diff --git a/config.default.js b/config.default.js
index 75bc7fa..ca38121 100644
--- a/config.default.js
+++ b/config.default.js
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 var config = {
 	name: 'Node',
 	type: 'C++',
-	rpcHost: 'localhost',
-	rpcPort: '8080',
 	serverHost: 'localhost',
 	serverPort: '3000'
 };
diff --git a/lib/node.js b/lib/node.js
index a1ef3a4..8512984 100644
--- a/lib/node.js
+++ b/lib/node.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 var web3 = require('ethereum.js');
 var _ = require('underscore');
 var os = require('os');
+var slugs = require('slugs');
+var XMLHttpRequest = require('xmlhttprequest').XMLHttpRequest;
 
 var MAX_BLOCKS_HISTORY = 12,
 	LOWEST_TIMESTAMP = 0;
@@ -9,14 +11,15 @@ function Node(options)
 {
 	this.options = options;
 	this.info = {
+		ip: this.getExternalIp(),
 		name: options.name,
-		ip: options.rpcHost,
 		type: options.type,
 		os: os.platform(),
 		os_v: os.release()
 	};
 
-	this.info.id = this.info.ip;
+	this.info.id = this.makeId();
+	console.log(this.info);
 	this.stats = {
 		active: false,
 		listening: false,
@@ -39,7 +42,7 @@ function Node(options)
 	this.chainWatch = false;
 	this.updateInterval = false;
 
-	var sock = new web3.providers.HttpSyncProvider('http://' + this.options.rpcHost + ':' + this.options.rpcPort);
+	var sock = new web3.providers.HttpSyncProvider('http://' + (process.env.RPC_HOST || 'localhost') + ':' + (process.env.RPC_PORT || '8080'));
 	web3.setProvider(sock);
 
 	this.init();
@@ -47,6 +50,23 @@ function Node(options)
 	return this;
 }
 
+Node.prototype.getExternalIp = function()
+{
+	var request = new XMLHttpRequest();
+    request.open('GET', 'http://curlmyip.com/', false);
+    request.send();
+
+    if(request.status !== 200)
+    	return 'unknown';
+
+    return request.responseText.trim();
+}
+
+Node.prototype.makeId = function()
+{
+	return slugs(this.info.name + ' ' + this.info.type + ' ' + this.info.os + ' ' + this.info.os_v + '   ' + this.info.ip);
+}
+
 Node.prototype.isActive = function()
 {
 	this.stats.uptime.inc++;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3d09715..fb47481 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
     "debug": "~2.0.0",
     "ethereum.js": "*",
     "express.io": "^1.1.13",
+    "xmlhttprequest": "*",
+    "slugs": "^0.1.3",
     "underscore": "^1.7.0"
   }
 }