--- GNUnet/src/textui/node_old.c	Tue Jun 25 17:30:29 2002
+++ GNUnet/src/textui/node.c	Tue Jun 25 17:32:32 2002
@@ -292,7 +292,8 @@
   int i;
   int childCount;
   Node * child;
-  int depth; 
+  int depth;
+  int randomArray[NODES_PER_INODE];
 #if DEBUG_NODE
   HexName hex;
 #else
@@ -367,17 +368,30 @@
   print("Level %d IBlock requests downloads for %d children.\n",
 	 depth, childCount);
 #endif
+  /* Generate random permutation of [0,childCount-1] */
+  for (i=0;i<childCount;i++) {
+    randomArray[i]=i;
+  }
+  for (i=0;i<childCount;i++) {
+    int tmp=randomArray[i];
+    int tmpIndex=randomi(childCount-i)+i;
+    
+    randomArray[i]=randomArray[tmpIndex];
+    randomArray[tmpIndex]=tmp;
+  }
+
+  /* Request the children in random order */
   for (i=0;i<childCount;i++) {
 #if DEBUG_NODE
-    hash2hex(&inode->childs[i]->request,
+    hash2hex(&inode->childs[randomArray[i]]->request,
 	     &hex);
     print("%d of %d: %s\n",
 	   i, childCount,(char*)&hex);
 #endif
     if (depth+1==root->treeDepth) 
-      tryPresent(inode->childs[i]);
+      tryPresent(inode->childs[randomArray[i]]);
     else
-      requestManagerRequest((Node*)inode->childs[i], 
+      requestManagerRequest((Node*)inode->childs[randomArray[i]], 
 			    inodeReceive);
   }	    
   return OK;