diff --git a/static/js/looking_glass.js b/static/js/looking_glass.js
index 9a27600..acdef14 100644
--- a/static/js/looking_glass.js
+++ b/static/js/looking_glass.js
@@ -7,10 +7,8 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
     const outputConsole = document.getElementById('output-console');
     const visualizerContainer = document.getElementById('visualizer-container');
     const networkContainer = document.getElementById('mynetwork');
-    const alertModal = new bootstrap.Modal(document.getElementById('alertModal'));
-    const alertModalBody = document.getElementById('alertModalBody');
+    const formError = document.getElementById('form-error');
     const mainLocationSelector = document.getElementById('main-location-selector');
-    const locationsDropdownMenu = document.getElementById('locations-dropdown-menu');
     const locationNameDisplay = document.getElementById('location-name-display');
     const facilityNameDisplay = document.getElementById('facility-name-display');
     const mapLinkBtn = document.getElementById('map-link-btn');
@@ -55,46 +53,82 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
         const target = document.getElementById('target').value.trim();
         const method = methodSelect.value;
 
-        if (!target) {
-            showModalAlert('Please enter a target.');
-            return;
-        }
-
-        let isValid = false;
-        if (method === 'visualize') {
-            isValid = isValidIpOrCidr(target);
-            if (!isValid) {
-                showModalAlert('Invalid input for Visualizer. Please provide a valid IPv4/IPv6 address or CIDR prefix.');
-                return;
-            }
-        } else {
-            const isSingleIp = isValidIPv4(target) || isValidIPv6(target);
-            const isHostname = isValidFqdn(target);
-            isValid = isSingleIp || isHostname;
-
-            if (!isValid) {
-                showModalAlert('Invalid input. For this method, please provide a valid IP address (without a prefix) or a fully qualified domain name.');
-                return;
-            }
+        formError.textContent = '';
+        outputConsole.innerHTML = 'Output will appear here...';
+        visualizerContainer.style.display = 'none';
+        if (network) {
+            network.destroy();
+            networkContainer.innerHTML = '';
         }
 
         setLoadingState(true);
         
         if (method === 'visualize') {
             handleVisualize(target);
+        } else if (method === 'bgp_raw') {
+            handleRawBgpLookup(target);
         } else {
             handleCommand(method, target);
         }
     });
 
     mainLocationSelector.addEventListener('change', updateLocationInfo);
-    locationsDropdownMenu.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
-        if (e.target.matches('a.dropdown-item')) {
-            e.preventDefault();
-            mainLocationSelector.value = e.target.dataset.location;
-            mainLocationSelector.dispatchEvent(new Event('change'));
+
+    function highlightBGPOutput(text) {
+        if (!text) return '';
+        
+        text = text.replace(/&/g, "&amp;").replace(/</g, "&lt;").replace(/>/g, "&gt;");
+
+        text = text.replace(/\b215085\b/g, '<span class="asn215085-highlight">215085</span>');
+    
+        text = text.replace(/\b\d{4,6}\b/g, match => {
+            if (match === '215085') return `<span class="asn215085-highlight">215085</span>`;
+            return `<span class="asn-highlight">${match}</span>`;
+        });
+    
+        text = text.split('\n').map(line => {
+            const lowerLine = line.toLowerCase();
+            if (lowerLine.includes('best') || lowerLine.includes('table entry') || lowerLine.includes('multipath')) {
+                return `<strong class="best-line">${line}</strong>`;
+            }
+            return line;
+        }).join('\n');
+    
+        return text.replace(/\n/g, '<br>');
+    }
+
+    async function handleRawBgpLookup(target) {
+        visualizerContainer.style.display = 'none';
+        outputConsole.style.display = 'block';
+        outputConsole.innerHTML = `Looking up BGP route for ${target}...\n\nThis may take a few moments. Please wait.`;
+
+        try {
+            const response = await fetch('/api/bgp_raw_lookup', {
+                method: 'POST',
+                headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+                body: JSON.stringify({ target })
+            });
+
+            const contentType = response.headers.get("content-type");
+
+            if (contentType && contentType.indexOf("application/json") !== -1) {
+                const data = await response.json();
+                if (data.error) {
+                    formError.textContent = data.error;
+                    outputConsole.innerHTML = '';
+                }
+            } else if (response.ok && contentType && contentType.indexOf("text/plain") !== -1) {
+                const rawText = await response.text();
+                outputConsole.innerHTML = highlightBGPOutput(rawText);
+            } else {
+                throw new Error('Received an unexpected response from the server.');
+            }
+        } catch (error) {
+            formError.textContent = error.message;
+        } finally {
+            setLoadingState(false);
         }
-    });
+    }
 
     async function handleCommand(method, target) {
         visualizerContainer.style.display = 'none';
@@ -107,26 +141,32 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
                 headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
                 body: JSON.stringify({ method, target })
             });
+            
+            const contentType = response.headers.get("content-type");
 
-            if (!response.ok) {
-                const errorText = await response.text();
-                throw new Error(errorText);
-            }
-            
-            const reader = response.body.getReader();
-            const decoder = new TextDecoder();
-            
-            outputConsole.textContent = '';
-            
-            while (true) {
-                const { value, done } = await reader.read();
-                if (done) break;
-                outputConsole.textContent += decoder.decode(value, { stream: true });
-                outputConsole.scrollTop = outputConsole.scrollHeight;
+            if (contentType && contentType.indexOf("application/json") !== -1) {
+                const data = await response.json();
+                if (data.error) {
+                    formError.textContent = data.error;
+                    outputConsole.textContent = '';
+                }
+            } else if (response.ok && contentType && contentType.indexOf("text/plain") !== -1) {
+                const reader = response.body.getReader();
+                const decoder = new TextDecoder();
+                outputConsole.textContent = '';
+                
+                while (true) {
+                    const { value, done } = await reader.read();
+                    if (done) break;
+                    outputConsole.textContent += decoder.decode(value, { stream: true });
+                    outputConsole.scrollTop = outputConsole.scrollHeight;
+                }
+            } else {
+                 throw new Error('Received an unexpected response from the server.');
             }
 
         } catch (error) {
-            outputConsole.textContent = `--- ERROR ---\n${error.message}`;
+            formError.textContent = error.message;
         } finally {
             setLoadingState(false);
         }
@@ -148,20 +188,22 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
             headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
             body: JSON.stringify({ ip_address: target })
         })
-        .then(response => response.json().then(data => ({ ok: response.ok, data })))
-        .then(({ ok, data }) => {
-            if (!ok || data.error) {
-                throw new Error(data.error || 'Failed to retrieve visualization data.');
+        .then(response => response.json())
+        .then(data => {
+            if (data.error) {
+                formError.textContent = data.error;
+                visualizerContainer.style.display = 'none';
+                return;
             }
 
             if (data.not_found) {
+                formError.textContent = `Route information not found for: ${data.target}`;
                 visualizerContainer.style.display = 'none';
-                showModalAlert(`Route information not found for: ${data.target}`);
                 return;
             }
 
             const pathCount = data.path_count || 0;
-            const dynamicHeight = Math.max(400, 200 + (pathCount * 150));
+            const dynamicHeight = Math.max(600, 200 + (pathCount * 150));
             networkContainer.style.height = `${dynamicHeight}px`;
 
             network = new vis.Network(networkContainer, data, {
@@ -180,37 +222,21 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
         })
         .catch(error => {
             visualizerContainer.style.display = 'none';
-            outputConsole.style.display = 'block';
-            outputConsole.textContent = `Visualization Error: ${error.message}`;
+            formError.textContent = `An unexpected error occurred: ${error.message}`;
         })
         .finally(() => {
             loader.style.display = 'none';
             setLoadingState(false);
         });
     }
-    
-    function showModalAlert(message) {
-        alertModalBody.textContent = message;
-        alertModal.show();
-    }
 
     function populateLocationSelectors() {
         mainLocationSelector.innerHTML = '';
-        locationsDropdownMenu.innerHTML = '';
         for (const locationName in allLocationsData) {
             const option = document.createElement('option');
             option.value = locationName;
             option.textContent = locationName;
             mainLocationSelector.appendChild(option);
-
-            const li = document.createElement('li');
-            const a = document.createElement('a');
-            a.className = 'dropdown-item';
-            a.href = '#';
-            a.textContent = locationName;
-            a.dataset.location = locationName;
-            li.appendChild(a);
-            locationsDropdownMenu.appendChild(li);
         }
     }