diff --git a/client/Makefile b/client/Makefile
index a28b2ddb..f0deb6f6 100644
--- a/client/Makefile
+++ b/client/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ CC      = /usr/bin/g++
 CFLAGS  = -std=gnu++0x -Wall -Wno-unused-function -g -D_REENTRANT -DVERSION=\"$(VERSION)\" -I..
 LDFLAGS = -lrt -lpthread -lboost_system -lboost_program_options -lasound -logg -lvorbis -lvorbisenc
 
-OBJ = snapClient.o stream.o player.o ../common/socketConnection.o oggDecoder.o pcmDecoder.o controller.o ../common/pcmChunk.o ../common/log.o ../common/sampleFormat.o
+OBJ = snapClient.o stream.o player.o ../common/socketConnection.o streamClient.o oggDecoder.o pcmDecoder.o controller.o ../common/pcmChunk.o ../common/log.o ../common/sampleFormat.o
 BIN = snapclient
 
 all:	client
diff --git a/client/streamClient.cpp b/client/streamClient.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f7598bb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/streamClient.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#include "streamClient.h"
+
+
+StreamClient::StreamClient(MessageReceiver* _receiver, const std::string& _ip, size_t _port) : ClientConnection(_receiver, _ip, _port)
+{
+}
+
+
+StreamClient::~StreamClient()
+{
+}
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/client/streamClient.h b/client/streamClient.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e0c0af7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/streamClient.h
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#ifndef STREAM_CLIENT_H
+#define STREAM_CLIENT_H
+
+#include "common/socketConnection.h"
+
+
+using boost::asio::ip::tcp;
+
+
+class StreamClient : public ClientConnection
+{
+public:
+	StreamClient(MessageReceiver* _receiver, const std::string& _ip, size_t _port);
+	virtual ~StreamClient();
+};
+
+
+
+#endif
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/common/socketConnection.cpp b/common/socketConnection.cpp
index eab18706..fed3c0cb 100644
--- a/common/socketConnection.cpp
+++ b/common/socketConnection.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 using namespace std;
 
 
-SocketConnection::SocketConnection(MessageReceiver* _receiver) : active_(false), messageReceiver(_receiver)
+SocketConnection::SocketConnection(MessageReceiver* _receiver) : active_(false), connected_(false), messageReceiver(_receiver)
 {
 }
 
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ void SocketConnection::stop()
 void SocketConnection::send(BaseMessage* message)
 {
 	std::unique_lock<std::mutex> mlock(mutex_);
+	if (!connected())
+		return;
 	boost::asio::streambuf streambuf;
 	std::ostream stream(&streambuf);
 	message->serialize(stream);
@@ -78,10 +80,15 @@ void SocketConnection::getNextMessage()
 
 ClientConnection::ClientConnection(MessageReceiver* _receiver, const std::string& _ip, size_t _port) : SocketConnection(_receiver), ip(_ip), port(_port)
 {
-//	endpt.address(boost::asio::ip::address::from_string(ip));
-//	endpt.port((port));
-//    std::cout << "Endpoint IP:   " << endpt.address().to_string() << std::endl;
-//    std::cout << "Endpoint Port: " << endpt.port() << std::endl;
+}
+
+
+void ClientConnection::start()
+{
+	tcp::resolver resolver(io_service);
+	tcp::resolver::query query(tcp::v4(), ip, boost::lexical_cast<string>(port));
+	iterator = resolver.resolve(query);
+	SocketConnection::start();
 }
 
 
@@ -90,20 +97,20 @@ void ClientConnection::worker()
 	active_ = true;
 	while (active_)
 	{
+		connected_ = false;
 		try
 		{	
 			{
 //				std::unique_lock<std::mutex> mlock(mutex_);
-				tcp::resolver resolver(io_service);
-				tcp::resolver::query query(tcp::v4(), ip, boost::lexical_cast<string>(port));
-				iterator = resolver.resolve(query);
-
+cout << "connecting\n";
 				socket.reset(new tcp::socket(io_service));
 				struct timeval tv;
 				tv.tv_sec  = 5; 
 				tv.tv_usec = 0;         
 				setsockopt(socket->native(), SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVTIMEO, &tv, sizeof(tv));
 				socket->connect(*iterator);
+				connected_ = true;
+cout << "connected\n";
 				std::clog << kLogNotice << "connected\n";// to " << ip << ":" << port << std::endl;
 			}
 			while(active_)
@@ -113,6 +120,7 @@ void ClientConnection::worker()
 		}
 		catch (const std::exception& e)
 		{
+			connected_ = false;
 			cout << kLogNotice << "Exception: " << e.what() << ", trying to reconnect" << std::endl;
 			usleep(500*1000);
 		}
diff --git a/common/socketConnection.h b/common/socketConnection.h
index dd3efa49..2cefb12b 100644
--- a/common/socketConnection.h
+++ b/common/socketConnection.h
@@ -30,11 +30,17 @@ public:
 	virtual void start();
 	virtual void stop();
 	virtual void send(BaseMessage* _message);
-	virtual bool isActive() 
+
+	virtual bool active() 
 	{
 		return active_;
 	}
 
+	virtual bool connected() 
+	{
+		return (connected_ && socket);
+	}
+
 protected:
 	virtual void worker() = 0;
 
@@ -43,6 +49,7 @@ protected:
 
 //	boost::asio::ip::tcp::endpoint endpt;
 	std::atomic<bool> active_;
+	std::atomic<bool> connected_;
 	MessageReceiver* messageReceiver;
 	void getNextMessage();
 	boost::asio::io_service io_service;
@@ -56,6 +63,7 @@ class ClientConnection : public SocketConnection
 {
 public:
 	ClientConnection(MessageReceiver* _receiver, const std::string& _ip, size_t _port);
+	virtual void start();
 
 protected:
 	virtual void worker();