diff --git a/DesktopEdge/MainMenu.xaml.cs b/DesktopEdge/MainMenu.xaml.cs
index 8424f74e..311dfbe3 100644
--- a/DesktopEdge/MainMenu.xaml.cs
+++ b/DesktopEdge/MainMenu.xaml.cs
@@ -84,15 +84,14 @@ namespace ZitiDesktopEdge
 			ConfigItems.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
 			LogLevelItems.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
 
-			if (menuState=="About") {
+			if (menuState == "About") {
 				MenuTitle.Content = "About";
 				AboutItemsArea.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
 				AboutItems.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
 				BackArrow.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
 
-				// Service Version - Lose the snapshot
-				string version = File.ReadAllText(Path.Combine(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.CommonApplicationData), "OpenZiti", "Service", "Version.txt"));
-				if (version.IndexOf("-") > 0) version = version.Split('-')[0];
+				ZitiDesktopEdge.ServiceClient.TunnelStatus s = (ZitiDesktopEdge.ServiceClient.TunnelStatus)Application.Current.Properties["CurrentTunnelStatus"];
+				string version = $"{s.ServiceVersion.Version}@{s.ServiceVersion.Revision}";
 
 				// Interface Version
 				VersionInfo.Content = "App: " + System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().Version.ToString()+" Service: "+ version;
diff --git a/DesktopEdge/MainWindow.xaml.cs b/DesktopEdge/MainWindow.xaml.cs
index f95efc99..bcfb94d2 100644
--- a/DesktopEdge/MainWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/DesktopEdge/MainWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ namespace ZitiDesktopEdge {
 		private void ServiceClient_OnTunnelStatusEvent(object sender, TunnelStatusEvent e) {
 			if (e == null) return; //just skip it for now...
 			Debug.WriteLine($"==== TunnelStatusEvent: ");
+			Application.Current.Properties.Add("CurrentTunnelStatus", e.Status);
 			e.Status.Dump(Console.Out);
 			this.Dispatcher.Invoke(() => {
 				if(e.ApiVersion != Client.EXPECTED_API_VERSION) {
diff --git a/DesktopEdge/ServiceClient/DataStructures.cs b/DesktopEdge/ServiceClient/DataStructures.cs
index ede83adf..5e47e8d6 100644
--- a/DesktopEdge/ServiceClient/DataStructures.cs
+++ b/DesktopEdge/ServiceClient/DataStructures.cs
@@ -165,6 +165,18 @@ namespace ZitiDesktopEdge.ServiceClient
         public string DNS { get; set; }
     }
 
+    class ServiceVersion
+    {
+        public string Version { get; set; }
+        public string Revision { get; set; }
+        public string BuildDate { get; set; }
+
+        public override string ToString()
+        {
+            return $"Version: {Version}, Revision: {Revision}, BuildDate: {BuildDate}";
+        }
+    }
+
     class ZitiTunnelStatus : SvcResponse
     {
         public TunnelStatus Status { get; set; }
@@ -182,8 +194,11 @@ namespace ZitiDesktopEdge.ServiceClient
 
         public string LogLevel { get; set; }
 
+        public ServiceVersion ServiceVersion { get; set; }
+
         public void Dump(System.IO.TextWriter writer)
         {
+<<<<<<< HEAD
             try {
                 writer.WriteLine($"Tunnel Active: {Active}");
                 writer.WriteLine($"     LogLevel         : {LogLevel}");
@@ -198,6 +213,22 @@ namespace ZitiDesktopEdge.ServiceClient
                         writer.WriteLine($"      Name: {s.Name} HostName: {s.InterceptHost} Port: {s.InterceptPort}");
                     }
                     writer.WriteLine("=============================================");
+=======
+            writer.WriteLine($"Tunnel Active: {Active}");
+            writer.WriteLine($"     ServiceVersion   : {ServiceVersion}");
+            writer.WriteLine($"     LogLevel         : {LogLevel}");
+            writer.WriteLine($"     EvaluatedLogLevel: {EvaluateLogLevel()}");
+            foreach (Identity id in Identities)
+            {
+                writer.WriteLine($"  FingerPrint: {id.FingerPrint}");
+                writer.WriteLine($"    Name    : {id.Name}");
+                writer.WriteLine($"    Active  : {id.Active}");
+                writer.WriteLine($"    Status  : {id.Status}");
+                writer.WriteLine($"    Services:");
+                foreach (Service s in id?.Services)
+                {
+                    writer.WriteLine($"      Name: {s.Name} HostName: {s.InterceptHost} Port: {s.InterceptPort}");
+>>>>>>> b73d8c5563fcb51ed0c170b6da19f6e3d29d0e55
                 }
 
             } catch (Exception e) {
diff --git a/release-notes-service.md b/release-notes-service.md
index fa84513f..1dad7035 100644
--- a/release-notes-service.md
+++ b/release-notes-service.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ For UI changes or installer changes see [release-notes.md]()
 * What's New
 
   * Continually improved logging
+  * changed ip from 169.254.0.0/16 to 100.64.0.0/10
   * [#120](https://github.com/openziti/desktop-edge-win/issues/120) - Allow UI/client to get and set log level dynamically via ipc
 
 * Bug fixes
diff --git a/release-notes.md b/release-notes.md
index 12652b80..12b27a73 100644
--- a/release-notes.md
+++ b/release-notes.md
@@ -1,6 +1,18 @@
 These release notes will try to cover the changes made for the installer. For changes made
 to the Windows service see [release-notes-service.md]()
 
+# Release 1.2.6
+
+* What's New
+
+  * 'About' updated to reflect actual service version
+  * Added ability to set the log level of the service dynamically through Advanced Setttings
+  * 
+
+* Bug fixes
+
+  * [#102](https://github.com/openziti/desktop-edge-win/pull/102) - DNS requests with "connection-specific local domain" would not resolve
+
 # Release 1.0.4
 
 * What's New
diff --git a/service/build.bat b/service/build.bat
index e9d8cb2f..707a992b 100644
--- a/service/build.bat
+++ b/service/build.bat
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ echo changing to service folder: %SVC_ROOT_DIR%
 cd %SVC_ROOT_DIR%
 
 SET REPO_URL=https://github.com/openziti/ziti-tunneler-sdk-c.git
-SET ZITI_TUNNEL_REPO_BRANCH=v0.6.8
+SET ZITI_TUNNEL_REPO_BRANCH=v0.6.9
 SET TUNNELER_SDK_DIR=%SVC_ROOT_DIR%deps\ziti-tunneler-sdk-c\
 SET CGO_CFLAGS=-DNOGDI -I %TUNNELER_SDK_DIR%install\include
 SET CGO_LDFLAGS=-L %TUNNELER_SDK_DIR%install\lib
diff --git a/service/cziti/dns-proxy.go b/service/cziti/dns-proxy.go
index b28b79ea..c081e2e7 100644
--- a/service/cziti/dns-proxy.go
+++ b/service/cziti/dns-proxy.go
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 var domains []string // get any connection-specific local domains
-
-var reqch = make(chan dnsreq, 64)
-var proxiedRequests = make(chan *proxiedReq, 64)
-var respChan = make(chan []byte, 64)
+const MaxDnsRequests = 64
+var reqch = make(chan dnsreq, MaxDnsRequests)
+var proxiedRequests = make(chan *proxiedReq, MaxDnsRequests)
+var respChan = make(chan []byte, MaxDnsRequests)
 
 func processDNSquery(packet []byte, p *net.UDPAddr, s *net.UDPConn, ipVer int) {
 	q := &dns.Msg{}
@@ -155,10 +155,10 @@ func runListener(ip net.IP, port int, reqch chan dnsreq) {
 		if err != nil {
 			if err == io.EOF || err == os.ErrClosed || strings.HasSuffix(err.Error(), "use of closed network connection") {
 				log.Warnf("DNS listener closing.")
-				server.Close()
+				_ = server.Close()
 				break
 			} else {
-				server.Close()
+				_ = server.Close()
 				panic(err)
 			}
 		}
@@ -230,14 +230,14 @@ func runDNSproxy(dnsServers []string) {
 	}
 
 	for _, proxy := range dnsUpstreams {
-		go func() {
+		go func(p *net.UDPConn) {
 			resp := make([]byte, 1024) //make a buffer which is reused
 			for {
-				n, err := proxy.Read(resp)
+				n, err := p.Read(resp)
 				if err != nil {
 					// something is wrong with the DNS connection panic and let DNS recovery kick in
 					if err == io.EOF || err == os.ErrClosed || strings.HasSuffix(err.Error(), "use of closed network connection") {
-						log.Errorf("error receiving from ip: %v. error %v", proxy.RemoteAddr(), err)
+						log.Errorf("error receiving from ip: %v. error %v", p.RemoteAddr(), err)
 						return
 					} else {
 						log.Warnf("odd error: %v", err)
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ func runDNSproxy(dnsServers []string) {
 					respChan <- resp[:n]
 				}
 			}
-		}()
+		}(proxy)
 	}
 
 	reqs := make(map[uint32]*proxiedReq)
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ func runDNSproxy(dnsServers []string) {
 				if _, err := proxy.Write(b); err != nil {
 					//TODO: if this happens -does this mean the next dns server is not available?
 
-					proxy.Close() //first thing - close the proxy connection
+					_ = proxy.Close() //first thing - close the proxy connection
 
 					// when this hits - it never seems to recover. throw a panic which will get recovered
 					// via the defer specified above and try to recreate the connections. this is a heavy
@@ -284,7 +284,10 @@ func runDNSproxy(dnsServers []string) {
 				if found {
 					delete(reqs, id)
 					log.Tracef("proxy resolved request for %v id:%d", reply.Question[0].Name, reply.Id)
-					req.s.WriteMsgUDP(rep, nil, req.peer)
+					n, oobn, err := req.s.WriteMsgUDP(rep, nil, req.peer)
+					if err != nil {
+						log.Errorf("an error has occurred while trying to write a udp message. n:%d, oobn:%d, err:%v", n, oobn, err)
+					}
 				} else {
 					// keep this log but leave commented out. When two listeners are enabled (ipv4/v6) this msg will
 					// just mean some other request was processed successfully and removed the entry from the map
diff --git a/service/cziti/dns.go b/service/cziti/dns.go
index 1eb2834e..43c4a030 100644
--- a/service/cziti/dns.go
+++ b/service/cziti/dns.go
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ import "C"
 import (
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/openziti/desktop-edge-win/service/ziti-tunnel/constants"
+
 	"net"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
@@ -35,9 +37,6 @@ type DnsManager interface {
 	GetService(ip net.IP, port uint16) (*CZitiCtx, string, error)
 }
 
-const defaultCidr = "169.254.0.0"
-const defaultMaskBits = 16
-
 var initOnce = sync.Once{}
 var DNS = &dnsImpl{}
 
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ func normalizeDnsName(dnsName string) string {
 // assigned to a hostname an error will also be returned indicating why.
 func (dns *dnsImpl) RegisterService(svcId string, dnsNameToReg string, port uint16, ctx *CZitiCtx, svcName string) (net.IP, error) {
 	log.Infof("adding DNS entry for service name %s@%s:%d", svcName, dnsNameToReg, port)
-	DnsInit(defaultCidr, defaultMaskBits)
+	DnsInit(constants.Ipv4ip, constants.Ipv4DefaultMask)
 	dnsName := normalizeDnsName(dnsNameToReg)
 	key := fmt.Sprint(dnsName, ':', port)
 
diff --git a/service/ziti-tunnel/constants/consts.go b/service/ziti-tunnel/constants/consts.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..809cb599
--- /dev/null
+++ b/service/ziti-tunnel/constants/consts.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package constants
+
+const(
+	Ipv4ip          = "100.64.0.0"
+	Ipv4MaxMask 	= 10
+	Ipv4DefaultMask = 24
+)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/service/ziti-tunnel/dto/dtos.go b/service/ziti-tunnel/dto/dtos.go
index 13a724e7..d543a434 100644
--- a/service/ziti-tunnel/dto/dtos.go
+++ b/service/ziti-tunnel/dto/dtos.go
@@ -83,13 +83,20 @@ func (id *Identity) Path() string {
 }
 
 type TunnelStatus struct {
-	Active      bool
-	Duration    int64
-	Identities  []*Identity
-	IpInfo      *TunIpInfo `json:"IpInfo,omitempty"`
-	LogLevel    string
-	TunIpv4     string
-	TunIpv4Mask int
+	Active         bool
+	Duration       int64
+	Identities     []*Identity
+	IpInfo         *TunIpInfo `json:"IpInfo,omitempty"`
+	LogLevel       string
+	ServiceVersion ServiceVersion
+	TunIpv4        string
+	TunIpv4Mask    int
+}
+
+type ServiceVersion struct {
+	Version string
+	Revision string
+	BuildDate string
 }
 
 type ZitiTunnelStatus struct {
diff --git a/service/ziti-tunnel/main.go b/service/ziti-tunnel/main.go
index 375c4c79..ac96141f 100644
--- a/service/ziti-tunnel/main.go
+++ b/service/ziti-tunnel/main.go
@@ -20,20 +20,26 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/openziti/desktop-edge-win/service/ziti-tunnel/dto"
+	"github.com/openziti/desktop-edge-win/service/ziti-tunnel/util/logging"
 	"golang.org/x/sys/windows/svc/debug"
 	"golang.org/x/sys/windows/svc/eventlog"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
-	"github.com/openziti/desktop-edge-win/service/ziti-tunnel/globals"
 
-	"golang.org/x/sys/windows/svc"
 	"github.com/openziti/desktop-edge-win/service/ziti-tunnel/service"
+	"golang.org/x/sys/windows/svc"
 )
 
-var log = globals.Logger()
+var log = logging.Logger()
 
 func main() {
-	globals.InitLogger("info")
+	service.Version = dto.ServiceVersion{
+		Version:   Version,
+		Revision:  Revision,
+		BuildDate: BuildDate,
+	}
+	logging.InitLogger("info")
 
 	//if len(os.Args) < 2 {
 	//	// if no args supplied - expect to run as service
@@ -51,9 +57,9 @@ func main() {
 
 	var err error
 	if hasArgs {
-		globals.Elog = debug.New(service.SvcName)
+		logging.Elog = debug.New(service.SvcName)
 	} else {
-		globals.Elog, err = eventlog.Open(service.SvcName)
+		logging.Elog, err = eventlog.Open(service.SvcName)
 		if err != nil {
 			return
 		}
@@ -68,9 +74,9 @@ func main() {
 		usage("no command specified")
 	}
 
-	defer globals.Elog.Close()
+	defer logging.Elog.Close()
 
-	elog := globals.Elog
+	elog := logging.Elog
 
 	cmd := strings.ToLower(os.Args[1])
 	switch cmd {
diff --git a/service/ziti-tunnel/service/ipc.go b/service/ziti-tunnel/service/ipc.go
index 96b39d0c..037c01bb 100644
--- a/service/ziti-tunnel/service/ipc.go
+++ b/service/ziti-tunnel/service/ipc.go
@@ -23,14 +23,16 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/Microsoft/go-winio"
+	"github.com/openziti/desktop-edge-win/service/ziti-tunnel/constants"
+	"github.com/openziti/desktop-edge-win/service/ziti-tunnel/util/idutil"
+	"github.com/openziti/desktop-edge-win/service/ziti-tunnel/util/logging"
 	"github.com/openziti/foundation/identity/identity"
 	idcfg "github.com/openziti/sdk-golang/ziti/config"
 	"github.com/openziti/sdk-golang/ziti/enroll"
 	"github.com/openziti/desktop-edge-win/service/cziti"
 	"github.com/openziti/desktop-edge-win/service/ziti-tunnel/config"
 	"github.com/openziti/desktop-edge-win/service/ziti-tunnel/dto"
-	"github.com/openziti/desktop-edge-win/service/ziti-tunnel/globals"
-	"github.com/openziti/desktop-edge-win/service/ziti-tunnel/idutil"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"golang.org/x/sys/windows/svc"
 	"golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/tun"
 	"io"
@@ -63,11 +65,11 @@ func SubMain(ops chan string, changes chan<- svc.Status) error {
 
 	rts.LoadConfig()
 	l := rts.state.LogLevel
-	_, czitiLevel := globals.ParseLevel(l)
+	_, czitiLevel := logging.ParseLevel(l)
 
-	globals.InitLogger(l)
+	logging.InitLogger(l	)
 
-	_ = globals.Elog.Info(InformationEvent, SvcName+" starting. log file located at "+config.LogFile())
+	_ = logging.Elog.Info(InformationEvent, SvcName+" starting. log file located at "+config.LogFile())
 
 	// create a channel for notifying any connections that they are to be interrupted
 	interrupt = make(chan struct{}, 8)
@@ -100,7 +102,7 @@ func SubMain(ops chan string, changes chan<- svc.Status) error {
 
 	// notify the service is running
 	changes <- svc.Status{State: svc.Running, Accepts: cmdsAccepted}
-	_ = globals.Elog.Info(InformationEvent, SvcName+" status set to running")
+	_ = logging.Elog.Info(InformationEvent, SvcName+" status set to running")
 	log.Info(SvcName + " status set to running. starting cancel loop")
 
 	waitForStopRequest(ops)
@@ -245,12 +247,12 @@ func initialize(ipv4 string, ipv4mask int) error {
 func setTunInfo(s *dto.TunnelStatus, ipv4 string, ipv4mask int) {
 	if strings.TrimSpace(ipv4) == "" {
 		log.Infof("ip not provided using default: %v", ipv4)
-		ipv4 = Ipv4ip
+		ipv4 = constants.Ipv4ip
 		rts.UpdateIpv4(ipv4)
 	}
-	if ipv4mask < 8 || ipv4mask > 24 {
-		log.Warnf("provided mask is invalid: %d. using default value: %d", ipv4mask, Ipv4mask)
-		ipv4mask = Ipv4mask
+	if ipv4mask < 8 || ipv4mask > constants.Ipv4MaxMask {
+		log.Warnf("provided mask is invalid: %d. using default value: %d", ipv4mask, constants.Ipv4DefaultMask)
+		ipv4mask = constants.Ipv4DefaultMask
 		rts.UpdateIpv4Mask(ipv4mask)
 	}
 	_, ipnet, err := net.ParseCIDR(fmt.Sprintf("%s/%d", ipv4, ipv4mask))
@@ -295,7 +297,7 @@ func accept(p net.Listener, serveFunction func(net.Conn), debug string) {
 		c, err := p.Accept()
 		if err != nil {
 			if err != winio.ErrPipeListenerClosed {
-				log.Errorf("unexpected error while accepting a connection. exiting loop. %v", err)
+				log.Errorf("%v unexpected error while accepting a connection. exiting loop. %v", debug, err)
 			}
 			return
 		}
@@ -332,7 +334,7 @@ func serveIpc(conn net.Conn) {
 		select {
 		case <-interrupt:
 			log.Info("request to interrupt read loop received")
-			conn.Close()
+			_ = conn.Close()
 			log.Info("read loop interrupted")
 		case <-done:
 			log.Debug("loop finished normally")
@@ -430,8 +432,10 @@ func serveIpc(conn net.Conn) {
 }
 
 func setLogLevel(out *json.Encoder, level string) {
-	goLevel, cLevel := globals.ParseLevel(level)
-	globals.SetLogLevel(goLevel, cLevel)
+	goLevel, cLevel := logging.ParseLevel(level)
+	logrus.Infof("Setting logger levels to %s", goLevel)
+	logrus.SetLevel(goLevel)
+	cziti.SetLogLevel(cLevel)
 	rts.state.LogLevel = goLevel.String()
 	respond(out, dto.Response{Message: "log level set", Code: SUCCESS, Error: "", Payload: nil})
 }
@@ -600,7 +604,7 @@ func toggleIdentity(out *json.Encoder, fingerprint string, onOff bool) {
 	if onOff {
 		connectIdentity(id)
 	} else {
-		disconnectIdentity(id)
+		_ = disconnectIdentity(id)
 	}
 
 	respond(out, dto.Response{Message: "identity toggled", Code: SUCCESS, Error: "", Payload: idutil.Clean(*id)})
@@ -846,7 +850,7 @@ func acceptServices() {
 					switch c.Operation {
 					case cziti.ADDED:
 						//add the service to the identity
-						svc := dto.Service{
+						s := dto.Service{
 							Name:          c.Service.Name,
 							InterceptHost: c.Service.InterceptHost,
 							InterceptPort: c.Service.InterceptPort,
@@ -854,22 +858,22 @@ func acceptServices() {
 							AssignedIP:    c.Service.AssignedIP,
 							OwnsIntercept: c.Service.OwnsIntercept,
 						}
-						id.Services = append(id.Services, &svc)
+						id.Services = append(id.Services, &s)
 
 						events.broadcast <- dto.ServiceEvent{
 							ActionEvent: SERVICE_ADDED,
 							Fingerprint: id.FingerPrint,
-							Service:     svc,
+							Service:     s,
 						}
 						log.Debug("dispatched added service change event")
 					case cziti.REMOVED:
-						for idx, svc := range id.Services {
-							if svc.Name == c.Service.Name {
+						for idx, s := range id.Services {
+							if s.Name == c.Service.Name {
 								id.Services = append(id.Services[:idx], id.Services[idx+1:]...)
 								events.broadcast <- dto.ServiceEvent{
 									ActionEvent: SERVICE_REMOVED,
 									Fingerprint: id.FingerPrint,
-									Service:     *svc,
+									Service:     *s,
 								}
 								log.Debug(" dispatched remove service change event")
 							}
diff --git a/service/ziti-tunnel/service/pkg-vars.go b/service/ziti-tunnel/service/pkg-vars.go
index 564bada3..de1934da 100644
--- a/service/ziti-tunnel/service/pkg-vars.go
+++ b/service/ziti-tunnel/service/pkg-vars.go
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@
 package service
 
 import (
+	"github.com/openziti/desktop-edge-win/service/ziti-tunnel/dto"
+	"github.com/openziti/desktop-edge-win/service/ziti-tunnel/util/logging"
 	"golang.org/x/sys/windows/svc"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
-	"github.com/openziti/desktop-edge-win/service/ziti-tunnel/dto"
-	"github.com/openziti/desktop-edge-win/service/ziti-tunnel/globals"
 )
-
+var Version dto.ServiceVersion
 var pipeBase = `\\.\pipe\NetFoundry\tunneler\`
 
 var activeIds = make(map[string]*dto.Identity)
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ var eventsConnections int
 var Debug bool
 
 var TunStarted time.Time
-var log = globals.Logger()
+var log = logging.Logger()
 
 var	events = newTopic()
 
@@ -87,8 +87,6 @@ const (
 	NF_GROUP_NAME = "NetFoundry Tunneler Users"
 	TunName = "ZitiTUN"
 
-	Ipv4ip = "169.254.1.1"
-	Ipv4mask = 24
 	Ipv4dns = "127.0.0.1" // use lo -- don't pass DNS queries through tunneler SDK
 
 	// IPv6 CIDR fe80:6e66:7a69:7469::/64
diff --git a/service/ziti-tunnel/service/service.go b/service/ziti-tunnel/service/service.go
index 5583f3a6..a9b52130 100644
--- a/service/ziti-tunnel/service/service.go
+++ b/service/ziti-tunnel/service/service.go
@@ -21,12 +21,11 @@ package service
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/openziti/desktop-edge-win/service/ziti-tunnel/util/logging"
 	"golang.org/x/sys/windows/svc"
 	"golang.org/x/sys/windows/svc/debug"
-	"github.com/openziti/desktop-edge-win/service/ziti-tunnel/globals"
 )
 
-
 type zitiService struct{}
 
 func (m *zitiService) Execute(args []string, r <-chan svc.ChangeRequest, changes chan<- svc.Status) (ssec bool, errno uint32) {
@@ -52,26 +51,26 @@ loop:
 			switch c.Cmd {
 			case svc.Interrogate:
 				changes <- c.CurrentStatus
-				_ = globals.Elog.Info(InterrogateEvent, "interrogate request received")
+				_ = logging.Elog.Info(InterrogateEvent, "interrogate request received")
 				changes <- c.CurrentStatus
 			case svc.Stop:
-				_ = globals.Elog.Info(StopEvent, "issuing stop")
+				_ = logging.Elog.Info(StopEvent, "issuing stop")
 				control <- "stop"
-				_ = globals.Elog.Info(StopEvent, "stop issued")
+				_ = logging.Elog.Info(StopEvent, "stop issued")
 				break loop
 			case svc.Shutdown:
-				_ = globals.Elog.Info(ShutdownEvent, "issuing shutdown")
+				_ = logging.Elog.Info(ShutdownEvent, "issuing shutdown")
 				control <- "stop"
-				_ = globals.Elog.Info(ShutdownEvent, "shutdown issued")
+				_ = logging.Elog.Info(ShutdownEvent, "shutdown issued")
 				break loop
 			case svc.Pause:
 				changes <- svc.Status{State: svc.Paused, Accepts: cmdsAccepted}
-				_ = globals.Elog.Info(PauseEvent, "request to pause service received. todo - unimplemented")
+				_ = logging.Elog.Info(PauseEvent, "request to pause service received. todo - unimplemented")
 			case svc.Continue:
 				changes <- svc.Status{State: svc.Running, Accepts: cmdsAccepted}
-				_ = globals.Elog.Info(ContinueEvent, "request to continue service received. todo - unimplemented")
+				_ = logging.Elog.Info(ContinueEvent, "request to continue service received. todo - unimplemented")
 			default:
-				_ = globals.Elog.Error(1, fmt.Sprintf("unexpected control request #%d", c))
+				_ = logging.Elog.Error(1, fmt.Sprintf("unexpected control request #%d", c))
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -86,7 +85,7 @@ loop:
 }
 
 func RunService(isDebug bool) {
-	_ = globals.Elog.Info(InformationEvent, fmt.Sprintf("starting %s service", SvcStartName))
+	_ = logging.Elog.Info(InformationEvent, fmt.Sprintf("starting %s service", SvcStartName))
 	run := svc.Run
 	if isDebug {
 		log.Info("debug specified. using debug.run")
@@ -95,8 +94,8 @@ func RunService(isDebug bool) {
 	err := run(SvcStartName, &zitiService{})
 
 	if err != nil {
-		_ = globals.Elog.Error(ErrorEvent, fmt.Sprintf("%s service failed: %v", SvcStartName, err))
+		_ = logging.Elog.Error(ErrorEvent, fmt.Sprintf("%s service failed: %v", SvcStartName, err))
 		return
 	}
-	_ = globals.Elog.Info(StopEvent, fmt.Sprintf("%s service stopped", SvcStartName))
+	_ = logging.Elog.Info(StopEvent, fmt.Sprintf("%s service stopped", SvcStartName))
 }
diff --git a/service/ziti-tunnel/service/state.go b/service/ziti-tunnel/service/state.go
index 1d5d1025..d7a3aa90 100644
--- a/service/ziti-tunnel/service/state.go
+++ b/service/ziti-tunnel/service/state.go
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/openziti/desktop-edge-win/service/cziti"
 	"github.com/openziti/desktop-edge-win/service/ziti-tunnel/config"
+	"github.com/openziti/desktop-edge-win/service/ziti-tunnel/constants"
 	"github.com/openziti/desktop-edge-win/service/ziti-tunnel/dto"
-	"github.com/openziti/desktop-edge-win/service/ziti-tunnel/idutil"
+	"github.com/openziti/desktop-edge-win/service/ziti-tunnel/util/idutil"
 	"golang.org/x/sys/windows/registry"
 	"golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/tun"
 	"golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/windows/tunnel/winipcfg"
@@ -100,13 +101,14 @@ func (t *RuntimeState) ToStatus() dto.TunnelStatus {
 	}
 
 	clean := dto.TunnelStatus{
-		Active:      t.state.Active,
-		Duration:    uptime,
-		Identities:  make([]*dto.Identity, idCount),
-		IpInfo:      t.state.IpInfo,
-		LogLevel:    t.state.LogLevel,
-		TunIpv4:     t.state.TunIpv4,
-		TunIpv4Mask: t.state.TunIpv4Mask,
+		Active:         t.state.Active,
+		Duration:       uptime,
+		Identities:     make([]*dto.Identity, idCount),
+		IpInfo:         t.state.IpInfo,
+		LogLevel:       t.state.LogLevel,
+		ServiceVersion: Version,
+		TunIpv4:        t.state.TunIpv4,
+		TunIpv4Mask:    t.state.TunIpv4Mask,
 	}
 
 	for i, id := range t.state.Identities {
@@ -146,11 +148,11 @@ func (t *RuntimeState) CreateTun(ipv4 string, ipv4mask int) error {
 
 	if strings.TrimSpace(ipv4) == "" {
 		log.Infof("ip not provided using default: %v", ipv4)
-		ipv4 = Ipv4ip
+		ipv4 = constants.Ipv4ip
 	}
-	if ipv4mask < 8 || ipv4mask > 24 {
-		log.Warnf("provided mask is invalid: %d. using default value: %d", ipv4mask, Ipv4mask)
-		ipv4mask = Ipv4mask
+	if ipv4mask < 8 || ipv4mask > constants.Ipv4MaxMask {
+		log.Warnf("provided mask is invalid: %d. using default value: %d", ipv4mask, constants.Ipv4DefaultMask)
+		ipv4mask = constants.Ipv4DefaultMask
 		rts.UpdateIpv4Mask(ipv4mask)
 	}
 	ip, ipnet, err := net.ParseCIDR(fmt.Sprintf("%s/%d", ipv4, ipv4mask))
diff --git a/service/ziti-tunnel/ipchanges/detect-ip-changes.go b/service/ziti-tunnel/util/detect-ip-changes.go
similarity index 99%
rename from service/ziti-tunnel/ipchanges/detect-ip-changes.go
rename to service/ziti-tunnel/util/detect-ip-changes.go
index 4c7511cb..51623cb2 100644
--- a/service/ziti-tunnel/ipchanges/detect-ip-changes.go
+++ b/service/ziti-tunnel/util/detect-ip-changes.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package ipchanges
+package util
 
 import (
 	"github.com/michaelquigley/pfxlog"
diff --git a/service/ziti-tunnel/idutil/identity.go b/service/ziti-tunnel/util/idutil/identity.go
similarity index 100%
rename from service/ziti-tunnel/idutil/identity.go
rename to service/ziti-tunnel/util/idutil/identity.go
diff --git a/service/ziti-tunnel/globals/loghelper.go b/service/ziti-tunnel/util/logging/loghelper.go
similarity index 99%
rename from service/ziti-tunnel/globals/loghelper.go
rename to service/ziti-tunnel/util/logging/loghelper.go
index 3259555a..28cf343f 100644
--- a/service/ziti-tunnel/globals/loghelper.go
+++ b/service/ziti-tunnel/util/logging/loghelper.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  *
  */
 
-package globals
+package logging
 
 import (
 	rotatelogs "github.com/lestrrat-go/file-rotatelogs"