diff --git a/server/CMakeLists.txt b/server/CMakeLists.txt
index 8d1bf83..482de2f 100644
--- a/server/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/server/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,18 @@ file(GLOB_RECURSE server_src
     "src/*.cpp"
 )
 
-set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++11 -static")
+if(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX)
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++11 -static")
+endif()
+    
 add_executable(server ${server_src})
 
-install(TARGETS server RUNTIME DESTINATION bin) 
+if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} STREQUAL "Linux")
+    target_link_libraries(server pthread nsl resolv)
+elseif(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} STREQUAL "Windows")
+    target_link_libraries(server wsock32 ws2_32)
+else()
+    target_link_libraries(server pthread socket nsl resolv)
+endif()
+
+install(TARGETS server RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)  
diff --git a/server/src/main.cpp b/server/src/main.cpp
index a239d56..56c150f 100644
--- a/server/src/main.cpp
+++ b/server/src/main.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "utils/string.hpp"
 #include "utils/net.hpp"
 #include "utils/time.hpp"
+#include "sock/tcpsock.hpp"
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     //auto sock = sosc::TcpClient();
@@ -14,14 +15,21 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         std::cout << i << std::endl;
     });*/
     
-    uint32_t test = 0xDEADBEEF;
-    std::string net = HTONUL(test);
-    test = NTOHUL(net);
+    sosc::TcpClient client;
+    sosc::TcpServer server;
     
-    sosc::net::IpAddress ip1, ip2;
-    ip1.Parse("::*:FE:EF:F**F");
-    ip2.Parse("::ABCD:F*:*:F00F");
-    bool same = ip1 == ip2;
+    server.Listen(1111);
+    server.Accept(&client);
+    
+    client.Send("test");
+    std::string got;
+
+    while(client.IsOpen()) {
+        int length = client.Recv(&got);
+        
+        if(length > 0)
+            std::cout << got << std::endl;
+    }
     
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/server/src/sock/tcpsock.hpp b/server/src/sock/tcpsock.hpp
index 5f412ba..4cd5714 100644
--- a/server/src/sock/tcpsock.hpp
+++ b/server/src/sock/tcpsock.hpp
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 #define SOSC_TCPSOCK_H
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
+  #define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
+  #ifdef __MINGW32__
+    #undef _WIN32_WINNT
+    #define _WIN32_WINNT _WIN32_WINNT_WIN8
+  #endif 
   #include <winsock2.h>
   #include <ws2tcpip.h>
   
@@ -21,11 +26,13 @@
   #define SOSC_ADDR_T struct sockaddr_in
 #endif
 
+#include <iostream>
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <cstring>
-#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
 #include "../utils/net.hpp"
+#include "../utils/string.hpp"
 
 #define SOSC_TCP_BUFLEN 2048
 
@@ -33,11 +40,26 @@ namespace sosc {
 class TcpClient {
 public:
     TcpClient();
-    bool Init(std::string host, std::uint16_t port);
+    bool Open(std::string host, std::uint16_t port);
     
+    int Recv(std::string* str, bool append = false);
+    int Send(const std::string& str);
+    
+    bool IsDataReady();
+    inline bool IsOpen() const {
+        // TODO consider changing this
+        return this->sock_open;
+    }
+    
+    inline net::IpAddress GetIpAddress() const {
+        return this->ip;
+    }
+    
+    void Close();
     ~TcpClient();
 private:
-    bool Init(SOSC_SOCK_T sock, SOSC_ADDR_T addr, int addr_len);
+    void Open(SOSC_SOCK_T sock, SOSC_ADDR_T addr, int addr_len);
+    void SetBlocking(bool will_block);
     
     SOSC_SOCK_T sock;
     bool sock_open;
@@ -54,10 +76,15 @@ private:
 class TcpServer {
 public:
     TcpServer();
+    bool Listen(uint16_t port);
     
+    int Accept(TcpClient* client);
+    
+    void Close();
     ~TcpServer();
 private:
     SOSC_SOCK_T sock;
+    bool sock_open;
 };
 }
 
diff --git a/server/src/sock/tcpsock_win.cpp b/server/src/sock/tcpsock_win.cpp
index 94d5bfa..9b54442 100644
--- a/server/src/sock/tcpsock_win.cpp
+++ b/server/src/sock/tcpsock_win.cpp
@@ -1,23 +1,172 @@
 #include "tcpsock.hpp"
 #ifdef _WIN32
 
+void init_wsa() {
+    static bool is_inited = false;
+    if(is_inited) return;
+    
+    WSADATA wdata;
+    if(WSAStartup(MAKEWORD(2, 2), &wdata) != 0)
+        exit(-1);
+    
+    is_inited = true;
+}
+
 /****************************/
 /*   BEGIN TCPCLIENT CODE   */
 /****************************/
 
 sosc::TcpClient::TcpClient() {
+    init_wsa();
     this->sock_open = false;
     this->addr_len = -1;
 }
 
-bool sosc::TcpClient::Init(std::string host, std::uint16_t port) {
+bool sosc::TcpClient::Open(std::string host, std::uint16_t port) {
     if(this->sock_open)
         return false;
     
-    struct addrinfo hints, *result, *ptr;
+    struct addrinfo hints, *results, *ptr;
+    ZeroMemory(&hints, sizeof(hints));
+    hints.ai_family = AF_UNSPEC;
+    hints.ai_socktype = SOCK_STREAM;
+    hints.ai_protocol = IPPROTO_TCP;
+    
+    if(getaddrinfo(host.c_str(), TOSTR(port).c_str(), &hints, &results) != 0)
+        return false;
+    
+    for(ptr = results; ptr != NULL; ptr = ptr->ai_next) {
+        this->sock = socket(ptr->ai_family, 
+            ptr->ai_socktype, ptr->ai_protocol);
+        
+        if(this->sock == INVALID_SOCKET) {
+            freeaddrinfo(results);
+            return false;
+        }
+        
+        if(connect(this->sock, ptr->ai_addr, 
+            (int)ptr->ai_addrlen) != SOCKET_ERROR)
+        {
+            break;
+        }
+         
+        closesocket(this->sock);
+        this->sock = INVALID_SOCKET;
+    }
+    
+    freeaddrinfo(results);
+    if(this->sock == INVALID_SOCKET)
+        return false;
+    
+    this->ip = net::IpAddress();
+    this->sock_open = true;
     return true;
 }
 
+void sosc::TcpClient::Open
+    (SOSC_SOCK_T sock, SOSC_ADDR_T addr, int addr_len)
+{
+    if(this->sock_open)
+        return;
+    
+    this->sock = sock;
+    this->sock_open = true;
+    
+    this->addr = addr;
+    this->addr_len = addr_len;
+    
+    char buffer[128];
+    inet_ntop(addr.sin_family, (PVOID)&addr.sin_addr, buffer, 128);
+    this->ip.Parse(buffer);
+}
+
+int sosc::TcpClient::Recv(std::string* str, bool append) {
+    if(!this->sock_open)
+        return -1;
+    
+    int total_length = 0;
+    bool first_recv = true;
+    while(this->IsDataReady()) {
+        int length = recv(this->sock, this->buffer, SOSC_TCP_BUFLEN, 0);
+        if(length <= 0) {
+            this->Close();
+            return -1;
+        }
+        
+        if(first_recv && !append)
+            *str = std::string(this->buffer, length);
+        else
+            *str += std::string(this->buffer, length);
+        
+        total_length += length;
+        first_recv = false;
+    }
+    
+    return total_length;
+}
+
+int sosc::TcpClient::Send(const std::string& str) {
+    if(!this->sock_open)
+        return -1;
+    
+    std::string::size_type total_sent = 0;
+    while(total_sent < str.length()) {
+        int sent = total_sent == 0 
+            ? send(this->sock, str.c_str(), str.length(), 0)
+            : send(this->sock, str.substr(total_sent).c_str(), 
+                   str.length() - total_sent, 0);
+        
+        if(sent == SOCKET_ERROR) {
+            this->Close();
+            return -1;
+        } else
+            total_sent += sent;
+    }
+    
+    return 0;
+}
+
+bool sosc::TcpClient::IsDataReady() {
+    if(!this->sock_open)
+        return false;
+    
+    this->SetBlocking(false);
+    int check = recv(this->sock, this->buffer, 1, MSG_PEEK),
+        error = WSAGetLastError();
+    this->SetBlocking(true);
+    
+    if(check <= 0) {
+        if(check != 0 && (error == WSAEWOULDBLOCK || error == WSAETIMEDOUT))
+            return false;
+        else {
+            this->Close();
+            return false;
+        }
+    } else
+        return true;
+}
+
+void sosc::TcpClient::SetBlocking(bool will_block) {
+    if(!this->sock_open)
+        return;
+    
+    u_long nblock = !will_block;
+    ioctlsocket(this->sock, FIONBIO, &nblock);
+}
+
+void sosc::TcpClient::Close() {
+    if(!this->sock_open)
+        return;
+    
+    shutdown(this->sock, SD_BOTH);
+    closesocket(this->sock);
+    this->sock_open = false;
+}
+
+sosc::TcpClient::~TcpClient() {
+    this->Close();
+}
+
 /****************************/
 /*    END TCPCLIENT CODE    */
 /****************************/
@@ -25,9 +174,82 @@ bool sosc::TcpClient::Init(std::string host, std::uint16_t port) {
 /****************************/
 
 sosc::TcpServer::TcpServer() {
-    
+    init_wsa();
+    this->sock_open = false;
 }
 
+bool sosc::TcpServer::Listen(uint16_t port) {
+    if(this->sock_open)
+        return false;
+    
+    struct addrinfo hints, *result;
+    ZeroMemory(&hints, sizeof(hints));
+    hints.ai_family = AF_INET;
+    hints.ai_socktype = SOCK_STREAM;
+    hints.ai_protocol = IPPROTO_TCP;
+    hints.ai_flags = AI_PASSIVE;
+    
+    if(getaddrinfo(NULL, TOSTR(port).c_str(), &hints, &result) != 0)
+        return false;
+    
+    this->sock = socket(result->ai_family, 
+        result->ai_socktype, result->ai_protocol);
+    
+    if(this->sock == INVALID_SOCKET) {
+        freeaddrinfo(result);
+        return false;
+    }
+    
+    if(bind(this->sock, result->ai_addr, 
+        (int)result->ai_addrlen) == SOCKET_ERROR)
+    {
+        freeaddrinfo(result);
+        closesocket(this->sock);
+        return false;
+    }
+    
+    freeaddrinfo(result);
+    if(listen(this->sock, SOMAXCONN) == SOCKET_ERROR) {
+        closesocket(this->sock);
+        return false;
+    }
+    
+    this->sock_open = true;
+    return true;
+}
+
+int sosc::TcpServer::Accept(TcpClient* client) {
+    if(!this->sock_open)
+        return -1;
+    
+    SOSC_SOCK_T sock;
+    SOSC_ADDR_T addr;
+    int addr_len = sizeof(addr);
+    
+    sock = accept(this->sock, (struct sockaddr*)&addr, &addr_len);
+    if(sock == INVALID_SOCKET) {
+        this->Close();
+        return -1;
+    }
+    
+    client->Close();
+    client->Open(sock, addr, addr_len);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+void sosc::TcpServer::Close() {
+    if(!this->sock_open)
+        return;
+    
+    shutdown(this->sock, SD_BOTH);
+    closesocket(this->sock);
+    this->sock_open = false;
+}
+
+sosc::TcpServer::~TcpServer() {
+    this->Close();
+}
+   
 /****************************/
 /*    END TCPSERVER CODE    */
 /****************************/