diff --git a/bundled-addons/aegis/panel.html b/bundled-addons/aegis/panel.html
index 2adfec67..bdfda373 100644
--- a/bundled-addons/aegis/panel.html
+++ b/bundled-addons/aegis/panel.html
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@
   .bal .big small { font-size: 13px; color: var(--mut); font-weight: 500; margin-left: 0; }
   /* Scoped to the hero — .fiat is also the Send form's conversion line. */
   .bal .big .fiat { font-size: 14px; margin-left: 6px; }
-  .bal .sub { color: var(--dim); font-size: 11.5px; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; margin-top: 3px; }
-  .bal .sub .netlbl { overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; min-width: 0; }
+  /* .sub is gone — its contents moved up into .netrow, see below. */
   /* Full-panel sheet — fills most of the sidebar but stops above the
      footer so the aegis.x brand + version chip stay visible. Users
      opening + should still know which build they're on and be able
@@ -101,8 +100,23 @@
   .ttag { display: inline-block; font-size: 9.5px; letter-spacing: .06em; padding: 1px 5px; border-radius: 3px;
           background: rgba(224,179,65,.18); color: #e0b341; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: middle; margin-left: 2px; }
   /* 0.8.4: hNet became a proper chip on its own row (.netrow) so the
-     network the wallet is on is easy to spot AND easy to switch. */
-  .netrow { display: flex; margin-top: 6px; padding: 0 2px; }
+     network the wallet is on is easy to spot AND easy to switch.
+     0.10.0: that row carried one small chip and ~300px of dead space, while
+     a second row under the balance carried the connection state and the
+     per-wallet actions. Two thin rows sandwiching the balance pushed the
+     number people open the panel for into the middle of the header. They are
+     one row now: [network] [state] ........ [Explorer] [Faucet], above the
+     balance. The whole row hides together when there is no wallet context,
+     which is the only case the old .netrow hid in. */
+  .netrow { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 7px; margin-top: 8px;
+            padding: 0 2px; min-width: 0; }
+  /* Only the hostname may shrink. Without this the flexbox took width off
+     the network chip first, clipping "Chipnet testnet" to "Chipnet" — the
+     one label on the row that must never be ambiguous, since it is what
+     tells you whether you are about to move real money. */
+  .netrow .netchip, .netrow .net, .netrow .hdracts { flex: none; }
+  .netrow .netlbl { flex: 1 1 auto; color: var(--dim); font-size: 11.5px; min-width: 0;
+                    overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; }
   .netchip { background: rgba(255,255,255,.05); border: 1px solid var(--line);
               color: var(--mut); border-radius: 999px; padding: 3px 10px 3px 8px;
               font: inherit; font-size: 11.5px; cursor: pointer; display: inline-flex;
@@ -648,6 +662,20 @@
        next to the wallet name. Click cycles / opens the network menu. -->
   <div class="netrow" id="hNetRow" hidden>
     <button type="button" class="netchip" id="hNet" title="Switch network"></button>
+    <span class="net"><span class="dot" id="dot"></span></span>
+    <!-- Not just a hostname: this line is also where "connecting…",
+         "· syncing", "· <n> unconfirmed" and the walletd setup prompt are
+         written, so it cannot move to Settings without hiding an
+         unconfirmed balance and a setup instruction. -->
+    <span class="netlbl" id="netlbl">connecting…</span>
+    <!-- 0.9.2 moved Explorer/Faucet out of the Receive card because they act
+         on the selected wallet, not on the act of receiving. They stay a
+         per-wallet action for the same reason they are not Settings: they
+         are verbs on the current wallet, not configuration. -->
+    <span class="hdracts">
+      <button class="hdract" id="viewAddr" type="button" title="Open this address in a block explorer">Explorer</button>
+      <button class="hdract" id="openFaucet" type="button" title="Open this testnet's faucet" hidden>Faucet</button>
+    </span>
   </div>
   <div id="drop" hidden></div>
   <div class="bal">
@@ -655,18 +683,6 @@
       <span id="balMain">—</span><small id="balTicker">—</small>
       <span id="balFiat" class="fiat" hidden></span>
     </div>
-    <div class="sub">
-      <span class="netlbl" id="netlbl">connecting…</span>
-      <span class="net"><span class="dot" id="dot"></span></span>
-      <!-- 0.9.2: Explorer / Faucet moved up out of the Receive address
-           card. They act on the selected wallet, not on the act of
-           receiving, and down there they competed with Copy + QR for
-           the one row people actually use. -->
-      <span class="hdracts">
-        <button class="hdract" id="viewAddr" type="button" title="Open this address in a block explorer">Explorer</button>
-        <button class="hdract" id="openFaucet" type="button" title="Open this testnet's faucet" hidden>Faucet</button>
-      </span>
-    </div>
     <div id="portfolio" class="portfolio" hidden></div>
   </div>
 </header>