diff --git a/meshchatx/src/frontend/components/messages/ConversationViewer.vue b/meshchatx/src/frontend/components/messages/ConversationViewer.vue
index 6911874..2dd13bf 100644
--- a/meshchatx/src/frontend/components/messages/ConversationViewer.vue
+++ b/meshchatx/src/frontend/components/messages/ConversationViewer.vue
@@ -2061,6 +2061,18 @@ export default {
                     });
                 }
             }
+
+            const lxmfLink = event.target.closest(".lxmf-link");
+            if (lxmfLink) {
+                event.preventDefault();
+                const address = lxmfLink.getAttribute("data-lxmf-address");
+                if (address) {
+                    this.$router.push({
+                        name: "messages",
+                        params: { destinationHash: address },
+                    });
+                }
+            }
         },
         async updatePropagationNodeStatus() {
             try {
diff --git a/meshchatx/src/frontend/components/rncp/RNCPPage.vue b/meshchatx/src/frontend/components/rncp/RNCPPage.vue
index 43532fe..0c3d7b4 100644
--- a/meshchatx/src/frontend/components/rncp/RNCPPage.vue
+++ b/meshchatx/src/frontend/components/rncp/RNCPPage.vue
@@ -541,6 +541,18 @@ export default {
                     });
                 }
             }
+
+            const lxmfLink = event.target.closest(".lxmf-link");
+            if (lxmfLink) {
+                event.preventDefault();
+                const address = lxmfLink.getAttribute("data-lxmf-address");
+                if (address) {
+                    this.$router.push({
+                        name: "messages",
+                        params: { destinationHash: address },
+                    });
+                }
+            }
         },
     },
 };
diff --git a/meshchatx/src/frontend/components/tools/RNPathTracePage.vue b/meshchatx/src/frontend/components/tools/RNPathTracePage.vue
index 78fdf80..46c4fcd 100644
--- a/meshchatx/src/frontend/components/tools/RNPathTracePage.vue
+++ b/meshchatx/src/frontend/components/tools/RNPathTracePage.vue
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
                 </div>
 
                 <!-- results area -->
-                <div v-if="traceResult || isLoading" class="space-y-6">
+                <div v-if="traceResult || isLoading || error" class="space-y-6">
                     <!-- loading state -->
                     <div v-if="isLoading" class="glass-card p-12 flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-4">
                         <div class="relative">
diff --git a/meshchatx/src/frontend/js/LinkUtils.js b/meshchatx/src/frontend/js/LinkUtils.js
index c19a80c..4d939e8 100644
--- a/meshchatx/src/frontend/js/LinkUtils.js
+++ b/meshchatx/src/frontend/js/LinkUtils.js
@@ -1,19 +1,35 @@
 export default class LinkUtils {
     /**
-     * Detects and wraps NomadNet links in HTML.
-     * Supports nomadnet://<hash>:/path and <hash>:/path
+     * Detects and wraps Reticulum (NomadNet and LXMF) links in HTML.
+     * Supports nomadnet://<hash>, nomadnet@<hash>, lxmf://<hash>, lxmf@<hash> and bare <hash>
      */
-    static renderNomadNetLinks(text) {
+    static renderReticulumLinks(text) {
         if (!text) return "";
 
-        // Hash is 32 hex chars. Path is optional.
+        // Hash is 32 hex chars. Path is optional (NomadNet only).
         const hashPattern = "[a-fA-F0-9]{32}";
-        const nomadnetRegex = new RegExp(`(?:nomadnet://)?(${hashPattern})(?::(/[\\w\\d./?%&=-]*))?`, "g");
+        // This matches optional prefixes (nomadnet://, nomadnet@, lxmf://, lxmf@)
+        // followed by a 32-char hex hash, and an optional path starting with :
+        const reticulumRegex = new RegExp(
+            `(nomadnet://|nomadnet@|lxmf://|lxmf@)?(${hashPattern})(?::(/[\\w\\d./?%&=-]*))?`,
+            "g"
+        );
 
-        return text.replace(nomadnetRegex, (match, hash, path) => {
-            const fullPath = path || "/page/index.mu";
-            const url = `${hash}:${fullPath}`;
-            return `<a href="#" class="nomadnet-link text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-400 hover:underline font-mono" data-nomadnet-url="${url}">${match}</a>`;
+        return text.replace(reticulumRegex, (match, prefix, hash, path) => {
+            // Determine if it should be treated as a NomadNet link:
+            // - Has nomadnet prefix
+            // - OR has a path component (e.g. hash:/page)
+            const isNomadNet =
+                (prefix && (prefix.startsWith("nomadnet://") || prefix.startsWith("nomadnet@"))) || !!path;
+
+            if (isNomadNet) {
+                const fullPath = path || "/page/index.mu";
+                const url = `${hash}:${fullPath}`;
+                return `<a href="#" class="nomadnet-link text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-400 hover:underline font-mono" data-nomadnet-url="${url}">${match}</a>`;
+            } else {
+                // Treat as LXMF link
+                return `<a href="#" class="lxmf-link text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-400 hover:underline font-mono" data-lxmf-address="${hash}">${match}</a>`;
+            }
         });
     }
 
@@ -35,7 +51,7 @@ export default class LinkUtils {
      */
     static renderAllLinks(text) {
         text = this.renderStandardLinks(text);
-        text = this.renderNomadNetLinks(text);
+        text = this.renderReticulumLinks(text);
         return text;
     }
 }
diff --git a/meshchatx/src/frontend/js/Utils.js b/meshchatx/src/frontend/js/Utils.js
index 9dfb99c..aa5adf8 100644
--- a/meshchatx/src/frontend/js/Utils.js
+++ b/meshchatx/src/frontend/js/Utils.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class Utils {
     }
 
     static formatBytes(bytes) {
-        if (bytes === 0) {
+        if (!bytes || bytes <= 0) {
             return "0 Bytes";
         }
 
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class Utils {
     }
 
     static formatBitsPerSecond(bits) {
-        if (bits === 0) {
+        if (!bits || bits <= 0) {
             return "0 bps";
         }
 
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ class Utils {
     }
 
     static formatBytesPerSecond(bytesPerSecond) {
-        if (bytesPerSecond === 0 || bytesPerSecond == null) {
+        if (!bytesPerSecond || bytesPerSecond <= 0) {
             return "0 B/s";
         }
 
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ class Utils {
     }
 
     static formatFrequency(hz) {
-        if (hz === 0 || hz == null) {
+        if (!hz || hz <= 0) {
             return "0 Hz";
         }