diff --git a/testing/scripts/start-switches b/testing/scripts/start-switches
index 400f06c54..1a6c9d8f6 100755
--- a/testing/scripts/start-switches
+++ b/testing/scripts/start-switches
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ do
 	cecho " * Great, umlswitch$n is already running!"
     else
 	cecho-n " * Starting umlswitch$n.."
-	uml_switch -hub -tap tap$n -unix /tmp/umlswitch$n -daemon >/dev/null 2>&1 </dev/null
+	uml_switch -tap tap$n -unix /tmp/umlswitch$n -daemon >/dev/null 2>&1 </dev/null
 	sleep 2
 	eval ifconfig "tap$n \$IFCONFIG_$n up"
 	cgecho "done"
diff --git a/testing/scripts/start-umls b/testing/scripts/start-umls
index 6ef79f587..018bad010 100755
--- a/testing/scripts/start-umls
+++ b/testing/scripts/start-umls
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ do
 	[ -f  $UMLHOSTFS ] || die "!! uml root file system '$UMLHOSTFS' not found"
 
 	cecho-n " * Starting ${host}.."
-	eval screen -dmS ${host} "nice $UMLKERNEL \
+	eval screen -dmS ${host} "$UMLKERNEL \
 	    umid=${host} \
 	    ubda=$UMLHOSTFS \
 	    \$SWITCH_${host} \
diff --git a/testing/scripts/xstart-umls b/testing/scripts/xstart-umls
index b80323f47..8f9b6f490 100755
--- a/testing/scripts/xstart-umls
+++ b/testing/scripts/xstart-umls
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ do
 	[ -f  $UMLHOSTFS ] || die "!! uml root file system '$UMLHOSTFS' not found"
 
 	cecho-n " * Starting ${host}.."
-	#eval xterm -title ${host} -geometry "+${x0}+${y0}" -rightbar -sb -sl 500 -e "gdb --args $UMLKERNEL \
 	eval xterm -title ${host} -geometry "+${x0}+${y0}" -rightbar -sb -sl 500 -e "$UMLKERNEL \
 	    umid=${host} \
 	    ubda=$UMLHOSTFS \
diff --git a/testing/testing.conf b/testing/testing.conf
index b1fa1e91f..508897409 100755
--- a/testing/testing.conf
+++ b/testing/testing.conf
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 # RCSID $Id$
 
 # Root directory of testing
-UMLTESTDIR=/home/strongswan-testing
+UMLTESTDIR=~/strongswan-testing
 
 # Bzipped kernel sources
 # (file extension .tar.bz2 required)
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ MEM=96
 BUILDDIR=$UMLTESTDIR/umlbuild
 
 # Filename of the built UML Kernel
-UMLKERNEL=$UMLTESTDIR/linux
+UMLKERNEL=$BUILDDIR/linux-uml-$KERNELVERSION
 
 # Directory where test results will be stored
 TESTRESULTSDIR=$UMLTESTDIR/testresults
@@ -75,13 +75,13 @@ TZUML="Europe/Zurich"
 # Enable particular steps in the make-testing and
 # start-testing scripts
 #
-ENABLE_BUILD_UMLKERNEL="no"
-ENABLE_BUILD_SSHKEYS="no"
-ENABLE_BUILD_HOSTCONFIG="no"
-ENABLE_BUILD_UMLROOTFS="yno"
-ENABLE_BUILD_UMLHOSTFS="yno"
-ENABLE_START_TESTING="no"
-ENABLE_DO_TESTS="no"
+ENABLE_BUILD_UMLKERNEL="yes"
+ENABLE_BUILD_SSHKEYS="yes"
+ENABLE_BUILD_HOSTCONFIG="yes"
+ENABLE_BUILD_UMLROOTFS="yes"
+ENABLE_BUILD_UMLHOSTFS="yes"
+ENABLE_START_TESTING="yes"
+ENABLE_DO_TESTS="yes"
 ENABLE_STOP_TESTING="no"
 
 ##############################################################
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ ENABLE_STOP_TESTING="no"
 # Start the UML instance in a gnome-terminal (requires gnome)
 UMLSTARTMODE="gnome-terminal"
 # Start the UML instance in an xterm (requires X11R6)
-UMLSTARTMODE="xterm"
+# UMLSTARTMODE="xterm"
 # Start the UML instance without a terminal window
 # but screen -r <host> can open a window anytime
 # UMLSTARTMODE="screen"
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ HOSTNAMEIPV4="\
 alice,10.1.0.10,192.168.0.50 \
 venus,10.1.0.20 \
 moon,192.168.0.1,10.1.0.1 \
-carol,192.168.0.100,10.3.0.1,10.1.0.30 \
+carol,192.168.0.100,10.3.0.1 \
 winnetou,192.168.0.150 \
 dave,192.168.0.200,10.3.0.2 \
 sun,192.168.0.2,10.2.0.1 \
@@ -163,8 +163,7 @@ SWITCH_alice="eth0=daemon,fe:fd:0a:01:00:0a,unix,/tmp/umlswitch1 \
 SWITCH_venus="eth0=daemon,fe:fd:0a:01:00:14,unix,/tmp/umlswitch1"
 SWITCH_moon="eth0=daemon,fe:fd:c0:a8:00:01,unix,/tmp/umlswitch0 \
              eth1=daemon,fe:fd:0a:01:00:01,unix,/tmp/umlswitch1"
-SWITCH_carol="eth0=daemon,fe:fd:c0:a8:00:64,unix,/tmp/umlswitch0 \
-              eth1=daemon,fe:fd:0a:01:00:22,unix,/tmp/umlswitch1"
+SWITCH_carol="eth0=daemon,fe:fd:c0:a8:00:64,unix,/tmp/umlswitch0"
 SWITCH_winnetou="eth0=daemon,fe:fd:c0:a8:00:96,unix,/tmp/umlswitch0"
 SWITCH_dave="eth0=daemon,fe:fd:c0:a8:00:c8,unix,/tmp/umlswitch0"
 SWITCH_sun="eth0=daemon,fe:fd:c0:a8:00:02,unix,/tmp/umlswitch0 \