diff --git a/EDMarketConnector.py b/EDMarketConnector.py
index 1dfa1a53..9b1ad36c 100755
--- a/EDMarketConnector.py
+++ b/EDMarketConnector.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import eddb
 import stats
 import prefs
 import plug
+from edproxy import edproxy
 from hotkey import hotkeymgr
 from monitor import monitor
 
@@ -195,10 +196,12 @@ class AppWindow:
         hotkeymgr.register(self.w, config.getint('hotkey_code'), config.getint('hotkey_mods'))
 
         # Install log monitoring
-        self.w.bind_all('<<Jump>>', self.system_change)	# user-generated
-        if (config.getint('output') & config.OUT_LOG_AUTO) and (config.getint('output') & (config.OUT_LOG_AUTO|config.OUT_LOG_EDSM)):
+        monitor.set_callback(self.system_change)
+        edproxy.set_callback(self.system_change)
+        if (config.getint('output') & config.OUT_LOG_AUTO) and (config.getint('output') & (config.OUT_LOG_FILE|config.OUT_LOG_EDSM)):
             monitor.enable_logging()
             monitor.start(self.w)
+            edproxy.start(self.w)
 
         # First run
         if not config.get('username') or not config.get('password'):
@@ -437,13 +440,7 @@ class AppWindow:
         except:
             pass
 
-    def system_change(self, event):
-
-        if not monitor.last_event:
-            if __debug__: print 'spurious system_change', event	# eh?
-            return
-
-        timestamp, system = monitor.last_event	# would like to use event user_data to carry this, but not accessible in Tkinter
+    def system_change(self, timestamp, system):
 
         if self.system['text'] != system:
             self.system['text'] = system
diff --git a/edproxy.py b/edproxy.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3e3b2531
--- /dev/null
+++ b/edproxy.py
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+#
+# Elite: Dangerous Netlog Proxy Server client - https://bitbucket.org/westokyo/edproxy/
+#
+
+import json
+import socket
+import struct
+import sys
+import threading
+from time import time, strptime, mktime
+from datetime import datetime
+
+if __debug__:
+    from traceback import print_exc
+
+
+class _EDProxy:
+
+    DISCOVERY_ADDR = '239.45.99.98'
+    DISCOVERY_PORT = 45551
+    DISCOVERY_QUERY = 'Query'
+    DISCOVERY_ANNOUNCE = 'Announce'
+
+    SERVICE_NAME = 'edproxy'
+    SERVICE_HEARTBEAT = 60	# [s]
+    SERVICE_TIMEOUT = 90	# [s]
+
+    MESSAGE_MAX = 1024	# https://bitbucket.org/westokyo/edproxy/src/master/ednet.py?fileviewer=file-view-default#ednet.py-166
+    MESSAGE_SYSTEM = 'System'
+
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.lock = threading.Lock()
+        self.addr = None
+        self.port = None
+
+        thread = threading.Thread(target = self._listener)
+        thread.daemon = True
+        thread.start()
+
+        self.callback = None
+        self.last_event = None	# for communicating the Jump event
+
+        # start
+        self.discover_sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
+        self.discover()
+
+    def set_callback(self, callback):
+        self.callback = callback
+
+    def start(self, root):
+        self.root = root
+        self.root.bind_all('<<ProxyJump>>', self.jump)	# user-generated
+
+    def stop(self):
+        # Still listening, but stop callbacks
+        self.root.unbind_all('<<ProxyJump>>')
+
+    def status(self):
+        self.lock.acquire()
+        if self.addr and self.port:
+            status = '%s:%d' % (self.addr, self.port)
+            self.lock.release()
+            return status
+        else:
+            self.lock.release()
+            self.discover()	# Kick off discovery
+            return None
+
+    def jump(self, event):
+        # Called from Tkinter's main loop
+        if self.callback and self.last_event:
+            self.callback(*self.last_event)
+
+    def close():
+        self.discover_sock.shutdown()
+        self.discover_sock = None
+
+    # Send a query. _listener should get the response.
+    def discover(self):
+        self.discover_sock.sendto(json.dumps({
+            'type': self.DISCOVERY_QUERY,
+            'name': self.SERVICE_NAME,
+        }), (self.DISCOVERY_ADDR, self.DISCOVERY_PORT))
+
+    def _listener(self):
+        s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
+        if sys.platform == 'win32':
+            s.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEADDR, 1)
+        else:
+            s.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEPORT, 1)
+        s.bind(('', self.DISCOVERY_PORT))
+        s.setsockopt(socket.IPPROTO_IP, socket.IP_ADD_MEMBERSHIP, struct.pack('4sL', socket.inet_aton(self.DISCOVERY_ADDR), socket.INADDR_ANY))
+        while True:
+            try:
+                (data, addr) = s.recvfrom(self.MESSAGE_MAX)
+                msg = json.loads(data)
+                if msg['name'] == self.SERVICE_NAME and msg['type'] == self.DISCOVERY_ANNOUNCE:
+                    # ignore if already connected to a proxy
+                    if not self.addr or not self.port:
+                        thread = threading.Thread(target = self._worker, args = (msg['ipv4'], int(msg['port'])))
+                        thread.daemon = True
+                        thread.start()
+            except:
+                if __debug__: print_exc()
+
+    def _worker(self, addr, port):
+        try:
+            s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+            s.connect((addr, port))
+            s.settimeout(0)
+            s.sendall(json.dumps({
+                'Type'      : 'Init',
+                'DateUtc'   : datetime.now().isoformat(),
+                'StartTime' : 'now',
+                'Register'  : [ 'System' ],
+            }))
+        except:
+            if __debug__: print_exc()
+            return
+
+        self.lock.acquire()
+        self.addr = addr
+        self.port = port
+        self.lock.release()
+
+        try:
+            s.settimeout(None)	# was self.SERVICE_TIMEOUT, but heartbeat doesn't appear to work so wait indefinitely
+            while True:
+                msg = json.loads(s.recv(self.MESSAGE_MAX))
+                if msg['Type'] == self.MESSAGE_SYSTEM:
+                    if 'DateUtc' in msg:
+                        timestamp = mktime(datetime.strptime(msg['DateUtc'], '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S').utctimetuple())
+                    else:
+                        timestamp = mktime(strptime(msg['Date'], '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'))	# from local time
+                    self.last_event = (timestamp, msg['System'])
+                    self.root.event_generate('<<ProxyJump>>', when="tail")
+        except:
+            if __debug__: print_exc()
+
+        self.lock.acquire()
+        self.addr = self.port = None
+        self.lock.release()
+
+        # Kick off discovery for another proxy
+        self.discover()
+
+
+# singleton
+edproxy = _EDProxy()
diff --git a/monitor.py b/monitor.py
index f70e4002..90bb5b2f 100644
--- a/monitor.py
+++ b/monitor.py
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ class EDLogs(FileSystemEventHandler):
         self._restart_required = False
         self.observer = None
         self.thread = None
+        self.callback = None
         self.last_event = None	# for communicating the Jump event
 
     def enable_logging(self):
@@ -143,6 +144,9 @@ class EDLogs(FileSystemEventHandler):
             if __debug__: print_exc()
             return False
 
+    def set_callback(self, callback):
+        self.callback = callback
+
     def start(self, root):
         self.root = root
         if not self.logdir:
@@ -151,6 +155,8 @@ class EDLogs(FileSystemEventHandler):
         if self.running():
             return True
 
+        self.root.bind_all('<<MonitorJump>>', self.jump)	# user-generated
+
         # Set up a watchog observer. This is low overhead so is left running irrespective of whether monitoring is desired.
         if not self.observer:
             if __debug__:
@@ -239,7 +245,7 @@ class EDLogs(FileSystemEventHandler):
                     time_struct = datetime(now.tm_year, now.tm_mon, now.tm_mday, visited_struct.tm_hour, visited_struct.tm_min, visited_struct.tm_sec).timetuple()	# still local time
                     # Tk on Windows doesn't like to be called outside of an event handler, so generate an event
                     self.last_event = (mktime(time_struct), system)
-                    self.root.event_generate('<<Jump>>', when="tail")
+                    self.root.event_generate('<<MonitorJump>>', when="tail")
 
             sleep(10)	# New system gets posted to log file before hyperspace ends, so don't need to poll too often
 
@@ -247,6 +253,10 @@ class EDLogs(FileSystemEventHandler):
             if threading.current_thread() != self.thread:
                 return	# Terminate
 
+    def jump(self, event):
+        # Called from Tkinter's main loop
+        if self.callback and self.last_event:
+            self.callback(*self.last_event)
 
     if platform=='darwin':
 
diff --git a/prefs.py b/prefs.py
index d7514bd2..a7405472 100644
--- a/prefs.py
+++ b/prefs.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from ttkHyperlinkLabel import HyperlinkLabel
 import myNotebook as nb
 
 from config import applongname, config
+from edproxy import edproxy
 from hotkey import hotkeymgr
 from monitor import monitor
 
@@ -127,10 +128,9 @@ class PreferencesDialog(tk.Toplevel):
         nb.Checkbutton(outframe, text=_('Ship loadout in Coriolis format file'), variable=self.out_ship_coriolis, command=self.outvarchanged).grid(columnspan=2, padx=BUTTONX, sticky=tk.W)
         self.out_log_file = tk.IntVar(value = (output & config.OUT_LOG_FILE) and 1)
         nb.Checkbutton(outframe, text=_('Flight log in CSV format file'), variable=self.out_log_file, command=self.outvarchanged).grid(columnspan=2, padx=BUTTONX, pady=(5,0), sticky=tk.W)
-        self.out_log_auto = tk.IntVar(value = monitor.logdir and (output & config.OUT_LOG_AUTO) and 1 or 0)
-        if monitor.logdir:
-            self.out_log_auto_button = nb.Checkbutton(outframe, text=_('Automatically make a log entry on entering a system'), variable=self.out_log_auto, command=self.outvarchanged)	# Output setting
-            self.out_log_auto_button.grid(columnspan=2, padx=BUTTONX, sticky=tk.W)
+        self.out_log_auto = tk.IntVar(value = output & config.OUT_LOG_AUTO and 1 or 0)
+        self.out_log_auto_button = nb.Checkbutton(outframe, text=_('Automatically make a log entry on entering a system'), variable=self.out_log_auto, command=self.outvarchanged)	# Output setting
+        self.out_log_auto_button.grid(columnspan=2, padx=BUTTONX, sticky=tk.W)
         self.out_log_auto_text = nb.Label(outframe, foreground='firebrick')
         self.out_log_auto_text.grid(columnspan=2, padx=(30,0), sticky=tk.W)
 
@@ -160,9 +160,8 @@ class PreferencesDialog(tk.Toplevel):
         self.edsm_autoopen = tk.BooleanVar(value = config.getint('edsm_autoopen'))
         self.edsm_autoopen_button = nb.Checkbutton(edsmframe, text=_(u"Automatically open uncharted systems’ EDSM pages"), variable=self.edsm_autoopen)
         self.edsm_autoopen_button.grid(columnspan=2, padx=BUTTONX, sticky=tk.W)
-        if monitor.logdir:
-            self.edsm_log_auto_button = nb.Checkbutton(edsmframe, text=_('Automatically make a log entry on entering a system'), variable=self.out_log_auto, command=self.outvarchanged)	# Output setting
-            self.edsm_log_auto_button.grid(columnspan=2, padx=BUTTONX, sticky=tk.W)
+        self.edsm_log_auto_button = nb.Checkbutton(edsmframe, text=_('Automatically make a log entry on entering a system'), variable=self.out_log_auto, command=self.outvarchanged)	# Output setting
+        self.edsm_log_auto_button.grid(columnspan=2, padx=BUTTONX, sticky=tk.W)
         self.edsm_log_auto_text = nb.Label(edsmframe, foreground='firebrick')
         self.edsm_log_auto_text.grid(columnspan=2, padx=(30,0), sticky=tk.W)
 
@@ -237,7 +236,7 @@ class PreferencesDialog(tk.Toplevel):
             self.protocol("WM_DELETE_WINDOW", self._destroy)
 
         # Selectively disable buttons depending on output settings
-        self.outvarchanged()
+        self.proxypoll()
 
         # disable hotkey for the duration
         hotkeymgr.unregister()
@@ -247,6 +246,12 @@ class PreferencesDialog(tk.Toplevel):
         self.grab_set()
         #self.wait_window(self)	# causes duplicate events on OSX
 
+
+    def proxypoll(self):
+        self.outvarchanged()
+        self.after(1000, self.proxypoll)
+
+
     def outvarchanged(self):
         local = self.out_bpc.get() or self.out_td.get() or self.out_csv.get() or self.out_ship_eds.get() or self.out_ship_coriolis.get() or self.out_log_file.get()
         self.outdir_label['state'] = local and tk.NORMAL  or tk.DISABLED
@@ -261,26 +266,33 @@ class PreferencesDialog(tk.Toplevel):
         self.edsm_cmdr['state']         = edsm_state
         self.edsm_apikey['state']       = edsm_state
 
-        if monitor.logdir:
+        proxyaddr = edproxy.status()
+        self.out_log_auto_text['text'] = ''
+        self.edsm_log_auto_text['text'] = ''
+        if monitor.logdir or proxyaddr:
             log = self.out_log_file.get()
             self.out_log_auto_button['state']  = log and tk.NORMAL or tk.DISABLED
 
-            self.out_log_auto_text['text'] = ''
             if log and self.out_log_auto.get():
-                if not monitor.enable_logging():
+                if proxyaddr:
+                    self.out_log_auto_text['text'] = _('Connected to edproxy at {ADDR}').format(ADDR = proxyaddr)
+                elif not monitor.enable_logging():
                     self.out_log_auto_text['text'] = "Can't enable automatic logging!"	# Shouldn't happen - don't translate
                 elif monitor.restart_required():
                     self.out_log_auto_text['text'] = _('Re-start Elite: Dangerous to use this feature')	# Output settings prompt
 
             self.edsm_log_auto_button['state']  = edsm_state
 
-            self.edsm_log_auto_text['text'] = ''
             if self.out_log_edsm.get() and self.out_log_auto.get():
-                if not monitor.enable_logging():
+                if proxyaddr:
+                    self.edsm_log_auto_text['text'] = _('Connected to edproxy at {ADDR}').format(ADDR = proxyaddr)
+                elif not monitor.enable_logging():
                     self.edsm_log_auto_text['text'] = "Can't enable automatic logging!"	# Shouldn't happen - don't translate
                 elif monitor.restart_required():
                     self.edsm_log_auto_text['text'] = _('Re-start Elite: Dangerous to use this feature')	# Output settings prompt
-
+        else:
+            self.out_log_auto_button['state'] = tk.DISABLED
+            self.edsm_log_auto_button['state'] = tk.DISABLED
 
     def outbrowse(self):
         if platform != 'win32':
@@ -393,11 +405,13 @@ class PreferencesDialog(tk.Toplevel):
     def _destroy(self):
         # Re-enable hotkey and log monitoring before exit
         hotkeymgr.register(self.parent, config.getint('hotkey_code'), config.getint('hotkey_mods'))
-        if (config.getint('output') & config.OUT_LOG_AUTO) and (config.getint('output') & (config.OUT_LOG_AUTO|config.OUT_LOG_EDSM)):
+        if (config.getint('output') & config.OUT_LOG_AUTO) and (config.getint('output') & (config.OUT_LOG_FILE|config.OUT_LOG_EDSM)):
             monitor.enable_logging()
             monitor.start(self.parent)
+            edproxy.start(self.parent)
         else:
             monitor.stop()
+            edproxy.stop()
         self.destroy()
 
     if platform == 'darwin':