diff --git a/Config.go b/Config.go
index 6599ebe..74bc000 100644
--- a/Config.go
+++ b/Config.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Version is the current core library version
-const Version = "Alpha 2/20.05.2021"
+const Version = "Alpha 2/09.06.2021"
 
 var config struct {
 	LogFile string `yaml:"LogFile"` // Log file
diff --git a/Connection.go b/Connection.go
index 50778bf..e97b27d 100644
--- a/Connection.go
+++ b/Connection.go
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ func (c *Connection) IsBehindNAT() bool {
 	return c.PortInternal > 0 && c.Address.Port != int(c.PortInternal)
 }
 
+// IsPortForward checks if the remote peer uses port forwarding on the connection
+func (c *Connection) IsPortForward() bool {
+	return c.PortExternal > 0
+}
+
 // GetConnections returns the list of connections
 func (peer *PeerInfo) GetConnections(active bool) (connections []*Connection) {
 	peer.RLock()
@@ -284,6 +289,26 @@ func (peer *PeerInfo) IsBehindNAT() (result bool) {
 	return false
 }
 
+// IsPortForward checks if the peer uses port forwarding
+func (peer *PeerInfo) IsPortForward() (result bool) {
+	peer.Lock()
+	defer peer.Unlock()
+
+	for _, connection := range peer.connectionActive {
+		if connection.IsPortForward() {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, connection := range peer.connectionInactive {
+		if connection.IsPortForward() {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
+
 // ---- sending code ----
 
 // send sends the packet to the peer on the connection
diff --git a/Network.go b/Network.go
index 9ee19d7..92fffc6 100644
--- a/Network.go
+++ b/Network.go
@@ -185,6 +185,8 @@ func packetWorker(packets <-chan networkWire) {
 					peer.UserAgent = announce.UserAgent
 				}
 				peer.Features = announce.Features
+				peer.BlockchainHeight = announce.BlockchainHeight
+				peer.BlockchainVersion = announce.BlockchainVersion
 
 				peer.cmdAnouncement(announce)
 			}
@@ -206,6 +208,8 @@ func packetWorker(packets <-chan networkWire) {
 					peer.UserAgent = response.UserAgent
 				}
 				peer.Features = response.Features
+				peer.BlockchainHeight = response.BlockchainHeight
+				peer.BlockchainVersion = response.BlockchainVersion
 
 				peer.cmdResponse(response)
 			}
@@ -216,6 +220,8 @@ func packetWorker(packets <-chan networkWire) {
 					peer.UserAgent = announce.UserAgent
 				}
 				peer.Features = announce.Features
+				peer.BlockchainHeight = announce.BlockchainHeight
+				peer.BlockchainVersion = announce.BlockchainVersion
 
 				peer.cmdLocalDiscovery(announce)
 			}
diff --git a/Peer ID.go b/Peer ID.go
index ab818dd..4ea3cf4 100644
--- a/Peer ID.go	
+++ b/Peer ID.go	
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ type PeerInfo struct {
 	isVirtual          bool             // Whether it is a virtual peer for establishing a connection.
 	targetAddresses    []*peerAddress   // Virtual peer: Addresses to send any replies.
 	traversePeer       *PeerInfo        // Virtual peer: Same field as in connection.
+	BlockchainHeight   uint32           // Blockchain height
+	BlockchainVersion  uint64           // Blockchain version
 
 	// statistics
 	StatsPacketSent     uint64 // Count of packets sent