diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index b1077481..a8044d21 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@ byobu (3.27) unreleased; urgency=low
   * usr/lib/byobu/fan_speed: drop detail section, nothing interesting here
   * usr/share/byobu/profiles/common: accommodate for powernap's off- and on-
     lining of processors dynamically
+  * etc/byobu/statusrc, usr/bin/byobu-config, usr/lib/byobu/network,
+    usr/share/byobu/profiles/common, usr/share/man/man1/byobu.1:
+    - enable the network monitor by default (it seems I *always* turn this
+      on, on every single byobu instance)
+    - only display when traffic is non-zero
+    - move further to the left, so that entire line doesn't jump around
+  * usr/share/byobu/profiles/common: move disk_io further left, so line
+    does jump around so much
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Thu, 27 Jan 2011 10:24:10 -0600
 
diff --git a/etc/byobu/statusrc b/etc/byobu/statusrc
index cc486fe6..84f427fd 100644
--- a/etc/byobu/statusrc
+++ b/etc/byobu/statusrc
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ mail=0
 mem_available=1
 mem_used=1
 menu=1
-network=0
+network=1
 notify_osd=0
 processes=0
 raid=1
diff --git a/usr/bin/byobu-config b/usr/bin/byobu-config
index 62d02213..a0f67a66 100755
--- a/usr/bin/byobu-config
+++ b/usr/bin/byobu-config
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ def readstatus():
     status["mem_available"]=1
     status["mem_used"]=1
     status["menu"]=1
-    status["network"]=0
+    status["network"]=1
     status["notify_osd"]=0
     status["processes"]=0
     status["raid"]=1
diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/network b/usr/lib/byobu/network
index a714fc9f..5b46b9e6 100755
--- a/usr/lib/byobu/network
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/network
@@ -85,5 +85,5 @@ for i in up down; do
 			;;
 		esac
 	fi
-	printf "$(color b m w)$symbol$rate$(color -)$(color m w)$unit$(color -) "
+	[ "$rate" != "0" ] && printf "$(color b m w)$symbol$rate$(color -)$(color m w)$unit$(color -) "
 done
diff --git a/usr/share/byobu/profiles/common b/usr/share/byobu/profiles/common
index 9d9f7eb2..3b880eb1 100644
--- a/usr/share/byobu/profiles/common
+++ b/usr/share/byobu/profiles/common
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ source $HOME/.byobu/keybindings
 caption always "%12`%?%-Lw%50L>%?%{=r}%n*%f %t%?(%u)%?%{-}%12`%?%+Lw%?%11` %=%12`%110`%109`%122`%111`%10`%<"
 
 # Status string, last line
-hardstatus string '%99`%{-}%{=r}%12` %100`%112`%= %130`%135`%102`%101`%129`%131`%127`%114`%115`%108`%134`%128`%125`%126`%113`%119`%133`%117`%116`%106`%104`%103`%105`%107`%136`%123`%132`%120`%121`'
+hardstatus string '%99`%{-}%{=r}%12` %100`%112`%=%117`%133`%130`%135`%102`%101`%129`%131`%127`%114`%115`%108`%134`%128`%125`%126`%113`%119`%116`%106`%104`%103`%105`%107`%136`%123`%132`%120`%121`'
 
 # NOTE: Older version of screen have an arbitrary limit of only being able
 # to change colors 16 times in this 'hardstatus string'.
diff --git a/usr/share/man/man1/byobu.1 b/usr/share/man/man1/byobu.1
index 08a8ae44..cc32f088 100644
--- a/usr/share/man/man1/byobu.1
+++ b/usr/share/man/man1/byobu.1
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Note that DATA=\fI$HOME/.byobu\fP.
 
 \fBmenu\fP \- a simple indicator directing new users to use the F9 keybinding to access the byobu menu
 
-\fBnetwork\fP \- instantaneous upload/download bandwidth in [GMk]bps over the last 3 seconds; displayed in the lower bar toward the right in white text on a purple background with a leading '^' sign indicating 'up' and 'v' sign indicating 'down'; override the default interface by specifying an alternate interface with MONITORED_NETWORK=eth1, and override the default units (bits) with NETWORK_UNITS=bytes in \fI$DATA/statusrc\fP
+\fBnetwork\fP \- instantaneous upload/download bandwidth in [GMk]bps over the last 3 seconds; nothing is displayed if traffic is 0; displayed in the lower bar toward the left in white text on a purple background with a leading '^' sign indicating 'up' and 'v' sign indicating 'down'; override the default interface by specifying an alternate interface with MONITORED_NETWORK=eth1, and override the default units (bits) with NETWORK_UNITS=bytes in \fI$DATA/statusrc\fP
 
 \fBnotify_osd\fP \- Send on-screen notification messages to screen's notification buffer