diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/neoflock/neocomputers/network/DeviceNode.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/neoflock/neocomputers/network/DeviceNode.kt
index 1c624e3..71f5737 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/org/neoflock/neocomputers/network/DeviceNode.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/neoflock/neocomputers/network/DeviceNode.kt
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ open class DeviceNode(_address: UUID? = null) {
         return maximum
     }
 
+    val boundNetworks = HashSet<LocalNetwork>()
+    // meaningless except visibility is NETWORK, where there can only be one
+    fun getPrimaryNetwork() = boundNetworks.firstOrNull()
+
     fun getChargerNodes(): Set<DeviceNode> = getReachable().filter { it.powerRole != PowerRole.CONSUMER }.toSet()
     fun totalEnergyInConnections(): Long = getChargerNodes().fold(0) { acc, node -> acc + node.energy }
     fun maxEnergyInConnections(): Long = getChargerNodes().fold(0) { acc, node -> acc + node.energyCapacity }
@@ -170,9 +174,6 @@ open class DeviceNode(_address: UUID? = null) {
         if(reachability == Visibility.SOME) {
             return getPreferredFew()
         }
-        if(reachability == Visibility.DIRECT) {
-            return connections.minus(this)
-        }
         if(reachability == Visibility.NETWORK) {
             // absolute cinema
             val working = HashSet<DeviceNode>()
@@ -185,8 +186,6 @@ open class DeviceNode(_address: UUID? = null) {
                 working.add(subnode)
                 if(subnode.reachability == Visibility.NETWORK) {
                     pending.addAll(subnode.connections)
-                } else if(subnode.reachability == Visibility.DIRECT) {
-                    working.addAll(subnode.connections)
                 } else if(subnode.reachability == Visibility.SOME) {
                     pending.addAll(subnode.getPreferredFew())
                 }
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/neoflock/neocomputers/network/LocalNetwork.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/neoflock/neocomputers/network/LocalNetwork.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7fe5aba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/neoflock/neocomputers/network/LocalNetwork.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+package org.neoflock.neocomputers.network
+
+class LocalNetwork(val sourceOfTruth: DeviceNode) {
+    val devices = HashSet<DeviceNode>()
+
+    fun getReachableByTruth() = sourceOfTruth.computeReachable()
+
+    fun performMerge(other: LocalNetwork) {
+        for(dev in other.devices) {
+            if(other in dev.boundNetworks) {
+                dev.boundNetworks.remove(other)
+                dev.boundNetworks.add(this)
+            }
+            devices.add(dev)
+        }
+        other.devices.clear()
+    }
+
+    fun addToNetwork(dev: DeviceNode) {
+        if(dev in devices) return
+        if(dev.reachability == Networking.Visibility.NETWORK) {
+            val primNet = dev.getPrimaryNetwork()
+            if(primNet != null) {
+                // Merge the networks!
+                // merge smallest into largest for perf
+                if(primNet.devices.size > devices.size) {
+                    primNet.performMerge(this)
+                } else {
+                    performMerge(primNet)
+                }
+                return
+            }
+        }
+
+        devices.add(dev)
+        dev.boundNetworks.add(this)
+
+        when(dev.reachability) {
+            Networking.Visibility.NONE -> return
+            Networking.Visibility.SOME -> {
+                dev.getPreferredFew().forEach { addToNetwork(it) }
+            }
+            Networking.Visibility.NETWORK -> {
+                dev.connections.forEach { addToNetwork(it) }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fun checkIfStillConnected(dev: DeviceNode) {
+        if(dev !in devices) return
+        if(dev in getReachableByTruth()) return
+        removeFromNetwork(dev)
+    }
+
+    fun removeFromNetwork(dev: DeviceNode) {
+        // TODO: this is wrong, rewrite it. We need it to make a sub-network.
+        if(dev == sourceOfTruth) {
+            throw UnsupportedOperationException("removing the source of truth is not supported")
+        }
+        if(dev !in devices) return
+        devices.remove(dev)
+        dev.boundNetworks.remove(this)
+
+        when(dev.reachability) {
+            Networking.Visibility.NONE -> {}
+            Networking.Visibility.SOME -> dev.getPreferredFew().forEach { removeFromNetwork(it) }
+            Networking.Visibility.NETWORK -> dev.connections.forEach { removeFromNetwork(it) }
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/neoflock/neocomputers/network/Networking.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/neoflock/neocomputers/network/Networking.kt
index 29e9649..e50c25f 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/org/neoflock/neocomputers/network/Networking.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/neoflock/neocomputers/network/Networking.kt
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ object Networking {
         NONE,
         // some, as determined by getPreferredFew()
         SOME,
-        // can only see its direct connections
-        DIRECT,
         // Can see everything network-wide
         NETWORK,
     }