diff --git a/controller/src/handler.rs b/controller/src/handler.rs
index 3afb94de5..350c836d1 100644
--- a/controller/src/handler.rs
+++ b/controller/src/handler.rs
@@ -97,30 +97,8 @@ impl<DatabaseImpl: Database> Handler<DatabaseImpl> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<DatabaseImpl: Database> PathFilter for Handler<DatabaseImpl> {
-    fn should_use_physical_path<HostSystemImpl: HostSystem + ?Sized>(
-        &self,
-        _id: &Identity,
-        _endpoint: &zerotier_network_hypervisor::vl1::Endpoint,
-        _local_socket: Option<&HostSystemImpl::LocalSocket>,
-        _local_interface: Option<&HostSystemImpl::LocalInterface>,
-    ) -> bool {
-        true
-    }
-
-    fn get_path_hints<HostSystemImpl: HostSystem + ?Sized>(
-        &self,
-        _id: &Identity,
-    ) -> Option<
-        Vec<(
-            zerotier_network_hypervisor::vl1::Endpoint,
-            Option<HostSystemImpl::LocalSocket>,
-            Option<HostSystemImpl::LocalInterface>,
-        )>,
-    > {
-        None
-    }
-}
+// Default PathFilter implementations permit anything.
+impl<DatabaseImpl: Database> PathFilter for Handler<DatabaseImpl> {}
 
 impl<DatabaseImpl: Database> InnerProtocol for Handler<DatabaseImpl> {
     fn handle_packet<HostSystemImpl: HostSystem + ?Sized>(
@@ -133,11 +111,10 @@ impl<DatabaseImpl: Database> InnerProtocol for Handler<DatabaseImpl> {
         message_id: u64,
         verb: u8,
         payload: &PacketBuffer,
+        mut cursor: usize,
     ) -> PacketHandlerResult {
         match verb {
             protocol::verbs::VL2_VERB_NETWORK_CONFIG_REQUEST => {
-                let mut cursor = 1;
-
                 let network_id = payload.read_u64(&mut cursor);
                 if network_id.is_err() {
                     return PacketHandlerResult::Error;
@@ -242,7 +219,7 @@ impl<DatabaseImpl: Database> InnerProtocol for Handler<DatabaseImpl> {
         _in_re_message_id: u64,
         _error_code: u8,
         _payload: &PacketBuffer,
-        _cursor: &mut usize,
+        _cursor: usize,
     ) -> PacketHandlerResult {
         PacketHandlerResult::NotHandled
     }
@@ -258,7 +235,7 @@ impl<DatabaseImpl: Database> InnerProtocol for Handler<DatabaseImpl> {
         _in_re_verb: u8,
         _in_re_message_id: u64,
         _payload: &PacketBuffer,
-        _cursor: &mut usize,
+        _cursor: usize,
     ) -> PacketHandlerResult {
         PacketHandlerResult::NotHandled
     }
diff --git a/network-hypervisor/src/vl1/node.rs b/network-hypervisor/src/vl1/node.rs
index 24fd52616..66970ea13 100644
--- a/network-hypervisor/src/vl1/node.rs
+++ b/network-hypervisor/src/vl1/node.rs
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ pub trait InnerProtocol: Sync + Send {
         message_id: u64,
         verb: u8,
         payload: &PacketBuffer,
+        cursor: usize,
     ) -> PacketHandlerResult;
 
     /// Handle errors, returning true if the error was recognized.
@@ -169,7 +170,7 @@ pub trait InnerProtocol: Sync + Send {
         in_re_message_id: u64,
         error_code: u8,
         payload: &PacketBuffer,
-        cursor: &mut usize,
+        cursor: usize,
     ) -> PacketHandlerResult;
 
     /// Handle an OK, returing true if the OK was recognized.
@@ -184,7 +185,7 @@ pub trait InnerProtocol: Sync + Send {
         in_re_verb: u8,
         in_re_message_id: u64,
         payload: &PacketBuffer,
-        cursor: &mut usize,
+        cursor: usize,
     ) -> PacketHandlerResult;
 
     /// Check if this node should respond to messages from a given peer.
@@ -1092,6 +1093,7 @@ impl InnerProtocol for DummyInnerProtocol {
         _message_id: u64,
         _verb: u8,
         _payload: &PacketBuffer,
+        _cursor: usize,
     ) -> PacketHandlerResult {
         PacketHandlerResult::NotHandled
     }
@@ -1109,7 +1111,7 @@ impl InnerProtocol for DummyInnerProtocol {
         _in_re_message_id: u64,
         _error_code: u8,
         _payload: &PacketBuffer,
-        _cursor: &mut usize,
+        _cursor: usize,
     ) -> PacketHandlerResult {
         PacketHandlerResult::NotHandled
     }
@@ -1126,7 +1128,7 @@ impl InnerProtocol for DummyInnerProtocol {
         _in_re_verb: u8,
         _in_re_message_id: u64,
         _payload: &PacketBuffer,
-        _cursor: &mut usize,
+        _cursor: usize,
     ) -> PacketHandlerResult {
         PacketHandlerResult::NotHandled
     }
diff --git a/network-hypervisor/src/vl1/peer.rs b/network-hypervisor/src/vl1/peer.rs
index 15bcf1c8b..1d1b4843a 100644
--- a/network-hypervisor/src/vl1/peer.rs
+++ b/network-hypervisor/src/vl1/peer.rs
@@ -585,6 +585,7 @@ impl Peer {
                         message_id,
                         verb,
                         &payload,
+                        1,
                     ),
                 };
             }
@@ -682,7 +683,7 @@ impl Peer {
                             in_re_message_id,
                             error_header.error_code,
                             payload,
-                            &mut cursor,
+                            cursor,
                         );
                     }
                 }
@@ -782,7 +783,7 @@ impl Peer {
                             ok_header.in_re_verb,
                             in_re_message_id,
                             payload,
-                            &mut cursor,
+                            cursor,
                         );
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/network-hypervisor/src/vl2/switch.rs b/network-hypervisor/src/vl2/switch.rs
index 9be3dbd10..52f6a2d94 100644
--- a/network-hypervisor/src/vl2/switch.rs
+++ b/network-hypervisor/src/vl2/switch.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ pub trait SwitchInterface: Sync + Send {}
 
 pub struct Switch {}
 
+#[allow(unused_variables)]
 impl InnerProtocol for Switch {
     fn handle_packet<HostSystemImpl: HostSystem + ?Sized>(
         &self,
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ impl InnerProtocol for Switch {
         message_id: u64,
         verb: u8,
         payload: &PacketBuffer,
+        cursor: usize,
     ) -> PacketHandlerResult {
         PacketHandlerResult::NotHandled
     }
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@ impl InnerProtocol for Switch {
         in_re_message_id: u64,
         error_code: u8,
         payload: &PacketBuffer,
-        cursor: &mut usize,
+        cursor: usize,
     ) -> PacketHandlerResult {
         PacketHandlerResult::NotHandled
     }
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@ impl InnerProtocol for Switch {
         in_re_verb: u8,
         in_re_message_id: u64,
         payload: &PacketBuffer,
-        cursor: &mut usize,
+        cursor: usize,
     ) -> PacketHandlerResult {
         PacketHandlerResult::NotHandled
     }