagePainter {
     }
     
     public void arcLine(int cx, int cy, int innerRadius, int outerRadius, int angle) {
-        int xi = cx + (int) ((innerRadius + 1) * Math.cos(Math.PI * angle / 180));
-        int yi = cy - (int) ((innerRadius + 1) * Math.sin(Math.PI * angle / 180));
-        int xo = cx + (int) ((outerRadius + 1) * Math.cos(Math.PI * angle / 180));
-        int yo = cy - (int) ((outerRadius + 1) * Math.sin(Math.PI * angle / 180));
+        int xi = cx + (int) (innerRadius * Math.cos(Math.PI * angle / 180));
+        int yi = cy - (int) (innerRadius * Math.sin(Math.PI * angle / 180));
+        int xo = cx + (int) (outerRadius * Math.cos(Math.PI * angle / 180));
+        int yo = cy - (int) (outerRadius * Math.sin(Math.PI * angle / 180));
         line(xi, yi, xo, yo);
     }
     
+    public void arcDot(int cx, int cy, int arcRadius, int dotRadius, int angle) {
+        int x = cx + (int) (arcRadius * Math.cos(Math.PI * angle / 180));
+        int y = cy - (int) (arcRadius * Math.sin(Math.PI * angle / 180));
+        dot(x, y, dotRadius, true);
+    }
+    
     public BufferedImage toImage(boolean complementary) {
+        /*
+        GraphicsEnvironment ge = GraphicsEnvironment.getLocalGraphicsEnvironment();
+        GraphicsDevice gs = ge.getDefaultScreenDevice();
+        GraphicsConfiguration gc = gs.getDefaultConfiguration();
+        BufferedImage bi = gc.createCompatibleImage(width, height, Transparency.TRANSLUCENT);
+        */
         BufferedImage bi = new BufferedImage(width, height, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB); 
         Graphics2D gr = bi.createGraphics();
         gr.setBackground(Color.white);
diff --git a/source/de/anomic/yacy/yacySeed.java b/source/de/anomic/yacy/yacySeed.java
index d202f4e67..5a3445e03 100644
--- a/source/de/anomic/yacy/yacySeed.java
+++ b/source/de/anomic/yacy/yacySeed.java
@@ -270,6 +270,14 @@ public class yacySeed {
         }
     }
 
+    public long getLinkCount() {
+        try {
+            return Long.parseLong(get("LCount", "0"));
+        } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
+    
     private boolean getFlag(int flag) {
         String flags = get("Flags", "0000");
         return (new bitfield(flags.getBytes())).get(flag);
@@ -321,26 +329,34 @@ public class yacySeed {
             c = c / 96;
         }
         if (length != 0 && s.length() > length)
-        throw new RuntimeException("encodeLex result '" + s + "' exceeds demanded length of " + length + " digits");
+            throw new RuntimeException("encodeLex result '" + s + "' exceeds demanded length of " + length + " digits");
         if (length == 0) length = 1; // rare exception for the case that c == 0
         while (s.length() < length) s = '-' + s;
         return s;
     }
 
     public long decodeLex(String s) {
-    long c = 0;
-    for (int i = 0; i < s.length(); i++) c = c * 96 + (byte) s.charAt(i) - 32;
-    return c;
+        long c = 0;
+        for (int i = 0; i < s.length(); i++) c = c * 96 + (byte) s.charAt(i) - 32;
+        return c;
     }
 
     private static long maxLex(int len) {
         // computes the maximum number that can be coded with a lex-encoded String of length len
         long c = 0;
-    for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) c = c * 96 + 95;
-    return c;
+        for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) c = c * 96 + 90;
+        return c;
+    }
+    
+    private static long minLex(int len) {
+        // computes the minimum number that can be coded with a lex-encoded String of length len
+        long c = 0;
+        for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) c = c * 96 + 13;
+        return c;
     }
     
-    public static final long maxDHTDistance = maxLex(9);
+    public static final long minDHTNumber   = minLex(9);
+    public static final long maxDHTDistance = maxLex(9) - minDHTNumber;
     
     public long dhtDistance(String wordhash) {
         // computes a virtual distance, the result must be set in relation to maxDHTDistace
@@ -351,6 +367,11 @@ public class yacySeed {
         return (myPos > wordPos) ? (myPos - wordPos) : (myPos + maxDHTDistance - wordPos);
     }
     
+    public long dhtDistance() {
+        // returns an absolute value
+        return decodeLex(hash.substring(0,9)) - minDHTNumber;
+    }
+    
     public static yacySeed genLocalSeed(plasmaSwitchboard sb) {
     // genera a seed for the local peer
     // this is the birthplace of a seed, that then will start to travel to other peers