diff --git a/connections/socketcand.cpp b/connections/socketcand.cpp
index 8a6e5da..3388047 100644
--- a/connections/socketcand.cpp
+++ b/connections/socketcand.cpp
@@ -291,6 +291,10 @@ QString SocketCANd::decodeFrames(QString data, int busNum)
     if(frameParsed.length() < 4)
     {
         qDebug() << "Received frame doesn't contain any data: " << data;
+
+        //todo
+        //this is not totally true, ive seen frames come through that look like < frame 1F020240 1664924225.371291  >
+        //if we found the closing token but theres no data then remove the message from the buffer
         return data;
     }
 
diff --git a/dbc/dbcmaineditor.cpp b/dbc/dbcmaineditor.cpp
index 2415bd5..53982e3 100644
--- a/dbc/dbcmaineditor.cpp
+++ b/dbc/dbcmaineditor.cpp
@@ -358,9 +358,11 @@ void DBCMainEditor::onRebaseMessages()
     node = dbcFile->findNodeByName(idString);
     nodeRebaseEditor->setFileIdx(fileIdx);
     nodeRebaseEditor->setNodeRef(node);
-    nodeRebaseEditor->refreshView();
-    nodeRebaseEditor->setModal(true);
-    nodeRebaseEditor->show();
+    if(nodeRebaseEditor->refreshView())
+    {
+        nodeRebaseEditor->setModal(true);
+        nodeRebaseEditor->show();
+    }
 }
 
 void DBCMainEditor::onDuplicateNode()
@@ -376,10 +378,12 @@ void DBCMainEditor::onDuplicateNode()
     idString = firstCol->text(0).split(" ")[0];
     node = dbcFile->findNodeByName(idString);
     nodeDuplicateEditor->setFileIdx(fileIdx);
-    nodeDuplicateEditor->setNodeRef(node);
-    nodeDuplicateEditor->refreshView();
-    nodeDuplicateEditor->setModal(true);
-    nodeDuplicateEditor->show();
+    nodeDuplicateEditor->setNodeRef(node);    
+    if(nodeDuplicateEditor->refreshView())
+    {
+        nodeDuplicateEditor->setModal(true);
+        nodeDuplicateEditor->show();
+    }
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/dbc/dbcnodeduplicateeditor.cpp b/dbc/dbcnodeduplicateeditor.cpp
index c2a3164..0c5b546 100644
--- a/dbc/dbcnodeduplicateeditor.cpp
+++ b/dbc/dbcnodeduplicateeditor.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <QSettings>
 #include <QKeyEvent>
 #include <QColorDialog>
+#include <QMessageBox>
 #include "helpwindow.h"
 #include "utility.h"
 
@@ -18,58 +19,87 @@ DBCNodeDuplicateEditor::DBCNodeDuplicateEditor(QWidget *parent) :
     dbcHandler = DBCHandler::getReference();
     dbcNode = nullptr;
 
-        connect(ui->btnDuplicate, &QPushButton::pressed,
-            [=]()
+    connect(ui->btnDuplicate, &QPushButton::pressed,
+        [=]()
+        {
+            if (dbcNode == nullptr) return;
+            if (lowestMsgId > 0x1FFFFFFFul) return;
+
+            uint newBase = Utility::ParseStringToNum(ui->lineNewBaseId->text());
+
+            if(newBase <= 0 || newBase > 0x1FFFFFFFul)
             {
-                if (dbcNode == nullptr) return;
-                if (lowestMsgId > 0x1FFFFFFFul) return;
+                QMessageBox::question(this, "Invalid Address", "The new address is outside of the valid range.",
+                                                  QMessageBox::Ok);
+                return;
+            }
 
-                uint newBase = Utility::ParseStringToNum(ui->lineNewBaseId->text());
+            if(newBase == lowestMsgId)
+            {
+                QMessageBox::question(this, "Invalid Address", "The new address is the same as the original.",
+                                                  QMessageBox::Ok);
+                return;
+            }
 
-                if (newBase <= 0x1FFFFFFFul && newBase != lowestMsgId)
+            uint rebaseDiff = newBase - lowestMsgId;
+
+            QList<DBC_MESSAGE*> messagesForNode = dbcFile->messageHandler->findMsgsByNode(dbcNode);
+            if(messagesForNode.count() == 0)
+            {
+                QMessageBox::question(this, "No Messages", "The node has no messages to duplicate.",
+                                                  QMessageBox::Ok);
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if(ui->lineNodeName->text().isEmpty())
+            {
+                QMessageBox::question(this, "No Name", "The new node needs a name before it can be created.",
+                                                  QMessageBox::Ok);
+                return;
+            }
+
+            QString newNodeName = ui->lineNodeName->text();
+            emit createNode(newNodeName);
+
+            DBC_NODE *nodePtr = dbcFile->findNodeByName(newNodeName);
+
+            if(nodePtr == nullptr)
+            {
+                QMessageBox::question(this, "Node Invalid", "There was an problem identifying the selected node.",
+                                                  QMessageBox::Ok);
+                return;
+            }
+
+            for (int i=0; i<messagesForNode.count(); i++)
+            {
+                uint newMsgId = messagesForNode[i]->ID + rebaseDiff;
+
+                if(newMsgId < 0 || newMsgId > 0x1FFFFFFFul)
                 {
-                    uint rebaseDiff = newBase - lowestMsgId;
-
-                    QList<DBC_MESSAGE*> messagesForNode = dbcFile->messageHandler->findMsgsByNode(dbcNode);
-                    if(messagesForNode.count() == 0)
-                    {
-                        return;
-                    }
-
-                    if(ui->lineNodeName->text().isEmpty())
-                    {
-                        //tell!
-                        return;
-                    }
-
-                    QString newNodeName = ui->lineNodeName->text();
-                    emit createNode(newNodeName);
-
-                    DBC_NODE *nodePtr = dbcFile->findNodeByName(newNodeName);
-
-                    if(nodePtr == nullptr)
-                    {
-                        //uhoh
-                        return;
-                    }
-
-                    for (int i=0; i<messagesForNode.count(); i++)
-                    {
-                        uint newMsgId = messagesForNode[i]->ID + rebaseDiff;
-                        emit cloneMessageToNode(nodePtr, messagesForNode[i], newMsgId);
-                    }
-
-                    dbcFile->setDirtyFlag();
-                    emit nodeAdded();
+                    QMessageBox::question(this, "Invalid Address Range", "The new starting address would cause a message to be outside of the valid address range.",
+                                                      QMessageBox::Ok);
+                    return;
                 }
-            });
+            }
 
-        connect(ui->btnCancel, &QPushButton::pressed,
-            [=]()
+            for (int i=0; i<messagesForNode.count(); i++)
             {
+                uint newMsgId = messagesForNode[i]->ID + rebaseDiff;
+                emit cloneMessageToNode(nodePtr, messagesForNode[i], newMsgId);
+            }
 
+            dbcFile->setDirtyFlag();
+            emit nodeAdded();
 
-            });
+            this->close();
+
+        });
+
+    connect(ui->btnCancel, &QPushButton::pressed,
+        [=]()
+        {
+            this->close();
+        });
 
     installEventFilter(this);
 }
@@ -144,19 +174,20 @@ void DBCNodeDuplicateEditor::showEvent(QShowEvent* event)
     refreshView();
 }
 
-void DBCNodeDuplicateEditor::refreshView()
+bool DBCNodeDuplicateEditor::refreshView()
 {
+    ui->lineNewBaseId->setText("");
+
     if(dbcNode)
     {
         QList<DBC_MESSAGE*> messagesForNode = dbcFile->messageHandler->findMsgsByNode(dbcNode);
+        lowestMsgId = 0xFFFFFFFF;
+
         if(messagesForNode.count() == 0)
         {
-            //??
-
+            return false;
         }
 
-        lowestMsgId = 0xFFFFFFFF;
-
         for (int i=0; i<messagesForNode.count(); i++)
         {
             if(messagesForNode[i]->ID < lowestMsgId)
@@ -165,7 +196,9 @@ void DBCNodeDuplicateEditor::refreshView()
 
         ui->lineOriginalBaseId->setText(Utility::formatCANID(lowestMsgId & 0x1FFFFFFFul));
         ui->lineNodeName->setText(dbcNode->name + QString("_Copy"));
+
+        return true;
     }
 
-    //generateSampleText();
+    return false;
 }
diff --git a/dbc/dbcnodeduplicateeditor.h b/dbc/dbcnodeduplicateeditor.h
index 9a29a93..57610bd 100644
--- a/dbc/dbcnodeduplicateeditor.h
+++ b/dbc/dbcnodeduplicateeditor.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public:
     void showEvent(QShowEvent*);
     void setNodeRef(DBC_NODE *node);
     void setFileIdx(int idx);
-    void refreshView();
+    bool refreshView();
 
 signals:
     void updatedTreeInfo(DBC_MESSAGE *msg);
diff --git a/dbc/dbcnoderebaseeditor.cpp b/dbc/dbcnoderebaseeditor.cpp
index 5a8f6bb..8ce105d 100644
--- a/dbc/dbcnoderebaseeditor.cpp
+++ b/dbc/dbcnoderebaseeditor.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <QSettings>
 #include <QKeyEvent>
 #include <QColorDialog>
+#include <QMessageBox>
 #include "helpwindow.h"
 #include "utility.h"
 
@@ -18,60 +19,78 @@ DBCNodeRebaseEditor::DBCNodeRebaseEditor(QWidget *parent) :
     dbcHandler = DBCHandler::getReference();
     dbcNode = nullptr;
 
-        connect(ui->btnDoRebase, &QPushButton::pressed,
-            [=]()
+    connect(ui->btnDoRebase, &QPushButton::pressed,
+        [=]()
+        {
+            if (dbcNode == nullptr)
             {
-                if (dbcNode == nullptr) return;
-                if (lowestMsgId > 0x1FFFFFFFul) return;
+                QMessageBox::question(this, "Node Invalid", "There was an problem identifying the selected node.",
+                                                  QMessageBox::Ok);
+                return;
+            }
 
-                uint newBase = Utility::ParseStringToNum(ui->lineEdit->text());
+            if (lowestMsgId > 0x1FFFFFFFul)
+            {
+                QMessageBox::question(this, "No Valid Messages", "The node has no valid messages to change.",
+                                                  QMessageBox::Ok);
+                return;
+            }
 
-                if (newBase <= 0x1FFFFFFFul && newBase != lowestMsgId)
+            uint newBase = Utility::ParseStringToNum(ui->lineNewBaseId->text());
+
+            if(newBase <= 0 || newBase > 0x1FFFFFFFul)
+            {
+                QMessageBox::question(this, "Invalid Address", "The new address is outside of the valid range.",
+                                                  QMessageBox::Ok);
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if(newBase == lowestMsgId)
+            {
+                QMessageBox::question(this, "Invalid Address", "The new address is the same as the original.",
+                                                  QMessageBox::Ok);
+                return;
+            }
+
+            uint rebaseDiff = newBase - lowestMsgId;
+
+            QList<DBC_MESSAGE*> messagesForNode = dbcFile->messageHandler->findMsgsByNode(dbcNode);
+            if(messagesForNode.count() == 0)
+            {
+                QMessageBox::question(this, "No Messages", "The node has no messages to change.",
+                                                  QMessageBox::Ok);
+                return;
+            }
+
+            for (int i=0; i<messagesForNode.count(); i++)
+            {
+                uint newMsgId = messagesForNode[i]->ID + rebaseDiff;
+
+                if(newMsgId < 0 || newMsgId > 0x1FFFFFFFul)
                 {
-                    uint rebaseDiff = newBase - lowestMsgId;
-
-                    QList<DBC_MESSAGE*> messagesForNode = dbcFile->messageHandler->findMsgsByNode(dbcNode);
-                    if(messagesForNode.count() == 0)
-                    {
-                        return;
-                    }
-
-                    for (int i=0; i<messagesForNode.count(); i++)
-                    {
-                        messagesForNode[i]->ID += rebaseDiff;
-                        emit updatedTreeInfo(messagesForNode[i]);
-                    }
-
-                    dbcFile->setDirtyFlag();
+                    QMessageBox::question(this, "Invalid Address Range", "The new starting address would cause a message to be outside of the valid address range.",
+                                                      QMessageBox::Ok);
+                    return;
                 }
+            }
 
-
-            });
-
-        connect(ui->btnCancel, &QPushButton::pressed,
-            [=]()
+            for (int i=0; i<messagesForNode.count(); i++)
             {
+                messagesForNode[i]->ID += rebaseDiff;
+                emit updatedTreeInfo(messagesForNode[i]);
+            }
 
+            dbcFile->setDirtyFlag();
 
-            });
+            this->close();
 
-//    connect(ui->lineOriginalBaseId, &QLineEdit::editingFinished,
-//        [=]()
-//        {
-//            if (dbcNode == nullptr) return;
-//            if (dbcNode->comment != ui->lineComment->text()) dbcFile->setDirtyFlag();
-//            dbcNode->comment = ui->lineComment->text();
-//            emit updatedTreeInfo(dbcNode);
-//        });
+        });
 
-//    connect(ui->lineMsgName, &QLineEdit::editingFinished,
-//        [=]()
-//        {
-//            if (dbcNode == nullptr) return;
-//            if (dbcNode->name != ui->lineMsgName->text()) dbcFile->setDirtyFlag();
-//            dbcNode->name = ui->lineMsgName->text();
-//            emit updatedTreeInfo(dbcNode);
-//        });
+    connect(ui->btnCancel, &QPushButton::pressed,
+        [=]()
+        {
+            this->close();
+        });
 
     installEventFilter(this);
 }
@@ -146,19 +165,20 @@ void DBCNodeRebaseEditor::showEvent(QShowEvent* event)
     refreshView();
 }
 
-void DBCNodeRebaseEditor::refreshView()
+bool DBCNodeRebaseEditor::refreshView()
 {
+    ui->lineNewBaseId->setText("");
+
     if(dbcNode)
     {
         QList<DBC_MESSAGE*> messagesForNode = dbcFile->messageHandler->findMsgsByNode(dbcNode);
+        lowestMsgId = 0xFFFFFFFF;
+
         if(messagesForNode.count() == 0)
         {
-            //??
-
+            return false;
         }
 
-        lowestMsgId = 0xFFFFFFFF;
-
         for (int i=0; i<messagesForNode.count(); i++)
         {
             if(messagesForNode[i]->ID < lowestMsgId)
@@ -167,7 +187,9 @@ void DBCNodeRebaseEditor::refreshView()
 
         ui->lineOriginalBaseId->setText(Utility::formatCANID(lowestMsgId & 0x1FFFFFFFul));
         ui->lineNodeName->setText(dbcNode->name);
+
+        return true;
     }
 
-    //generateSampleText();
+    return false;
 }
diff --git a/dbc/dbcnoderebaseeditor.h b/dbc/dbcnoderebaseeditor.h
index 8e787f0..26f1645 100644
--- a/dbc/dbcnoderebaseeditor.h
+++ b/dbc/dbcnoderebaseeditor.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public:
     void showEvent(QShowEvent*);
     void setNodeRef(DBC_NODE *node);
     void setFileIdx(int idx);
-    void refreshView();
+    bool refreshView();
 
 signals:
     void updatedTreeInfo(DBC_MESSAGE *msg);
diff --git a/ui/dbcnodeduplicateeditor.ui b/ui/dbcnodeduplicateeditor.ui
index a07c435..b236251 100644
--- a/ui/dbcnodeduplicateeditor.ui
+++ b/ui/dbcnodeduplicateeditor.ui
@@ -7,11 +7,17 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>314</width>
-    <height>193</height>
+    <height>144</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
+  <property name="sizePolicy">
+   <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Expanding">
+    <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+    <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+   </sizepolicy>
+  </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Dialog</string>
+   <string>Duplicate Node</string>
   </property>
   <widget class="QWidget" name="layoutWidget">
    <property name="geometry">
@@ -41,7 +47,14 @@
      </widget>
     </item>
     <item row="1" column="1">
-     <widget class="QLineEdit" name="lineOriginalBaseId"/>
+     <widget class="QLineEdit" name="lineOriginalBaseId">
+      <property name="enabled">
+       <bool>true</bool>
+      </property>
+      <property name="readOnly">
+       <bool>true</bool>
+      </property>
+     </widget>
     </item>
     <item row="2" column="0">
      <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
diff --git a/ui/dbcnoderebaseeditor.ui b/ui/dbcnoderebaseeditor.ui
index ddcfbe1..3c043cc 100644
--- a/ui/dbcnoderebaseeditor.ui
+++ b/ui/dbcnoderebaseeditor.ui
@@ -7,11 +7,17 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>303</width>
-    <height>159</height>
+    <height>148</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
+  <property name="sizePolicy">
+   <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Expanding">
+    <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+    <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+   </sizepolicy>
+  </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Dialog</string>
+   <string>Rebase All Node Messages</string>
   </property>
   <widget class="QWidget" name="layoutWidget">
    <property name="geometry">
@@ -31,7 +37,14 @@
      </widget>
     </item>
     <item row="0" column="1">
-     <widget class="QLineEdit" name="lineNodeName"/>
+     <widget class="QLineEdit" name="lineNodeName">
+      <property name="enabled">
+       <bool>true</bool>
+      </property>
+      <property name="readOnly">
+       <bool>true</bool>
+      </property>
+     </widget>
     </item>
     <item row="1" column="0">
      <widget class="QLabel" name="label_8">
@@ -41,7 +54,14 @@
      </widget>
     </item>
     <item row="1" column="1">
-     <widget class="QLineEdit" name="lineOriginalBaseId"/>
+     <widget class="QLineEdit" name="lineOriginalBaseId">
+      <property name="enabled">
+       <bool>true</bool>
+      </property>
+      <property name="readOnly">
+       <bool>true</bool>
+      </property>
+     </widget>
     </item>
     <item row="2" column="0">
      <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
@@ -51,7 +71,7 @@
      </widget>
     </item>
     <item row="2" column="1">
-     <widget class="QLineEdit" name="lineEdit"/>
+     <widget class="QLineEdit" name="lineNewBaseId"/>
     </item>
     <item row="3" column="1">
      <widget class="QPushButton" name="btnDoRebase">