diff --git a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ConfigNetHelper.java b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ConfigNetHelper.java
index 5c9015dee..17cadb94d 100644
--- a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ConfigNetHelper.java
+++ b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ConfigNetHelper.java
@@ -50,8 +50,16 @@ public class ConfigNetHelper {
     }
     public final static String PROP_I2NP_NTCP_HOSTNAME = "i2np.ntcp.hostname";
     public final static String PROP_I2NP_NTCP_PORT = "i2np.ntcp.port";
-    public String getNtcphostname() { return _context.getProperty(PROP_I2NP_NTCP_HOSTNAME); }
-    public String getNtcpport() { return _context.getProperty(PROP_I2NP_NTCP_PORT); }
+    public String getNtcphostname() {
+        String hostname = _context.getProperty(PROP_I2NP_NTCP_HOSTNAME); 
+        if (hostname == null) return "";
+        return hostname;
+    }
+    public String getNtcpport() { 
+        String port = _context.getProperty(PROP_I2NP_NTCP_PORT); 
+        if (port == null) return "";
+        return port;
+    }
     
     public String getUdpAddress() {
         RouterAddress addr = _context.router().getRouterInfo().getTargetAddress("SSU");
diff --git a/apps/routerconsole/jsp/summary.jsp b/apps/routerconsole/jsp/summary.jsp
index 40bdc8269..0c6fc18c9 100644
--- a/apps/routerconsole/jsp/summary.jsp
+++ b/apps/routerconsole/jsp/summary.jsp
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
  <b>Ident:</b> <jsp:getProperty name="helper" property="ident" /><br />
  <b>Version:</b> <jsp:getProperty name="helper" property="version" /><br />
  <b>Uptime:</b> <jsp:getProperty name="helper" property="uptime" /><br />
- <b>Now:</b> <jsp:getProperty name="helper" property="time" /><br />
- <b>Status:</b> <a href="config.jsp"><jsp:getProperty name="helper" property="reachability" /></a><%
+ <b>Now:</b> <jsp:getProperty name="helper" property="time" /><!--<br />
+ <b>Status:</b> <a href="config.jsp"><jsp:getProperty name="helper" property="reachability" /></a>--><%
     if (helper.updateAvailable()) {
         if ("true".equals(System.getProperty("net.i2p.router.web.UpdateHandler.updateInProgress", "false"))) {
             out.print("<br />" + update.getStatus());
diff --git a/core/java/src/net/i2p/CoreVersion.java b/core/java/src/net/i2p/CoreVersion.java
index f0297a21c..e6ff3452a 100644
--- a/core/java/src/net/i2p/CoreVersion.java
+++ b/core/java/src/net/i2p/CoreVersion.java
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ package net.i2p;
  *
  */
 public class CoreVersion {
-    public final static String ID = "$Revision: 1.67 $ $Date: 2006-07-29 13:03:19 $";
-    public final static String VERSION = "0.6.1.25";
+    public final static String ID = "$Revision: 1.8 $ $Date: 2006-09-09 12:46:25 $";
+    public final static String VERSION = "0.6.1.26";
 
     public static void main(String args[]) {
         System.out.println("I2P Core version: " + VERSION);
diff --git a/history.txt b/history.txt
index a628e3668..6378d6e03 100644
--- a/history.txt
+++ b/history.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-$Id: history.txt,v 1.530 2006-09-29 18:54:19 zzz Exp $
+$Id: history.txt,v 1.531 2006-10-08 17:52:59 complication Exp $
+
+* 2006-10-10  0.6.1.26 released
+
+2006-10-10  jrandom
+    * Removed the status display from the console, as its more confusing
+      than informative (though the content is still displayed in the HTML)
 
 2006-10-08  Complication
     * Add a framed average peer clock skew calculator
diff --git a/installer/install.xml b/installer/install.xml
index 89e494c0b..7ea1edee0 100644
--- a/installer/install.xml
+++ b/installer/install.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
     <info>
         <appname>i2p</appname>
-        <appversion>0.6.1.25</appversion>
+        <appversion>0.6.1.26</appversion>
         <authors>
             <author name="I2P" email="support@i2p.net"/>
         </authors>
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
index b02c2d3e9..e1673adb4 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ import net.i2p.CoreVersion;
  *
  */
 public class RouterVersion {
-    public final static String ID = "$Revision: 1.465 $ $Date: 2006-09-29 18:54:17 $";
-    public final static String VERSION = "0.6.1.25";
-    public final static long BUILD = 12;
+    public final static String ID = "$Revision: 1.466 $ $Date: 2006-10-08 17:53:00 $";
+    public final static String VERSION = "0.6.1.26";
+    public final static long BUILD = 0;
     public static void main(String args[]) {
         System.out.println("I2P Router version: " + VERSION + "-" + BUILD);
         System.out.println("Router ID: " + RouterVersion.ID);