diff --git a/src/yggdrasil/peer.go b/src/yggdrasil/peer.go
index d42430a5..37b87c03 100644
--- a/src/yggdrasil/peer.go
+++ b/src/yggdrasil/peer.go
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ type peer struct {
 	//  Specifically, processing switch messages, signing, and verifying sigs
 	//  Resets at the start of each tick
 	throttle uint8
+	lastSend time.Time // To throttle sends, use only from linkLoop goroutine
 }
 
 const peer_Throttle = 1
@@ -126,6 +127,8 @@ func (ps *peers) newPeer(box *boxPubKey,
 func (p *peer) linkLoop(in <-chan []byte) {
 	ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Second)
 	defer ticker.Stop()
+	p.lastSend = time.Now()
+	var lastRSeq uint64
 	for {
 		select {
 		case packet, ok := <-in:
@@ -139,9 +142,25 @@ func (p *peer) linkLoop(in <-chan []byte) {
 				if p.port == 0 {
 					continue
 				} // Don't send announces on selfInterface
-				// Maybe we shouldn't time out, and instead wait for a kill signal?
 				p.myMsg, p.mySigs = p.core.switchTable.createMessage(p.port)
-				p.sendSwitchAnnounce()
+				var update bool
+				switch {
+				case p.msgAnc == nil:
+					update = true
+				case lastRSeq != p.msgAnc.seq:
+					update = true
+				case p.msgAnc.rseq != p.myMsg.seq:
+					update = true
+				case time.Since(p.lastSend) > 3*time.Second:
+					update = true
+				}
+				if update {
+					if p.msgAnc != nil {
+						lastRSeq = p.msgAnc.seq
+					}
+					p.lastSend = time.Now()
+					p.sendSwitchAnnounce()
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -186,11 +205,12 @@ func (p *peer) handleTraffic(packet []byte, pTypeLen int) {
 	if to == nil {
 		return
 	}
-	newTTLLen := wire_uint64_len(newTTL)
 	// This mutates the packet in-place if the length of the TTL changes!
+	ttlSlice := wire_encode_uint64(newTTL)
+	newTTLLen := len(ttlSlice)
 	shift := ttlLen - newTTLLen
-	wire_put_uint64(newTTL, packet[ttlBegin+shift:])
 	copy(packet[shift:], packet[:pTypeLen])
+	copy(packet[ttlBegin+shift:], ttlSlice)
 	packet = packet[shift:]
 	to.sendPacket(packet)
 }
@@ -418,7 +438,9 @@ func (p *peer) sendSwitchAnnounce() {
 	anc.seq = p.myMsg.seq
 	anc.len = uint64(len(p.myMsg.locator.coords))
 	//anc.Deg = p.myMsg.Degree
-	//anc.RSeq = p.myMsg.RSeq
+	if p.msgAnc != nil {
+		anc.rseq = p.msgAnc.seq
+	}
 	packet := anc.encode()
 	p.sendLinkPacket(packet)
 }
diff --git a/src/yggdrasil/router.go b/src/yggdrasil/router.go
index 8ca5d2b9..8bfa73b8 100644
--- a/src/yggdrasil/router.go
+++ b/src/yggdrasil/router.go
@@ -295,9 +295,10 @@ func (r *router) handleDHTReq(bs []byte, fromKey *boxPubKey) {
 	if !req.decode(bs) {
 		return
 	}
-	if req.key != *fromKey {
-		return
-	}
+	//if req.key != *fromKey {
+	//	return
+	//}
+	req.key = *fromKey
 	r.core.dht.handleReq(&req)
 }
 
@@ -306,9 +307,10 @@ func (r *router) handleDHTRes(bs []byte, fromKey *boxPubKey) {
 	if !res.decode(bs) {
 		return
 	}
-	if res.key != *fromKey {
-		return
-	}
+	//if res.key != *fromKey {
+	//	return
+	//}
+	res.key = *fromKey
 	r.core.dht.handleRes(&res)
 }
 
diff --git a/src/yggdrasil/wire.go b/src/yggdrasil/wire.go
index f50ec431..c4a6485b 100644
--- a/src/yggdrasil/wire.go
+++ b/src/yggdrasil/wire.go
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ type msgAnnounce struct {
 	seq    uint64
 	len    uint64
 	//Deg uint64
-	//RSeq uint64
+	rseq uint64
 }
 
 func (m *msgAnnounce) encode() []byte {
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ func (m *msgAnnounce) encode() []byte {
 	bs = append(bs, wire_encode_uint64(m.seq)...)
 	bs = append(bs, wire_encode_uint64(m.len)...)
 	//bs = append(bs, wire_encode_uint64(m.Deg)...)
-	//bs = append(bs, wire_encode_uint64(m.RSeq)...)
+	bs = append(bs, wire_encode_uint64(m.rseq)...)
 	return bs
 }
 
@@ -159,8 +159,9 @@ func (m *msgAnnounce) decode(bs []byte) bool {
 		return false
 	case !wire_chop_uint64(&m.len, &bs):
 		return false
-		//case !wire_chop_uint64(&m.Deg, &bs): return false
-		//case !wire_chop_uint64(&m.RSeq, &bs): return false
+	//case !wire_chop_uint64(&m.Deg, &bs): return false
+	case !wire_chop_uint64(&m.rseq, &bs):
+		return false
 	}
 	m.tstamp = wire_intFromUint(tstamp)
 	return true
@@ -467,7 +468,7 @@ func (p *sessionPing) decode(bs []byte) bool {
 func (r *dhtReq) encode() []byte {
 	coords := wire_encode_coords(r.coords)
 	bs := wire_encode_uint64(wire_DHTLookupRequest)
-	bs = append(bs, r.key[:]...)
+	//bs = append(bs, r.key[:]...)
 	bs = append(bs, coords...)
 	bs = append(bs, r.dest[:]...)
 	return bs
@@ -480,8 +481,8 @@ func (r *dhtReq) decode(bs []byte) bool {
 		return false
 	case pType != wire_DHTLookupRequest:
 		return false
-	case !wire_chop_slice(r.key[:], &bs):
-		return false
+	//case !wire_chop_slice(r.key[:], &bs):
+	//	return false
 	case !wire_chop_coords(&r.coords, &bs):
 		return false
 	case !wire_chop_slice(r.dest[:], &bs):
@@ -494,7 +495,7 @@ func (r *dhtReq) decode(bs []byte) bool {
 func (r *dhtRes) encode() []byte {
 	coords := wire_encode_coords(r.coords)
 	bs := wire_encode_uint64(wire_DHTLookupResponse)
-	bs = append(bs, r.key[:]...)
+	//bs = append(bs, r.key[:]...)
 	bs = append(bs, coords...)
 	bs = append(bs, r.dest[:]...)
 	for _, info := range r.infos {
@@ -512,8 +513,8 @@ func (r *dhtRes) decode(bs []byte) bool {
 		return false
 	case pType != wire_DHTLookupResponse:
 		return false
-	case !wire_chop_slice(r.key[:], &bs):
-		return false
+	//case !wire_chop_slice(r.key[:], &bs):
+	//	return false
 	case !wire_chop_coords(&r.coords, &bs):
 		return false
 	case !wire_chop_slice(r.dest[:], &bs):