diff --git a/internal/bloom_reachability_map.go b/internal/bloom_reachability_map.go
index 2a90be8..3b40e65 100644
--- a/internal/bloom_reachability_map.go
+++ b/internal/bloom_reachability_map.go
@@ -1,13 +1,29 @@
 package internal
 
 import (
+  "encoding/base64"
+  "hash/fnv"
+
 	"github.com/AutoRoute/bloom"
 	"github.com/AutoRoute/node/types"
 )
 
 type BloomReachabilityMap struct {
-	Filters      []*bloom.BloomFilter
-	Conglomerate *bloom.BloomFilter
+	Filters                []*bloom.BloomFilter
+	// Allows us to keep track of filters between nodes.
+	filter_hashes          map[string]bool
+	Conglomerate           *bloom.BloomFilter
+}
+
+// Generates a unique hash for a particular filter.
+// Args:
+//  filter: The filter to hash.
+// Returns:
+//  The FNV hash of the filter.
+func hashFilter(filter *bloom.BloomFilter) string {
+  hasher := fnv.New64()
+  filter.WriteTo(hasher)
+  return base64.URLEncoding.EncodeToString(hasher.Sum(nil))
 }
 
 func NewBloomReachabilityMap() *BloomReachabilityMap {
@@ -16,8 +32,13 @@ func NewBloomReachabilityMap() *BloomReachabilityMap {
 
 	m := BloomReachabilityMap{
 		Filters:      fs,
+		filter_hashes: make(map[string]bool),
 		Conglomerate: fs[0].Copy(),
 	}
+
+  // Hash our initial filter to begin with.
+  initial_hash := hashFilter(fs[0])
+  m.filter_hashes[initial_hash] = true
 	return &m
 }
 
@@ -39,22 +60,69 @@ func (m *BloomReachabilityMap) Increment() {
 	m.Filters = append(newZeroth, m.Filters...)
 }
 
-func (m *BloomReachabilityMap) Merge(n *BloomReachabilityMap) {
+// Merges two reachability maps.
+// Args:
+//  n: The map to merge with this one.
+// Returns:
+//  True if the map was modified, false if it wasn't. Practically, it will only
+//  return false if it is being asked to merge a map whose filters are a subset
+//  of this one's filters.
+func (m *BloomReachabilityMap) Merge(n *BloomReachabilityMap) bool {
+  modified := false
+
 	if len(m.Filters) < len(n.Filters) {
+    modified = true
 		for k, v := range m.Filters {
+		  _, found := m.filter_hashes[hashFilter(n.Filters[k])]
+      if (found) {
+        // This filter is not new.
+        continue
+      }
+
+		  old_hash := hashFilter(v)
 			v.Merge(n.Filters[k])
+		  new_hash := hashFilter(v)
+		  if old_hash != new_hash {
+        delete(m.filter_hashes, old_hash)
+        m.filter_hashes[new_hash] = true
+      }
 		}
 		// append the remaining Filters
+		for _, filter := range n.Filters[len(m.Filters):] {
+		  m.filter_hashes[hashFilter(filter)] = true
+		}
 		m.Filters = append(m.Filters, n.Filters[len(m.Filters):]...)
 	} else {
 		for k, v := range n.Filters {
+      // Check for an identical filter.
+      _, found := m.filter_hashes[hashFilter(v)]
+      if (found) {
+        // This filter is not new.
+        continue
+      }
+
+      old_hash := hashFilter(m.Filters[k])
 			m.Filters[k].Merge(v)
+			new_hash := hashFilter(m.Filters[k])
+			if old_hash != new_hash {
+        delete(m.filter_hashes, old_hash)
+        m.filter_hashes[new_hash] = true
+        modified = true
+      }
 		}
 	}
+
+	if !modified {
+	  // We didn't add any new filters.
+	  return false
+	}
+
 	// reconstruct the Conglomerate
 	for _, v := range m.Filters {
 		m.Conglomerate.Merge(v)
 	}
+
+	return true
 }
 
 func (m *BloomReachabilityMap) Copy() *BloomReachabilityMap {
diff --git a/internal/reachability.go b/internal/reachability.go
index e2ea1c0..3863d73 100644
--- a/internal/reachability.go
+++ b/internal/reachability.go
@@ -2,12 +2,23 @@ package internal
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"expvar"
 	"log"
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/AutoRoute/node/types"
 )
 
+// Export the last number of possible nexthops, and the destination we were
+// trying to reach.
+var next_hops *expvar.Int
+var destination *expvar.String
+
+func init() {
+	next_hops = expvar.NewInt("next_hops")
+	destination = expvar.NewString("destination")
+}
+
 // Takes care of maintaining and relaying maps and insures that we know which
 // interfaces can reach which addresses.
 type reachabilityHandler struct {
@@ -37,8 +48,16 @@ func newReachability(me types.NodeAddress) *reachabilityHandler {
 func (m *reachabilityHandler) addMap(address types.NodeAddress, new_map *BloomReachabilityMap) {
 	m.l.Lock()
 	defer m.l.Unlock()
-	m.maps[address].Merge(new_map)
+
+	if !m.maps[address].Merge(new_map) {
+		// If this returns false, then we know we have already seen this map and
+		// passed it along.
+		log.Print("Dropping duplicate map.")
+		return
+	}
+
 	m.merged_map.Merge(new_map)
+
 	for addr, conn := range m.conns {
 		if addr != address {
 			conn.SendMap(new_map.Copy())
@@ -61,7 +80,7 @@ func (m *reachabilityHandler) AddConnection(id types.NodeAddress, c MapConnectio
 		defer m.l.Unlock()
 		err := c.SendMap(initial_map)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Fatal(err)
+			log.Fatalf("Sending map failed: %s\n", err)
 		}
 	}()
 
@@ -92,14 +111,17 @@ func (m *reachabilityHandler) HandleConnection(id types.NodeAddress, c MapConnec
 //  All the nodes that we could possibly send the packet to.
 func (m *reachabilityHandler) FindPossibleDests(id types.NodeAddress,
 	src types.NodeAddress) ([]types.NodeAddress, error) {
+	human_address, err := id.MarshalText()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Warning: Converting to human-readable address failed: %s\n", err)
+	}
+	destination.Set(string(human_address))
+
 	m.l.Lock()
 	defer m.l.Unlock()
 	_, ok := m.conns[id]
-	if ok {
-		return []types.NodeAddress{id}, nil
-	}
-
-	if id == m.me {
+	if ok || id == m.me {
+		next_hops.Set(1)
 		return []types.NodeAddress{id}, nil
 	}
 
@@ -116,8 +138,10 @@ func (m *reachabilityHandler) FindPossibleDests(id types.NodeAddress,
 	}
 
 	if len(dests) == 0 {
+		next_hops.Set(0)
 		return nil, errors.New("Unable to find host")
 	}
+	next_hops.Set(int64(len(dests)))
 	return dests, nil
 }