diff --git a/src/tools/hexnet.cpp b/src/tools/hexnet.cpp
index 6e3bf13..e73fb4b 100644
--- a/src/tools/hexnet.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/hexnet.cpp
@@ -17,8 +17,12 @@
 //If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.en.html
 
 #include <csignal>
+#include <iomanip>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <mutex>
+#include <string>
+#include <sockpp/tcp_acceptor.h>
+#include <sockpp/tcp_connector.h>
 #include <thread>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -30,22 +34,57 @@
 #define EXIT_USAGE 2
 #define EXIT_UNIMPLEMENTED 3
 
-std::mutex mutexStdin;
-std::mutex mutexStdout;
-std::mutex mutexNetIncoming;
-std::mutex mutexNetOutgoing;
+// TCP v4 server
+sockpp::tcp_socket tcpSocket;
+sockpp::tcp_acceptor tcpAcceptor;
+// TCP v4 client
+sockpp::tcp_connector tcpConnector;
+
+bool exitProgram = false;
 
 bool ipv4 = false;
 bool ipv6 = false;
 bool tcp = false;
 bool udp = false;
+bool outgoing = false;
+std::string host;
+in_port_t port;
 
 void signalHandler(int signal) {
     // shut down gracefully
-    std::cerr << "Received signal " << signal << ", shutting down." << std::endl;
+    exitProgram = true;
+
+    // tell sockpp to close TCP socket if open because it blocks when trying
+    // to read and there is no data
+    tcpAcceptor.shutdown();
+    if (tcpSocket) {
+        tcpSocket.shutdown(SHUT_RD);
+    }
+
+    std::cerr << "Received signal " << signal << ", bye!" << std::endl;
     std::exit(signal);
 }
 
+void readFromTCPSocket() {
+    ssize_t byteCount;
+    uint8_t buffer[1536];
+    if (outgoing) {
+        while (!exitProgram && (byteCount = tcpConnector.read(buffer, sizeof(buffer))) > 0) {
+            for (ssize_t i=0; i<byteCount; i++) {
+                std::cout << std::hex << std::setfill('0') << std::setw(2) << (short) buffer[i] << " ";
+            }
+            std::cout.flush();
+        }
+    } else {
+        while (!exitProgram && (byteCount = tcpSocket.read(buffer, sizeof(buffer))) > 0) {
+            for (ssize_t i=0; i<byteCount; i++) {
+                std::cout << std::hex << std::setfill('0') << std::setw(2) << (short) buffer[i] << " ";
+            }
+            std::cout.flush();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
     std::signal(SIGINT, signalHandler);
     std::signal(SIGTERM, signalHandler);
@@ -101,8 +140,92 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
     tcp = cliParser.getFlag("tcp").value;
     udp = cliParser.getFlag("udp").value;
 
-    if (!(ipv4 || ipv6) || !(tcp || udp)) {
+    if (cliParser.getOption("connect").errorCode != ErrorCodes::NOT_PRESENT) {
+        outgoing = true;
+        host = cliParser.getOption("connect").value;
+    }
+
+    if (!(ipv4 || ipv6) || (ipv4 && ipv6) || !(tcp || udp) || (tcp && udp)) {
         std::cout << cliParser.getUsage() << std::endl;
         return EXIT_USAGE;
     }
+
+    port = (in_port_t) std::stoi(cliParser.getArgument(0).value);
+
+    if (outgoing) {
+        if (tcp) {
+            std::cerr << "Connecting to " << host << " on port " << (int) port << " (TCP)..." << std::endl;
+            if (ipv4) {
+                // TCP v4 out
+                tcpConnector = sockpp::tcp_connector({host, port});
+                if (!tcpConnector) {
+                    std::cerr << "Error connecting to " << host << " on port " << port << std::endl;
+                    std::cerr << tcpConnector.last_error_str() << std::endl;
+                    return EXIT_RUNTIME;
+                }
+
+                std::thread threadReadFromTCP = std::thread(readFromTCPSocket);
+                //std::thread threadWriteToTCP = std::thread(writeToTCPSocket);
+
+                threadReadFromTCP.join();
+                //threadWriteToTCP.join();
+
+                std::cout << std::endl;
+                return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+            } else {
+                // TCP v6 out
+                return EXIT_UNIMPLEMENTED;
+            }
+        } else {
+            std::cerr << "Connecting to " << host << " on port " << (int) port << " (UDP)..." << std::endl;
+            if (ipv4) {
+                // UDP v4 out
+                return EXIT_UNIMPLEMENTED;
+            } else {
+                // UDP v6 out
+                return EXIT_UNIMPLEMENTED;
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        if (tcp) {
+            std::cerr << "Listening on port " << (int) port << " (TCP)..." << std::endl;
+            if (ipv4) {
+                // TCP v4 in
+                tcpAcceptor = sockpp::tcp_acceptor(port);
+                if (!tcpAcceptor) {
+                    std::cerr << "Error while creating TCP acceptor: " << tcpAcceptor.last_error_str() << std::endl;
+                    return EXIT_RUNTIME;
+                }
+
+                sockpp::inet_address peer;
+                tcpSocket = tcpAcceptor.accept(&peer);
+                std::cerr << "Incoming connection from " << peer << std::endl;
+                if (!tcpSocket) {
+                    std::cerr << "Error on incoming connection: " << tcpAcceptor.last_error_str() << std::endl;
+                    return EXIT_RUNTIME;
+                }
+
+                std::thread threadReadFromTCP = std::thread(readFromTCPSocket);
+                //std::thread threadWriteToTCP = std::thread(writeToTCPSocket);
+
+                threadReadFromTCP.join();
+                //threadWriteToTCP.join();
+
+                std::cout << std::endl;
+                return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+            } else {
+                // TCP v6 in
+                return EXIT_UNIMPLEMENTED;
+            }
+        } else {
+            std::cerr << "Listening on port " << (int) port << " (UDP)..." << std::endl;
+            if (ipv4) {
+                // UDP v4 in
+                return EXIT_UNIMPLEMENTED;
+            } else {
+                // UDP v6 in
+                return EXIT_UNIMPLEMENTED;
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }