diff --git a/com/isoterminal/feat/boot.js b/com/isoterminal/feat/boot.js
index 340ee69..da92c63 100644
--- a/com/isoterminal/feat/boot.js
+++ b/com/isoterminal/feat/boot.js
@@ -45,7 +45,18 @@ if( typeof window.PromiseWorker != 'undefined' ){ // if xrsh v86 is able to run
     {
       key: "1",
       title: (opts) => `boot ${String(opts.iso || "").replace(/.*\//,'')} Linux ❤️ `,
-      init: function(){ this.bootISO() },
+      init: function(){ 
+
+        // hack to notify href clicks
+        Term.prototype.href = (a) => {
+          if( a.href ){
+            this.exec(`source /etc/profile.sh; hook href "${a.href}"`)
+          }
+          return false
+        }
+
+        this.bootISO() 
+      },
       keyHandler: function(ch){ this.send(ch) }  // send to v86 webworker
     }
   )
diff --git a/com/isoterminal/feat/remotekeyboard.js b/com/isoterminal/feat/remotekeyboard.js
index 3b5edf7..1fb92fc 100644
--- a/com/isoterminal/feat/remotekeyboard.js
+++ b/com/isoterminal/feat/remotekeyboard.js
@@ -1,34 +1,87 @@
 ISOTerminal.prototype.enableRemoteKeyboard = function(opts){
 
+    let service = {
+      ready: false,
+      reset: (service) => {
+        service.ip = localStorage.getItem("keyboardIP") || ""
+        service.ip = service.ip.trim()
+        service.state = "need-ip"
+        service.attempts = 0
+      },
+      init: function init( mainmenu ){ 
+        this.emit('status',"")
+        this.emit('enable-console',{stdout:true})
+        service.reset(service)
+        setTimeout( () => {
+          const clearScreen = "\r"
+          this.send(clearScreen);
+          this.send(`\n\rfor instructions\n\rsee ${document.location.origin}/index.html#Remote%20keyboard\n\n\r`)
+          this.send("enter 'm' for mainmenu\n\n\r")
+          this.send("keyboard ip-adress> ")
+          // autofill ip
+          if( service.ip ){
+            for( let i = 0; i < service.ip.length; i++ ) this.send(service.ip.charAt(i))
+          }
+        }, 100 )
+      },
+      server: (term) => {
+        try{
+          service.addr = `ws://${service.ip}:9090/`;
+          service.ws = new WebSocket(service.addr)
+          service.ws.addEventListener("open", () => {
+            if( service.state == 'listening' ){
+              this.send(`\n\rconnected to ${service.addr}! \\o/\n\r`)
+              this.bootMenu() 
+            }
+            service.state = 'receiving'
+          })
+          service.ws.addEventListener("close", () => {
+            service.attempts += 1
+            if( service.attempts > 3 && service.state == 'listening'){
+              service.reset(service)
+              this.send(`\n\roops..I did not detect any connection :/\n\r`)
+              localStorage.setItem("keyboardIP","") // reset ip 
+              this.bootMenu()
+            }else setTimeout( () => service.server(term), 1000 ) // retry connection
+          }) // retry on EOF
+          service.ws.onmessage = function(event) {
+              if( !event.data ) return
+              event.data.arrayBuffer().then( (buf) => {
+                const arr   = new Uint8Array(buf)
+                let string = Array.from(arr, byte => String.fromCharCode(byte)).join('')
+                term.term.handler(string)
+                service.state = 'receiving'
+                localStorage.setItem("keyboardIP",service.ip) // save ip for later
+              })
+          };
+        }catch(e){
+          console.error(e)
+          service.reset(service)
+          localStorage.setItem("keyboardIP","") // reset ip 
+          this.bootMenu()
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
   // initialize REPL 
   ISOTerminal.prototype.boot.menu.push(
     {
       key: "k",
       title: (opts) => "connect a remote keyboard",
-      init: function( mainmenu ){ 
-        this.emit('status',"")
-        this.emit('enable-console',{stdout:true})
-        setTimeout( () => {
-          this.send("\n\r1. open a terminal on your laptop/desktop\n\r")
-          this.send("2. run (or install) the keyboard forwarder:\n\n\r")
-          this.send("\t$ wget https://xrsh.isvery.ninja/xrsh\n\r")
-          this.send("\t$ chmod +x xrsh\n\r")
-          this.send("\t$ ./xrsh --keyboard\n\r\n\r")
-          this.send("\tNOTE: windows-users need WSL\n\n\r")
-          this.send("press a key to connect..    (or 'm' for mainmenu)\n\r")
-        }, 100 )
-      },
+      init: service.init,
       keyHandler: function(ch){
         this.send(ch)
-        if( ch == 'm'){
-          this.bootMenu()
-        }else if( (ch == "\n" || ch == "\r") ){
-          try{
-            console.log("running websocket server")
+        if( service.state == 'need-ip'){
+          if( ch == 'm'){
             this.send("\n\r")
-          }catch(e){ 
-            reset()
-            throw e // re throw
+            this.bootMenu()
+          }else if( ch == '\n' || ch == '\r'){
+            this.send("\n\rwaiting for connection..")
+            service.server(this)
+            service.state = 'listening'
+          }else{
+            service.ip = ch == '\b' ? service.ip.substr(0,this.service.ip.length-1) 
+                                    : service.ip + ch 
           }
         }
       }
diff --git a/com/isoterminal/feat/term.js b/com/isoterminal/feat/term.js
index ea6b84c..46b2ad5 100644
--- a/com/isoterminal/feat/term.js
+++ b/com/isoterminal/feat/term.js
@@ -40,13 +40,8 @@ ISOTerminal.prototype.TermInit = function(){
       }
     }( Term.prototype.keyDownHandler )
 
-    Term.prototype.href = (a) => {
-      if( a.href ){
-        this.exec(`source /etc/profile.sh; hook href "${a.href}"`)
-      }
-      return false
-    }
     this.term = new Term( opts.termOpts )
+    Term.prototype.href = (a) => true
     this.term.colors = [
         /* normal */
         "#000000",
@@ -93,7 +88,7 @@ ISOTerminal.prototype.TermInit = function(){
           })
         }
       }else{
-        this.term.write(ch)
+        this.term.write( ch )
       }
       if( !erase ) this.lastChar = ch
     })
diff --git a/com/isoterminal/term.js b/com/isoterminal/term.js
index 4d5b7cc..3566a5f 100644
--- a/com/isoterminal/term.js
+++ b/com/isoterminal/term.js
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ Term.prototype.refresh = function(ymin, ymax)
     
     function is_http_link_char(c)
     {
-        var str = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789-._~:/?#[]@!$&'()*+,;=`.";
+        var str = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789-._~:/?#[]@!$&'()*+,;=%`.";
         return str.indexOf(String.fromCharCode(c)) >= 0;
     }
 
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ Term.prototype.refresh = function(ymin, ymax)
                         outline += '</span>';
                         last_attr = this.def_attr;
                     }
-                    outline += "<a href='" + http_link_str + "' onclick='return Term.prototype.href(this)'>";
+                    outline += "<a href='" + http_link_str + "' onclick='return Term.prototype.href(this)' target='_blank'>";
                 }
             }
             if (i == cx)  {
@@ -1049,9 +1049,8 @@ Term.prototype.interceptBrowserExit = function (ev)
 Term.prototype.keyDownHandler = function (ev)
 {
     var str;
-
     this.interceptBrowserExit(ev);
-    
+
     str="";
     switch(ev.keyCode) {
     case 8: /* backspace */