Index: sample/pingpong/PingPong.cpp
===================================================================
--- sample/pingpong/PingPong.cpp	(revision 12060)
+++ sample/pingpong/PingPong.cpp	(revision 12061)
@@ -26,5 +26,5 @@
         config_file(config)
 {
-	Timer::setInterval( 3000 );
+	Timer::setInterval( 5000 );
 }
 
@@ -60,5 +60,6 @@
     }
     
-    name = "TODO";
+    // use node name also in the application
+    name = config.get("ariba.node_name", "NO_NAME");
     
 	// bind communication and node listener
@@ -108,4 +109,5 @@
 	// this can be all nodes (OneHop) overlay or just some neighbors
 	// in case of a Chord or Kademlia structure
+	// NOTE: Currently ariba only supports the Chord overlay.
 
 	// in this sample we use auto-links: we just send out our message
@@ -114,7 +116,16 @@
 	// a link and start using the link in the CommunicationListener::onLinkUp
 	// function that is implemented further down in PingPong::onLinkUp
+	
+	// NOTE: This example still uses the old deprecated ariba::message messages 
+	//   with the ariba built-in serialization. 
+	// For future applications please use the new reboost::message_t messages. 
+	//   Data is stored in high efficient zero-copy buffers of type 
+	//   reboost::shared_buffer_t. These buffers hold plain data, so you have to 
+	//   serialize the data "on your own".
+	// We reccomend third-party serialization libraries like:
+	//   - Protocol Buffers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protocol_Buffers)
+	//   - MessagePack      (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MessagePack)
 
 	pingId++;
-//	logging_info( endl << "#################" << endl
     logging_info( endl << "|||||||||| >>>>>>>>>>" << endl
 	        << "[PINGPONG]\t PINGING overlay neighbors with ping id " << pingId );
@@ -173,5 +184,4 @@
 	for (int i=0;i<names.size(); i++) if (names[i]==pingmsg->getName()) found=true;
 	if (!found) names.push_back(pingmsg->getName());
-//	logging_info( endl << "#################" << endl
 	logging_info( endl << "<<<<<<<<<< ||||||||||" << endl
 	        << "[PINGPONG]\t RECEIVED ping message on link "
Index: sample/pingpong/main.cpp
===================================================================
--- sample/pingpong/main.cpp	(revision 12060)
+++ sample/pingpong/main.cpp	(revision 12061)
@@ -13,5 +13,4 @@
 	if (argc >= 2) config = argv[1];
 
-//	StartupWrapper::initConfig( config );
 	StartupWrapper::startSystem();