Beginning of rewriting HG. Compiles, and runs, but HG functions not restored yet.

16 files changed, 1278 insertions, 668 deletions

diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/EntityTransfer/EntityTransferModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/EntityTransfer/EntityTransferModule.cs
index 25415af..827dafe 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/EntityTransfer/EntityTransferModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/EntityTransfer/EntityTransferModule.cs
@@ -1154,7 +1154,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Framework.EntityTransfer
 
         #endregion
 
-        #region Object Crossings
+        #region Object Transfers
         /// <summary>
         /// Move the given scene object into a new region depending on which region its absolute position has moved
         /// into.
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/ServiceConnectorsIn/Grid/HypergridServiceInConnectorModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/ServiceConnectorsIn/Grid/HypergridServiceInConnectorModule.cs
index b12d778..6ec0fcf 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/ServiceConnectorsIn/Grid/HypergridServiceInConnectorModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/ServiceConnectorsIn/Grid/HypergridServiceInConnectorModule.cs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ using OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes;
 using OpenSim.Region.Framework.Interfaces;
 using OpenSim.Server.Base;
 using OpenSim.Server.Handlers.Base;
-using OpenSim.Server.Handlers.Grid;
+using OpenSim.Server.Handlers.Hypergrid;
 using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
 using GridRegion = OpenSim.Services.Interfaces.GridRegion;
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.ServiceConnectorsIn.Grid
         
         private IConfigSource m_Config;
         bool m_Registered = false;
-        HypergridServiceInConnector m_HypergridHandler;
+        GatekeeperServiceInConnector m_HypergridHandler;
 
         #region IRegionModule interface
 
@@ -102,9 +102,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.ServiceConnectorsIn.Grid
         {
             if (!m_Enabled)
                 return;
-
-            GridRegion rinfo = new GridRegion(scene.RegionInfo);
-            m_HypergridHandler.RemoveRegion(rinfo);
         }
 
         public void RegionLoaded(Scene scene)
@@ -119,13 +116,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.ServiceConnectorsIn.Grid
                 m_log.Info("[HypergridService]: Starting...");
 
 //                Object[] args = new Object[] { m_Config, MainServer.Instance };
-
-                m_HypergridHandler = new HypergridServiceInConnector(m_Config, MainServer.Instance, scene.RequestModuleInterface<IHyperlinkService>());
+                ISimulationService simService = scene.RequestModuleInterface<ISimulationService>();
+                m_HypergridHandler = new GatekeeperServiceInConnector(m_Config, MainServer.Instance, simService);
                 //ServerUtils.LoadPlugin<HypergridServiceInConnector>("OpenSim.Server.Handlers.dll:HypergridServiceInConnector", args);
             }
-
-            GridRegion rinfo = new GridRegion(scene.RegionInfo);
-            m_HypergridHandler.AddRegion(rinfo);
         }
 
         #endregion
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/ServiceConnectorsOut/Grid/HGGridConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/ServiceConnectorsOut/Grid/HGGridConnector.cs
index de71b56..75eb889 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/ServiceConnectorsOut/Grid/HGGridConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/ServiceConnectorsOut/Grid/HGGridConnector.cs
@@ -49,12 +49,11 @@ using Nini.Config;
 
 namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.ServiceConnectorsOut.Grid
 {
-    public class HGGridConnector : ISharedRegionModule, IGridService, IHyperlinkService
+    public class HGGridConnector : ISharedRegionModule, IGridService
     {
         private static readonly ILog m_log =
                 LogManager.GetLogger(
                 MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
-        private static string LocalAssetServerURI, LocalInventoryServerURI, LocalUserServerURI;
 
         private bool m_Enabled = false;
         private bool m_Initialized = false;
@@ -63,18 +62,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.ServiceConnectorsOut.Grid
         private Dictionary<ulong, Scene> m_LocalScenes = new Dictionary<ulong, Scene>();
 
         private IGridService m_GridServiceConnector;
-        private HypergridServiceConnector m_HypergridServiceConnector;
+        private IHypergridService m_HypergridService;
 
-        // Hyperlink regions are hyperlinks on the map
-        protected Dictionary<UUID, GridRegion> m_HyperlinkRegions = new Dictionary<UUID, GridRegion>();
-
-        // Known regions are home regions of visiting foreign users.
-        // They are not on the map as static hyperlinks. They are dynamic hyperlinks, they go away when
-        // the visitor goes away. They are mapped to X=0 on the map.
-        // This is key-ed on agent ID
-        protected Dictionary<UUID, GridRegion> m_knownRegions = new Dictionary<UUID, GridRegion>();
-
-        protected Dictionary<UUID, ulong> m_HyperlinkHandles = new Dictionary<UUID, ulong>();
 
         #region ISharedRegionModule
 
@@ -125,13 +114,22 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.ServiceConnectorsOut.Grid
             if (module == String.Empty)
             {
                 m_log.Error("[HGGRID CONNECTOR]: No GridServiceConnectorModule named in section GridService");
-                //return;
                 throw new Exception("Unable to proceed. Please make sure your ini files in config-include are updated according to .example's");
             }
 
             Object[] args = new Object[] { source };
             m_GridServiceConnector = ServerUtils.LoadPlugin<IGridService>(module, args);
 
+            string hypergrid = gridConfig.GetString("HypergridService", string.Empty);
+            if (hypergrid == String.Empty)
+            {
+                m_log.Error("[HGGRID CONNECTOR]: No HypergridService named in section GridService");
+                throw new Exception("Unable to proceed. Please make sure your ini files in config-include are updated according to .example's");
+            }
+            m_HypergridService = ServerUtils.LoadPlugin<IHypergridService>(hypergrid, args);
+
+            if (m_GridServiceConnector == null || m_HypergridService == null)
+                throw new Exception("Unable to proceed. HGGrid services could not be loaded.");
         }
 
         public void PostInitialise()
@@ -151,7 +149,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.ServiceConnectorsOut.Grid
 
             m_LocalScenes[scene.RegionInfo.RegionHandle] = scene;
             scene.RegisterModuleInterface<IGridService>(this);
-            scene.RegisterModuleInterface<IHyperlinkService>(this);
 
             ((ISharedRegionModule)m_GridServiceConnector).AddRegion(scene);
 
@@ -175,18 +172,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.ServiceConnectorsOut.Grid
             {
                 m_aScene = scene;
 
-                m_HypergridServiceConnector = new HypergridServiceConnector(scene.AssetService);
-
-                HGCommands hgCommands = new HGCommands(this, scene);
-                MainConsole.Instance.Commands.AddCommand("HGGridServicesConnector", false, "link-region",
-                    "link-region <Xloc> <Yloc> <HostName>:<HttpPort>[:<RemoteRegionName>] <cr>",
-                    "Link a hypergrid region", hgCommands.RunCommand);
-                MainConsole.Instance.Commands.AddCommand("HGGridServicesConnector", false, "unlink-region",
-                    "unlink-region <local name> or <HostName>:<HttpPort> <cr>",
-                    "Unlink a hypergrid region", hgCommands.RunCommand);
-                MainConsole.Instance.Commands.AddCommand("HGGridServicesConnector", false, "link-mapping", "link-mapping [<x> <y>] <cr>",
-                    "Set local coordinate to map HG regions to", hgCommands.RunCommand);
-
                 m_Initialized = true;
             }
         }
@@ -197,50 +182,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.ServiceConnectorsOut.Grid
 
         public string RegisterRegion(UUID scopeID, GridRegion regionInfo)
         {
-            // Region doesn't exist here. Trying to link remote region
-            if (regionInfo.RegionID.Equals(UUID.Zero))
-            {
-                m_log.Info("[HGrid]: Linking remote region " + regionInfo.ExternalHostName + ":" + regionInfo.HttpPort);
-                ulong regionHandle = 0;
-                regionInfo.RegionID = m_HypergridServiceConnector.LinkRegion(regionInfo, out regionHandle); 
-                if (!regionInfo.RegionID.Equals(UUID.Zero))
-                {
-                    AddHyperlinkRegion(regionInfo, regionHandle);
-                    m_log.Info("[HGrid]: Successfully linked to region_uuid " + regionInfo.RegionID);
-
-                    // Try get the map image
-                    m_HypergridServiceConnector.GetMapImage(regionInfo);
-                    return String.Empty;
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    m_log.Info("[HGrid]: No such region " + regionInfo.ExternalHostName + ":" + regionInfo.HttpPort + "(" + regionInfo.InternalEndPoint.Port + ")");
-                    return "No such region";
-                }
-                // Note that these remote regions aren't registered in localBackend, so return null, no local listeners
-            }
-            else // normal grid
-                return m_GridServiceConnector.RegisterRegion(scopeID, regionInfo);
+            return m_GridServiceConnector.RegisterRegion(scopeID, regionInfo);
         }
 
         public bool DeregisterRegion(UUID regionID)
         {
-            // Try the hyperlink collection
-            if (m_HyperlinkRegions.ContainsKey(regionID))
-            {
-                RemoveHyperlinkRegion(regionID);
-                return true;
-            }
-            // Try the foreign users home collection
-
-            foreach (GridRegion r in m_knownRegions.Values)
-                if (r.RegionID == regionID)
-                {
-                    RemoveHyperlinkHomeRegion(regionID);
-                    return true;
-                }
-
-            // Finally, try the normal route
             return m_GridServiceConnector.DeregisterRegion(regionID);
         }
 
@@ -253,41 +199,27 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.ServiceConnectorsOut.Grid
 
         public GridRegion GetRegionByUUID(UUID scopeID, UUID regionID)
         {
-            // Try the hyperlink collection
-            if (m_HyperlinkRegions.ContainsKey(regionID))
-                return m_HyperlinkRegions[regionID];
-            
-            // Try the foreign users home collection
-            foreach (GridRegion r in m_knownRegions.Values)
-                if (r.RegionID == regionID)
-                    return r;
-
-            // Finally, try the normal route
-            return m_GridServiceConnector.GetRegionByUUID(scopeID, regionID);
+            GridRegion region = m_GridServiceConnector.GetRegionByUUID(scopeID, regionID);
+            if (region != null)
+                return region;
+
+            region = m_HypergridService.GetRegionByUUID(regionID);
+
+            return region;
         }
 
         public GridRegion GetRegionByPosition(UUID scopeID, int x, int y)
         {
             int snapX = (int) (x / Constants.RegionSize) * (int)Constants.RegionSize;
             int snapY = (int) (y / Constants.RegionSize) * (int)Constants.RegionSize;
-            // Try the hyperlink collection
-            foreach (GridRegion r in m_HyperlinkRegions.Values)
-            {
-                if ((r.RegionLocX == snapX) && (r.RegionLocY == snapY))
-                    return r;
-            }
 
-            // Try the foreign users home collection
-            foreach (GridRegion r in m_knownRegions.Values)
-            {
-                if ((r.RegionLocX == snapX) && (r.RegionLocY == snapY))
-                {
-                    return r;
-                }
-            }
+            GridRegion region = m_GridServiceConnector.GetRegionByPosition(scopeID, x, y);
+            if (region != null)
+                return region;
+
+            region = m_HypergridService.GetRegionByPosition(snapX, snapY);
 
-            // Finally, try the normal route
-            return m_GridServiceConnector.GetRegionByPosition(scopeID, x, y);
+            return region;
         }
 
         public GridRegion GetRegionByName(UUID scopeID, string regionName)
@@ -297,551 +229,55 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.ServiceConnectorsOut.Grid
             if (region != null)
                 return region;
 
-            // Try the hyperlink collection
-            foreach (GridRegion r in m_HyperlinkRegions.Values)
-            {
-                if (r.RegionName == regionName)
-                    return r;
-            }
+            region = m_HypergridService.GetRegionByName(regionName);
 
-            // Try the foreign users home collection
-            foreach (GridRegion r in m_knownRegions.Values)
-            {
-                if (r.RegionName == regionName)
-                    return r;
-            }
-            return null;
+            return region;
         }
 
         public List<GridRegion> GetRegionsByName(UUID scopeID, string name, int maxNumber)
         {
-            List<GridRegion> rinfos = new List<GridRegion>();
-
             if (name == string.Empty)
-                return rinfos;
-            
-            foreach (GridRegion r in m_HyperlinkRegions.Values)
-                if ((r.RegionName != null) && r.RegionName.ToLower().StartsWith(name.ToLower()))
-                    rinfos.Add(r);
+                return new List<GridRegion>();
+
+            List<GridRegion> rinfos = m_GridServiceConnector.GetRegionsByName(scopeID, name, maxNumber);
+
+            rinfos.AddRange(m_HypergridService.GetRegionsByName(name));
+            if (rinfos.Count > maxNumber)
+                rinfos.RemoveRange(maxNumber - 1, rinfos.Count - maxNumber);
 
-            rinfos.AddRange(m_GridServiceConnector.GetRegionsByName(scopeID, name, maxNumber));
             return rinfos;
         }
 
         public List<GridRegion> GetRegionRange(UUID scopeID, int xmin, int xmax, int ymin, int ymax)
         {
             int snapXmin = (int)(xmin / Constants.RegionSize) * (int)Constants.RegionSize;
-//            int snapXmax = (int)(xmax / Constants.RegionSize) * (int)Constants.RegionSize;
+            int snapXmax = (int)(xmax / Constants.RegionSize) * (int)Constants.RegionSize;
             int snapYmin = (int)(ymin / Constants.RegionSize) * (int)Constants.RegionSize;
             int snapYmax = (int)(ymax / Constants.RegionSize) * (int)Constants.RegionSize;
 
-            List<GridRegion> rinfos = new List<GridRegion>();
-            foreach (GridRegion r in m_HyperlinkRegions.Values)
-                if ((r.RegionLocX > snapXmin) && (r.RegionLocX < snapYmax) &&
-                    (r.RegionLocY > snapYmin) && (r.RegionLocY < snapYmax))
-                    rinfos.Add(r);
+            List<GridRegion> rinfos = m_GridServiceConnector.GetRegionRange(scopeID, xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax);
 
-            rinfos.AddRange(m_GridServiceConnector.GetRegionRange(scopeID, xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax));
+            rinfos.AddRange(m_HypergridService.GetRegionRange(snapXmin, snapXmax, snapYmin, snapYmax));
 
             return rinfos;
         }
 
-        #endregion
-
-        #region Auxiliary
-
-        private void AddHyperlinkRegion(GridRegion regionInfo, ulong regionHandle)
-        {
-            m_HyperlinkRegions[regionInfo.RegionID] = regionInfo;
-            m_HyperlinkHandles[regionInfo.RegionID] = regionHandle;
-        }
-
-        private void RemoveHyperlinkRegion(UUID regionID)
-        {
-            m_HyperlinkRegions.Remove(regionID);
-            m_HyperlinkHandles.Remove(regionID);
-        }
-
-        private void AddHyperlinkHomeRegion(UUID userID, GridRegion regionInfo, ulong regionHandle)
-        {
-            m_knownRegions[userID] = regionInfo;
-            m_HyperlinkHandles[regionInfo.RegionID] = regionHandle;
-        }
-
-        private void RemoveHyperlinkHomeRegion(UUID regionID)
-        {
-            foreach (KeyValuePair<UUID, GridRegion> kvp in m_knownRegions)
-            {
-                if (kvp.Value.RegionID == regionID)
-                {
-                    m_knownRegions.Remove(kvp.Key);
-                }
-            }
-            m_HyperlinkHandles.Remove(regionID);
-        }
-        #endregion
-
-        #region IHyperlinkService
-
-        private static Random random = new Random();
-
-        // From the command line link-region
-        public GridRegion TryLinkRegionToCoords(Scene m_scene, IClientAPI client, string mapName, int xloc, int yloc)
-        {
-            string host = "127.0.0.1";
-            string portstr;
-            string regionName = "";
-            uint port = 9000;
-            string[] parts = mapName.Split(new char[] { ':' });
-            if (parts.Length >= 1)
-            {
-                host = parts[0];
-            }
-            if (parts.Length >= 2)
-            {
-                portstr = parts[1];
-                //m_log.Debug("-- port = " + portstr);
-                if (!UInt32.TryParse(portstr, out port))
-                    regionName = parts[1];
-            }
-            // always take the last one
-            if (parts.Length >= 3)
-            {
-                regionName = parts[2];
-            }
-
-            // Sanity check. Don't ever link to this sim.
-            IPAddress ipaddr = null;
-            try
-            {
-                ipaddr = Util.GetHostFromDNS(host);
-            }
-            catch { }
-
-            if ((ipaddr != null) &&
-                !((m_scene.RegionInfo.ExternalEndPoint.Address.Equals(ipaddr)) && (m_scene.RegionInfo.HttpPort == port)))
-            {
-                GridRegion regInfo;
-                bool success = TryCreateLink(m_scene, client, xloc, yloc, regionName, port, host, out regInfo);
-                if (success)
-                {
-                    regInfo.RegionName = mapName;
-                    return regInfo;
-                }
-            }
-
-            return null;
-        }
-
-
-        // From the map search and secondlife://blah
-        public GridRegion TryLinkRegion(Scene m_scene, IClientAPI client, string mapName)
-        {
-            int xloc = random.Next(0, Int16.MaxValue) * (int) Constants.RegionSize;
-            return TryLinkRegionToCoords(m_scene, client, mapName, xloc, 0);
-        }
-
-        // From the command line and the 2 above
-        public bool TryCreateLink(Scene m_scene, IClientAPI client, int xloc, int yloc,
-            string externalRegionName, uint externalPort, string externalHostName, out GridRegion regInfo)
-        {
-            m_log.DebugFormat("[HGrid]: Link to {0}:{1}, in {2}-{3}", externalHostName, externalPort, xloc, yloc);
-
-            regInfo = new GridRegion();
-            regInfo.RegionName = externalRegionName;
-            regInfo.HttpPort = externalPort;
-            regInfo.ExternalHostName = externalHostName;
-            regInfo.RegionLocX = xloc;
-            regInfo.RegionLocY = yloc;
-
-            try
-            {
-                regInfo.InternalEndPoint = new IPEndPoint(IPAddress.Parse("0.0.0.0"), (int)0);
-            }
-            catch (Exception e)
-            {
-                m_log.Warn("[HGrid]: Wrong format for link-region: " + e.Message);
-                return false;
-            }
-
-            // Finally, link it
-                if (RegisterRegion(UUID.Zero, regInfo) != String.Empty)
-                {
-                    m_log.Warn("[HGrid]: Unable to link region");
-                    return false;
-                }
-
-            int x, y;
-            if (!Check4096(m_scene, regInfo, out x, out y))
-            {
-                DeregisterRegion(regInfo.RegionID);
-                if (client != null)
-                    client.SendAlertMessage("Region is too far (" + x + ", " + y + ")");
-                m_log.Info("[HGrid]: Unable to link, region is too far (" + x + ", " + y + ")");
-                return false;
-            }
-
-            if (!CheckCoords(m_scene.RegionInfo.RegionLocX, m_scene.RegionInfo.RegionLocY, x, y))
-            {
-                DeregisterRegion(regInfo.RegionID);
-                if (client != null)
-                    client.SendAlertMessage("Region has incompatible coordinates (" + x + ", " + y + ")");
-                m_log.Info("[HGrid]: Unable to link, region has incompatible coordinates (" + x + ", " + y + ")");
-                return false;
-            }
-
-            m_log.Debug("[HGrid]: link region succeeded");
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        public bool TryUnlinkRegion(Scene m_scene, string mapName)
-        {
-            GridRegion regInfo = null;
-            if (mapName.Contains(":"))
-            {
-                string host = "127.0.0.1";
-                //string portstr;
-                //string regionName = "";
-                uint port = 9000;
-                string[] parts = mapName.Split(new char[] { ':' });
-                if (parts.Length >= 1)
-                {
-                    host = parts[0];
-                }
-                //                if (parts.Length >= 2)
-                //                {
-                //                    portstr = parts[1];
-                //                    if (!UInt32.TryParse(portstr, out port))
-                //                        regionName = parts[1];
-                //                }
-                // always take the last one
-                //                if (parts.Length >= 3)
-                //                {
-                //                    regionName = parts[2];
-                //                }
-                foreach (GridRegion r in m_HyperlinkRegions.Values)
-                    if (host.Equals(r.ExternalHostName) && (port == r.HttpPort))
-                        regInfo = r;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                foreach (GridRegion r in m_HyperlinkRegions.Values)
-                    if (r.RegionName.Equals(mapName))
-                        regInfo = r;
-            }
-            if (regInfo != null)
-            {
-                return DeregisterRegion(regInfo.RegionID);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                m_log.InfoFormat("[HGrid]: Region {0} not found", mapName);
-                return false;
-            }
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Cope with this viewer limitation.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="regInfo"></param>
-        /// <returns></returns>
-        public bool Check4096(Scene m_scene, GridRegion regInfo, out int x, out int y)
-        {
-            ulong realHandle = m_HyperlinkHandles[regInfo.RegionID];
-            uint ux = 0, uy = 0;
-            Utils.LongToUInts(realHandle, out ux, out uy);
-            x = (int)(ux / Constants.RegionSize);
-            y = (int)(uy / Constants.RegionSize);
-
-            if ((Math.Abs((int)m_scene.RegionInfo.RegionLocX - x) >= 4096) ||
-                (Math.Abs((int)m_scene.RegionInfo.RegionLocY - y) >= 4096))
-            {
-                return false;
-            }
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        public bool CheckCoords(uint thisx, uint thisy, int x, int y)
-        {
-            if ((thisx == x) && (thisy == y))
-                return false;
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        // From the map search
-        public GridRegion TryLinkRegion(IClientAPI client, string regionDescriptor)
-        {
-            return TryLinkRegion((Scene)client.Scene, client, regionDescriptor);
-        }
-
-        // From the map and secondlife://blah
-        public GridRegion GetHyperlinkRegion(ulong handle)
-        {
-            foreach (GridRegion r in m_HyperlinkRegions.Values)
-                if (r.RegionHandle == handle)
-                    return r;
-            foreach (GridRegion r in m_knownRegions.Values)
-                if (r.RegionHandle == handle)
-                    return r;
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        public ulong FindRegionHandle(ulong handle)
-        {
-            foreach (GridRegion r in m_HyperlinkRegions.Values)
-                if ((r.RegionHandle == handle) && (m_HyperlinkHandles.ContainsKey(r.RegionID)))
-                    return m_HyperlinkHandles[r.RegionID];
-
-            foreach (GridRegion r in m_knownRegions.Values)
-                if ((r.RegionHandle == handle) && (m_HyperlinkHandles.ContainsKey(r.RegionID)))
-                    return m_HyperlinkHandles[r.RegionID];
-
-            return handle;
-        }
-
-        public bool SendUserInformation(GridRegion regInfo, AgentCircuitData agentData)
-        {
-            // REFACTORING PROBLEM. This needs to change. Some of this info should go with the agent circuit data.
-
-            //UserAccount account = m_aScene.UserAccountService.GetUserAccount(m_aScene.RegionInfo.ScopeID, agentData.AgentID);
-            //if (account == null)
-            //    return false;
-
-            //if ((IsLocalUser(account) && (GetHyperlinkRegion(regInfo.RegionHandle) != null)) ||
-            //    (!IsLocalUser(account) && !IsGoingHome(uinfo, regInfo)))
-            //{
-            //    m_log.Info("[HGrid]: Local user is going to foreign region or foreign user is going elsewhere");
-
-            //    PresenceInfo pinfo = m_aScene.PresenceService.GetAgent(agentData.SessionID);
-            //    if (pinfo != null)
-            //    {
-            //        // Set the position of the region on the remote grid
-            //        //                ulong realHandle = FindRegionHandle(regInfo.RegionHandle);
-            //        uint x = 0, y = 0;
-            //        Utils.LongToUInts(regInfo.RegionHandle, out x, out y);
-            //        GridRegion clonedRegion = new GridRegion(regInfo);
-            //        clonedRegion.RegionLocX = (int)x;
-            //        clonedRegion.RegionLocY = (int)y;
-
-            //        // Get the user's home region information and adapt the region handle
-            //        GridRegion home = GetRegionByUUID(m_aScene.RegionInfo.ScopeID, pinfo.HomeRegionID);
-            //        if (m_HyperlinkHandles.ContainsKey(pinfo.HomeRegionID))
-            //        {
-            //            ulong realHandle = m_HyperlinkHandles[pinfo.HomeRegionID];
-            //            Utils.LongToUInts(realHandle, out x, out y);
-            //            m_log.DebugFormat("[HGrid]: Foreign user is going elsewhere. Adjusting home handle from {0}-{1} to {2}-{3}", home.RegionLocX, home.RegionLocY, x, y);
-            //            home.RegionLocX = (int)x;
-            //            home.RegionLocY = (int)y;
-            //        }
-
-            //        // Get the user's service URLs
-            //        string serverURI = "";
-            //        if (uinfo.UserProfile is ForeignUserProfileData)
-            //            serverURI = Util.ServerURI(((ForeignUserProfileData)uinfo.UserProfile).UserServerURI);
-            //        string userServer = (serverURI == "") || (serverURI == null) ? LocalUserServerURI : serverURI;
-
-            //        string assetServer = Util.ServerURI(uinfo.UserProfile.UserAssetURI);
-            //        if ((assetServer == null) || (assetServer == ""))
-            //            assetServer = LocalAssetServerURI;
-
-            //        string inventoryServer = Util.ServerURI(uinfo.UserProfile.UserInventoryURI);
-            //        if ((inventoryServer == null) || (inventoryServer == ""))
-            //            inventoryServer = LocalInventoryServerURI;
-
-            //        if (!m_HypergridServiceConnector.InformRegionOfUser(clonedRegion, agentData, home, userServer, assetServer, inventoryServer))
-            //        {
-            //            m_log.Warn("[HGrid]: Could not inform remote region of transferring user.");
-            //            return false;
-            //        }
-            //    }
-            //    else
-            //    {
-            //        m_log.Warn("[HGrid]: Unable to find local presence of transferring user.");
-            //        return false;
-            //    }
-            //}
-            ////if ((uinfo == null) || !IsGoingHome(uinfo, regInfo))
-            ////{
-            ////    m_log.Info("[HGrid]: User seems to be going to foreign region.");
-            ////    if (!InformRegionOfUser(regInfo, agentData))
-            ////    {
-            ////        m_log.Warn("[HGrid]: Could not inform remote region of transferring user.");
-            ////        return false;
-            ////    }
-            ////}
-            ////else
-            ////    m_log.Info("[HGrid]: User seems to be going home " + uinfo.UserProfile.FirstName + " " + uinfo.UserProfile.SurName);
-
-            //// May need to change agent's name
-            //if (IsLocalUser(uinfo) && (GetHyperlinkRegion(regInfo.RegionHandle) != null))
-            //{
-            //    agentData.firstname = agentData.firstname + "." + agentData.lastname;
-            //    agentData.lastname = "@" + LocalUserServerURI.Replace("http://", ""); ; //HGNetworkServersInfo.Singleton.LocalUserServerURI;
-            //}
-
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        public void AdjustUserInformation(AgentCircuitData agentData)
-        {
-            // REFACTORING PROBLEM!!! This needs to change
-
-            //CachedUserInfo uinfo = m_aScene.CommsManager.UserProfileCacheService.GetUserDetails(agentData.AgentID);
-            //if ((uinfo != null) && (uinfo.UserProfile != null) &&
-            //    (IsLocalUser(uinfo) || !(uinfo.UserProfile is ForeignUserProfileData)))
-            //{
-            //    //m_log.Debug("---------------> Local User!");
-            //    string[] parts = agentData.firstname.Split(new char[] { '.' });
-            //    if (parts.Length == 2)
-            //    {
-            //        agentData.firstname = parts[0];
-            //        agentData.lastname = parts[1];
-            //    }
-            //}
-            ////else
-            ////    m_log.Debug("---------------> Foreign User!");
-        }
-
-        // Check if a local user exists with the same UUID as the incoming foreign user
-        public bool CheckUserAtEntry(UUID userID, UUID sessionID, out bool comingHome)
-        {
-            comingHome = false;
-
-            UserAccount account = m_aScene.UserAccountService.GetUserAccount(m_aScene.RegionInfo.ScopeID, userID);
-            if (account != null) 
-            {
-                if (m_aScene.AuthenticationService.Verify(userID, sessionID.ToString(), 30))
-                {
-                    // oh, so it's you! welcome back
-                    comingHome = true;
-                }
-                else
-                    // can't have a foreigner with a local UUID
-                    return false;
-            }
-
-            // OK, user can come in
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        public void AcceptUser(ForeignUserProfileData user, GridRegion home)
-        {
-            // REFACTORING PROBLEM. uh-oh, commenting this breaks HG completely
-            // Needs to be rewritten
-            //m_aScene.CommsManager.UserProfileCacheService.PreloadUserCache(user);
-            
-            ulong realHandle = home.RegionHandle;
-            // Change the local coordinates
-            // X=0 on the map
-            home.RegionLocX = 0;
-            home.RegionLocY = random.Next(0, 10000) * (int)Constants.RegionSize;
-            
-            AddHyperlinkHomeRegion(user.ID, home, realHandle);
-
-            DumpUserData(user);
-            DumpRegionData(home);
-
-        }
-
-        public bool IsLocalUser(UUID userID)
-        {
-            UserAccount account = m_aScene.UserAccountService.GetUserAccount(m_aScene.RegionInfo.ScopeID, userID);
-            return IsLocalUser(account);
-        }
-
-        #endregion
-
-        #region IHyperlink Misc
-
-        protected bool IsComingHome(ForeignUserProfileData userData)
-        {
-            return false;
-            // REFACTORING PROBLEM
-            //return (userData.UserServerURI == LocalUserServerURI);
-        }
-
-        // REFACTORING PROBLEM
-        //// Is the user going back to the home region or the home grid?
-        //protected bool IsGoingHome(CachedUserInfo uinfo, GridRegion rinfo)
-        //{
-        //    if (uinfo == null)
-        //        return false;
-
-        //    if (uinfo.UserProfile == null)
-        //        return false;
-
-        //    if (!(uinfo.UserProfile is ForeignUserProfileData))
-        //        // it's a home user, can't be outside to return home
-        //        return false;
-
-        //    // OK, it's a foreign user with a ForeignUserProfileData
-        //    // and is going back to exactly the home region.
-        //    // We can't check if it's going back to a non-home region
-        //    // of the home grid. That will be dealt with in the
-        //    // receiving end
-        //    return (uinfo.UserProfile.HomeRegionID == rinfo.RegionID);
-        //}
-
-        protected bool IsLocalUser(UserAccount account)
-        {
-            return true;
-
-            // REFACTORING PROBLEM
-            //if (account != null &&
-            //    account.ServiceURLs.ContainsKey("HomeURI") &&
-            //    account.ServiceURLs["HomeURI"] != null)
-
-            //    return (account.ServiceURLs["HomeURI"].ToString() == LocalUserServerURI);
-
-            //return false;
-        }
-
-
-        protected bool IsLocalRegion(ulong handle)
-        {
-            return m_LocalScenes.ContainsKey(handle);
-        }
-
-        private void DumpUserData(ForeignUserProfileData userData)
-        {
-            m_log.Info(" ------------ User Data Dump ----------");
-            m_log.Info(" >> Name: " + userData.FirstName + " " + userData.SurName);
-            m_log.Info(" >> HomeID: " + userData.HomeRegionID);
-            m_log.Info(" >> UserServer: " + userData.UserServerURI);
-            m_log.Info(" >> InvServer: " + userData.UserInventoryURI);
-            m_log.Info(" >> AssetServer: " + userData.UserAssetURI);
-            m_log.Info(" ------------ -------------- ----------");
-        }
-
-        private void DumpRegionData(GridRegion rinfo)
-        {
-            m_log.Info(" ------------ Region Data Dump ----------");
-            m_log.Info(" >> handle: " + rinfo.RegionHandle);
-            m_log.Info(" >> coords: " + rinfo.RegionLocX + ", " + rinfo.RegionLocY);
-            m_log.Info(" >> external host name: " + rinfo.ExternalHostName);
-            m_log.Info(" >> http port: " + rinfo.HttpPort);
-            m_log.Info(" >> external EP address: " + rinfo.ExternalEndPoint.Address);
-            m_log.Info(" >> external EP port: " + rinfo.ExternalEndPoint.Port);
-            m_log.Info(" ------------ -------------- ----------");
-        }
-
-
-        #endregion
-
         public List<GridRegion> GetDefaultRegions(UUID scopeID)
         {
-            return null;
+            return m_GridServiceConnector.GetDefaultRegions(scopeID);
         }
 
         public List<GridRegion> GetFallbackRegions(UUID scopeID, int x, int y)
         {
-            return null;
+            return m_GridServiceConnector.GetFallbackRegions(scopeID, x, y);
         }
 
         public int GetRegionFlags(UUID scopeID, UUID regionID)
         {
-            return 0;
+            return m_GridServiceConnector.GetRegionFlags(scopeID, regionID);
         }
+     
+        #endregion
 
     }
 }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
index 5654f67..5730b56 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
@@ -3157,7 +3157,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                 agent.AgentID, agent.circuitcode, teleportFlags);
 
             reason = String.Empty;
-            if (!AuthenticateUser(agent, out reason))
+            if (!VerifyUserPresence(agent, out reason))
                 return false;
 
             if (!AuthorizeUser(agent, out reason))
@@ -3258,30 +3258,32 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Verifies that the user has a session on the Grid
+        /// Verifies that the user has a presence on the Grid
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="agent">Circuit Data of the Agent we're verifying</param>
         /// <param name="reason">Outputs the reason for the false response on this string</param>
         /// <returns>True if the user has a session on the grid.  False if it does not.  False will 
         /// also return a reason.</returns>
-        public virtual bool AuthenticateUser(AgentCircuitData agent, out string reason)
+        public virtual bool VerifyUserPresence(AgentCircuitData agent, out string reason)
         {
             reason = String.Empty;
 
-            IAuthenticationService auth = RequestModuleInterface<IAuthenticationService>();
-            if (auth == null)
+            IPresenceService presence = RequestModuleInterface<IPresenceService>();
+            if (presence == null)
             {
-                reason = String.Format("Failed to authenticate user {0} {1} in region {2}. Authentication service does not exist.", agent.firstname, agent.lastname, RegionInfo.RegionName);
+                reason = String.Format("Failed to verify user {0} {1} in region {2}. Presence service does not exist.", agent.firstname, agent.lastname, RegionInfo.RegionName);
                 return false;
             }
 
-            bool result = auth.Verify(agent.AgentID, agent.SecureSessionID.ToString(), 30);
+            OpenSim.Services.Interfaces.PresenceInfo pinfo = presence.GetAgent(agent.SessionID);
 
-            m_log.Debug("[CONNECTION BEGIN]: Session authentication returned " + result);
-            if (!result)
-                reason = String.Format("Failed to authenticate user {0} {1}, access denied to region {2}.", agent.firstname, agent.lastname, RegionInfo.RegionName);
+            if (pinfo == null || (pinfo != null && pinfo.Online == false))
+            {
+                reason = String.Format("Failed to verify user {0} {1}, access denied to region {2}.", agent.firstname, agent.lastname, RegionInfo.RegionName);
+                return false;
+            }
 
-            return result;
+            return true;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Hypergrid/GatekeeperServerConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Hypergrid/GatekeeperServerConnector.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec8dde4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Hypergrid/GatekeeperServerConnector.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) Contributors, http://opensimulator.org/
+ * See CONTRIBUTORS.TXT for a full list of copyright holders.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+ *     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ *       documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ *     * Neither the name of the OpenSimulator Project nor the
+ *       names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products
+ *       derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE DEVELOPERS ``AS IS'' AND ANY
+ * EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+ * DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
+ * DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
+ * (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
+ * LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
+ * ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
+ * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Net;
+using Nini.Config;
+using OpenSim.Framework;
+using OpenSim.Server.Base;
+using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
+using OpenSim.Framework.Servers.HttpServer;
+using OpenSim.Server.Handlers.Base;
+using GridRegion = OpenSim.Services.Interfaces.GridRegion;
+
+using OpenMetaverse;
+using log4net;
+using Nwc.XmlRpc;
+
+namespace OpenSim.Server.Handlers.Hypergrid
+{
+    public class GatekeeperServiceInConnector : ServiceConnector
+    {
+        private static readonly ILog m_log =
+                LogManager.GetLogger(
+                MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
+
+        private IGatekeeperService m_GatekeeperService;
+
+        public GatekeeperServiceInConnector(IConfigSource config, IHttpServer server, ISimulationService simService) :
+                base(config, server, String.Empty)
+        {
+            IConfig gridConfig = config.Configs["GatekeeperService"];
+            if (gridConfig != null)
+            {
+                string serviceDll = gridConfig.GetString("LocalServiceModule", string.Empty);
+                Object[] args = new Object[] { config, simService };
+                m_GatekeeperService = ServerUtils.LoadPlugin<IGatekeeperService>(serviceDll, args);
+            }
+            if (m_GatekeeperService == null)
+                throw new Exception("Gatekeeper server connector cannot proceed because of missing service");
+
+            server.AddXmlRPCHandler("link_region", LinkRegionRequest, false);
+            server.AddXmlRPCHandler("get_region", GetRegion, false);
+        }
+
+        public GatekeeperServiceInConnector(IConfigSource config, IHttpServer server)
+            : this(config, server, null)
+        {
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Someone wants to link to us
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="request"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public XmlRpcResponse LinkRegionRequest(XmlRpcRequest request, IPEndPoint remoteClient)
+        {
+            Hashtable requestData = (Hashtable)request.Params[0];
+            //string host = (string)requestData["host"];
+            //string portstr = (string)requestData["port"];
+            string name = (string)requestData["region_name"];
+
+            m_log.DebugFormat("[HGrid]: Hyperlink request");
+
+            UUID regionID = UUID.Zero;
+            string imageURL = string.Empty;
+            ulong regionHandle = 0;
+            string reason = string.Empty;
+            
+            bool success = m_GatekeeperService.LinkRegion(name, out regionID, out regionHandle, out imageURL, out reason);
+
+            Hashtable hash = new Hashtable();
+            hash["result"] = success.ToString();
+            hash["uuid"] = regionID.ToString();
+            hash["handle"] = regionHandle.ToString();
+            hash["region_image"] = imageURL;
+
+            XmlRpcResponse response = new XmlRpcResponse();
+            response.Value = hash;
+            return response;
+        }
+
+        public XmlRpcResponse GetRegion(XmlRpcRequest request, IPEndPoint remoteClient)
+        {
+            Hashtable requestData = (Hashtable)request.Params[0];
+            //string host = (string)requestData["host"];
+            //string portstr = (string)requestData["port"];
+            string regionID_str = (string)requestData["regionID"];
+            UUID regionID = UUID.Zero;
+            UUID.TryParse(regionID_str, out regionID);
+
+            GridRegion regInfo = m_GatekeeperService.GetHyperlinkRegion(regionID);
+
+            Hashtable hash = new Hashtable();
+            if (regInfo == null)
+                hash["result"] = "false";
+            else
+            {
+                hash["result"] = "true";
+                hash["uuid"] = regInfo.RegionID.ToString();
+                hash["x"] = regInfo.RegionLocX.ToString();
+                hash["y"] = regInfo.RegionLocY.ToString();
+                hash["region_name"] = regInfo.RegionName;
+                hash["hostname"] = regInfo.ExternalHostName;
+                hash["http_port"] = regInfo.HttpPort.ToString();
+                hash["internal_port"] = regInfo.InternalEndPoint.Port.ToString();
+            }
+            XmlRpcResponse response = new XmlRpcResponse();
+            response.Value = hash;
+            return response;
+
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Grid/HypergridServiceConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Grid/HypergridServiceConnector.cs
index 7098b07..8b39171 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Grid/HypergridServiceConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Grid/HypergridServiceConnector.cs
@@ -55,6 +55,14 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.Grid
             m_AssetService = assService;
         }
 
+        public bool LinkRegion(GridRegion info, out UUID regionID, out ulong regionHandle, out string reason)
+        {
+            regionID = LinkRegion(info, out regionHandle);
+            // reason...
+            reason = string.Empty;
+            return true;
+        }
+
         public UUID LinkRegion(GridRegion info, out ulong realHandle)
         {
             UUID uuid = UUID.Zero;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Hypergrid/HypergridServiceConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Hypergrid/HypergridServiceConnector.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..460acae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Hypergrid/HypergridServiceConnector.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,245 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) Contributors, http://opensimulator.org/
+ * See CONTRIBUTORS.TXT for a full list of copyright holders.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+ *     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ *       documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ *     * Neither the name of the OpenSimulator Project nor the
+ *       names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products
+ *       derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE DEVELOPERS ``AS IS'' AND ANY
+ * EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+ * DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
+ * DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
+ * (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
+ * LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
+ * ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
+ * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Drawing;
+using System.Net;
+using System.Reflection;
+using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
+using GridRegion = OpenSim.Services.Interfaces.GridRegion;
+
+using OpenSim.Framework;
+
+using OpenMetaverse;
+using OpenMetaverse.Imaging;
+using log4net;
+using Nwc.XmlRpc;
+
+namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.Hypergrid
+{
+    public class HypergridServiceConnector
+    {
+        private static readonly ILog m_log = LogManager.GetLogger(MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
+
+        private IAssetService m_AssetService;
+
+        public HypergridServiceConnector(IAssetService assService)
+        {
+            m_AssetService = assService;
+        }
+
+        public bool LinkRegion(GridRegion info, out UUID regionID, out ulong realHandle, out string imageURL, out string reason)
+        {
+            regionID = UUID.Zero;
+            imageURL = string.Empty;
+            realHandle = 0;
+            reason = string.Empty;
+
+            Hashtable hash = new Hashtable();
+            hash["region_name"] = info.RegionName;
+
+            IList paramList = new ArrayList();
+            paramList.Add(hash);
+
+            XmlRpcRequest request = new XmlRpcRequest("link_region", paramList);
+            string uri = "http://" + info.ExternalEndPoint.Address + ":" + info.HttpPort + "/";
+            m_log.Debug("[HGrid]: Linking to " + uri);
+            XmlRpcResponse response = null;
+            try
+            {
+                response = request.Send(uri, 10000);
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                m_log.Debug("[HGrid]: Exception " + e.Message);
+                reason = "Error contacting remote server";
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            if (response.IsFault)
+            {
+                reason = response.FaultString;
+                m_log.ErrorFormat("[HGrid]: remote call returned an error: {0}", response.FaultString);
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            hash = (Hashtable)response.Value;
+            //foreach (Object o in hash)
+            //    m_log.Debug(">> " + ((DictionaryEntry)o).Key + ":" + ((DictionaryEntry)o).Value);
+            try
+            {
+                bool success = false;
+                Boolean.TryParse((string)hash["result"], out success);
+                if (success)
+                {
+                    UUID.TryParse((string)hash["uuid"], out regionID);
+                    //m_log.Debug(">> HERE, uuid: " + uuid);
+                    if ((string)hash["handle"] != null)
+                    {
+                        realHandle = Convert.ToUInt64((string)hash["handle"]);
+                        //m_log.Debug(">> HERE, realHandle: " + realHandle);
+                    }
+                    if (hash["region_image"] != null)
+                    {
+                        imageURL = (string)hash["region_image"];
+                    }
+                }
+
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                reason = "Error parsing return arguments";
+                m_log.Error("[HGrid]: Got exception while parsing hyperlink response " + e.StackTrace);
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        public UUID GetMapImage(UUID regionID, string imageURL)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+
+                WebClient c = new WebClient();
+                //m_log.Debug("JPEG: " + uri);
+                string filename = regionID.ToString();
+                c.DownloadFile(imageURL, filename + ".jpg");
+                Bitmap m = new Bitmap(filename + ".jpg");
+                //m_log.Debug("Size: " + m.PhysicalDimension.Height + "-" + m.PhysicalDimension.Width);
+                byte[] imageData = OpenJPEG.EncodeFromImage(m, true);
+                AssetBase ass = new AssetBase(UUID.Random(), "region " + filename, (sbyte)AssetType.Texture);
+                
+                // !!! for now
+                //info.RegionSettings.TerrainImageID = ass.FullID;
+
+                ass.Temporary = true;
+                ass.Local = true;
+                ass.Data = imageData;
+
+                m_AssetService.Store(ass);
+
+                // finally
+                return ass.FullID;
+
+            }
+            catch // LEGIT: Catching problems caused by OpenJPEG p/invoke
+            {
+                m_log.Warn("[HGrid]: Failed getting/storing map image, because it is probably already in the cache");
+            }
+            return UUID.Zero;
+        }
+
+        public GridRegion GetHyperlinkRegion(GridRegion gatekeeper, UUID regionID)
+        {
+            Hashtable hash = new Hashtable();
+            hash["region_uuid"] = regionID.ToString();
+
+            IList paramList = new ArrayList();
+            paramList.Add(hash);
+
+            XmlRpcRequest request = new XmlRpcRequest("get_region", paramList);
+            string uri = "http://" + gatekeeper.ExternalEndPoint.Address + ":" + gatekeeper.HttpPort + "/";
+            m_log.Debug("[HGrid]: contacting " + uri);
+            XmlRpcResponse response = null;
+            try
+            {
+                response = request.Send(uri, 10000);
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                m_log.Debug("[HGrid]: Exception " + e.Message);
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            if (response.IsFault)
+            {
+                m_log.ErrorFormat("[HGrid]: remote call returned an error: {0}", response.FaultString);
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            hash = (Hashtable)response.Value;
+            //foreach (Object o in hash)
+            //    m_log.Debug(">> " + ((DictionaryEntry)o).Key + ":" + ((DictionaryEntry)o).Value);
+            try
+            {
+                bool success = false;
+                Boolean.TryParse((string)hash["result"], out success);
+                if (success)
+                {
+                    GridRegion region = new GridRegion();
+
+                    UUID.TryParse((string)hash["uuid"], out region.RegionID);
+                    //m_log.Debug(">> HERE, uuid: " + uuid);
+                    int n = 0;
+                    if (hash["x"] != null)
+                    {
+                        Int32.TryParse((string)hash["x"], out n);
+                        region.RegionLocX = n;
+                    }
+                    if (hash["y"] != null)
+                    {
+                        Int32.TryParse((string)hash["y"], out n);
+                        region.RegionLocY = n;
+                    }
+                    if (hash["region_name"] != null)
+                    {
+                        region.RegionName = (string)hash["region_name"];
+                    }
+                    if (hash["hostname"] != null)
+                        region.ExternalHostName = (string)hash["hostname"];
+                    if (hash["http_port"] != null)
+                    {
+                        uint p = 0;
+                        UInt32.TryParse((string)hash["http_port"], out p);
+                        region.HttpPort = p;
+                    }
+                    if (hash["internal_port"] != null)
+                    {
+                        int p = 0;
+                        Int32.TryParse((string)hash["internal_port"], out p);
+                        region.InternalEndPoint = new IPEndPoint(IPAddress.Parse("0.0.0.0"), p);
+                    }
+
+                    // Successful return
+                    return region;
+                }
+
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                m_log.Error("[HGrid]: Got exception while parsing hyperlink response " + e.StackTrace);
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/HypergridService/GatekeeperService.cs b/OpenSim/Services/HypergridService/GatekeeperService.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..174174c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/HypergridService/GatekeeperService.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Reflection;
+
+using OpenSim.Framework;
+using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
+using GridRegion = OpenSim.Services.Interfaces.GridRegion;
+using OpenSim.Server.Base;
+
+using OpenMetaverse;
+
+using Nini.Config;
+using log4net;
+
+namespace OpenSim.Services.HypergridService
+{
+    public class GatekeeperService : IGatekeeperService
+    {
+        private static readonly ILog m_log =
+                LogManager.GetLogger(
+                MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
+
+        IGridService m_GridService;
+        IPresenceService m_PresenceService;
+        IAuthenticationService m_AuthenticationService;
+        IUserAccountService m_UserAccountService;
+        ISimulationService m_SimulationService;
+
+        string m_AuthDll;
+
+        UUID m_ScopeID;
+        bool m_AllowTeleportsToAnyRegion;
+        GridRegion m_DefaultGatewayRegion;
+
+        public GatekeeperService(IConfigSource config, ISimulationService simService)
+        {
+            IConfig serverConfig = config.Configs["GatekeeperService"];
+            if (serverConfig == null)
+                throw new Exception(String.Format("No section GatekeeperService in config file"));
+
+            string accountService = serverConfig.GetString("UserAccountService", String.Empty);
+            string gridService = serverConfig.GetString("GridService", String.Empty);
+            string presenceService = serverConfig.GetString("PresenceService", String.Empty);
+            string simulationService = serverConfig.GetString("SimulationService", String.Empty);
+
+            m_AuthDll = serverConfig.GetString("AuthenticationService", String.Empty);
+
+            if (accountService == string.Empty || gridService == string.Empty ||
+                presenceService == string.Empty || m_AuthDll == string.Empty)
+                throw new Exception("Incomplete specifications, Gatekeeper Service cannot function.");
+            
+            string scope = serverConfig.GetString("ScopeID", UUID.Zero.ToString());
+            UUID.TryParse(scope, out m_ScopeID);
+            //m_WelcomeMessage = serverConfig.GetString("WelcomeMessage", "Welcome to OpenSim!");
+            m_AllowTeleportsToAnyRegion = serverConfig.GetBoolean("AllowTeleportsToAnyRegion", true);
+
+            Object[] args = new Object[] { config };
+            m_UserAccountService = ServerUtils.LoadPlugin<IUserAccountService>(accountService, args);
+            m_GridService = ServerUtils.LoadPlugin<IGridService>(gridService, args);
+            m_PresenceService = ServerUtils.LoadPlugin<IPresenceService>(presenceService, args);
+            if (simService != null)
+                m_SimulationService = simService;
+            else if (simulationService != string.Empty)
+                    m_SimulationService = ServerUtils.LoadPlugin<ISimulationService>(simulationService, args);
+
+            if (m_UserAccountService == null || m_GridService == null ||
+                m_PresenceService == null || m_SimulationService == null)
+                throw new Exception("Unable to load a required plugin, Gatekeeper Service cannot function.");
+
+            m_log.Debug("[GATEKEEPER SERVICE]: Starting...");
+        }
+
+        public GatekeeperService(IConfigSource config)
+            : this(config, null)
+        {
+        }
+
+        public bool LinkRegion(string regionName, out UUID regionID, out ulong regionHandle, out string imageURL, out string reason)
+        {
+            regionID = m_DefaultGatewayRegion.RegionID;
+            regionHandle = m_DefaultGatewayRegion.RegionHandle;
+            imageURL = string.Empty;
+            reason = string.Empty;
+
+            if (!m_AllowTeleportsToAnyRegion)
+            {
+                regionID = m_DefaultGatewayRegion.RegionID;
+                regionHandle = m_DefaultGatewayRegion.RegionHandle;
+                if (regionName != string.Empty)
+                {
+                    reason = "Direct links to regions not allowed";
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            GridRegion region = m_GridService.GetRegionByName(m_ScopeID, regionName);
+            if (region == null)
+            {
+                reason = "Region not found";
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            regionID = region.RegionID;
+            regionHandle = region.RegionHandle;
+            string regionimage = "regionImage" + region.RegionID.ToString();
+            regionimage = regionimage.Replace("-", "");
+
+            imageURL = "http://" + region.ExternalHostName + ":" + region.HttpPort + "/index.php?method=" + regionimage;
+
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        public GridRegion GetHyperlinkRegion(UUID regionID)
+        {
+            if (!m_AllowTeleportsToAnyRegion)
+                // Don't even check the given regionID
+                return m_DefaultGatewayRegion;
+
+            GridRegion region = m_GridService.GetRegionByUUID(m_ScopeID, regionID);
+            return region;
+        }
+
+        public bool LoginAgent(AgentCircuitData aCircuit, GridRegion destination)
+        {
+            if (!Authenticate(aCircuit))
+                return false;
+
+            // Check to see if we have a local user with that UUID
+            UserAccount account = m_UserAccountService.GetUserAccount(m_ScopeID, aCircuit.AgentID);
+            if (account != null)
+                // No, sorry; go away
+                return false;
+
+            // May want to authorize
+
+            // Login the presence
+            if (!m_PresenceService.LoginAgent(aCircuit.AgentID.ToString(), aCircuit.SessionID, aCircuit.SecureSessionID))
+                return false;
+
+            // Finally launch the agent at the destination
+            string reason = string.Empty;
+            return m_SimulationService.CreateAgent(destination, aCircuit, 0, out reason);
+        }
+
+        public bool LoginAttachments(ISceneObject sog, GridRegion destination)
+        {
+            // May want to filter attachments
+            return m_SimulationService.CreateObject(destination, sog, false);
+        }
+
+        protected bool Authenticate(AgentCircuitData aCircuit)
+        {
+            string authURL = string.Empty; // GetAuthURL(aCircuit);
+            if (authURL == string.Empty)
+                return false;
+
+            Object[] args = new Object[] { authURL };
+            IAuthenticationService authService = ServerUtils.LoadPlugin<IAuthenticationService>(m_AuthDll, args);
+            if (authService != null)
+                return authService.Verify(aCircuit.AgentID, aCircuit.SecureSessionID.ToString(), 30);
+
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/ServiceConnectorsOut/Grid/HGCommands.cs b/OpenSim/Services/HypergridService/HGCommands.cs
index 0974372..10d04ff 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/ServiceConnectorsOut/Grid/HGCommands.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/HypergridService/HGCommands.cs
@@ -34,41 +34,52 @@ using Nini.Config;
 using OpenSim.Framework;
 //using OpenSim.Framework.Communications;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Console;
-using OpenSim.Region.Framework;
-using OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes;
-using OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes.Hypergrid;
+using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
 using GridRegion = OpenSim.Services.Interfaces.GridRegion;
 
-namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.ServiceConnectorsOut.Grid
+namespace OpenSim.Services.HypergridService
 {
     public class HGCommands
     {
         private static readonly ILog m_log = LogManager.GetLogger(MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
-        private HGGridConnector m_HGGridConnector;
-        private Scene m_scene;
+        private HypergridService m_HypergridService;
 
         private static uint m_autoMappingX = 0;
         private static uint m_autoMappingY = 0;
         private static bool m_enableAutoMapping = false;
 
-        public HGCommands(HGGridConnector hgConnector, Scene scene)
+        public HGCommands(HypergridService service)
         {
-            m_HGGridConnector = hgConnector;
-            m_scene = scene;
+            m_HypergridService = service;
         }
 
-        //public static Scene CreateScene(RegionInfo regionInfo, AgentCircuitManager circuitManager, CommunicationsManager m_commsManager,
-        //    StorageManager storageManager, ModuleLoader m_moduleLoader, ConfigSettings m_configSettings, OpenSimConfigSource m_config, string m_version)
-        //{
-        //    HGSceneCommunicationService sceneGridService = new HGSceneCommunicationService(m_commsManager, HGServices);
-
-        //    return
-        //        new HGScene(
-        //            regionInfo, circuitManager, m_commsManager, sceneGridService, storageManager,
-        //            m_moduleLoader, false, m_configSettings.PhysicalPrim,
-        //            m_configSettings.See_into_region_from_neighbor, m_config.Source, m_version);
-        //}
+        public void HandleShow(string module, string[] cmd)
+        {
+            if (cmd.Length != 2)
+            {
+                MainConsole.Instance.Output("Syntax: show hyperlinks");
+                return;
+            }
+            List<GridRegion> regions = new List<GridRegion>(m_HypergridService.m_HyperlinkRegions.Values);
+            if (regions == null || regions.Count < 1)
+            {
+                MainConsole.Instance.Output("No hyperlinks");
+                return;
+            }
 
+            MainConsole.Instance.Output("Region Name          Region UUID");
+            MainConsole.Instance.Output("Location             URI");
+            MainConsole.Instance.Output("Owner ID                                Flags");
+            MainConsole.Instance.Output("-------------------------------------------------------------------------------");
+            foreach (GridRegion r in regions)
+            {
+                MainConsole.Instance.Output(String.Format("{0,-20} {1}\n{2,-20} {3}\n{4,-39} \n\n",
+                        r.RegionName, r.RegionID,
+                        String.Format("{0},{1}", r.RegionLocX, r.RegionLocY), "http://" + r.ExternalHostName + ":" + r.HttpPort.ToString(),
+                        r.EstateOwner.ToString()));
+            }
+            return;
+        }
         public void RunCommand(string module, string[] cmdparams)
         {
             List<string> args = new List<string>(cmdparams);
@@ -133,13 +144,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.ServiceConnectorsOut.Grid
                             for (int i = 3; i < cmdparams.Length; i++)
                                 mapName += " " + cmdparams[i];
 
-                        m_log.Info(">> MapName: " + mapName);
-                        //internalPort = Convert.ToUInt32(cmdparams[4]);
-                        //remotingPort = Convert.ToUInt32(cmdparams[5]);
+                        //m_log.Info(">> MapName: " + mapName);
                     }
                     catch (Exception e)
                     {
-                        m_log.Warn("[HGrid] Wrong format for link-region command: " + e.Message);
+                        MainConsole.Instance.Output("[HGrid] Wrong format for link-region command: " + e.Message);
                         LinkRegionCmdUsage();
                         return;
                     }
@@ -147,7 +156,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.ServiceConnectorsOut.Grid
                     // Convert cell coordinates given by the user to meters
                     xloc = xloc * (int)Constants.RegionSize;
                     yloc = yloc * (int)Constants.RegionSize;
-                    m_HGGridConnector.TryLinkRegionToCoords(m_scene, null, mapName, xloc, yloc);
+                    string reason = string.Empty;
+                    if (m_HypergridService.TryLinkRegionToCoords(mapName, xloc, yloc, out reason) == null)
+                        MainConsole.Instance.Output("Failed to link region: " + reason);
                 }
                 else
                 {
@@ -167,7 +178,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.ServiceConnectorsOut.Grid
                     }
                     catch (Exception e)
                     {
-                        m_log.Warn("[HGrid] Wrong format for link-region command: " + e.Message);
+                        MainConsole.Instance.Output("[HGrid] Wrong format for link-region command: " + e.Message);
                         LinkRegionCmdUsage();
                         return;
                     }
@@ -175,7 +186,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.ServiceConnectorsOut.Grid
                     // Convert cell coordinates given by the user to meters
                     xloc = xloc * (int)Constants.RegionSize;
                     yloc = yloc * (int)Constants.RegionSize;
-                    if (m_HGGridConnector.TryCreateLink(m_scene, null, xloc, yloc, "", externalPort, externalHostName, out regInfo))
+                    string reason = string.Empty;
+                    if (m_HypergridService.TryCreateLink(xloc, yloc, "", externalPort, externalHostName, out regInfo, out reason))
                     {
                         if (cmdparams.Length >= 5)
                         {
@@ -194,10 +206,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.ServiceConnectorsOut.Grid
                     UnlinkRegionCmdUsage();
                     return;
                 }
-                if (m_HGGridConnector.TryUnlinkRegion(m_scene, cmdparams[0]))
-                    m_log.InfoFormat("[HGrid]: Successfully unlinked {0}", cmdparams[0]);
+                if (m_HypergridService.TryUnlinkRegion(cmdparams[0]))
+                    MainConsole.Instance.Output("Successfully unlinked " + cmdparams[0]);
                 else
-                    m_log.InfoFormat("[HGrid]: Unable to unlink {0}, region not found", cmdparams[0]);
+                    MainConsole.Instance.Output("Unable to unlink " + cmdparams[0] + ", region not found.");
             }
         }
 
@@ -276,27 +288,29 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.ServiceConnectorsOut.Grid
             {
                 xloc = xloc * (int)Constants.RegionSize;
                 yloc = yloc * (int)Constants.RegionSize;
-                if (
-                    m_HGGridConnector.TryCreateLink(m_scene, null, xloc, yloc, "", externalPort,
-                                              externalHostName, out regInfo))
+                string reason = string.Empty;
+                if (m_HypergridService.TryCreateLink(xloc, yloc, "", externalPort,
+                                                     externalHostName, out regInfo, out reason))
                 {
                     regInfo.RegionName = config.GetString("localName", "");
                 }
+                else
+                    MainConsole.Instance.Output("Unable to link " + externalHostName + ": " + reason);
             }
         }
 
 
         private void LinkRegionCmdUsage()
         {
-            m_log.Info("Usage: link-region <Xloc> <Yloc> <HostName>:<HttpPort>[:<RemoteRegionName>]");
-            m_log.Info("Usage: link-region <Xloc> <Yloc> <HostName> <HttpPort> [<LocalName>]");
-            m_log.Info("Usage: link-region <URI_of_xml> [<exclude>]");
+            MainConsole.Instance.Output("Usage: link-region <Xloc> <Yloc> <HostName>:<HttpPort>[:<RemoteRegionName>]");
+            MainConsole.Instance.Output("Usage: link-region <Xloc> <Yloc> <HostName> <HttpPort> [<LocalName>]");
+            MainConsole.Instance.Output("Usage: link-region <URI_of_xml> [<exclude>]");
         }
 
         private void UnlinkRegionCmdUsage()
         {
-            m_log.Info("Usage: unlink-region <HostName>:<HttpPort>");
-            m_log.Info("Usage: unlink-region <LocalName>");
+            MainConsole.Instance.Output("Usage: unlink-region <HostName>:<HttpPort>");
+            MainConsole.Instance.Output("Usage: unlink-region <LocalName>");
         }
 
     }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/HypergridService/HypergridService.cs b/OpenSim/Services/HypergridService/HypergridService.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..747b98a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/HypergridService/HypergridService.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,415 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) Contributors, http://opensimulator.org/
+ * See CONTRIBUTORS.TXT for a full list of copyright holders.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+ *     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ *       documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ *     * Neither the name of the OpenSimulator Project nor the
+ *       names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products
+ *       derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE DEVELOPERS ``AS IS'' AND ANY
+ * EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+ * DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
+ * DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
+ * (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
+ * LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
+ * ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
+ * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Net;
+using System.Reflection;
+using Nini.Config;
+using log4net;
+using OpenSim.Framework;
+using OpenSim.Framework.Console;
+using OpenSim.Data;
+using OpenSim.Server.Base;
+using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
+using OpenSim.Services.Connectors.Hypergrid;
+using GridRegion = OpenSim.Services.Interfaces.GridRegion;
+using OpenMetaverse;
+
+namespace OpenSim.Services.HypergridService
+{
+    public class HypergridService : HypergridServiceBase, IHypergridService
+    {
+        private static readonly ILog m_log =
+                LogManager.GetLogger(
+                MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
+
+        private static HypergridService m_RootInstance = null;
+        protected IConfigSource m_config;
+
+        protected IAuthenticationService m_AuthenticationService = null;
+        protected IGridService m_GridService;
+        protected IAssetService m_AssetService;
+        protected HypergridServiceConnector m_HypergridConnector;
+
+        protected bool m_AllowDuplicateNames = false;
+        protected UUID m_ScopeID = UUID.Zero;
+
+        // Hyperlink regions are hyperlinks on the map
+        public readonly Dictionary<UUID, GridRegion> m_HyperlinkRegions = new Dictionary<UUID, GridRegion>();
+        protected Dictionary<UUID, ulong> m_HyperlinkHandles = new Dictionary<UUID, ulong>();
+
+        protected GridRegion m_DefaultRegion;
+        protected GridRegion DefaultRegion
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                if (m_DefaultRegion == null)
+                {
+                    List<GridRegion> defs = m_GridService.GetDefaultRegions(m_ScopeID);
+                    if (defs != null && defs.Count > 0)
+                        m_DefaultRegion = defs[0];
+                    else
+                    {
+                        // Best guess, may be totally off
+                        m_DefaultRegion = new GridRegion(1000, 1000);
+                        m_log.WarnFormat("[HYPERGRID SERVICE]: This grid does not have a default region. Assuming default coordinates at 1000, 1000.");
+                    }
+                }
+                return m_DefaultRegion;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public HypergridService(IConfigSource config)
+            : base(config)
+        {
+            m_log.DebugFormat("[HYPERGRID SERVICE]: Starting...");
+
+            m_config = config;
+            IConfig gridConfig = config.Configs["HypergridService"];
+            if (gridConfig != null)
+            {
+                string gridService = gridConfig.GetString("GridService", string.Empty);                
+                string authService = gridConfig.GetString("AuthenticationService", String.Empty);
+                string assetService = gridConfig.GetString("AssetService", string.Empty);
+
+                Object[] args = new Object[] { config };
+                if (gridService != string.Empty)
+                    m_GridService = ServerUtils.LoadPlugin<IGridService>(gridService, args);
+
+                if (m_GridService == null)
+                    throw new Exception("HypergridService cannot function without a GridService");
+
+                if (authService != String.Empty)
+                    m_AuthenticationService = ServerUtils.LoadPlugin<IAuthenticationService>(authService, args);
+
+                if (assetService != string.Empty)
+                    m_AssetService = ServerUtils.LoadPlugin<IAssetService>(assetService, args);
+
+                m_AllowDuplicateNames = gridConfig.GetBoolean("AllowDuplicateNames", m_AllowDuplicateNames);
+
+                string scope = gridConfig.GetString("ScopeID", string.Empty);
+                if (scope != string.Empty)
+                    UUID.TryParse(scope, out m_ScopeID);
+
+                m_HypergridConnector = new HypergridServiceConnector(m_AssetService);
+
+                m_log.DebugFormat("[HYPERGRID SERVICE]: Loaded all services...");
+            }
+            
+            if (m_RootInstance == null)
+            {
+                m_RootInstance = this;
+
+                HGCommands hgCommands = new HGCommands(this);
+                MainConsole.Instance.Commands.AddCommand("hypergrid", false, "link-region",
+                    "link-region <Xloc> <Yloc> <HostName>:<HttpPort>[:<RemoteRegionName>] <cr>",
+                    "Link a hypergrid region", hgCommands.RunCommand);
+                MainConsole.Instance.Commands.AddCommand("hypergrid", false, "unlink-region",
+                    "unlink-region <local name> or <HostName>:<HttpPort> <cr>",
+                    "Unlink a hypergrid region", hgCommands.RunCommand);
+                MainConsole.Instance.Commands.AddCommand("hypergrid", false, "link-mapping", "link-mapping [<x> <y>] <cr>",
+                    "Set local coordinate to map HG regions to", hgCommands.RunCommand);
+                MainConsole.Instance.Commands.AddCommand("hypergrid", false, "show hyperlinks", "show hyperlinks <cr>",
+                    "List the HG regions", hgCommands.HandleShow);
+            }
+        }
+
+        #region Link Region
+
+        public bool LinkRegion(string regionDescriptor, out UUID regionID, out ulong regionHandle, out string imageURL, out string reason)
+        {
+            regionID = UUID.Zero;
+            imageURL = string.Empty;
+            regionHandle = 0;
+            reason = string.Empty;
+            int xloc = random.Next(0, Int16.MaxValue) * (int)Constants.RegionSize;
+            GridRegion region = TryLinkRegionToCoords(regionDescriptor, xloc, 0, out reason);
+            if (region == null)
+                return false;
+
+            regionID = region.RegionID;
+            regionHandle = region.RegionHandle;
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        private static Random random = new Random();
+
+        // From the command line link-region
+        public GridRegion TryLinkRegionToCoords(string mapName, int xloc, int yloc, out string reason)
+        {
+            reason = string.Empty;
+            string host = "127.0.0.1";
+            string portstr;
+            string regionName = "";
+            uint port = 9000;
+            string[] parts = mapName.Split(new char[] { ':' });
+            if (parts.Length >= 1)
+            {
+                host = parts[0];
+            }
+            if (parts.Length >= 2)
+            {
+                portstr = parts[1];
+                //m_log.Debug("-- port = " + portstr);
+                if (!UInt32.TryParse(portstr, out port))
+                    regionName = parts[1];
+            }
+            // always take the last one
+            if (parts.Length >= 3)
+            {
+                regionName = parts[2];
+            }
+
+            // Sanity check. Don't ever link to this sim.
+            IPAddress ipaddr = null;
+            try
+            {
+                ipaddr = Util.GetHostFromDNS(host);
+            }
+            catch { }
+
+            GridRegion regInfo;
+            bool success = TryCreateLink(xloc, yloc, regionName, port, host, out regInfo, out reason);
+            if (success)
+            {
+                regInfo.RegionName = mapName;
+                return regInfo;
+            }
+
+            return null;
+        }
+
+
+        // From the command line and the 2 above
+        public bool TryCreateLink(int xloc, int yloc,
+            string externalRegionName, uint externalPort, string externalHostName, out GridRegion regInfo, out string reason)
+        {
+            m_log.DebugFormat("[HYPERGRID SERVICE]: Link to {0}:{1}, in {2}-{3}", externalHostName, externalPort, xloc, yloc);
+
+            reason = string.Empty;
+            regInfo = new GridRegion();
+            regInfo.RegionName = externalRegionName;
+            regInfo.HttpPort = externalPort;
+            regInfo.ExternalHostName = externalHostName;
+            regInfo.RegionLocX = xloc;
+            regInfo.RegionLocY = yloc;
+
+            try
+            {
+                regInfo.InternalEndPoint = new IPEndPoint(IPAddress.Parse("0.0.0.0"), (int)0);
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                m_log.Warn("[HYPERGRID SERVICE]: Wrong format for link-region: " + e.Message);
+                reason = "Internal error";
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            // Finally, link it
+            ulong handle = 0;
+            UUID regionID = UUID.Zero;
+            string imageURL = string.Empty;
+            if (!m_HypergridConnector.LinkRegion(regInfo, out regionID, out handle, out imageURL, out reason))
+                return false;
+
+            if (regionID != UUID.Zero)
+            {
+                regInfo.RegionID = regionID;
+
+                AddHyperlinkRegion(regInfo, handle);
+                m_log.Info("[HYPERGRID SERVICE]: Successfully linked to region_uuid " + regInfo.RegionID);
+
+                // Try get the map image
+                regInfo.TerrainImage = m_HypergridConnector.GetMapImage(regionID, imageURL);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                m_log.Warn("[HYPERGRID SERVICE]: Unable to link region");
+                reason = "Remote region could not be found";
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            uint x, y;
+            if (!Check4096(regInfo, out x, out y))
+            {
+                RemoveHyperlinkRegion(regInfo.RegionID);
+                reason = "Region is too far (" + x + ", " + y + ")";
+                m_log.Info("[HYPERGRID SERVICE]: Unable to link, region is too far (" + x + ", " + y + ")");
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            m_log.Debug("[HYPERGRID SERVICE]: link region succeeded");
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        public bool TryUnlinkRegion(string mapName)
+        {
+            GridRegion regInfo = null;
+            if (mapName.Contains(":"))
+            {
+                string host = "127.0.0.1";
+                //string portstr;
+                //string regionName = "";
+                uint port = 9000;
+                string[] parts = mapName.Split(new char[] { ':' });
+                if (parts.Length >= 1)
+                {
+                    host = parts[0];
+                }
+
+                foreach (GridRegion r in m_HyperlinkRegions.Values)
+                    if (host.Equals(r.ExternalHostName) && (port == r.HttpPort))
+                        regInfo = r;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                foreach (GridRegion r in m_HyperlinkRegions.Values)
+                    if (r.RegionName.Equals(mapName))
+                        regInfo = r;
+            }
+            if (regInfo != null)
+            {
+                RemoveHyperlinkRegion(regInfo.RegionID);
+                return true;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                m_log.InfoFormat("[HYPERGRID SERVICE]: Region {0} not found", mapName);
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Cope with this viewer limitation.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="regInfo"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public bool Check4096(GridRegion regInfo, out uint x, out uint y)
+        {
+            GridRegion defRegion = DefaultRegion;
+
+            ulong realHandle = m_HyperlinkHandles[regInfo.RegionID];
+            uint ux = 0, uy = 0;
+            Utils.LongToUInts(realHandle, out ux, out uy);
+            x = ux / Constants.RegionSize;
+            y = uy / Constants.RegionSize;
+
+            if ((Math.Abs((int)defRegion.RegionLocX - ux) >= 4096 * Constants.RegionSize) ||
+                (Math.Abs((int)defRegion.RegionLocY - uy) >= 4096 * Constants.RegionSize))
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        private void AddHyperlinkRegion(GridRegion regionInfo, ulong regionHandle)
+        {
+            m_HyperlinkRegions[regionInfo.RegionID] = regionInfo;
+            m_HyperlinkHandles[regionInfo.RegionID] = regionHandle;
+        }
+
+        private void RemoveHyperlinkRegion(UUID regionID)
+        {
+            // Try the hyperlink collection
+            if (m_HyperlinkRegions.ContainsKey(regionID))
+            {
+                m_HyperlinkRegions.Remove(regionID);
+                m_HyperlinkHandles.Remove(regionID);
+            }
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Get Hyperlinks
+
+        public GridRegion GetHyperlinkRegion(UUID regionID)
+        {
+            //GridRegion region = m_HypergridConnector.
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region GetRegionBy X
+
+        public GridRegion GetRegionByUUID(UUID regionID)
+        {
+            if (m_HyperlinkRegions.ContainsKey(regionID))
+                return m_HyperlinkRegions[regionID];
+
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        public GridRegion GetRegionByPosition(int x, int y)
+        {
+            foreach (GridRegion r in m_HyperlinkRegions.Values)
+                if (r.RegionLocX == x && r.RegionLocY == y)
+                    return r;
+
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        public GridRegion GetRegionByName(string name)
+        {
+            foreach (GridRegion r in m_HyperlinkRegions.Values)
+                if (r.RegionName.ToLower() == name.ToLower())
+                    return r;
+
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        public List<GridRegion> GetRegionsByName(string name)
+        {
+            List<GridRegion> regions = new List<GridRegion>();
+
+            foreach (GridRegion r in m_HyperlinkRegions.Values)
+                if ((r.RegionName != null) && r.RegionName.ToLower().StartsWith(name.ToLower()))
+                    regions.Add(r);
+
+            return regions;
+
+        }
+
+        public List<GridRegion> GetRegionRange(int xmin, int xmax, int ymin, int ymax)
+        {
+            List<GridRegion> regions = new List<GridRegion>();
+
+            foreach (GridRegion r in m_HyperlinkRegions.Values)
+                if ((r.RegionLocX > xmin) && (r.RegionLocX < xmax) &&
+                    (r.RegionLocY > ymin) && (r.RegionLocY < ymax))
+                    regions.Add(r);
+
+            return regions;
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/HypergridService/HypergridServiceBase.cs b/OpenSim/Services/HypergridService/HypergridServiceBase.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f91f64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/HypergridService/HypergridServiceBase.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) Contributors, http://opensimulator.org/
+ * See CONTRIBUTORS.TXT for a full list of copyright holders.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+ *     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ *       documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ *     * Neither the name of the OpenSimulator Project nor the
+ *       names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products
+ *       derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE DEVELOPERS ``AS IS'' AND ANY
+ * EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+ * DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
+ * DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
+ * (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
+ * LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
+ * ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
+ * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+using System;
+using System.Reflection;
+using Nini.Config;
+using OpenSim.Framework;
+using OpenSim.Data;
+using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
+using OpenSim.Services.Base;
+
+namespace OpenSim.Services.HypergridService
+{
+    public class HypergridServiceBase : ServiceBase
+    {
+        protected IRegionData m_Database = null;
+
+        public HypergridServiceBase(IConfigSource config)
+            : base(config)
+        {
+            string dllName = String.Empty;
+            string connString = String.Empty;
+            string realm = "TBD";
+
+            //
+            // Try reading the [DatabaseService] section, if it exists
+            //
+            IConfig dbConfig = config.Configs["DatabaseService"];
+            if (dbConfig != null)
+            {
+                if (dllName == String.Empty)
+                    dllName = dbConfig.GetString("StorageProvider", String.Empty);
+                if (connString == String.Empty)
+                    connString = dbConfig.GetString("ConnectionString", String.Empty);
+            }
+
+            //
+            // [HypergridService] section overrides [DatabaseService], if it exists
+            //
+            IConfig gridConfig = config.Configs["HypergridService"];
+            if (gridConfig != null)
+            {
+                dllName = gridConfig.GetString("StorageProvider", dllName);
+                connString = gridConfig.GetString("ConnectionString", connString);
+                realm = gridConfig.GetString("Realm", realm);
+            }
+            
+            ////
+            //// We tried, but this doesn't exist. We can't proceed.
+            ////
+            //if (dllName.Equals(String.Empty))
+            //    throw new Exception("No StorageProvider configured");
+
+            //m_Database = LoadPlugin<IRegionData>(dllName, new Object[] { connString, realm });
+            //if (m_Database == null)
+            //    throw new Exception("Could not find a storage interface in the given module");
+
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Interfaces/IGatekeeperService.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Interfaces/IGatekeeperService.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c4d1cbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Interfaces/IGatekeeperService.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+using OpenMetaverse;
+
+namespace OpenSim.Services.Interfaces
+{
+    public interface IGatekeeperService
+    {
+        bool LinkRegion(string regionDescriptor, out UUID regionID, out ulong regionHandle, out string imageURL, out string reason);
+        GridRegion GetHyperlinkRegion(UUID regionID);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Interfaces/IHypergridService.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Interfaces/IHypergridService.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b49657a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Interfaces/IHypergridService.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) Contributors, http://opensimulator.org/
+ * See CONTRIBUTORS.TXT for a full list of copyright holders.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+ *     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ *       documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ *     * Neither the name of the OpenSimulator Project nor the
+ *       names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products
+ *       derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE DEVELOPERS ``AS IS'' AND ANY
+ * EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+ * DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
+ * DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
+ * (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
+ * LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
+ * ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
+ * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using OpenSim.Framework;
+using GridRegion = OpenSim.Services.Interfaces.GridRegion;
+
+using OpenMetaverse;
+
+namespace OpenSim.Services.Interfaces
+{
+    public interface IHypergridService
+    {
+        bool LinkRegion(string regionDescriptor, out UUID regionID, out ulong regionHandle, out string imageURL, out string reason);
+        GridRegion GetHyperlinkRegion(UUID regionID);
+
+        GridRegion GetRegionByUUID(UUID regionID);
+        GridRegion GetRegionByPosition(int x, int y);
+        GridRegion GetRegionByName(string name);
+        List<GridRegion> GetRegionsByName(string name);
+        List<GridRegion> GetRegionRange(int xmin, int xmax, int ymin, int ymax);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/OpenSim/Tests/Common/Mock/TestScene.cs b/OpenSim/Tests/Common/Mock/TestScene.cs
index 85031f7..076cb7a 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Tests/Common/Mock/TestScene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Tests/Common/Mock/TestScene.cs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Tests.Common.Mock
         /// 
         /// <param name="agent"></param>
         /// <returns></returns>
-        public override bool AuthenticateUser(AgentCircuitData agent, out string reason)
+        public override bool VerifyUserPresence(AgentCircuitData agent, out string reason)
         {
             reason = String.Empty;
             return true;
diff --git a/bin/config-include/StandaloneHypergrid.ini b/bin/config-include/StandaloneHypergrid.ini
index 7f44bb7..cd09091 100644
--- a/bin/config-include/StandaloneHypergrid.ini
+++ b/bin/config-include/StandaloneHypergrid.ini
@@ -63,9 +63,22 @@
 [GridService]
     ; for the HGGridServicesConnector to instantiate
         GridServiceConnectorModule = "OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.dll:LocalGridServicesConnector"
+        HypergridService = "OpenSim.Services.HypergridService.dll:HypergridService"
         ; LocalGridServicesConnector needs this
         LocalServiceModule = "OpenSim.Services.GridService.dll:GridService"
         Realm = "regions"
+        
+[HypergridService]
+        GridService = "OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.dll:LocalGridServicesConnector"
+        AssetService = "OpenSim.Services.AssetService.dll:AssetService"
+
+[GatekeeperService]
+    LocalServiceModule = "OpenSim.Services.HypergridService.dll:GatekeeperService"
+        ;; for the service
+    UserAccountService = "OpenSim.Services.UserAccountService.dll:UserAccountService"
+    PresenceService = "OpenSim.Services.PresenceService.dll:PresenceService"
+    GridService = "OpenSim.Services.GridService.dll:GridService"
+    AuthenticationService = "OpenSim.Services.Connectors.dll:AuthenticationServicesConnector"
 
 [PresenceService]
     LocalServiceModule = "OpenSim.Services.PresenceService.dll:PresenceService"
diff --git a/prebuild.xml b/prebuild.xml
index 284913a..a3b4a53 100644
--- a/prebuild.xml
+++ b/prebuild.xml
@@ -1193,6 +1193,38 @@
       </Files>
     </Project>
 
+    <Project frameworkVersion="v3_5" name="OpenSim.Services.HypergridService" path="OpenSim/Services/HypergridService" type="Library">
+      <Configuration name="Debug">
+        <Options>
+          <OutputPath>../../../bin/</OutputPath>
+        </Options>
+      </Configuration>
+      <Configuration name="Release">
+        <Options>
+          <OutputPath>../../../bin/</OutputPath>
+        </Options>
+      </Configuration>
+
+      <ReferencePath>../../../bin/</ReferencePath>
+      <Reference name="System"/>
+      <Reference name="System.Xml"/>
+      <Reference name="OpenMetaverseTypes.dll"/>
+      <Reference name="OpenMetaverse.dll"/>
+      <Reference name="OpenSim.Framework"/>
+      <Reference name="OpenSim.Framework.Console"/>
+      <Reference name="OpenSim.Framework.Servers.HttpServer"/>
+      <Reference name="OpenSim.Services.Interfaces"/>
+      <Reference name="OpenSim.Services.Base"/>
+      <Reference name="OpenSim.Services.Connectors"/>
+      <Reference name="OpenSim.Data"/>
+      <Reference name="OpenSim.Server.Base"/>
+      <Reference name="Nini.dll" />
+      <Reference name="log4net.dll"/>
+
+      <Files>
+        <Match pattern="*.cs" recurse="true"/>
+      </Files>
+    </Project>
 
 
     <Project frameworkVersion="v3_5" name="OpenSim.Server.Handlers" path="OpenSim/Server/Handlers" type="Library">