diff --git a/software/openvisualizer/bin/openVisualizerApp/openVisualizerWeb.py b/software/openvisualizer/bin/openVisualizerApp/openVisualizerWeb.py
index 8e5e24315..67278640e 100644
--- a/software/openvisualizer/bin/openVisualizerApp/openVisualizerWeb.py
+++ b/software/openvisualizer/bin/openVisualizerApp/openVisualizerWeb.py
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
 
 from pydispatch import dispatcher
 
+from time import sleep
+
 class OpenVisualizerWeb(eventBusClient.eventBusClient):
     '''
     Provides web UI for OpenVisualizer. Runs as a webapp in a Bottle web
@@ -99,6 +101,7 @@ def _defineRoutes(self):
         self.websrv.route(path='/topology/connections',   method='POST',  callback=self._topologyConnectionsUpdate)
         self.websrv.route(path='/topology/connections',   method='DELETE',callback=self._topologyConnectionsDelete)
         self.websrv.route(path='/topology/route',         method='GET',   callback=self._topologyRouteRetrieve)
+        self.websrv.route(path='/topology/neighbor',      method='GET',   callback=self._topologyNeighborRetrieve)
         self.websrv.route(path='/static/<filepath:path>',                 callback=self._serverStatic)
     
     @view('moteview.tmpl')
@@ -318,7 +321,26 @@ def _topologyRouteRetrieve(self):
         }
         
         return data
-    
+
+    def _topologyNeighborRetrieve(self):
+
+        data = bottle.request.query
+
+        assert data.keys()==['mote']
+        moteid = "%04d" % int(data['mote'])
+
+        ms = self.app.getMoteState(moteid)
+        neighbors = json.loads(ms.getStateElem(ms.ST_NEIGHBORS).toJson('data'))
+
+		#This is probably not a good idea! to convert ip to id like this
+        neighbors = [int(n['addr'][21:23]) for n in neighbors if n['stableNeighbor'] != 0]
+
+        data = {
+            'neighbors'          : neighbors,
+            'mote'               : data['mote'],
+        }
+        return data
+
     def _getEventData(self):
         response = {
             'isDebugPkts' : 'true' if self.app.eventBusMonitor.wiresharkDebugEnabled else 'false',
@@ -382,18 +404,29 @@ def _addParserArgs(parser):
         }
     )
     webthread.start()
-    
     #===== add a cli (minimal) interface
     
     banner  = []
     banner += ['OpenVisualizer']
+
+    if (app.simulatorMode == True):
+        sleep(3) #Give me a moment to load!
+        webapp._toggleRoot('0002')
+        banner += ["Mote 2 was toggled to be as DAGroot."]
+
+        webapp._setWiresharkDebug('true')
+        banner += ["Wireshark debug was enabled by default"]
+
+        webapp._setGologicDebug("true")
+        banner += ["Logic Analizer debug was enabled by default"]
+
     banner += ['web interface started at {0}:{1}'.format(argspace.host,argspace.port)]
     banner += ['enter \'q\' to exit']
     banner  = '\n'.join(banner)
     print banner
-    
+
     while True:
         input = raw_input('> ')
         if input=='q':
             print 'bye bye.'
-            os.kill(os.getpid(), signal.SIGTERM)
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+            os.kill(os.getpid(), signal.SIGTERM)
diff --git a/software/openvisualizer/bin/openVisualizerApp/web_files/templates/topology.tmpl b/software/openvisualizer/bin/openVisualizerApp/web_files/templates/topology.tmpl
index 7521d06e4..20d344ac0 100644
--- a/software/openvisualizer/bin/openVisualizerApp/web_files/templates/topology.tmpl
+++ b/software/openvisualizer/bin/openVisualizerApp/web_files/templates/topology.tmpl
@@ -86,7 +86,17 @@
                         
                     }
                 )
-                
+               
+				//neighborStar
+                neighborStar = new google.maps.Polyline(
+                    {
+                        geodesic:      true,
+                        strokeOpacity: 0.8,
+                        strokeWeight:  4,
+                        strokeColor:   '#9900bb'
+                        
+                    }
+                )
                 // load mote data
                 getTopologyData();
             }
@@ -172,6 +182,11 @@
                             'mouseout',
                             hideRoute
                         );
+						google.maps.event.addListener(
+							motes[id].marker,
+							'mouseout',
+							hideNeighbor
+						);
                         attachMouseoverMarker(id);
                         attachRightClickCreateConnection(id);
                     }
@@ -289,6 +304,7 @@
                     'mouseover',
                     function(event){
                         getRoute(id);
+						getNeighbors(id);
                     }
                 );
             }
@@ -402,10 +418,51 @@
                 routeLine.setPath(routePath);
                 routeLine.setMap(map);
             }
+
+			function getNeighbors(id){
+                $.ajax({
+                    type:    "GET",
+                    url:     "/topology/neighbor",
+                    data:    {
+                        'mote': id,
+                    },
+                    success:  handleNeighbor,
+                })
+                .fail(function() {
+                    console.log("ERROR: could not GET route from server.");
+                })
+			}
+
+			function handleNeighbor(neighborData){
+
+                var neighborStarPath = [];
+                
+                for (i=0; i<neighborData.neighbors.length; i++) {
+                    neighborStarPath.push(
+                        new google.maps.LatLng(
+                            motes[neighborData.mote].lat,
+                            motes[neighborData.mote].lon
+                        )
+                    )
+                    neighborStarPath.push(
+                        new google.maps.LatLng(
+                            motes[neighborData.neighbors[i]].lat,
+                            motes[neighborData.neighbors[i]].lon
+                        )
+                    )
+                }
+                
+                neighborStar.setPath(neighborStarPath);
+                neighborStar.setMap(map);
+			}
             
             function hideRoute() {
                 routeLine.setMap(null);
             }
+
+            function hideNeighbor() {
+                neighborStar.setMap(null);
+            }
             
             function connectionCreationStep(id) {
                 
@@ -625,4 +682,4 @@
 	        </div>
 	    </div>
 	</body>
-</html>
\ No newline at end of file
+</html>