diff --git a/libtorrent/src/kademlia/node.cpp b/libtorrent/src/kademlia/node.cpp
index c567387c..3b1bb992 100644
--- a/libtorrent/src/kademlia/node.cpp
+++ b/libtorrent/src/kademlia/node.cpp
@@ -423,6 +423,8 @@ void node_impl::announce(std::string const& trackerName, sha1_hash const& info_h
 #ifdef TORRENT_DHT_VERBOSE_LOGGING
 	TORRENT_LOG(node) << "announcing [ ih: " << info_hash << " p: " << listen_port << " ]" ;
 #endif
+	printf("node_impl::announce '%s' host: %s:%d myself=%d\n", trackerName.c_str(), addr.to_string().c_str(), listen_port, myself);
+
 	add_peer( trackerName, info_hash, addr, listen_port, seed );
 
 	// do not announce other peers, just add them to our local m_map.
diff --git a/libtorrent/src/torrent.cpp b/libtorrent/src/torrent.cpp
index b57f98aa..2dae99a9 100644
--- a/libtorrent/src/torrent.cpp
+++ b/libtorrent/src/torrent.cpp
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #endif // BOOST_VERSION
 #endif // TORRENT_USE_OPENSSL
 
+#include "../../src/util.h"
 #if defined TORRENT_VERBOSE_LOGGING || defined TORRENT_LOGGING || defined TORRENT_ERROR_LOGGING
 #include "libtorrent/struct_debug.hpp"
 #endif
@@ -201,6 +202,8 @@ namespace
 
 		peer_id const& pid;
 	};
+
+	void nop() {}
 }
 
 namespace libtorrent
@@ -2239,6 +2242,22 @@ namespace libtorrent
 
 		TORRENT_ASSERT(m_allow_peers);
 
+		// [MF] use m_dht->announce with myself=false to update dht tracker with other peers
+		{
+		    policy::const_iterator i = get_policy().begin_peer();
+		    policy::const_iterator end = get_policy().end_peer();
+		    for (; i != end; ++i)
+		    {
+			policy::peer const* p = *i;
+
+			if( p->connectable && !p->banned ) {
+			    m_ses.m_dht->announce(*m_name, m_torrent_file->info_hash()
+						  , p->address(), p->port, p->seed, false
+						  , boost::bind(&nop));
+			}
+		    }
+		}
+
 #ifdef TORRENT_USE_OPENSSL
 		int port = is_ssl_torrent() ? m_ses.ssl_listen_port() : m_ses.listen_port();
 #else
@@ -2284,6 +2303,9 @@ namespace libtorrent
 		localpeer.port(port);
 
 		BOOST_FOREACH(tcp::endpoint const& p, peers) {
+#if defined TORRENT_VERBOSE_LOGGING || defined TORRENT_LOGGING || defined TORRENT_ERROR_LOGGING
+		    debug_log("on_dht_announce_response %s:%d (local=%d)", p.address().to_string().c_str(), p.port(), p==localpeer);
+#endif
 		    if( p != localpeer ) {
 			m_policy.add_peer(p, peer_id(0), peer_info::dht, 0);
 		    }
@@ -8982,7 +9004,9 @@ namespace libtorrent
 		char buf[1280];
 		snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s: %s: %s\n", time_now_string()
 			, to_hex(info_hash().to_string()).substr(0, 6).c_str(), usr);
-		(*m_ses.m_logger) << buf;
+		//(*m_ses.m_logger) << buf;
+		// [MF]
+		printf(buf);
 	}
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/twister.cpp b/src/twister.cpp
index 0ac23d3e..a51309d9 100644
--- a/src/twister.cpp
+++ b/src/twister.cpp
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ void ThreadWaitExtIP()
     // settings to test local connections
     settings.allow_multiple_connections_per_ip = true;
     settings.enable_outgoing_utp = false; // test (netstat display)
+    //settings.dht_announce_interval = 60; // test
+    //settings.min_announce_interval = 60; // test
     ses->set_settings(settings);
 
     printf("libtorrent + dht started\n");