diff --git a/computers/api.lua b/computers/api.lua
index 8364b92..eabd3d6 100644
--- a/computers/api.lua
+++ b/computers/api.lua
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ computers.sandbox.default_env = {}
 
     os.clock os.difftime os.time
 
-    string.byte string.char  string.format
+    string.byte string.char
     string.len  string.lower string.reverse
     string.sub  string.upper
 
@@ -130,4 +130,13 @@ function computers.api.chat_send_player(player, msg)
     local name = player
     if type(name) == "userdata" then name = player:get_player_name() end
     minetest.chat_send_player(name, msg)
+end
+
+--basically for dev usage only
+function computers.api.benchmark(func, ...)
+    local start_time = minetest.get_us_time()
+    for i=1, 1000 do
+        func(...)
+    end
+    minetest.chat_send_all(minetest.get_us_time()-start_time)
 end
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diff --git a/computers/commands/net/conf.json b/computers/commands/net/conf.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..07055ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/computers/commands/net/conf.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+    "name": "net",
+    "license": "MIT",
+    "version": 0.1,
+    "engine": 0.43,
+    "help": "configuration related to networking"
+}
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diff --git a/computers/commands/net/init.lua b/computers/commands/net/init.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c7f6fdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/computers/commands/net/init.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+function net(pos, input, data)
+    input = input or ""
+    local lookup = {
+        list = function(param)
+            if param == "-ids" then
+                return table.concat(computers.networks.get_networks_in_area(pos), " ")
+            elseif not param or param == "" then
+                return table.concat(computers.networks.get_net_names_in_area(pos), " ")
+            else
+                return "invalid sub command"
+            end
+        end,
+        join = function(param)
+            local id = computers.networks.get_id_by_net_name(data.player, param)
+            if not id then
+                return "invalid network name"
+            elseif minetest.get_meta(pos):get("net_id") then
+                return "already joined to a network"
+            else
+                local _, networks = computers.networks.get_net_names_in_area(pos)
+                if not networks[param] then return "network not in range" end
+                minetest.get_meta(pos):set_string("net_id", id)
+                local status = computers.networks.add_device(id, pos)
+                if status then return "joined network " .. param else return "network join failed" end
+            end
+        end,
+        leave = function(param)
+            local id = minetest.get_meta(pos):get("net_id")
+            if id then
+                computers.networks.remove_device(id, pos)
+                return "removed device from network " .. computers.networks.get_net_name(id)
+            else
+                return "not currently connected to any network"
+            end
+        end,
+        status = function(param)
+            local id = minetest.get_meta(pos):get("net_id")
+            if id then
+                return "connected to network " .. computers.networks.get_net_name(id)
+            else
+                return "not connected to any network"
+            end
+        end,
+        dns = function(param)
+            if minetest.get_item_group(minetest.get_node(pos).name, "computers_server") == 0 then
+                return "command only available to servers"
+            end
+            if not param or param == "" then return "invalid or missing input" end
+            if param:match("%W") then return "only alphanumerics allowed" end
+            local id = minetest.get_meta(pos):get("net_id")
+            if id then
+                computers.networks.set_dns(id, pos, param)
+                return "created dns record"
+            else
+                return "not connected to network"
+            end
+        end
+    }
+
+    if not lookup[input:split(" ")[1]] then return "invalid sub command" end
+    return lookup[input:split(" ")[1]](input:split(" ", 1)[2])
+end
+
+return net
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diff --git a/computers/demo.lua b/computers/demo.lua
index 364bff1..00ca7b3 100644
--- a/computers/demo.lua
+++ b/computers/demo.lua
@@ -11,4 +11,211 @@ old_node = minetest.registered_nodes["computers:shefriendSOO_off"]
 old_node.groups.not_in_creative_inventory = nil
 minetest.override_item("computers:shefriendSOO_off", {
     groups = old_node.groups
+})
+
+old_node = minetest.registered_nodes["computers:server_on"]
+old_node.groups.computers_server = 1
+minetest.override_item("computers:server_on", {
+    on_rightclick = function(pos, node, clicker, itemstack, pointed_thing)
+        computers.load_gui(pos, node, clicker)
+    end,
+    groups = old_node.groups
+})
+
+minetest.override_item("computers:router", {
+    on_rightclick = function(pos, node, clicker, itemstack, pointed_thing)
+        local formspec = {
+            formspec_version = 4,
+            {
+                type = "size",
+                w = 10,
+                h = 5,
+            },
+            {
+                type = "no_prepend"
+            },
+            {
+                type = "bgcolor",
+                bgcolor = "black",
+                fullscreen = "neither"
+            },
+            {
+                type = "background9",
+                x = 0,
+                y = 0,
+                w = 10,
+                h = 5,
+                texture_name = "kuto_button.png^[combine:16x16^[noalpha^[colorize:#ffffff70",
+                auto_clip = false,
+                middle_x = 4,
+                middle_y = 4,
+            },
+            {
+                type = "hypertext",
+                name = "label",
+                x = 0,
+                y = 0,
+                w = 10,
+                h = 2,
+                text = "<global valign=middle><center><big>Choose Option Below</big></center>",
+            },
+            {
+                type = "button",
+                x = 0.5,
+                y = 3.5,
+                w = 4,
+                h = 1,
+                name = "newnetwork_btn",
+                label = "New Network",
+                on_event = function(form, player, element, value, fields)
+                    if element.label == "New Network" then
+                        element.label = "Submit"
+                        table.remove(form, computers.formspec.get_index_by_name(form, "existingnetwork_btn"))
+                        form[computers.formspec.get_index_by_name(form, "label")].text = [[
+                            <global valign=middle><center><big>Enter New Network Name</big></center>
+                            ]]
+                        table.insert(
+                            form,
+                            {
+                                type = "box",
+                                x = 3,
+                                y = 1.75,
+                                w = 4,
+                                h = 1,
+                                color = "#ffffff"
+                            }
+                        )
+                        table.insert(
+                            form,
+                            {
+                                type = "field",
+                                x = 3,
+                                y = 1.75,
+                                w = 4,
+                                h = 1,
+                                name = "id_field",
+                                close_on_enter = false,
+                                props = {
+                                    border = false,
+                                },
+                            }
+                        )
+                    else
+                        if fields.id_field == "" and not computers.formspec.get_index_by_name(form, "warning") then
+                            table.insert(
+                                form,
+                                {
+                                    type = "hypertext",
+                                    name = "warning",
+                                    x = 5.5,
+                                    y = 3.5,
+                                    w = 4,
+                                    h = 1,
+                                    text = [[
+                                        <global valign=middle>
+                                        <center><style color=red>empty or invalid network name</style></center>
+                                        ]]
+                                }
+                            )
+                        elseif fields.id_field ~= "" then
+                            local status, id = computers.networks.create(player, fields.id_field)
+                            if status then
+                                form = nil
+                                minetest.get_meta(pos):set_string("net_id", id)
+                                computers.networks.add_device(id, pos)
+                                computers.api.chat_send_player(player, "network " .. fields.id_field .. " created")
+                                computers.formspec.close_formspec(player)
+                            elseif not computers.formspec.get_index_by_name(form, "warning") then
+                                table.insert(
+                                    form,
+                                    {
+                                        type = "hypertext",
+                                        name = "warning",
+                                        x = 5.5,
+                                        y = 3.5,
+                                        w = 4,
+                                        h = 1,
+                                        text = [[
+                                            <global valign=middle>
+                                            <center><style color=red>empty or invalid network name</style></center>
+                                            ]]
+                                    }
+                                )
+                            end
+                        end
+                    end
+                    --minetest.chat_send_all("test")
+
+                    if form then return form end
+                end,
+                props = {
+                    border = false,
+                    bgimg = "kuto_button.png^[combine:16x16^[noalpha^[colorize:#ffffff70",
+                    bgimg_hovered = "kuto_button.png^[combine:16x16^[noalpha^[colorize:#ffffff90",
+                    bgimg_middle = "4,4",
+                }
+            },
+            {
+                type = "button",
+                x = 5.5,
+                y = 3.5,
+                w = 4,
+                h = 1,
+                name = "existingnetwork_btn",
+                label = "Existing Network",
+                on_event = function(form, player, element, value, fields)
+                    if element.label == "Existing Network" then
+                        element.label = "Submit"
+                        table.remove(form, computers.formspec.get_index_by_name(form, "newnetwork_btn"))
+                        form[computers.formspec.get_index_by_name(form, "label")].text = [[
+                            <global valign=middle><center>Enter Network</center>
+                            ]]
+                        table.insert(
+                            form,
+                            {
+                                type = "box",
+                                x = 3,
+                                y = 1.75,
+                                w = 4,
+                                h = 1,
+                                color = "#ffffff"
+                            }
+                        )
+                        table.insert(
+                            form,
+                            {
+                                type = "field",
+                                x = 3,
+                                y = 1.75,
+                                w = 4,
+                                h = 1,
+                                name = "id_field",
+                                close_on_enter = false,
+                                props = {
+                                    border = false,
+                                },
+                            }
+                        )
+                    else
+                        minetest.chat_send_all("submitted")
+                    end
+
+                    return form
+                end,
+                props = {
+                    border = false,
+                    bgimg = "kuto_button.png^[combine:16x16^[noalpha^[colorize:#ffffff70",
+                    bgimg_hovered = "kuto_button.png^[combine:16x16^[noalpha^[colorize:#ffffff90",
+                    bgimg_middle = "4,4",
+                }
+            },
+        }
+
+        if minetest.get_meta(pos):get("net_id") then
+            local net_name = computers.networks.get_net_name(minetest.get_meta(pos):get("net_id"))
+            computers.api.chat_send_player(clicker, "router attached to network: " .. net_name)
+        else
+            computers.formspec.show_formspec(clicker, "computers:router", formspec)
+        end
+    end
 })
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/computers/formspec.lua b/computers/formspec.lua
index b4326e0..889de56 100644
--- a/computers/formspec.lua
+++ b/computers/formspec.lua
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ function computers.formspec.convert_to_ast(form)
     return fs
 end
 
+local forms = {}
+
 function computers.formspec.show_formspec(player, formname, fs)
     local playername = player
     local formspec = fs
@@ -87,11 +89,21 @@ function computers.formspec.show_formspec(player, formname, fs)
         formspec = formspec_ast.unparse(computers.formspec.convert_to_ast(fs))
     end
 
+    forms[formname] = true
+
     minetest.show_formspec(playername, formname, formspec)
 end
 
+function computers.formspec.close_formspec(player, formname)
+    local name = player
+    if type(name) == "userdata" then name = player:get_player_name() end
+
+    minetest.close_formspec(name, formname or "")
+end
+
 minetest.register_on_player_receive_fields(function(player, formname, fields)
-    if formname ~= "computers:gui" then return end
+    --if formname ~= "computers:gui" then return end
+    if not forms[formname] then return end
     local pname = player:get_player_name()
 
     if fields.quit then computers.formspec.registered_kast[pname] = nil return end
@@ -117,7 +129,7 @@ minetest.register_on_player_receive_fields(function(player, formname, fields)
         btn_override or keys[1]
     )
 
-    --minetest.chat_send_all(keys[1])
+    --minetest.chat_send_all(btn_override or keys[1])
     --minetest.chat_send_all(fields[keys[1]])
 
     if element and element.on_event then
diff --git a/computers/gui.lua b/computers/gui.lua
index 69678ab..abf669f 100644
--- a/computers/gui.lua
+++ b/computers/gui.lua
@@ -243,8 +243,17 @@ function computers.gui.load(pos, node, clicker)
                     border = false,
                 },
                 on_event = function(form, player, element, value, fields)
-                    --minetest.chat_send_all("url entered")
-                    computers.api.chat_send_player(player, "[computers]: networking not currently supported")
+                    local id = minetest.get_meta(pos):get("net_id")
+                    if id then
+                        local status, data = computers.networks.resolve_url(id, pos, value)
+                        if status and data then
+                            local cindex = futil.get_index_by_name(form, "browser_ctn")
+                            local eindex = futil.get_index_by_name(form[cindex], "browser_content")
+                            form[cindex][eindex].text = data
+                        end
+                    else
+                        computers.api.chat_send_player(player, "[computers]: not attached to a network")
+                    end
 
                     return form
                 end,
diff --git a/computers/init.lua b/computers/init.lua
index 4bbbb66..440e45a 100644
--- a/computers/init.lua
+++ b/computers/init.lua
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ minetest.mkdir(computers.devicepath) --make sure it exists
 minetest.mkdir(computers.networkpath) --make sure it exists
 
 computers.os = {
-    version = 0.42,
+    version = 0.43,
     name = "kuto",
     authors = {"wsor", "luk3yx"},
     license = "MIT",
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ computers.os = {
 dofile(computers.modpath .. "/old_stuff/init.lua")
 
 dofile(computers.modpath .. "/api.lua")
+dofile(computers.modpath .. "/networks.lua")
 dofile(computers.modpath .. "/formspec.lua")
 dofile(computers.modpath .. "/commands.lua")
 dofile(computers.modpath .. "/gui.lua")
diff --git a/computers/networks.lua b/computers/networks.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15d124b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/computers/networks.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+local networks = {}
+local network_lookup = {}
+computers.networks = {}
+
+local function init_networks()
+    local path = computers.networkpath
+    local files = minetest.get_dir_list(computers.networkpath, false)
+    for _, file in pairs(files) do
+        local id = file:sub(1,-6)
+        local f = io.open(path .. "/" .. file)
+        networks[id] = minetest.parse_json(f:read("*all"))
+        f:close()
+
+        if not network_lookup[networks[id].pname] then network_lookup[networks[id].pname] = {} end
+        network_lookup[networks[id].pname][networks[id].net_name] = id
+    end
+end
+
+init_networks()
+
+local function update_file(id)
+    local data = networks[id]
+    local path = computers.networkpath .. "/" .. id .. ".json"
+    minetest.safe_file_write(path, minetest.write_json(data))
+end
+
+function computers.networks.create(player, net_name)
+    local pname = player
+    if type(player) == "userdata" then pname = player:get_player_name() end
+    local id = pname .. "_" .. minetest.get_us_time()
+
+    if net_name:match("%W") then return false end --pnly accept alphanumerics
+    if not network_lookup[pname] then network_lookup[pname] = {} end
+    if network_lookup[pname][net_name] then return false end
+    if networks[id] then return false end
+
+    --create storage on disk
+    local path = computers.networkpath .. "/" .. id .. ".json"
+    local data = {
+        pname = pname,
+        net_name = net_name,
+        devices = {},
+        dns = {
+        }
+    }
+    minetest.safe_file_write(path, minetest.write_json(data))
+
+    --store data in memory
+    networks[id] = data
+    network_lookup[pname][net_name] = id
+
+    return true, id
+end
+
+function computers.networks.verify_network(id)
+    if networks[id] then return true else return false end
+end
+
+function computers.networks.get_net_name(id)
+    return networks[id].net_name
+end
+
+function computers.networks.get_network_devices(id)
+    return table.copy(networks[id].devices)
+end
+
+function computers.networks.get_network_dns(id)
+    return table.copy(networks[id].dns)
+end
+
+function computers.networks.get_id_by_net_name(player, net_name)
+    local pname = player
+    if type(player) == "userdata" then pname = player:get_player_name() end
+    if not network_lookup[pname] then network_lookup[pname] = {} end
+    return network_lookup[pname][net_name]
+end
+
+function computers.networks.get_networks_in_area(pos, rad)
+    rad = rad or 10
+    local locations = {}
+    local keyed_locations = {}
+    local meta_nodes = minetest.find_nodes_with_meta(
+        vector.new(pos.x+rad, pos.y+rad, pos.z+rad),
+        vector.new(pos.x-rad, pos.y-rad, pos.z-rad)
+    )
+    for _, location in pairs(meta_nodes) do
+        local status = minetest.get_meta(location):get("net_id")
+        if status and networks[status] then
+            table.insert(locations, status)
+            keyed_locations[status] = true
+        end
+    end
+    return locations, keyed_locations
+end
+
+function computers.networks.get_net_names_in_area(pos, rad)
+    rad = rad or 10
+    local locations = {}
+    local keyed_locations = {}
+    local meta_nodes = minetest.find_nodes_with_meta(
+        vector.new(pos.x+rad, pos.y+rad, pos.z+rad),
+        vector.new(pos.x-rad, pos.y-rad, pos.z-rad)
+    )
+    for _, location in pairs(meta_nodes) do
+        local status = minetest.get_meta(location):get("net_id")
+        if status and networks[status] and not keyed_locations[networks[status].net_name] then
+            table.insert(locations, networks[status].net_name)
+            keyed_locations[networks[status].net_name] = true
+        end
+    end
+    return locations, keyed_locations
+end
+
+function computers.networks.add_device(id, pos)
+    if type(pos) ~= "table" or not networks[id] then return false end
+    networks[id].devices[minetest.pos_to_string(pos)] = minetest.get_node(pos).name
+    minetest.get_meta(pos):set_string("net_id", id)
+    update_file(id)
+    return true
+end
+
+function computers.networks.remove_device(id, pos)
+    if type(pos) ~= "table" or not networks[id] then return false end
+    networks[id].devices[minetest.pos_to_string(pos)] = nil
+    minetest.get_meta(pos):set_string("net_id", "")
+    update_file(id)
+    return true
+end
+
+function computers.networks.set_dns(id, pos, url)
+    if type(pos) ~= "table" or not networks[id] then return false end
+    if url:match("%W") then return false end
+    networks[id].dns = networks[id].dns or {}
+    networks[id].dns[url] = minetest.hash_node_position(pos) .. "/public_pages"
+
+    update_file(id)
+    return true
+end
+
+function computers.networks.resolve_url(id, pos, url)
+    if type(pos) ~= "table" or not networks[id] then return false end
+    if networks[id].dns[url:split("/")[1]] then
+        local path = computers.devicepath .. "/" .. networks[id].dns[url:split("/")[1]].."/index.page"
+        local f = io.open(path)
+        if not f then return false end
+        local data = f:read("*all")
+        f:close()
+        if data then return true, data else return false end
+    else
+        return false
+    end
+end
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