diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index 136b2ca..659e206 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -1,21 +1,26 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"bufio"
 	"encoding/gob"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"log"
 	"net"
+	"os"
 
 	"github.com/tardisx/netgiv/secure"
 )
 
 type Client struct {
-	port int
+	address string
+	port    int
 }
 
 func (c *Client) Connect() error {
-	address := fmt.Sprintf("127.0.0.1:%d", c.port)
+	address := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", c.address, c.port)
+
 	serverAddress, _ := net.ResolveTCPAddr("tcp", address)
 
 	conn, err := net.DialTCP("tcp", nil, serverAddress)
@@ -50,13 +55,45 @@ func (c *Client) Connect() error {
 		data := secure.PacketSendDataStart{
 			Filename:  "foobar",
 			TotalSize: 3,
-			Data:      []byte{0x20, 0x21, 0x22},
 		}
 		err = enc.Encode(data)
 		if err != nil {
 			panic(err)
 		}
 		log.Print("done that")
+
+		nBytes, nChunks := int64(0), int64(0)
+		reader := bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin)
+		buf := make([]byte, 0, 1024)
+
+		for {
+			n, err := reader.Read(buf[:cap(buf)])
+			buf = buf[:n]
+			if n == 0 {
+				if err == nil {
+					continue
+				}
+				if err == io.EOF {
+					break
+				}
+				log.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			nChunks++
+			nBytes += int64(len(buf))
+			// process buf
+
+			send := secure.PacketSendDataNext{
+				Size: 5000,
+				Data: buf,
+			}
+			enc.Encode(send)
+			// time.Sleep(time.Second)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Fatal(err)
+			}
+		}
+		log.Println("Bytes:", nBytes, "Chunks:", nChunks)
+
 		conn.Close()
 
 		break
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 63adf09..b037dbf 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 func main() {
 	log.SetFlags(log.Lshortfile)
 	port := flag.Int("p", 9000, "Port to run server/client on.")
+	addr := flag.String("a", "61.245.149.58", "address to connect to.")
 	isServer := flag.Bool("s", false, "Set if running the server.")
 	flag.Parse()
 
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ func main() {
 		s.Run()
 	} else {
 		fmt.Printf("Client running on %d\n", *port)
-		c := Client{port: *port}
+		c := Client{port: *port, address: *addr}
 		err := c.Connect()
 		if err != nil {
 			fmt.Print(err)
diff --git a/secure/secure.go b/secure/secure.go
index 3985da7..84fa0f6 100644
--- a/secure/secure.go
+++ b/secure/secure.go
@@ -29,12 +29,10 @@ func (s *SecureMessage) toByteArray() []byte {
 func DeterminePacketSize(data []byte) uint16 {
 	// first 24 bytes are the nonce, then the size
 	if len(data) < 26 {
-		log.Printf("packet is too small to be complete - %d bytes", len(data))
 		return 0
 	}
 	size := binary.BigEndian.Uint16(data[24:26])
 	size += 26 // add the length header and the nonce
-	log.Printf("size of packet inside the %d bytes is %d bytes", len(data), size)
 	return size
 }
 
@@ -57,11 +55,13 @@ type SecureConnection struct {
 }
 
 func (s *SecureConnection) Read(p []byte) (int, error) {
-	message := make([]byte, 20408)
+	message := make([]byte, 2048)
 	// Read the message from the buffer
 	eof := false
 
-	log.Printf("READ: Start, buffer contains %d bytes", s.Buffer.Len())
+	outputBytes := make([]byte, 0)
+
+	// log.Printf("READ: start, p %d/%d, buffer contains currently contains %d bytes", len(p), cap(p), s.Buffer.Len())
 
 	n, err := s.Conn.Read(message)
 
@@ -82,51 +82,71 @@ func (s *SecureConnection) Read(p []byte) (int, error) {
 	s.Buffer.Write(message[:n])
 	// log.Printf("read: appended them to the buffer which is now %d bytes", len(s.Buffer.Bytes()))
 
-	actualPacketEnd := DeterminePacketSize(s.Buffer.Bytes())
-	if actualPacketEnd == 0 {
-		log.Printf("packet too small?")
-		// 		panic("small")
-		return 0, io.EOF
+	for {
+
+		actualPacketEnd := DeterminePacketSize(s.Buffer.Bytes())
+		if actualPacketEnd == 0 {
+			// log.Printf("packet too small?")
+			break
+			return 0, io.EOF
+		}
+
+		if int(actualPacketEnd) > len(s.Buffer.Bytes()) {
+			// we must have half a packet
+			// log.Print("partial packet detected")
+			break
+		}
+
+		secureMessage := ConstructSecureMessage(s.Buffer.Bytes()[:actualPacketEnd])
+		// log.Printf("Secure message from wire bytes: \n  nonce: %v\n  msg: %v\n  size: %d\n", secureMessage.Nonce, secureMessage.Msg, secureMessage.Size)
+		decryptedMessage, ok := box.OpenAfterPrecomputation(nil, secureMessage.Msg, &secureMessage.Nonce, s.SharedKey)
+
+		if !ok {
+			return 0, errors.New("problem decrypting the message")
+		}
+
+		outputBytes = append(outputBytes, decryptedMessage...)
+
+		// log.Printf("OUT now: %d bytes", len(outputBytes))
+		// copy(p, decryptedMessage)
+
+		// trim what we used off the buffer
+		newBuffer := s.Buffer.Bytes()[actualPacketEnd:]
+		s.Buffer = bytes.NewBuffer(newBuffer)
+
+		if eof && s.Buffer.Len() == 0 {
+			log.Printf("returning the final packet")
+			break
+		}
+
 	}
 
-	secureMessage := ConstructSecureMessage(s.Buffer.Bytes()[:actualPacketEnd])
-	// log.Printf("Secure message from wire bytes: \n  nonce: %v\n  msg: %v\n  size: %d\n", secureMessage.Nonce, secureMessage.Msg, secureMessage.Size)
-	decryptedMessage, ok := box.OpenAfterPrecomputation(nil, secureMessage.Msg, &secureMessage.Nonce, s.SharedKey)
-
-	if !ok {
-		return 0, errors.New("problem decrypting the message")
+	err = io.EOF
+	if !eof {
+		err = nil
 	}
 
-	copy(p, decryptedMessage)
+	copy(p, outputBytes)
 
-	// trim what we used off the buffer
-	newBuffer := s.Buffer.Bytes()[actualPacketEnd:]
-	s.Buffer = bytes.NewBuffer(newBuffer)
+	// log.Printf("returning %d decrypted bytes with err: %w", len(outputBytes), err)
+	// log.Printf("READ: end, p %d/%d, buffer contains currently contains %d bytes", len(p), cap(p), s.Buffer.Len())
 
-	if eof && s.Buffer.Len() == 0 {
-		log.Printf("returning the final packet")
-		return len(decryptedMessage), io.EOF
-	}
-
-	log.Printf("successfully read %d bytes", len(decryptedMessage))
-	return len(decryptedMessage), nil
+	return len(outputBytes), err
 }
 
 func (s *SecureConnection) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
 	// func (s *SecureConnection) Write(o encoding.BinaryMarshaler) (int, error) {
 	var nonce [24]byte
 
-	log.Printf("clear bytes: %v", p)
-
 	// Create a new nonce for each message sent
 	rand.Read(nonce[:])
-	log.Printf("before encryption it is %d bytes", len(p))
+	// log.Printf("before encryption it is %d bytes", len(p))
 	encryptedMessage := box.SealAfterPrecomputation(nil, p, &nonce, s.SharedKey)
 	sm := SecureMessage{Msg: encryptedMessage, Nonce: nonce}
 
 	// Write it to the connection
 	wireBytes := sm.toByteArray()
-	log.Printf("putting %d bytes on the wire\n  nonce: %v\n  bytes: %v", len(wireBytes), nonce, wireBytes)
+	// log.Printf("putting %d bytes on the wire\n  nonce: %v\n  bytes: %v", len(wireBytes), nonce, wireBytes)
 	return s.Conn.Write(wireBytes)
 }
 
@@ -167,7 +187,6 @@ type PacketStart struct {
 type PacketSendDataStart struct {
 	Filename  string
 	TotalSize uint32
-	Data      []byte
 }
 
 type PacketSendDataNext struct {
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index 4f5a2ef..3d53f79 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ type Server struct {
 }
 
 func (s *Server) Run() {
-	address := fmt.Sprintf("127.0.0.1:%d", s.port)
+	address := fmt.Sprintf(":%d", s.port)
 	networkAddress, _ := net.ResolveTCPAddr("tcp", address)
 
 	listener, err := net.ListenTCP("tcp", networkAddress)
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func (s *Server) Run() {
 func handleConnection(conn *net.TCPConn) {
 	defer conn.Close()
 
-	conn.SetDeadline(time.Now().Add(time.Second))
+	conn.SetDeadline(time.Now().Add(time.Second * 5))
 
 	sharedKey := secure.Handshake(conn)
 	secureConnection := secure.SecureConnection{Conn: conn, SharedKey: sharedKey, Buffer: &bytes.Buffer{}}
@@ -51,35 +51,56 @@ func handleConnection(conn *net.TCPConn) {
 
 	dec := gob.NewDecoder(&secureConnection)
 
-	// At this point we are in
-	for {
-
-		p1 := secure.PacketStart{}
-
-		log.Print("trying to decode something from wire")
-		err := dec.Decode(&p1)
-		if err == io.EOF {
-			log.Printf("connection has been closed")
-			return
-		}
-		if err != nil {
-			panic(err)
-		}
-
-		log.Printf("Decoded packet:\n%#v", p1)
-
-		p2 := secure.PacketSendDataStart{}
-
-		err = dec.Decode(&p2)
-		if err == io.EOF {
-			log.Printf("connection has been closed")
-			return
-		}
-		if err != nil {
-			panic(err)
-		}
-
-		log.Printf("Decoded packet:\n%#v", p2)
+	// Get the start packet
+	start := secure.PacketStart{}
 
+	err := dec.Decode(&start)
+	if err == io.EOF {
+		log.Printf("connection has been closed after start packet")
+		return
 	}
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("some error with start packet: %w", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	log.Printf("Decoded packet:\n%#v", start)
+	conn.SetDeadline(time.Now().Add(time.Second * 5))
+
+	if start.OperationType == secure.OperationTypeSend {
+		log.Printf("client wants to send us something, expecting a send start")
+		sendStart := secure.PacketSendDataStart{}
+
+		err = dec.Decode(&sendStart)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Printf("error at send data start: %w", err)
+			return
+		}
+		log.Printf("send start looks like: %v", sendStart)
+		file, err := os.CreateTemp("", "netgiv_")
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Printf("got error with temp file: %w", err)
+			return
+		}
+		log.Printf("writing data to file: %s", file.Name())
+		sendData := secure.PacketSendDataNext{}
+		for {
+			conn.SetDeadline(time.Now().Add(time.Second * 5))
+			err = dec.Decode(&sendData)
+			if err == io.EOF {
+				log.Printf("WE ARE DONE writing to: %s", file.Name())
+				break
+			}
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Printf("error decoding data next: %s", err)
+				return
+			}
+			file.Write(sendData.Data)
+		}
+		return
+	} else {
+		log.Printf("bad operation")
+		return
+	}
+
 }