diff --git a/pkg/node/node_test.go b/pkg/node/node_test.go
index 6f445f1d..3f35ce23 100644
--- a/pkg/node/node_test.go
+++ b/pkg/node/node_test.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ func TestNodes_Add(t *testing.T) {
 	const nNodes = 10000
 	for i := 0; i < nNodes; i++ {
 		var nn *Node
-		nn, _ = New(nil, nil, nil, transport.NewSim(0))
+		nn, _ = New(nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, transport.NewSim(0))
 		n = n.Add(nn)
 	}
 	if n.Len() != nNodes {
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func TestNodes_DeleteByID(t *testing.T) {
 	var e error
 	for i := 0; i < nNodes; i++ {
 		var nn *Node
-		nn, _ = New(nil, nil, nil, transport.NewSim(0))
+		nn, _ = New(nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, transport.NewSim(0))
 		n.Add(nn)
 	}
 	for i := range n {
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func TestNodes_DeleteByAddrPort(t *testing.T) {
 	var e error
 	for i := 0; i < nNodes; i++ {
 		var nn *Node
-		nn, _ = New(nil, nil, nil, transport.NewSim(0))
+		nn, _ = New(nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, transport.NewSim(0))
 		n.Add(nn)
 	}
 	for i := range n {
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func TestNodes_FindByID(t *testing.T) {
 	const nNodes = 10000
 	for i := 0; i < nNodes; i++ {
 		var nn *Node
-		nn, _ = New(nil, nil, nil, transport.NewSim(0))
+		nn, _ = New(nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, transport.NewSim(0))
 		n.Add(nn)
 	}
 	for i := range n {
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func TestNodes_FindByAddrPort(t *testing.T) {
 	const nNodes = 10000
 	for i := 0; i < nNodes; i++ {
 		var nn *Node
-		nn, _ = New(nil, nil, nil, transport.NewSim(0))
+		nn, _ = New(nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, transport.NewSim(0))
 		n.Add(nn)
 	}
 	for i := range n {
diff --git a/pkg/slice/slice.go b/pkg/slice/slice.go
index 96c8ca01..06090fbf 100644
--- a/pkg/slice/slice.go
+++ b/pkg/slice/slice.go
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ package slice
 import (
 	"crypto/rand"
 	"encoding/binary"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/netip"
 	"reflect"
 	"unsafe"
 
@@ -234,3 +236,16 @@ func (u U64Slice) ToMessage() (m Bytes) {
 	header.Cap = mLen
 	return m
 }
+
+func GenerateRandomAddrPortIPv4() (ap *netip.AddrPort) {
+	a := netip.AddrPort{}
+	b := make([]byte, 7)
+	_, e := rand.Read(b)
+	if check(e) {
+		log.E.Ln(e)
+	}
+	port := DecodeUint16(b[5:7])
+	str := fmt.Sprintf("%d.%d.%d.%d:%d", b[1], b[2], b[3], b[4], port)
+	a, e = netip.ParseAddrPort(str)
+	return &a
+}
diff --git a/pkg/testutils/testutils.go b/pkg/testutils/testutils.go
index 131d698e..f8529269 100644
--- a/pkg/testutils/testutils.go
+++ b/pkg/testutils/testutils.go
@@ -2,14 +2,11 @@ package testutils
 
 import (
 	"crypto/rand"
-	"fmt"
-	"net/netip"
 
 	"github.com/Indra-Labs/indra"
 	"github.com/Indra-Labs/indra/pkg/key/prv"
 	"github.com/Indra-Labs/indra/pkg/key/pub"
 	"github.com/Indra-Labs/indra/pkg/sha256"
-	"github.com/Indra-Labs/indra/pkg/slice"
 	log2 "github.com/cybriq/proc/pkg/log"
 )
 
@@ -40,16 +37,3 @@ func GenerateTestKeyPairs() (sp, rp *prv.Key, sP, rP *pub.Key, e error) {
 	rP = pub.Derive(rp)
 	return
 }
-
-func GenerateRandomAddrPortIPv4() (ap *netip.AddrPort) {
-	a := netip.AddrPort{}
-	b := make([]byte, 7)
-	_, e := rand.Read(b)
-	if check(e) {
-		log.E.Ln(e)
-	}
-	port := slice.DecodeUint16(b[5:7])
-	str := fmt.Sprintf("%d.%d.%d.%d:%d", b[1], b[2], b[3], b[4], port)
-	a, e = netip.ParseAddrPort(str)
-	return &a
-}
diff --git a/pkg/wire/onion_test.go b/pkg/wire/onion_test.go
index d8af07f7..62a6a3ae 100644
--- a/pkg/wire/onion_test.go
+++ b/pkg/wire/onion_test.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/Indra-Labs/indra/pkg/node"
 	"github.com/Indra-Labs/indra/pkg/nonce"
 	"github.com/Indra-Labs/indra/pkg/slice"
-	"github.com/Indra-Labs/indra/pkg/testutils"
 	"github.com/Indra-Labs/indra/pkg/types"
 	"github.com/Indra-Labs/indra/pkg/wire/confirmation"
 	"github.com/Indra-Labs/indra/pkg/wire/forward"
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ func TestPing(t *testing.T) {
 		prv1, prv2 := GetTwoPrvKeys(t)
 		pub1, pub2 := pub.Derive(prv1), pub.Derive(prv2)
 		var n nonce.ID
-		hop[i], n = node.New(testutils.GenerateRandomAddrPortIPv4(),
+		hop[i], n = node.New(slice.GenerateRandomAddrPortIPv4(),
 			pub1, pub2, prv1, prv2, nil)
 		_ = n
 	}
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ func TestPing(t *testing.T) {
 	cpub1, cpub2 := pub.Derive(cprv1), pub.Derive(cprv2)
 	var n nonce.ID
 	var client *node.Node
-	client, n = node.New(testutils.GenerateRandomAddrPortIPv4(),
+	client, n = node.New(slice.GenerateRandomAddrPortIPv4(),
 		cpub1, cpub2, cprv1, cprv2, nil)
 	on := Ping(n, client, hop, ks)
 	b := EncodeOnion(on)
diff --git a/version.go b/version.go
index 6c224316..9dedafe6 100644
--- a/version.go
+++ b/version.go
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ var (
 	// GitRef is the gitref, as in refs/heads/branchname.
 	GitRef = "refs/heads/main"
 	// ParentGitCommit is the commit hash of the parent HEAD.
-	ParentGitCommit = "57575b09b08dc97c8e281d3433d032905ddeb485"
+	ParentGitCommit = "55481bcb3e6bb110675f4e0503699775631d1a66"
 	// BuildTime stores the time when the current binary was built.
-	BuildTime = "2022-12-27T14:11:54Z"
+	BuildTime = "2022-12-27T14:19:23Z"
 	// SemVer lists the (latest) git tag on the build.
-	SemVer = "v0.0.240"
+	SemVer = "v0.0.242"
 	// PathBase is the path base returned from runtime caller.
 	PathBase = "/home/loki/src/github.com/Indra-Labs/indra/"
 	// Major is the major number from the tag.
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ var (
 	// Minor is the minor number from the tag.
 	Minor = 0
 	// Patch is the patch version number from the tag.
-	Patch = 240
+	Patch = 242
 )
 
 // Version returns a pretty printed version information string.