diff --git a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/common/recipe/Recipes.scala b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/common/recipe/Recipes.scala
index 6994d3d53..dd975cd92 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/common/recipe/Recipes.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/common/recipe/Recipes.scala
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ object Recipes {
       val robot = api.Items.get(Constants.BlockName.Robot)
       val switch = api.Items.get(Constants.BlockName.Switch)
       val tablet = api.Items.get(Constants.ItemName.Tablet)
+      val linkedCard = api.Items.get(Constants.ItemName.LinkedCard)
 
       // Navigation upgrade recrafting.
       GameRegistry.addRecipe(new ExtendedShapelessOreRecipe(
@@ -342,6 +343,12 @@ object Recipes {
       if (Settings.get.lootRecrafting) {
         GameRegistry.addRecipe(new LootDiskCyclingRecipe())
       }
+
+      // link card copying via crafting.
+      GameRegistry.addRecipe(new ExtendedShapelessOreRecipe(
+        linkedCard.createItemStack(2),
+        linkedCard.createItemStack(1), linkedCard.createItemStack(1)))
+
     }
     catch {
       case e: Throwable => OpenComputers.log.error("Error parsing recipes, you may not be able to craft any items from this mod!", e)
diff --git a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/common/tileentity/NetSplitter.scala b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/common/tileentity/NetSplitter.scala
index 8a7e52250..cd2363027 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/common/tileentity/NetSplitter.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/common/tileentity/NetSplitter.scala
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTTagCompound
 import net.minecraftforge.common.util.ForgeDirection
 
 import scala.collection.convert.WrapAsJava._
+import scala.collection.mutable
 
 class NetSplitter extends traits.Environment with traits.OpenSides with traits.RedstoneAware with api.network.SidedEnvironment with DeviceInfo {
   private lazy val deviceInfo: util.Map[String, String] = Map(
@@ -112,12 +113,12 @@ class NetSplitter extends traits.Environment with traits.OpenSides with traits.R
   }
 
   // component api
-  def currentStatus(): Array[Boolean] = {
-    val openSidesCopy = Array.fill(ForgeDirection.VALID_DIRECTIONS.length)(false)
+  def currentStatus(): mutable.Map[Int, Boolean] = {
+    val openSides = mutable.Map[Int, Boolean]()
     for (side <- ForgeDirection.VALID_DIRECTIONS) {
-      openSidesCopy(side.ordinal()) = isSideOpen(side)
+      openSides += side.ordinal() -> isSideOpen(side)
     }
-    openSidesCopy
+    openSides
   }
 
   def setSide(side: ForgeDirection, state: Boolean): Boolean = {
diff --git a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/integration/opencomputers/ConverterLinkedCard.scala b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/integration/opencomputers/ConverterLinkedCard.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..93138a93b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/integration/opencomputers/ConverterLinkedCard.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package li.cil.oc.integration.opencomputers
+
+import java.util
+
+import li.cil.oc.Constants
+import li.cil.oc.api
+import li.cil.oc.api.detail.ItemInfo
+import li.cil.oc.api.driver.Converter
+import li.cil.oc.server.component
+import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack
+
+import scala.collection.convert.WrapAsScala._
+
+object ConverterLinkedCard extends Converter {
+  lazy val linkedCard: ItemInfo = api.Items.get(Constants.ItemName.LinkedCard)
+
+  override def convert(value: scala.Any, output: util.Map[AnyRef, AnyRef]): Unit = value match {
+    case stack: ItemStack if api.Items.get(stack) == linkedCard =>
+      val card = new component.LinkedCard()
+      output += "linkChannel" -> card.tunnel
+    case _ => // Ignore.
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/integration/opencomputers/ModOpenComputers.scala b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/integration/opencomputers/ModOpenComputers.scala
index 7e51855c1..881c5bc97 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/integration/opencomputers/ModOpenComputers.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/integration/opencomputers/ModOpenComputers.scala
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ object ModOpenComputers extends ModProxy {
     MinecraftForge.EVENT_BUS.register(li.cil.oc.server.ComponentTracker)
 
     api.Driver.add(ConverterNanomachines)
+    api.Driver.add(ConverterLinkedCard)
 
     api.Driver.add(DriverAPU)
     api.Driver.add(DriverComponentBus)
diff --git a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/server/component/LinkedCard.scala b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/server/component/LinkedCard.scala
index b2f8a8a19..f82d32dbb 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/server/component/LinkedCard.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/server/component/LinkedCard.scala
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class LinkedCard extends prefab.ManagedEnvironment with QuantumNetwork.QuantumNo
     withConnector().
     create()
 
-  var tunnel = "creative"
+  var tunnel: String = "creative"
 
   // ----------------------------------------------------------------------- //
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class LinkedCard extends prefab.ManagedEnvironment with QuantumNetwork.QuantumNo
     else result(Unit, "not enough energy")
   }
 
-  @Callback(direct = true, doc = """function():number -- Gets the maximum packet size (config setting).""")
+  @Callback(direct = true, doc = "function():number -- Gets the maximum packet size (config setting).")
   def maxPacketSize(context: Context, args: Arguments): Array[AnyRef] = result(Settings.get.maxNetworkPacketSize)
 
   def receivePacket(packet: Packet) {
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ class LinkedCard extends prefab.ManagedEnvironment with QuantumNetwork.QuantumNo
     node.sendToReachable("computer.signal", Seq("modem_message", packet.source, Int.box(packet.port), Double.box(distance)) ++ packet.data: _*)
   }
 
+  @Callback(direct = true, doc = "function():string -- Gets this link card's shared channel address")
+  def getChannel(context: Context, args: Arguments): Array[AnyRef] = {
+    result(this.tunnel)
+  }
+
   // ----------------------------------------------------------------------- //
 
   override def onConnect(node: Node) {