diff --git a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ConfigUpdateHandler.java b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ConfigUpdateHandler.java
index e75f6e0b60..f059dc94e1 100644
--- a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ConfigUpdateHandler.java
+++ b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ConfigUpdateHandler.java
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 package net.i2p.router.web;
 
+import net.i2p.I2PAppContext;
 import net.i2p.data.DataHelper;
+import net.i2p.router.Router;
+import net.i2p.router.web.ConfigServiceHandler.UpdateWrapperManagerTask;
+import net.i2p.util.Log;
 
 /**
  *
@@ -31,6 +35,15 @@ public class ConfigUpdateHandler extends FormHandler {
     public static final String DEFAULT_PROXY_PORT = "4444";
     
     protected void processForm() {
+        if ("Check for update now".equals(_action)) {
+            NewsFetcher fetcher = NewsFetcher.getInstance(I2PAppContext.getGlobalContext());
+            fetcher.fetchNews();
+            if (fetcher.updateAvailable())
+                addFormNotice("Update available, click link on left");
+            else
+                addFormNotice("No update available");
+        }
+
         if ( (_newsURL != null) && (_newsURL.length() > 0) ) {
             String oldURL = _context.router().getConfigSetting(PROP_NEWS_URL);
             if ( (oldURL == null) || (!_newsURL.equals(oldURL)) ) {
@@ -38,6 +51,7 @@ public class ConfigUpdateHandler extends FormHandler {
                 addFormNotice("Updating news URL to " + _newsURL);
             }
         }
+        
         if ( (_updateURL != null) && (_updateURL.length() > 0) ) {
             String oldURL = _context.router().getConfigSetting(PROP_UPDATE_URL);
             if ( (oldURL == null) || (!_updateURL.equals(oldURL)) ) {
@@ -56,7 +70,7 @@ public class ConfigUpdateHandler extends FormHandler {
         
         if ( (_proxyPort != null) && (_proxyPort.length() > 0) ) {
             String oldPort = _context.router().getConfigSetting(PROP_PROXY_PORT);
-            if ( (oldPort == null) || (!_proxyHost.equals(oldPort)) ) {
+            if ( (oldPort == null) || (!_proxyPort.equals(oldPort)) ) {
                 _context.router().setConfigSetting(PROP_PROXY_PORT, _proxyPort);
                 addFormNotice("Updating proxy port to " + _proxyPort);
             }
diff --git a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/NewsFetcher.java b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/NewsFetcher.java
index 0299156a20..0d015f8245 100644
--- a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/NewsFetcher.java
+++ b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/NewsFetcher.java
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public class NewsFetcher implements Runnable, EepGet.StatusListener {
             return false;
         }
     }
-    private void fetchNews() {
+    public void fetchNews() {
         String newsURL = _context.getProperty(ConfigUpdateHandler.PROP_NEWS_URL, ConfigUpdateHandler.DEFAULT_NEWS_URL);
         boolean shouldProxy = Boolean.valueOf(_context.getProperty(ConfigUpdateHandler.PROP_SHOULD_PROXY, ConfigUpdateHandler.DEFAULT_SHOULD_PROXY)).booleanValue();
         String proxyHost = _context.getProperty(ConfigUpdateHandler.PROP_PROXY_HOST, ConfigUpdateHandler.DEFAULT_PROXY_HOST);
diff --git a/apps/routerconsole/jsp/configupdate.jsp b/apps/routerconsole/jsp/configupdate.jsp
index f1429d7393..76b3aff0bc 100644
--- a/apps/routerconsole/jsp/configupdate.jsp
+++ b/apps/routerconsole/jsp/configupdate.jsp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     if (prev != null) System.setProperty("net.i2p.router.web.ConfigUpdateHandler.noncePrev", prev);
     System.setProperty("net.i2p.router.web.ConfigUpdateHandler.nonce", new java.util.Random().nextLong()+""); %>
  <input type="hidden" name="nonce" value="<%=System.getProperty("net.i2p.router.web.ConfigUpdateHandler.nonce")%>" />
- <input type="hidden" name="action" value="update" />
+ <input type="submit" name="action" value="Check for update now" /><br /><br />
  News URL:
  <input type="text" size="60" name="newsURL" value="<jsp:getProperty name="updatehelper" property="newsURL" />"><br />
  Refresh frequency:
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@
  <input type="text" size="60" name="updateURL" value="<jsp:getProperty name="updatehelper" property="updateURL" />"><br />
  Update policy:
  <jsp:getProperty name="updatehelper" property="updatePolicySelectBox" /><br />
- Update anonymously?
+Update through the eepProxy?
  <jsp:getProperty name="updatehelper" property="updateThroughProxy" /><br />
- Proxy host: <input type="text" size="10" name="proxyHost" value="<jsp:getProperty name="updatehelper" property="proxyHost" />" /><br />
- Proxy port: <input type="text" size="4" name="proxyPort" value="<jsp:getProperty name="updatehelper" property="proxyPort" />" /><br />
+ eepProxy host: <input type="text" size="10" name="proxyHost" value="<jsp:getProperty name="updatehelper" property="proxyHost" />" /><br />
+ eepProxy port: <input type="text" size="4" name="proxyPort" value="<jsp:getProperty name="updatehelper" property="proxyPort" />" /><br />
  <!-- prompt for the eepproxy -->
  Trusted keys:
  <textarea name="trustedKeys" disabled="true" cols="60" rows="2"><jsp:getProperty name="updatehelper" property="trustedKeys" /></textarea>
diff --git a/history.txt b/history.txt
index 56a52be88b..476f8c0c26 100644
--- a/history.txt
+++ b/history.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-$Id: history.txt,v 1.197 2005/04/20 15:14:17 jrandom Exp $
+$Id: history.txt,v 1.198 2005/04/24 13:42:05 jrandom Exp $
+
+2005-04-25  smeghead
+    * Added button to router console for manual update checks.
+    * Fixed bug in configupdate.jsp that caused the proxy port to be updated
+      every time the form was submitted even if it hadn't changed.
 
 2005-04-24  jrandom
     * Added a pool of PRNGs using a different synchronization technique,