diff --git a/server/CMakeLists.txt b/server/CMakeLists.txt
index 212176d..37e2350 100644
--- a/server/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/server/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-set(CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES "Debug" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
 project(server)
 
@@ -7,6 +6,8 @@ file(GLOB_RECURSE server_src
     "src/*.cpp"
 )
 
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++11 -static -g")
 add_executable(server ${server_src})
 
 install(TARGETS server RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
+ 
diff --git a/server/src/main.cpp b/server/src/main.cpp
index 6874718..d753a19 100644
--- a/server/src/main.cpp
+++ b/server/src/main.cpp
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 #include <iostream>
+#include <string>
 #include "sock/tcpsock.hpp"
+#include "utils/string.hpp"
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     //auto sock = sosc::TcpClient();
     
-    std::cout << "compiled on windows" << std::endl;
+    std::string a = "this!!is!!a!!test";
+    auto b = sosc::str::split(a, "!!");
+    std::for_each(b.begin(), b.end(), [](std::string& i) {
+        std::cout << i << std::endl;
+    });
     
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/server/src/sock/ip.cpp b/server/src/sock/ip.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index fb97c7a..0000000
--- a/server/src/sock/ip.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-#include "ip.hpp"
-
diff --git a/server/src/sock/ip.hpp b/server/src/sock/ip.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 1da0bd0..0000000
--- a/server/src/sock/ip.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef SOSC_UTIL_IP_H
-#define SOSC_UTIL_IP_H
-
-namespace sosc {
-class IpAddress {
-    
-protected:
-    
-};
-}
-
-#endif
diff --git a/server/src/utils/net.hpp b/server/src/utils/net.hpp
index 2083403..1fedbad 100644
--- a/server/src/utils/net.hpp
+++ b/server/src/utils/net.hpp
@@ -1,10 +1,63 @@
 #ifndef SOSC_UTIL_NET_H
 #define SOSC_UTIL_NET_H
 
+#include <string>
+#include <chrono>
+
+#undef htons
+#undef HTONS
+#undef htonus
+#undef HTONUS
+#undef ntohs
+#undef NTOHS
+#undef ntohus
+#undef NTOHUS
+
+#undef htonl
+#undef HTONL
+#undef htonul
+#undef HTONUL
+#undef ntohl
+#undef NTOHL
+#undef ntohul
+#undef NTOHUL
+
+#undef htonll
+#undef HTONLL
+#undef htonull
+#undef HTONULL
+#undef ntohll
+#undef NTOHLL
+#undef ntohull
+#undef NTOHULL
+
+#define HTONS (X) sosc::net::htonv<int16_t>(X)
+#define HTONUS(X) sosc::net::htonv<uint16_t>(X)
+#define NTOHS (X) sosc::net::ntohv<int16_t>(X)
+#define NTOHUS(X) sosc::net::ntohv<uint16_t>(X)
+
+#define HTONL (X) sosc::net::htonv<int32_t>(X)
+#define HTONUL(X) sosc::net::htonv<uint32_t>(X)
+#define NTOHL (X) sosc::net::ntohv<int32_t>(X)
+#define NTOHUL(X) sosc::net::ntohv<uint32_t>(X)
+
+#define HTONLL (X) sosc::net::htonv<int64_t>(X)
+#define HTONULL(X) sosc::net::htonv<uint64_t>(X)
+#define NTOHLL (X) sosc::net::ntohv<int64_t>(X)
+#define NTOHULL(X) sosc::net::ntohv<uint64_t>(X)
+
 namespace sosc {
-namespace util {
-namespace net {
- 
-}}}
+typedef std::chrono::system_clock time;
+
+namespace net {    
+class IpAddress {
+    
+};
+
+template<typename T = uint32_t>
+std::string htonv(T host_var);
+template<typename T = uint32_t>
+T ntohv(std::string net_var, size_t offset);
+}}
 
 #endif
diff --git a/server/src/utils/string.cpp b/server/src/utils/string.cpp
index 475d535..3cf199d 100644
--- a/server/src/utils/string.cpp
+++ b/server/src/utils/string.cpp
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ std::string sosc::str::ltrim(std::string str) {
 std::string* sosc::str::ltrim(std::string* str) {
     int marker = 0;
     for(; marker < str->length(); ++marker)
-        if((*str)[marker] < 0x21) break;
+        if((*str)[marker] > 0x20) break;
         
-    str->erase(0, marker - 1);
+    str->erase(0, marker);
     return str;
 }
 
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ std::string sosc::str::rtrim(std::string str) {
 
 std::string* sosc::str::rtrim(std::string *str) {
     int marker = 0;
-    for(; marker < str->length(); --marker)
-        if((*str)[str->length() - marker - 1] < 0x21) break;
+    for(; marker < str->length(); ++marker)
+        if((*str)[str->length() - marker - 1] > 0x20) break;
         
-    str->erase(str->length() - marker - 1, marker);
+    str->erase(str->length() - marker, marker);
     return str;
 }
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ std::vector<std::string> sosc::str::split
     while((chunk_end = str.find(delimiter, chunk_end)) 
         != std::string::npos && count != 0)
     {
-        parts.push_back(str.substr(chunk_start, chunk_start - chunk_end));
+        parts.push_back(str.substr(chunk_start, chunk_end - chunk_start));
         chunk_start = (chunk_end += delimiter.length());
         --count;
     }
@@ -92,3 +92,25 @@ std::string sosc::str::join(const std::vector<std::string>& parts,
     
     return assembled;
 }
+
+bool sosc::str::starts
+    (const std::string& str, const std::string& start) 
+{
+    if(start.length() > str.length())
+        return false;
+    
+    return std::mismatch(
+            start.begin(), start.end(), str.begin()
+        ).first == start.end();
+}
+
+bool sosc::str::ends
+    (const std::string& str, const std::string& end) 
+{
+    if(end.length() > str.length())
+        return false;
+    
+    return std::mismatch(
+            end.begin(), end.end(), str.end() - end.length()
+        ).first == end.end();
+}
diff --git a/server/src/utils/string.hpp b/server/src/utils/string.hpp
index d65ef3a..6f26dcb 100644
--- a/server/src/utils/string.hpp
+++ b/server/src/utils/string.hpp
@@ -6,8 +6,12 @@
 #include <sstream>
 #include <algorithm>
 
+#undef tostr
+#undef TOSTR
+#define TOSTR(X) std::to_string(X)
+
 namespace sosc {
-namespace str { 
+namespace str {    
 std::string  trim (std::string  str);
 std::string* trim (std::string* str);
 
@@ -26,6 +30,9 @@ std::string join(const std::vector<std::string>& parts,
     char delimiter, int count = -1);
 std::string join(const std::vector<std::string>& parts, 
     std::string delimiter, int count = -1);
+
+bool starts(const std::string& str, const std::string& start);
+bool ends(const std::string& str, const std::string& end);
 }}
 
 #endif