diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 0173279..0fd6432 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package tendrils
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
-	"net"
 	"os"
 
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
@@ -13,54 +12,10 @@ type Config struct {
 }
 
 type Location struct {
-	Name      string       `yaml:"name" json:"name"`
-	Direction string       `yaml:"direction,omitempty" json:"direction,omitempty"`
-	Nodes     []*NodeRef   `yaml:"nodes,omitempty" json:"nodes,omitempty"`
-	Children  []*Location  `yaml:"children,omitempty" json:"children,omitempty"`
-}
-
-type NodeRef struct {
-	Name string `yaml:"name,omitempty" json:"name,omitempty"`
-	MAC  string `yaml:"mac,omitempty" json:"mac,omitempty"`
-	IP   string `yaml:"ip,omitempty" json:"ip,omitempty"`
-}
-
-func (r *NodeRef) DisplayName() string {
-	if r.Name != "" {
-		return r.Name
-	}
-	if r.MAC != "" {
-		return r.MAC
-	}
-	return r.IP
-}
-
-func (r *NodeRef) ParseMAC() net.HardwareAddr {
-	if r.MAC == "" {
-		return nil
-	}
-	mac, _ := net.ParseMAC(r.MAC)
-	return mac
-}
-
-func (r *NodeRef) ParseIP() net.IP {
-	if r.IP == "" {
-		return nil
-	}
-	return net.ParseIP(r.IP)
-}
-
-func (c *Config) AllNodeRefs() []*NodeRef {
-	var refs []*NodeRef
-	var collect func([]*Location)
-	collect = func(locs []*Location) {
-		for _, loc := range locs {
-			refs = append(refs, loc.Nodes...)
-			collect(loc.Children)
-		}
-	}
-	collect(c.Locations)
-	return refs
+	Name      string      `yaml:"name" json:"name"`
+	Direction string      `yaml:"direction,omitempty" json:"direction,omitempty"`
+	Nodes     []string    `yaml:"nodes,omitempty" json:"nodes,omitempty"`
+	Children  []*Location `yaml:"children,omitempty" json:"children,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func LoadConfig(path string) (*Config, error) {
diff --git a/config.yaml b/config.yaml
index af311d8..ca7aa0d 100644
--- a/config.yaml
+++ b/config.yaml
@@ -4,168 +4,168 @@ locations:
   children:
   - name: LIGHTING-2 Rack
     nodes:
-    - name: lighting-2
-    - mac: "48:59:00:41:00:29" # Pixie Driver 8k Port 1
-    - mac: "48:59:00:28:00:27" # Pixie Driver 8k Port 2
-    - mac: "48:59:00:43:00:29" # Pixie Driver 8k Port 3
-    - mac: "48:59:00:42:00:29" # Pixie Driver 8k Port 4
-    - mac: "48:59:00:3c:00:3e" # Pixie Driver 8k Port 5
-    - mac: "48:59:00:3f:00:3e" # Pixie Driver 8k Port 6
-    - mac: "48:59:00:25:00:3e" # Pixie Driver 8k Port 7
-    - mac: "48:59:00:41:00:3e" # Pixie Driver 8k Port 8
-    - name: ART9 # Cyc
-    - name: ART10 # Cyc
-    - name: ART11 # Cyc
-    - name: ART12 # Cyc
-    - name: ART13 # Cyc
-    - name: ART14 # Cyc
+    - lighting-2
+    - "48:59:00:41:00:29" # Pixie Driver 8k Port 1
+    - "48:59:00:28:00:27" # Pixie Driver 8k Port 2
+    - "48:59:00:43:00:29" # Pixie Driver 8k Port 3
+    - "48:59:00:42:00:29" # Pixie Driver 8k Port 4
+    - "48:59:00:3c:00:3e" # Pixie Driver 8k Port 5
+    - "48:59:00:3f:00:3e" # Pixie Driver 8k Port 6
+    - "48:59:00:25:00:3e" # Pixie Driver 8k Port 7
+    - "48:59:00:41:00:3e" # Pixie Driver 8k Port 8
+    - ART9 # Cyc
+    - ART10 # Cyc
+    - ART11 # Cyc
+    - ART12 # Cyc
+    - ART13 # Cyc
+    - ART14 # Cyc
 
   - direction: horizontal
     children:
     - nodes:
-      - name: ART16 # R2X1
+      - ART16 # R2X1
 
     - nodes:
-      - name: ART20 # R2X2
+      - ART20 # R2X2
 
   - direction: horizontal
     children:
     - nodes:
-      - name: MON1-A
-      - name: MON1-B
+      - "MON1-A"
+      - "MON1-B"
 
 - name: Under Apron
   direction: horizontal
   children:
   - name: AUDIO Rack
     nodes:
-    - name: audio
-    - name: MICS-A
-    - mac: "00:0e:dd:a7:29:93" # MICS-A bridge interface
-    - name: MICS-B
-    - mac: "00:0e:dd:a8:3e:b3" # MICS-B bridge interface
-    - name: MICS-C
-    - mac: "00:0e:dd:a7:6f:55" # MICS-C bridge interface
-    - name: MICS-D
-    - mac: "00:0e:dd:64:3d:51" # MICS-D bridge interface
-    - name: MICS-E
-    - mac: "00:0e:dd:ac:fc:7d" # MICS-E bridge interface
+    - audio
+    - "MICS-A"
+    - "00:0e:dd:a7:29:93" # MICS-A bridge interface
+    - "MICS-B"
+    - "00:0e:dd:a8:3e:b3" # MICS-B bridge interface
+    - "MICS-C"
+    - "00:0e:dd:a7:6f:55" # MICS-C bridge interface
+    - "MICS-D"
+    - "00:0e:dd:64:3d:51" # MICS-D bridge interface
+    - "MICS-E"
+    - "00:0e:dd:ac:fc:7d" # MICS-E bridge interface
 
   - name: LIGHTING-1 Rack
     nodes:
-    - name: lighting-1
-    - mac: "48:59:00:27:00:27" # Pixie Driver 8k Port 1
-    - mac: "48:59:00:37:00:27" # Pixie Driver 8k Port 2
-    - mac: "48:59:00:3e:00:27" # Pixie Driver 8k Port 3
-    - mac: "48:59:00:3f:00:27" # Pixie Driver 8k Port 4
-    - mac: "48:59:00:47:00:1a" # Pixie Driver 8k Port 5
-    - mac: "48:59:00:44:00:1a" # Pixie Driver 8k Port 6
-    - mac: "48:59:00:42:00:19" # Pixie Driver 8k Port 7
-    - mac: "48:59:00:44:00:19" # Pixie Driver 8k Port 8
+    - lighting-1
+    - "48:59:00:27:00:27" # Pixie Driver 8k Port 1
+    - "48:59:00:37:00:27" # Pixie Driver 8k Port 2
+    - "48:59:00:3e:00:27" # Pixie Driver 8k Port 3
+    - "48:59:00:3f:00:27" # Pixie Driver 8k Port 4
+    - "48:59:00:47:00:1a" # Pixie Driver 8k Port 5
+    - "48:59:00:44:00:1a" # Pixie Driver 8k Port 6
+    - "48:59:00:42:00:19" # Pixie Driver 8k Port 7
+    - "48:59:00:44:00:19" # Pixie Driver 8k Port 8
 
   - name: VIDEO Rack
     nodes:
-    - name: video
-    - name: "ATEM 2 M/E Constellation 4K"
-    - name: HyperDeck-Studio-4K-Pro
-    - name: RX-QLAB-1
-    - name: RX-QLAB-2
-    - name: TX-PROJ-1
-    - name: TX-PROJ-2
-    - name: TX-M4
-    - name: TX-M16
-    - name: TX-MISC
-    - name: TX-PREVIEW
+    - video
+    - "ATEM 2 M/E Constellation 4K"
+    - "HyperDeck-Studio-4K-Pro"
+    - RX-QLAB-1
+    - RX-QLAB-2
+    - TX-PROJ-1
+    - TX-PROJ-2
+    - TX-M4
+    - TX-M16
+    - TX-MISC
+    - TX-PREVIEW
 
 - direction: horizontal
   children:
   - nodes:
-    - name: Y001-MAIN1-L-d1e155
-    - mac: "ac:44:f2:4e:84:d6" # MAIN1-L bridge interface
+    - "Y001-MAIN1-L-d1e155"
+    - "ac:44:f2:4e:84:d6" # MAIN1-L bridge interface
 
   - name: Stage 2
     nodes:
-    - name: MON2
+    - "MON2"
 
   - name: Stage 3
     nodes:
-    - name: MON3
+    - "MON3"
 
   - nodes:
-    - name: Y001-MAIN1-R-d1e194
-    - mac: "ac:44:f2:4e:84:d4" # MAIN1-R bridge interface
+    - "Y001-MAIN1-R-d1e194"
+    - "ac:44:f2:4e:84:d4" # MAIN1-R bridge interface
 
 - direction: horizontal
   children:
   - nodes:
-    - name: RX-PROJ-1
+    - "RX-PROJ-1"
 
   - nodes:
-    - name: RX-PROJ-2
+    - "RX-PROJ-2"
 
 - direction: horizontal
   children:
   - nodes:
-    - name: satellite-2
-    - name: Y001-MAIN2-L-d1e298
-    - mac: "ac:44:f2:4e:87:2a" # MAIN2-L bridge interface
-    - name: ART3 # Wash
-    - name: ART4 # Wash
-    - name: ART5 # Wash
-    - name: ART17 # Focus
+    - satellite-2
+    - "Y001-MAIN2-L-d1e298"
+    - "ac:44:f2:4e:87:2a" # MAIN2-L bridge interface
+    - ART3 # Wash
+    - ART4 # Wash
+    - ART5 # Wash
+    - ART17 # Focus
 
   - nodes:
-    - name: ART15 # R3X
-    - name: ART18 # Focus
+    - ART15 # R3X
+    - ART18 # Focus
 
   - nodes:
-    - name: satellite-3
-    - name: Y001-MAIN2-R-f0dd93
-    - mac: "ac:44:f2:4e:87:27" # MAIN2-R bridge interface
-    - name: ART6 # Wash
-    - name: ART7 # Wash
-    - name: DMX32 # Wash
-    - name: ART19 # Focus
+    - satellite-3
+    - "Y001-MAIN2-R-f0dd93"
+    - "ac:44:f2:4e:87:27" # MAIN2-R bridge interface
+    - ART6 # Wash
+    - ART7 # Wash
+    - DMX8 # Wash
+    - ART19 # Focus
 
 - name: Booth
   direction: vertical
   children:
   - nodes:
-    - name: satellite-1
+    - satellite-1
 
   - direction: horizontal
     children:
     - name: Lighting Control
       nodes:
-      - name: qlab
-      - name: TX-QLAB-1
-      - name: TX-QLAB-2
-      - name: "SK_PTZEXTREMEV2 [457081]"
-      - name: "SK_RACKPRO2 [452514]"
-      - name: pigeon
-      - name: showpi1
-      - mac: "d8:3a:dd:e3:5b:db" # showpi2/artmap
-
+      - qlab
+      - TX-QLAB-1
+      - TX-QLAB-2
+      - "SK_PTZEXTREMEV2 [457081]"
+      - "SK_RACKPRO2 [452514]"
+      - pigeon
+      - showpi1
+      - d8:3a:dd:e3:5b:db # showpi2/artmap
+  
     - name: Sound Control
       nodes:
-      - name: SQ-7
-      - mac: "00:04:c4:15:07:a4" # SQ-7 bridge port
-      - name: BT
+      - SQ-7
+      - "00:04:c4:15:07:a4" # SQ-7 bridge port
+      - BT
 
     - name: Camera Control
       nodes:
-      - name: RX-CC-PREVIEW
-      - name: RX-CC-M16
-      - name: AtemPanel-7c2e0da86d22
-      - name: AtemPanel-7c2e0da86d4c
+      - RX-CC-PREVIEW
+      - RX-CC-M16
+      - "AtemPanel-7c2e0da86d22"
+      - "AtemPanel-7c2e0da86d4c"
 
     - name: Video Control
       nodes:
-      - name: RX-VC-M4
-      - name: RX-VC-M16
-      - name: ATEM-2-ME-Advanced-Panel-20
+      - RX-VC-M4
+      - RX-VC-M16
+      - "ATEM-2-ME-Advanced-Panel-20"
 
     - name: Control
       nodes:
-      - name: sunset
-      - name: RX-CONTROL-1
+      - sunset
+      - RX-CONTROL-1
diff --git a/errors.go b/errors.go
index 4c2359e..72149ef 100644
--- a/errors.go
+++ b/errors.go
@@ -9,11 +9,10 @@ import (
 type PortErrorType string
 
 const (
-	ErrorTypeStartup         PortErrorType = "startup"
-	ErrorTypeNew             PortErrorType = "new"
-	ErrorTypeUnreachable     PortErrorType = "unreachable"
+	ErrorTypeStartup        PortErrorType = "startup"
+	ErrorTypeNew            PortErrorType = "new"
+	ErrorTypeUnreachable    PortErrorType = "unreachable"
 	ErrorTypeHighUtilization PortErrorType = "high_utilization"
-	ErrorTypeMissing         PortErrorType = "missing"
 )
 
 type PortError struct {
@@ -328,53 +327,3 @@ func (e *ErrorTracker) clearUnreachableLocked(node *Node) (changed bool, becameR
 	}
 	return becameReachable, becameReachable
 }
-
-func (e *ErrorTracker) SetMissing(node *Node) {
-	changed := e.setMissingLocked(node)
-	if changed {
-		e.t.NotifyUpdate()
-	}
-}
-
-func (e *ErrorTracker) setMissingLocked(node *Node) bool {
-	e.mu.Lock()
-	defer e.mu.Unlock()
-
-	key := "missing:" + node.TypeID
-
-	if _, exists := e.errors[key]; exists {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	now := time.Now()
-	e.nextID++
-	e.errors[key] = &PortError{
-		ID:          fmt.Sprintf("err-%d", e.nextID),
-		NodeTypeID:  node.TypeID,
-		NodeName:    node.DisplayName(),
-		PortName:    "",
-		ErrorType:   ErrorTypeMissing,
-		FirstSeen:   now,
-		LastUpdated: now,
-	}
-	return true
-}
-
-func (e *ErrorTracker) ClearMissing(node *Node) {
-	changed := e.clearMissingLocked(node)
-	if changed {
-		e.t.NotifyUpdate()
-	}
-}
-
-func (e *ErrorTracker) clearMissingLocked(node *Node) bool {
-	e.mu.Lock()
-	defer e.mu.Unlock()
-
-	key := "missing:" + node.TypeID
-	if _, exists := e.errors[key]; exists {
-		delete(e.errors, key)
-		return true
-	}
-	return false
-}
diff --git a/nodes.go b/nodes.go
index 3882869..b7ff7ad 100644
--- a/nodes.go
+++ b/nodes.go
@@ -67,11 +67,6 @@ func (n *Nodes) updateLocked(target *Node, mac net.HardwareAddr, ips []net.IP, i
 
 	added := n.applyNodeUpdates(node, targetID, mac, ips, ifaceName, nodeName)
 
-	if node.Missing && source != "config" {
-		node.Missing = false
-		n.t.errors.ClearMissing(node)
-	}
-
 	n.logUpdates(node, added, isNew, source)
 
 	if hasNewIP(added) {
diff --git a/static/index.html b/static/index.html
index 534dee1..08afd0a 100644
--- a/static/index.html
+++ b/static/index.html
@@ -991,9 +991,6 @@
             if (node.interfaces) {
                 node.interfaces.forEach(iface => {
                     if (iface.mac) ids.push(iface.mac.toLowerCase());
-                    if (iface.ips) {
-                        iface.ips.forEach(ip => ids.push(ip.toLowerCase()));
-                    }
                 });
             }
             return ids;
@@ -1150,7 +1147,7 @@
                     name: loc.name || '',
                     anonymous: anonymous,
                     direction: loc.direction || 'horizontal',
-                    nodeRefs: (loc.nodes || []).map(n => (n.name || n.mac || n.ip || '').toLowerCase()),
+                    nodeRefs: (loc.nodes || []).map(n => n.toLowerCase()),
                     parent: parent,
                     children: []
                 };
diff --git a/tendrils.go b/tendrils.go
index 28f6e1c..409fc82 100644
--- a/tendrils.go
+++ b/tendrils.go
@@ -119,48 +119,6 @@ func (t *Tendrils) unsubscribeSSE(id int) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (t *Tendrils) syncConfigNodes() {
-	if t.config == nil {
-		return
-	}
-
-	for _, ref := range t.config.AllNodeRefs() {
-		var node *Node
-		var created bool
-
-		if ref.Name != "" {
-			node = t.nodes.GetByName(ref.Name)
-			if node == nil {
-				node = t.nodes.GetOrCreateByName(ref.Name)
-				created = true
-			}
-		} else if mac := ref.ParseMAC(); mac != nil {
-			node = t.nodes.GetByMAC(mac)
-			if node == nil {
-				t.nodes.Update(nil, mac, nil, "", "", "config")
-				node = t.nodes.GetByMAC(mac)
-				created = true
-			}
-		} else if ip := ref.ParseIP(); ip != nil {
-			node = t.nodes.GetByIP(ip)
-			if node == nil {
-				t.nodes.Update(nil, nil, []net.IP{ip}, "", "", "config")
-				node = t.nodes.GetByIP(ip)
-				created = true
-			}
-		}
-
-		if node == nil {
-			continue
-		}
-
-		if created {
-			node.Missing = true
-			t.errors.SetMissing(node)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 func (t *Tendrils) Run() {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	defer cancel()
@@ -183,7 +141,6 @@ func (t *Tendrils) Run() {
 				continue
 			}
 			t.config = cfg
-			t.syncConfigNodes()
 			log.Printf("reloaded config from %s", t.ConfigFile)
 			t.NotifyUpdate()
 		}
@@ -196,7 +153,6 @@ func (t *Tendrils) Run() {
 	t.config = cfg
 
 	t.populateLocalAddresses()
-	t.syncConfigNodes()
 	t.startHTTPServer()
 
 	if !t.DisableARP {
diff --git a/types.go b/types.go
index a7cf08a..0addc73 100644
--- a/types.go
+++ b/types.go
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ type Node struct {
 	PoEBudget          *PoEBudget        `json:"poe_budget,omitempty"`
 	IsDanteClockMaster bool              `json:"is_dante_clock_master,omitempty"`
 	DanteTxChannels    string            `json:"dante_tx_channels,omitempty"`
-	Missing            bool              `json:"missing,omitempty"`
 	pollTrigger        chan struct{}
 }
 
@@ -160,7 +159,6 @@ func (n *Node) WithInterface(ifaceKey string) *Node {
 		PoEBudget:          n.PoEBudget,
 		IsDanteClockMaster: n.IsDanteClockMaster,
 		DanteTxChannels:    n.DanteTxChannels,
-		Missing:            n.Missing,
 	}
 }