diff --git a/daemon/data/core.conf b/daemon/data/core.conf
index 3f7b125b..7a55f157 100644
--- a/daemon/data/core.conf
+++ b/daemon/data/core.conf
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@
 [core-daemon]
 pidfile = /var/run/core-daemon.pid
 logfile = /var/log/core-daemon.log
+xmlfilever = 1.0
 # you may want to change the listenaddr below to 0.0.0.0
-listenaddr = localhost
+listenaddr = 0.0.0.0
 port = 4038
 numthreads = 1
 verbose = False
@@ -21,10 +22,32 @@ quagga_sbin_search = "/usr/local/sbin /usr/sbin /usr/lib/quagga"
 #   this may be a comma-separated list, and directory names should be unique
 #   and not named 'services'
 #custom_services_dir = /home/username/.core/myservices
-# establish a control backchannel for accessing nodes (overriden by the session
-# option of the same name)
-#controlnet = 172.16.0.0/24
-# optional controlnet configuration script, uncomment to activate, and likely edit the script
+#
+# uncomment to  establish a standalone control backchannel for accessing nodes 
+# (overriden by the session option of the same name)
+#controlnet = 172.16.0.0/24 
+# 
+#
+# uncomment and edit to establish a distributed control backchannel
+#controlnet = core1:172.16.1.0/24 core2:172.16.2.0/24 core3:172.16.3.0/24 core4 :172.16.4.0/24 core5:172.16.5.0/24
+
+# uncomment and edit to establish distributed auxiliary control channels.
+#controlnet1 = core1:172.17.1.0/24 core2:172.17.2.0/24 core3:172.17.3.0/24 core4 :172.17.4.0/24 core5:172.17.5.0/24
+#controlnet2 = core1:172.18.1.0/24 core2:172.18.2.0/24 core3:172.18.3.0/24 core4 :172.18.4.0/24 core5:172.18.5.0/24
+#controlnet3 = core1:172.19.1.0/24 core2:172.19.2.0/24 core3:172.19.3.0/24 core4 :172.19.4.0/24 core5:172.19.5.0/24
+
+# uncomment and edit to assign host interfaces to auxilary control channels 
+# for use in connecting with other servers in a distributed environments. 
+# Note: This is valid for auxiliary control channels only. The primary control
+# channel, specified by 'controlnet', is tunneled across servers. 
+#controlnetif1 = eth2
+#controlnetif2 = eth3
+#controlnetif3 = eth4
+
+# optional controlnet configuration script for controlnet, uncomment to 
+# activate, and likely edit the script. 
+# Note: the controlnet_updown_script is not used by the auxiliary control
+# channels.
 # controlnet_updown_script = /usr/local/share/core/examples/controlnet_updown
 # publish nodes' control IP addresses to /etc/hosts
 #update_etc_hosts = True