diff --git a/llarp/net/address_info.cpp b/llarp/net/address_info.cpp
index ef1cacc0f..7852b38d6 100644
--- a/llarp/net/address_info.cpp
+++ b/llarp/net/address_info.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ namespace llarp
     dialect = other.dialect;
     pubkey  = other.pubkey;
     memcpy(ip.s6_addr, other.ip.s6_addr, 16);
-    port = other.port;
+    port    = other.port;
+    version = other.version;
     return *this;
   }
 
diff --git a/llarp/net/address_info.hpp b/llarp/net/address_info.hpp
index f36aeb140..170258469 100644
--- a/llarp/net/address_info.hpp
+++ b/llarp/net/address_info.hpp
@@ -32,13 +32,12 @@ namespace llarp
     }
 
     AddressInfo(const AddressInfo& other)
-        : IBEncodeMessage()
+        : IBEncodeMessage(other.version)
         , rank(other.rank)
         , dialect(other.dialect)
         , pubkey(other.pubkey)
+        , port(other.port)
     {
-      port    = other.port;
-      version = other.version;
       memcpy(ip.s6_addr, other.ip.s6_addr, 16);
     }
 
diff --git a/llarp/net/exit_info.cpp b/llarp/net/exit_info.cpp
index 593c84797..ae31f127d 100644
--- a/llarp/net/exit_info.cpp
+++ b/llarp/net/exit_info.cpp
@@ -51,12 +51,34 @@ namespace llarp
     return bencode_end(buf);
   }
 
+  static bool
+  bdecode_ip_string(llarp_buffer_t* buf, in6_addr& ip)
+  {
+    char tmp[128] = {0};
+    llarp_buffer_t strbuf;
+    if(!bencode_read_string(buf, &strbuf))
+      return false;
+
+    if(strbuf.sz >= sizeof(tmp))
+      return false;
+
+    memcpy(tmp, strbuf.base, strbuf.sz);
+    tmp[strbuf.sz] = 0;
+    return inet_pton(AF_INET6, tmp, &ip.s6_addr[0]) == 1;
+  }
+
   bool
-  ExitInfo::DecodeKey(__attribute__((unused)) llarp_buffer_t k,
-                      __attribute__((unused)) llarp_buffer_t* buf)
+  ExitInfo::DecodeKey(llarp_buffer_t k, llarp_buffer_t* buf)
   {
     bool read = false;
-    // TODO: implement me
+    if(!BEncodeMaybeReadDictEntry("k", pubkey, read, k, buf))
+      return false;
+    if(!BEncodeMaybeReadDictInt("v", version, read, k, buf))
+      return false;
+    if(llarp_buffer_eq(k, "a"))
+      return bdecode_ip_string(buf, address);
+    if(llarp_buffer_eq(k, "b"))
+      return bdecode_ip_string(buf, netmask);
     return read;
   }
 
diff --git a/llarp/router_contact.cpp b/llarp/router_contact.cpp
index 05031adc0..746f31da4 100644
--- a/llarp/router_contact.cpp
+++ b/llarp/router_contact.cpp
@@ -258,10 +258,10 @@ namespace llarp
   bool
   RouterContact::Verify(llarp::Crypto *crypto, llarp_time_t now) const
   {
-    static const NetID networkNetID;
-    if(netID != networkNetID)
+    if(netID != NetID::DefaultValue())
     {
-      llarp::LogError("netid missmatch: '", netID, "' != '", networkNetID, "'");
+      llarp::LogError("netid missmatch: '", netID, "' != '",
+                      NetID::DefaultValue(), "'");
       return false;
     }
     if(IsExpired(now))
diff --git a/llarp/router_contact.hpp b/llarp/router_contact.hpp
index a110419df..5e01875f0 100644
--- a/llarp/router_contact.hpp
+++ b/llarp/router_contact.hpp
@@ -162,6 +162,22 @@ namespace llarp
       return last_updated < other.last_updated;
     }
 
+    friend std::ostream &
+    operator<<(std::ostream &out, const RouterContact &rc)
+    {
+      out << "[RouterContact k=" << rc.pubkey;
+      out << " updated=" << rc.last_updated;
+      out << " netid=" << rc.netID;
+      out << " v=" << rc.version;
+      out << " ai=[ ";
+      for(const auto &addr : rc.addrs)
+        out << addr << " ";
+      out << " ] xi=[ ";
+      for(const auto &xi : rc.exits)
+        out << xi << " ";
+      return out << " ] e=" << rc.enckey << " z=" << rc.signature << " ]";
+    }
+
     bool
     Read(const char *fname);
 
diff --git a/test/test_llarp_router_contact.cpp b/test/test_llarp_router_contact.cpp
index 937954218..52aca2e66 100644
--- a/test/test_llarp_router_contact.cpp
+++ b/test/test_llarp_router_contact.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ struct RCTest : public ::testing::Test
       : crypto(llarp::Crypto::sodium{}), oldval(llarp::NetID::DefaultValue())
   {
     llarp::NetID::DefaultValue() = llarp::NetID(DEF_VALUE);
-    rc.Clear();
   }
 
   ~RCTest()
@@ -22,18 +21,22 @@ struct RCTest : public ::testing::Test
     llarp::NetID::DefaultValue() = oldval;
   }
 
-  RC_t rc;
   llarp::Crypto crypto;
   const llarp::NetID oldval;
 };
 
 TEST_F(RCTest, TestSignVerify)
 {
+  llarp::NetID netid(DEF_VALUE);
+  RC_t rc;
   SecKey_t encr;
   SecKey_t sign;
   crypto.encryption_keygen(encr);
   crypto.identity_keygen(sign);
   rc.enckey = encr.toPublic();
+  rc.pubkey = sign.toPublic();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(rc.netID == netid);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(rc.netID == llarp::NetID::DefaultValue());
   ASSERT_TRUE(rc.Sign(&crypto, sign));
   ASSERT_TRUE(rc.Verify(&crypto, llarp::time_now_ms()));
 }