diff --git a/example/local/basic/world-server.js b/example/local/basic/world-server.js
index 271b859..b42ef0f 100644
--- a/example/local/basic/world-server.js
+++ b/example/local/basic/world-server.js
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ ipc.serve(
     }
 );
 
-ipc.server.start();
+ipc.server.define.listen.message='This event type listens for message strings as value of data key.';
 
-console.log(ipc)
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+ipc.server.start();
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diff --git a/example/remote/basic/hello-client.js b/example/remote/basic/hello-client.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c88592a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/remote/basic/hello-client.js
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+var ipc=require('../../../node-ipc');
+
+/***************************************\
+ * 
+ * You should start both hello and world
+ * then you will see them communicating.
+ * 
+ * *************************************/
+
+ipc.config.id   = 'hello';
+ipc.config.retry= 1500;
+
+ipc.connectToTCP(
+    'world',
+    function(){
+        ipc.of.world.on(
+            'connect',
+            function(){
+                ipc.log('## connected to world ##'.rainbow, ipc.config.delay);
+                ipc.of.world.emit(
+                    'message',
+                    'hello'
+                )
+            }
+        );
+        ipc.of.world.on(
+            'disconnect',
+            function(){
+                ipc.log('disconnected from world'.notice);
+            }
+        );
+        ipc.of.world.on(
+            'message',
+            function(data){
+                ipc.log('got a message from world : '.debug, data);
+            }
+        );
+    }
+);
+
+console.log(ipc)
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diff --git a/example/remote/basic/world-server.js b/example/remote/basic/world-server.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..86b3dae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/remote/basic/world-server.js
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+var ipc=require('../../../node-ipc');
+
+/***************************************\
+ * 
+ * You should start both hello and world
+ * then you will see them communicating.
+ * 
+ * *************************************/
+
+ipc.config.id   = 'world';
+ipc.config.retry= 1500;
+
+ipc.serveTCP(
+    function(){
+        ipc.server.on(
+            'message',
+            function(data,socket){
+                ipc.log('got a message : '.debug, data);
+                socket.emit(
+                    'message',
+                    data+' world!'
+                );
+            }
+        );
+    }
+);
+
+ipc.server.define.listen.message='This event type listens for message strings as value of data key.';
+
+ipc.server.start();
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diff --git a/lib/client.js b/lib/client.js
index 1ea7fe0..18a0d34 100644
--- a/lib/client.js
+++ b/lib/client.js
@@ -39,11 +39,20 @@ function connect(){
         return;
     }
     
-    client.socket = net.connect(
-        {
-            path:client.path
-        }
-    );
+    if(!client.port){
+        client.socket = net.connect(
+            {
+                path:client.path
+            }
+        );
+    }else{
+        client.socket = net.connect(
+            {
+                port:client.port,
+                host:client.path
+            }
+        );
+    }
     
     client.socket.setEncoding(this.config.encoding);
     
diff --git a/lib/socketServer.js b/lib/socketServer.js
index 9892f33..85226f8 100644
--- a/lib/socketServer.js
+++ b/lib/socketServer.js
@@ -36,10 +36,11 @@ function broadcast(type,data){
     }
 };
 
-function init(path,config,log){
+function init(path,config,log,port){
     var server={
         config          : config,
         path            : path,
+        port            : port,
         log             : log,
         server          : false,
         sockets         : [],
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ function init(path,config,log){
                 (
                     function(server){
                         return function () {
-                            server.log('starting server on '.debug,server.path.variable);
+                            server.log('starting server on '.debug,server.path.variable,((server.port)?':'+server.port:'').variable);
                             server.server=net.createServer(
                                 function(socket) {
                                     socket.setEncoding(server.config.encoding);
@@ -131,20 +132,25 @@ function init(path,config,log){
                                 }
                             );
                             
+                            function started(socket){
+                                server.onStart(socket)
+                            }
+                            
+                            if(!port){
+                                server.server.listen(
+                                    server.path,
+                                    started
+                                );
+                                
+                                server.server.maxConnections=server.maxConnections;
+                                return;
+                            }
                             
                             server.server.listen(
+                                server.port,
                                 server.path,
-                                (
-                                    function(server){
-                                        return function(socket){
-                                            server.onStart(socket)
-                                        }
-                                    }
-                                )(server)
+                                started
                             );
-                            
-                            server.server.maxConnections=server.maxConnections;
-                            
                         }
                     }
                 )(this)
diff --git a/node-ipc.js b/node-ipc.js
index 6d4ea8d..9e067b7 100644
--- a/node-ipc.js
+++ b/node-ipc.js
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ var defaults={
     root            : process.env.HOME,
     appspace        : socketPrefix,
     socketRoot      : '/tmp/',
+    networkHost     : 'localhost',
+    networkPort     : 8000,
     id              : os.hostname(),
     encoding        : 'utf8',
     silent          : false,
@@ -32,7 +34,9 @@ var defaults={
 var ipc = {
     config      : defaults,
     connectTo   : connect,
+    connectToTCP: connectTCP,
     serve       : serve,
+    serveTCP    : serveTCP,
     of          : {},
     server      : false,
     log         : log
@@ -61,6 +65,9 @@ function serve(path,callback){
         path=ipc.config.socketRoot+ipc.config.appspace+ipc.config.id;
     }
     
+    if(!callback)
+        callback=function(){};
+    
     ipc.server=new Server(
         path,
         ipc.config,
@@ -73,6 +80,53 @@ function serve(path,callback){
     );
 }
 
+function serveTCP(host,port,callback){
+    if(typeof host=='number'){
+        callback=port;
+        port=host;
+        host=false;   
+    }
+    if(typeof host=='function'){
+        callback=host;
+        host=false;
+        port=false;   
+    }
+    if(typeof port=='function'){
+        callback=port;
+        port=false;   
+    }
+    if(!port){
+        ipc.log(
+            'Server port not specified, so defaulting to'.notice, 
+            'ipc.config.networkPort'.variable, 
+            ipc.config.networkPort
+        );
+        port=ipc.config.networkPort;
+    }
+    if(!host){
+        ipc.log(
+            'Server host not specified, so defaulting to'.notice, 
+            'ipc.config.networkHost'.variable, 
+            ipc.config.networkHost.data
+        );
+        host=ipc.config.networkHost;
+    }
+    if(!callback)
+        callback=function(){};
+        
+    ipc.server=new Server(
+        host,
+        ipc.config,
+        log,
+        port
+    );
+    
+    ipc.server.on(
+        'start',
+        callback
+    );
+}
+
 function connect(id,path,callback){
     if(typeof path == 'function'){
         callback=path;
@@ -121,4 +175,69 @@ function connect(id,path,callback){
     callback();
 }
 
+function connectTCP(id,host,port,callback){
+    if(!id){
+        ipc.log(
+            'Service id required'.warn,
+            'Requested service connection without specifying service id. Aborting connection attempt'.notice
+        );
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    if(typeof host=='number'){
+        callback=port;
+        port=host;
+        host=false;   
+    }
+    if(typeof host=='function'){
+        callback=host;
+        host=false;
+        port=false;   
+    }
+    if(typeof port=='function'){
+        callback=port;
+        port=false;   
+    }
+    if(!port){
+        ipc.log(
+            'Server port not specified, so defaulting to'.notice, 
+            'ipc.config.networkPort'.variable, 
+            ipc.config.networkPort
+        );
+        port=ipc.config.networkPort;
+    }
+    if(!host){
+        ipc.log(
+            'Server host not specified, so defaulting to'.notice, 
+            'ipc.config.networkHost'.variable, 
+            ipc.config.networkHost.data
+        );
+        host=ipc.config.networkHost;
+    }
+    if(!callback)
+        callback=function(){};
+    
+    if(ipc.of[id]){
+        if(!ipc.of[id].socket.destroyed){
+            ipc.log(
+                'Already Connected to'.notice, 
+                id.variable,
+                '- So executing success without connection'.notice
+            );
+            callback();
+            return;
+        }
+        ipc.of[id].destroy();
+    }
+    
+    ipc.of[id]       = new Client(ipc.config,ipc.log);
+    ipc.of[id].id    = id;
+    ipc.of[id].path  = host;
+    ipc.of[id].port  = port;
+    
+    ipc.of[id].connect();
+    
+    callback();
+}
+
 module.exports=ipc;
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