diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 6cab15bd20..15f45b05ea 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -7592,3 +7592,20 @@ David  17 July 2006
         gui_rpc_server.C,h
     sched/
         trickle_handler.C
+
+David  17 July 2006
+    - moved stuff related to network status out of CLIENT_STATE
+        and into a new class, NET_STATUS.
+        
+    client/
+        acct_setup.C
+        client_state.C,h
+        cs_account.C
+        cs_scheduler.C
+        gui_rpc_server_ops.C
+        http_curl.C
+        net_stats.C,h
+        pers_file_xfer.C
+        scheduler_ops.C
+    lib/
+        app_ipc.C
diff --git a/client/acct_setup.C b/client/acct_setup.C
index cc0cc9dcaa..160dad0744 100644
--- a/client/acct_setup.C
+++ b/client/acct_setup.C
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ int LOOKUP_WEBSITE_OP::do_rpc(string& url) {
     retval = gstate.gui_http.do_rpc(this, url, LOOKUP_WEBSITE_FILENAME);
     if (retval) {
         error_num = retval;
-        gstate.need_physical_connection = true;
+        net_status.need_physical_connection = true;
         msg_printf(0, MSG_ERROR,
             "Access to reference web site failed - check network connection or proxy configuration."
         );
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ void LOOKUP_WEBSITE_OP::handle_reply(int http_op_retval) {
     // Set a flag that will signal the Manager to that effect
     //
     if (http_op_retval) {
-        gstate.need_physical_connection = true;
+        net_status.need_physical_connection = true;
         msg_printf(0, MSG_ERROR,
             "Access to reference site failed - check network connection or proxy configuration."
         );
diff --git a/client/client_state.C b/client/client_state.C
index a2390accb6..1d25cfb438 100644
--- a/client/client_state.C
+++ b/client/client_state.C
@@ -102,8 +102,6 @@ CLIENT_STATE::CLIENT_STATE() {
     total_wall_cpu_time_this_period = 0;
     must_schedule_cpus = true;
     must_enforce_cpu_schedule = true;
-    need_physical_connection = false;
-    have_sporadic_connection = false;
     no_gui_rpc = false;
     have_tentative_project = false;
     new_version_check_time = 0;
@@ -1344,63 +1342,6 @@ int CLIENT_STATE::detach_project(PROJECT* project) {
     return 0;
 }
 
-// Return:
-// 0 if we have network connections open
-// 1 if we need a physical connection
-// 2 if we don't have any connections, and don't need any
-// 3 if a website lookup is pending (try again later)
-//
-// There's a 10-second slop factor;
-// if we've done network comm in the last 10 seconds,
-// we act as if we're doing it now.
-// (so that polling mechanisms have a change to trigger)
-//
-int CLIENT_STATE::network_status() {
-    static double last_comm_time=0;
-
-    if (http_ops->nops()) {
-        last_comm_time = now;
-    }
-    if (now - last_comm_time < 10) {
-        //msg_printf(0, MSG_INFO, "nops %d; return 0", http_ops->nops());
-        return 0;
-    }
-    if (lookup_website_op.error_num == ERR_IN_PROGRESS) {
-        return 3;
-    }
-    if (need_physical_connection) {
-        //msg_printf(0, MSG_INFO, "need phys conn; return 1");
-        return 1;
-    }
-    if (active_tasks.want_network()) {
-        return 1;
-    }
-    have_sporadic_connection = false;
-    //msg_printf(0, MSG_INFO, "returning 2");
-    return 2;
-}
-
-// There's now a network connection, after some period of disconnection.
-// Do all communication that we can.
-//
-void CLIENT_STATE::network_available() {
-    unsigned int i;
-
-    have_sporadic_connection = true;
-    for (i=0; i<pers_file_xfers->pers_file_xfers.size(); i++) {
-        PERS_FILE_XFER* pfx = pers_file_xfers->pers_file_xfers[i];
-        pfx->next_request_time = 0;
-    }
-    for (i=0; i<projects.size(); i++) {
-        PROJECT* p = projects[i];
-        p->min_rpc_time = 0;
-    }
-
-    // tell active tasks that network is available (for Folding@home)
-    //
-    active_tasks.network_available();
-}
-
 // Quit running applications, quit benchmarks,
 // write the client_state.xml file
 // (in principle we could also terminate net_xfers here,
diff --git a/client/client_state.h b/client/client_state.h
index 64083d32a4..29d07e1aca 100644
--- a/client/client_state.h
+++ b/client/client_state.h
@@ -227,22 +227,6 @@ public:
     int detach_project(PROJECT*);
     int report_result_error(RESULT&, const char *format, ...);
     int reset_project(PROJECT*);
-    bool need_physical_connection;
-        // client wants to do network comm and no physical connection exists.
-        // Initially false; set whenever a Curl operation
-        // returns CURLE_COULDNT_RESOLVE_HOST,
-        // and a subsequent request to a highly-available site
-        // also returns CURLE_COULDNT_RESOLVE_HOST.
-        // cleared whenever we transfer data, or an operation
-        // returns some other value
-        //
-    bool have_sporadic_connection;
-        // we have a network connection, but it's likely to go away soon,
-        // so do as much network comm as possible
-        // (e.g. report completed results)
-        //
-    int network_status();
-    void network_available();
     bool no_gui_rpc;
 private:
     int link_app(PROJECT*, APP*);
diff --git a/client/cs_account.C b/client/cs_account.C
index ce87c721aa..2626edd86b 100644
--- a/client/cs_account.C
+++ b/client/cs_account.C
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ int PROJECT::write_account_file() {
 int PROJECT::parse_account(FILE* in) {
     char buf[256];
     int retval;
-    bool got_venue_prefs = false;
 
     strcpy(master_url, "");
     strcpy(authenticator, "");
diff --git a/client/cs_scheduler.C b/client/cs_scheduler.C
index 2b6bcc6310..5cee067125 100644
--- a/client/cs_scheduler.C
+++ b/client/cs_scheduler.C
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ PROJECT* CLIENT_STATE::find_project_with_overdue_results() {
         if (p->suspended_via_gui) continue;
 
         if (!r->ready_to_report) continue;
-        if (have_sporadic_connection) {
+        if (net_status.have_sporadic_connection) {
             return p;
         }
         double cushion = std::max(
diff --git a/client/gui_rpc_server_ops.C b/client/gui_rpc_server_ops.C
index 6b2e5f584a..4fc579b730 100644
--- a/client/gui_rpc_server_ops.C
+++ b/client/gui_rpc_server_ops.C
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ static void handle_get_statistics(char*, MIOFILE& fout) {
 }
 
 static void handle_network_status(char*, MIOFILE& fout) {
-    fout.printf("<status>%d</status>\n", gstate.network_status());
+    fout.printf("<status>%d</status>\n", net_status.network_status());
 }
 
 static void handle_get_cc_status(MIOFILE& fout) {
@@ -543,13 +543,13 @@ static void handle_get_cc_status(MIOFILE& fout) {
         "   <network_status>%d</network_status>\n"
         "   <ams_password_error>%d</ams_password_error>\n"
         "</cc_status>\n",
-        gstate.network_status(),
+        net_status.network_status(),
         gstate.acct_mgr_info.password_error?1:0
     );
 }
 
 static void handle_network_available(char*, MIOFILE&) {
-    gstate.network_available();
+    net_status.network_available();
 }
 
 static void handle_get_project_init_status(char*, MIOFILE& fout) {
diff --git a/client/http_curl.C b/client/http_curl.C
index 9805fe42c6..47ebba4f28 100644
--- a/client/http_curl.C
+++ b/client/http_curl.C
@@ -974,21 +974,11 @@ void HTTP_OP_SET::got_select(FDSET_GROUP&, double timeout) {
                     sprintf(hop->error_msg, "HTTP error %d", hop->response);
                 }
             }
-            gstate.need_physical_connection = false;
+            net_status.need_physical_connection = false;
         } else {
             strcpy(hop->error_msg, curl_easy_strerror(hop->CurlResult));
-            // If operation failed,
-            // it could be because there's no physical network connection.
-            // Find out for sure by trying to contact google
-            //
-            if ((gstate.lookup_website_op.error_num != ERR_IN_PROGRESS)
-                && !gstate.need_physical_connection
-            ) {
-                std::string url = "http://www.google.com";
-                //msg_printf(0, MSG_ERROR, "need_phys_conn %d trying google", gstate.need_physical_connection);
-                gstate.lookup_website_op.do_rpc(url);
-            }
             hop->http_op_retval = ERR_HTTP_ERROR;
+            net_status.got_http_error();
         }
 
         if (!hop->http_op_retval && hop->http_op_type == HTTP_OP_POST2) {
diff --git a/client/net_stats.C b/client/net_stats.C
index 00c44aac24..61db643914 100644
--- a/client/net_stats.C
+++ b/client/net_stats.C
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
 
 #define EXP_DECAY_RATE (1./3600)
 
+NET_STATUS net_status;
+
 NET_STATS::NET_STATS() {
     last_time = 0;
     memset(&up, 0, sizeof(up));
@@ -141,4 +143,75 @@ int NET_STATS::parse(MIOFILE& in) {
     return ERR_XML_PARSE;
 }
 
+// Return:
+// 0 if we have network connections open
+// 1 if we need a physical connection
+// 2 if we don't have any connections, and don't need any
+// 3 if a website lookup is pending (try again later)
+//
+// There's a 10-second slop factor;
+// if we've done network comm in the last 10 seconds,
+// we act as if we're doing it now.
+// (so that polling mechanisms have a change to trigger)
+//
+int NET_STATUS::network_status() {
+    static double last_comm_time=0;
+
+    if (gstate.http_ops->nops()) {
+        last_comm_time = gstate.now;
+    }
+    if (gstate.now - last_comm_time < 10) {
+        //msg_printf(0, MSG_INFO, "nops %d; return 0", http_ops->nops());
+        return 0;
+    }
+    if (gstate.lookup_website_op.error_num == ERR_IN_PROGRESS) {
+        return 3;
+    }
+    if (need_physical_connection) {
+        //msg_printf(0, MSG_INFO, "need phys conn; return 1");
+        return 1;
+    }
+    if (gstate.active_tasks.want_network()) {
+        return 1;
+    }
+    have_sporadic_connection = false;
+    //msg_printf(0, MSG_INFO, "returning 2");
+    return 2;
+}
+
+// There's now a network connection, after some period of disconnection.
+// Do all communication that we can.
+//
+void NET_STATUS::network_available() {
+    unsigned int i;
+
+    have_sporadic_connection = true;
+    for (i=0; i<gstate.pers_file_xfers->pers_file_xfers.size(); i++) {
+        PERS_FILE_XFER* pfx = gstate.pers_file_xfers->pers_file_xfers[i];
+        pfx->next_request_time = 0;
+    }
+    for (i=0; i<gstate.projects.size(); i++) {
+        PROJECT* p = gstate.projects[i];
+        p->min_rpc_time = 0;
+    }
+
+    // tell active tasks that network is available (for Folding@home)
+    //
+    gstate.active_tasks.network_available();
+}
+
+// An HTTP operation failed;
+// it could be because there's no physical network connection.
+// Find out for sure by trying to contact google
+//
+void NET_STATUS::got_http_error() {
+    if ((gstate.lookup_website_op.error_num != ERR_IN_PROGRESS)
+        && !need_physical_connection
+    ) {
+        std::string url = "http://www.google.com";
+        //msg_printf(0, MSG_ERROR, "need_phys_conn %d trying google", gstate.need_physical_connection);
+        gstate.lookup_website_op.do_rpc(url);
+    }
+}
+
 const char *BOINC_RCSID_733b4006f5 = "$Id$";
diff --git a/client/net_stats.h b/client/net_stats.h
index 0c825a059b..b7006f5c74 100644
--- a/client/net_stats.h
+++ b/client/net_stats.h
@@ -56,4 +56,31 @@ public:
     int parse(MIOFILE&);
 };
 
+class NET_STATUS {
+public:
+    bool need_physical_connection;
+        // client wants to do network comm and no physical connection exists.
+        // Initially false; set whenever a Curl operation
+        // returns CURLE_COULDNT_RESOLVE_HOST,
+        // and a subsequent request to a highly-available site
+        // also returns CURLE_COULDNT_RESOLVE_HOST.
+        // cleared whenever we transfer data,
+        // or an operation returns some other value
+        //
+    bool have_sporadic_connection;
+        // we have a network connection, but it's likely to go away soon,
+        // so do as much network comm as possible
+        // (e.g. report completed results)
+        //
+    int network_status();
+    void network_available();
+    void got_http_error();
+    NET_STATUS() {
+        need_physical_connection = false;
+        have_sporadic_connection = false;
+    }
+};
+
+extern NET_STATUS net_status;
+
 #endif
diff --git a/client/pers_file_xfer.C b/client/pers_file_xfer.C
index a919c3a7fd..fbae16bea2 100644
--- a/client/pers_file_xfer.C
+++ b/client/pers_file_xfer.C
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ void PERS_FILE_XFER::do_backoff() {
 
     // don't count it as a server failure if network is down
     //
-    if (!gstate.need_physical_connection) {
+    if (!net_status.need_physical_connection) {
         nretry++;
     }
 
diff --git a/client/scheduler_op.C b/client/scheduler_op.C
index d7735b0934..8508f7563a 100644
--- a/client/scheduler_op.C
+++ b/client/scheduler_op.C
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ void SCHEDULER_OP::backoff(PROJECT* p, const char *error_msg ) {
 
     // if network is down, don't count it as RPC failure
     //
-    if (!gstate.need_physical_connection) {
+    if (!net_status.need_physical_connection) {
         p->nrpc_failures++;
     }
     //msg_printf(p, MSG_INFO, "nrpc_failures %d need_conn %d", p->nrpc_failures, gstate.need_physical_connection);
diff --git a/lib/app_ipc.C b/lib/app_ipc.C
index 36eed0aa8b..3f4c3f97df 100755
--- a/lib/app_ipc.C
+++ b/lib/app_ipc.C
@@ -26,13 +26,12 @@
 #include <cstring>
 #endif
 
-#include "app_ipc.h"
 #include "parse.h"
 #include "error_numbers.h"
 #include "util.h"
 #include "filesys.h"
 #include "miofile.h"
-
+#include "app_ipc.h"
 
 using std::string;