diff --git a/examples/ztproxy/ztproxy.cpp b/examples/ztproxy/ztproxy.cpp
index c24f8f6..129ebc7 100644
--- a/examples/ztproxy/ztproxy.cpp
+++ b/examples/ztproxy/ztproxy.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <sys/select.h>
 
 #include <queue>
 #include <iostream>
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@
 #include <fstream>
 #include <map>
 
+#include "RingBuffer.hpp"
 #include "ztproxy.hpp"
 #include "libzt.h"
 
@@ -104,217 +106,260 @@ namespace ZeroTier {
 	void ZTProxy::threadMain()
 		throw()
 	{
+		TcpConnection *conn = NULL;
+
+		uint32_t msecs = 1;
+		struct timeval tv;
+		tv.tv_sec = msecs / 1000;
+		tv.tv_usec = (msecs % 1000) * 1000;
+		int ret = 0;
+
+  		// Main I/O loop
+  		// Moves data between client application socket and libzt VirtualSocket 
 		while(_run) {
-			_phy.poll(10);
+
+			_phy.poll(5);
+
+			conn_m.lock();
+			// build fd_sets to select upon
+			FD_ZERO(&read_set);
+  			FD_ZERO(&write_set);
+			nfds = 0;
+  			for (int i=0; i<clist.size(); i++) {
+  				FD_SET(clist[i]->zfd, &read_set);
+  				FD_SET(clist[i]->zfd, &write_set);
+  				nfds = clist[i]->zfd > nfds ? clist[i]->zfd : nfds;
+  			}
+
+			ret = zts_select(nfds + 1, &read_set, &write_set, NULL, &tv);
+
+			if (ret > 0) {
+				for (int fd_i=0; fd_i<nfds+1; fd_i++) {
+
+					// RX, Handle data incoming from libzt
+					if (FD_ISSET(fd_i, &read_set)) {
+						int wr = 0, rd = 0;
+						conn = zmap[fd_i];
+						if (conn == NULL) {
+							DEBUG_ERROR("invalid conn=%p", conn);
+							exit(0);
+						}
+						// read data from libzt and place it on ring buffer
+						conn->rx_m.lock();
+						if (conn->RXbuf->count() > 0) {
+							DEBUG_INFO("libzt has incoming data on fd=%d, we will receive it via conn=%p, sock=%p", conn->zfd, conn, conn->client_sock);
+						}
+						if ((rd = zts_read(conn->zfd, conn->RXbuf->get_buf(),ZT_MAX_MTU)) < 0) {
+							DEBUG_ERROR("there was an error while reading data from libzt, err=%d", rd);
+						}
+						else {
+							//DEBUG_INFO("LIBZT -> RXBUFFER = %d bytes", rd);
+							conn->RXbuf->produce(rd);
+						}
+						// attempt to write data to client from buffer
+						if ((wr = _phy.streamSend(conn->client_sock, conn->RXbuf->get_buf(), conn->RXbuf->count())) < 0) {
+							DEBUG_ERROR("there was an error while writing the data from the RXbuf to the client PhySocket, err=%d", wr);
+						}
+						else {
+							//DEBUG_INFO("RXBUFFER -> CLIENT = %d bytes", wr);
+							conn->RXbuf->consume(wr);
+						}
+						conn->rx_m.unlock();
+					}
+
+					// TX, Handle data outgoing from client to libzt
+					if (FD_ISSET(fd_i, &write_set)) {
+						int rd, wr = 0;
+						conn = zmap[fd_i];
+						if (conn == NULL) {
+							DEBUG_ERROR("invalid conn=%p", conn);
+							exit(0);
+						}
+						// read data from client and place it on ring buffer
+
+						// 
+						conn->tx_m.lock();
+						if (conn->TXbuf->count() > 0) {
+							DEBUG_INFO("client has outgoing data of len=%d on fd=%d, we will send it via conn=%p, sock=%p", conn->TXbuf->count(), conn->zfd, conn, conn->client_sock);
+							wr = zts_write(conn->zfd, conn->TXbuf->get_buf(), conn->TXbuf->count());
+							if (wr < 0) {
+								DEBUG_ERROR("there was an error while sending the data over libzt, err=%d", wr);
+							}
+							else {
+								//DEBUG_INFO("TXBUFFER -> LIBZT = %d bytes", wr);
+								conn->TXbuf->consume(wr); // data is presumed sent, mark it as such in the ringbuffer
+							}
+						}
+						conn->tx_m.unlock();
+
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			conn_m.unlock();
 		}
 	}
 
 	void ZTProxy::phyOnTcpData(PhySocket *sock,void **uptr,void *data,unsigned long len)
 	{
-		DEBUG_INFO("phyOnTcpData(sock=%p, len=%lu)", sock, len);
+		int wr = 0, zfd = -1, err = 0;
+		DEBUG_INFO("sock=%p, len=%lu", sock, len);
 		unsigned char *buf = (unsigned char*)data;
 		std::string host = _internal_addr;
 
 		// Get the TcpConnection object 
 		TcpConnection *conn = cmap[sock];
 		if(conn == NULL) {
-			conn = cmap[dmap[sock]];
-			if(conn == NULL) {	
-				DEBUG_ERROR("no connection object");	
-				return; // Nothing
-			}
+			DEBUG_ERROR("no connection object");	
+			return;
 		}
 
-		if(!conn->destination_sock) { // no connection yet
+		if(conn->zfd < 0) { // no connection yet
+			DEBUG_INFO("no connection yet, proxying...");
 			if(host != "")
 			{
 				uint16_t dest_port, ipv;
 				dest_port = _internal_port;
-
-				// Save buffer to TcpConnection's write buffer, we'll forward 
-				// this data along only after the phyOnTcpConnect callback is called successfully
-				// Got data for connection but it hasn't been fully established, save to buffer for later writing
-				conn->tcp_client_m.lock();
-				memcpy(conn->client_buf, buf, len);
-				conn->client_buf_len = len;
-				conn->tcp_client_m.unlock();
-
 				host = _internal_addr;
 
-				// check for address type
-				if(host.find(":") != std::string::npos)
-					ipv = 6;
-				else
-					ipv = 4;
+				ipv = host.find(":") != std::string::npos ? 6 : 4;
 
-				bool connected;
-				if(ipv == 4)
-				{
+				if(ipv == 4) {
 					// Connect to proxied host via libzt
-					DEBUG_INFO("ipv4, %s -> %s:%d", host.c_str(), host.c_str(), dest_port);
+					DEBUG_INFO("attempting to proxy [0.0.0.0:%d -> %s:%d]", _proxy_listen_port, host.c_str(), dest_port);
 					struct sockaddr_in in4;
 					memset(&in4,0,sizeof(in4));
 					in4.sin_family = AF_INET;
 					in4.sin_addr.s_addr = inet_addr(host.c_str());
 					in4.sin_port = Utils::hton(dest_port);				
-					int sockfd = zts_socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
-					if(zts_connect(sockfd, (const struct sockaddr *)&in4, sizeof(in4)) < 0) {
-						DEBUG_ERROR("error while connecting to remote host");
-					}
-					else {
-						conn->destination_sock = _phy.wrapSocket(sockfd);
-						conn->origin_sock = sock;
-						cmap[conn->destination_sock] = conn;						
-						// Once connection through libzt is established, write data we received from the local host
-						conn->tcp_client_m.lock();
-						int n = 0, tot = conn->client_buf_len;
-						while(tot > 0) {
-							if((n = _phy.streamSend(conn->destination_sock, conn->client_buf, conn->client_buf_len)) > 0) {
-								tot -= n;
-								if(n < conn->client_buf_len) { // If we couldn't write the entire buffer
-									memmove(conn->client_buf, conn->client_buf+n, BUF_SZ-n);
-									conn->client_buf_len-=n;
-								}
-								else {
-									conn->client_buf_len = 0;
-								}
-							}
-							else
-								DEBUG_ERROR(" an error occured while writing to the destination_sock");
-						}
-						conn->tcp_client_m.unlock();
-					}
+					zfd = zts_socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+					err = zts_connect(zfd, (const struct sockaddr *)&in4, sizeof(in4));		
 				}
-				if(ipv == 6)
-				{
-					DEBUG_INFO("ipv6, %s -> [%s]:%d\n", host.c_str(), host.c_str(), dest_port);
+				if(ipv == 6) {
+					// Connect to proxied host via libzt
+					//DEBUG_INFO("attempting to proxy [0.0.0.0:%d -> %s:%d]", _proxy_listen_port, host.c_str(), dest_port);
 					struct sockaddr_in6 in6;
 					memset(&in6,0,sizeof(in6));
 					in6.sin6_family = AF_INET;
 					struct hostent *server;
 					server = gethostbyname2((char*)host.c_str(),AF_INET6);
 					memmove((char *) &in6.sin6_addr.s6_addr, (char *) server->h_addr, server->h_length);
-					in6.sin6_port = Utils::hton(dest_port);
-					conn->destination_sock = _phy.tcpConnect((const struct sockaddr *)&in6, connected, this);
+					in6.sin6_port = Utils::hton(dest_port);			
+					zfd = zts_socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+					err = zts_connect(zfd, (const struct sockaddr *)&in6, sizeof(in6));
 				}
-				dmap[conn->destination_sock] = conn->origin_sock; // for reverse lookup from callbacks
-				if(!conn->destination_sock) {
-					DEBUG_ERROR(" there was an error connecting to the remote host");
+				if (zfd < 0 || err < 0) {
+					// now release TX buffer contents we previously saved, since we can't connect
+					DEBUG_ERROR("error while connecting to remote host (zfd=%d, err=%d)", zfd, err);
+					conn->tx_m.lock();
+					DEBUG_INFO("resetting TX buffer");
+					conn->TXbuf->reset();
+					conn->tx_m.unlock();
 					return;
-				}
+				}		
+				else {
+					DEBUG_INFO("successfully connected to remote host");
+				}	
 			}
+			
+			conn_m.lock();
+			// on success, add connection entry to map, set physock for later
+			clist.push_back(conn);
+			conn->zfd = zfd;
+			conn->client_sock = sock;
+			cmap[conn->client_sock] = conn;	
+			zmap[zfd] = conn;
+			conn_m.unlock();			
+		}
+		// Write data coming from client TCP connection to its TX buffer, later emptied into libzt by threadMain I/O loop
+		conn->tx_m.lock();
+		if ((wr = conn->TXbuf->write((const unsigned char *)data, len)) < 0) {
+			DEBUG_ERROR("there was an error while writing data from client to tx buffer, err=%d", wr);
 		}
 		else {
-			// Read data from localhost socket and send it into libzt
-			conn->tcp_client_m.lock();
-			int n = 0, tot = len;
-			while(tot > 0) {
-				if((n = _phy.streamSend(conn->destination_sock, buf, tot)) > 0) {
-					tot -= n;
-					printf("sent %d into libzt", n);
-				}		
-			}
-			conn->tcp_client_m.unlock();
+			DEBUG_INFO("CLIENT -> TXBUFFER = %d bytes", wr);
 		}
+		conn->tx_m.unlock();
 	}
 
 	void ZTProxy::phyOnDatagram(PhySocket *sock,void **uptr,const struct sockaddr *localAddr,const struct sockaddr *from,void *data,unsigned long len)
 	{
 		// Not used, connections are handled via user space network stack and VirtualTap
-		DEBUG_INFO("phyOnDatagram");
+		DEBUG_INFO("not used. exiting...");
 		exit(0);
 	}
 	void ZTProxy::phyOnTcpWritable(PhySocket *sock,void **uptr)
 	{
 		// Not used, connections are handled via user space network stack and VirtualTap
-		DEBUG_INFO("phyOnTcpWritable");
-		exit(0);
+		DEBUG_INFO();
+		//exit(0);
 	}
 	void ZTProxy::phyOnFileDescriptorActivity(PhySocket *sock,void **uptr,bool readable,bool writable)
 	{
 		// Not used, connections are handled via user space network stack and VirtualTap
-		DEBUG_INFO("phyOnFileDescriptorActivity, sock=%p", sock);
-		exit(0);
+		DEBUG_INFO("sock=%p", sock);
+		//exit(0);
 	}
 	void ZTProxy::phyOnTcpConnect(PhySocket *sock,void **uptr,bool success)
 	{
 		// Not used, connections are handled via user space network stack and VirtualTap
-		DEBUG_INFO("phyOnTcpConnect, sock=%p", sock);
-		exit(0);
+		DEBUG_INFO("sock=%p", sock);
+		//exit(0);
 	}
 	void ZTProxy::phyOnUnixClose(PhySocket *sock,void **uptr) 
 	{
 		// Not used, connections are handled via user space network stack and VirtualTap
-		DEBUG_INFO("phyOnUnixClose, sock=%p", sock);
-		exit(0);
+		DEBUG_INFO("sock=%p", sock);
+		//exit(0);
 	}
 
 	void ZTProxy::phyOnTcpAccept(PhySocket *sockL,PhySocket *sockN,void **uptrL,void **uptrN,const struct sockaddr *from)
 	{
-		DEBUG_INFO("phyOnTcpAccept, sockL=%p, sockN=%p", sockL, sockN);
-		TcpConnection *conn;
-		// try to recycle TcpConnection objects instead of allocating new ones
-		if(cqueue.size()) {
-			conn = cqueue.front();
-			cqueue.pop();
-		}
-		else {
-			conn = new TcpConnection();
-		}
-		conn->origin_sock = sockN;
-		cmap[sockN]=conn; // add new connection
+		DEBUG_INFO("sockL=%p, sockN=%p", sockL, sockN);
+		TcpConnection *conn = new TcpConnection();
+		conn->client_sock = sockN;
+		cmap[sockN]=conn;
 	}
 
 	void ZTProxy::phyOnUnixData(PhySocket *sock,void **uptr,void *data,ssize_t len)
 	{
-		DEBUG_INFO("phyOnUnixData(sock=%p, len=%lu)", sock, len);
+		DEBUG_INFO("sock=%p, len=%lu", sock, len);
 		unsigned char *buf = (unsigned char*)data;
-		// Get the TcpConnection object 
 		TcpConnection *conn = cmap[sock];
 		if(conn == NULL) {
-			conn = cmap[dmap[sock]];
-			if(conn == NULL) {	
-				DEBUG_ERROR("no connection object");	
-				return; // Nothing
-			}
+			DEBUG_ERROR("no connection object");	
+			return;
 		}
 		else // If connection to host already established, just forward the data in the correct direction
 		{
-			int n = 0;
-			if(sock == conn->destination_sock) { // RX
-				conn->tcp_client_m.lock();
-				if(!conn->client_buf_len) // If nothing is buffered, attempt to write, otherwise copy to buffer to preserver order
-					n = _phy.streamSend(conn->origin_sock, buf, len);				
-				if(n < len) {
-					memcpy(conn->client_buf+conn->client_buf_len, buf+n, len-n);
-					conn->client_buf_len += len-n;
-					_phy.setNotifyWritable(conn->origin_sock, true);
-				}
-				conn->tcp_client_m.unlock();
-			}
+
 		}
 	}
 	void ZTProxy::phyOnUnixWritable(PhySocket *sock,void **uptr,bool lwip_invoked)
 	{
-		DEBUG_INFO("phyOnUnixWritable, sock=%p", sock);
+		DEBUG_INFO("sock=%p", sock);
 		exit(0);
 	}
 
 	void ZTProxy::phyOnTcpClose(PhySocket *sock,void **uptr) 
 	{		
-		DEBUG_INFO("phyOnTcpClose, sock=%p", sock);
-
+		DEBUG_INFO("sock=%p", sock);
+		conn_m.lock();
 		TcpConnection *conn = cmap[sock];
-		if(conn)
-		{
-			conn->origin_sock=NULL;
-			conn->destination_sock=NULL;
-			conn->client_buf_len=0;
-			cqueue.push(conn);
+		if(conn) {
+			conn->client_sock=NULL;
+			cmap.erase(sock);
+			for (int i=0; i<clist.size(); i++) {
+				if (conn == clist[i]) {
+					clist.erase(clist.begin()+i);
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+			zmap[conn->zfd] = NULL;
+			delete conn;
+			conn = NULL;
 		}
-		cmap.erase(sock);
-		dmap.erase(sock);
 		close(_phy.getDescriptor(sock));
+		conn_m.unlock();
 	}
 }
 
@@ -346,4 +391,3 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
-//#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/ztproxy/ztproxy.hpp b/examples/ztproxy/ztproxy.hpp
index d1dd545..9af905a 100644
--- a/examples/ztproxy/ztproxy.hpp
+++ b/examples/ztproxy/ztproxy.hpp
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@
 #include "OSUtils.hpp"
 
 #include <queue>
+#include <vector>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <sys/select.h>
 
 #define BUF_SZ 1024*1024
 
@@ -43,18 +46,29 @@ namespace ZeroTier {
 	typedef void PhySocket;
 	class ZTProxy;
 
-	struct TcpConnection
+	class TcpConnection
 	{
-		PhySocket *origin_sock;
-		PhySocket *destination_sock;
-		char client_buf[BUF_SZ];
-		int client_buf_len;
+	public:
+		int zfd;
+		PhySocket *client_sock;
+		RingBuffer<unsigned char> *TXbuf;
+		RingBuffer<unsigned char> *RXbuf;
+		Mutex tx_m, rx_m;
 
-		char server_buf[BUF_SZ];
-		int server_buf_len;
+		TcpConnection() {
+			printf("TcpConnection()\n");
+			zfd = -1;			
+			TXbuf = new RingBuffer<unsigned char>(BUF_SZ);
+			RXbuf = new RingBuffer<unsigned char>(BUF_SZ);
+		}
 
-		Mutex tcp_client_m;
-		Mutex tcp_server_m;
+		~TcpConnection() {
+			printf("~TcpConnection()\n");
+			delete TXbuf;
+			delete RXbuf;
+			TXbuf = NULL;
+			RXbuf = NULL;
+		}
 	};
 
 	class ZTProxy
@@ -90,6 +104,10 @@ namespace ZeroTier {
 		volatile bool _enabled;
 		volatile bool _run;	
 
+		Mutex conn_m;
+		fd_set read_set, write_set;
+		int nfds = 0;
+
 		int _proxy_listen_port;
 		int _internal_port;
 		std::string _nwid;
@@ -100,10 +118,12 @@ namespace ZeroTier {
 		PhySocket *_tcpListenSocket;
 		PhySocket *_tcpListenSocket6;
 
+		// mapping from ZeroTier VirtualSocket fd to TcpConnection pointer
+		std::map<int, TcpConnection*> zmap;
+		// mapping from ZeroTier PhySocket to TcpConnection pointer
 		std::map<PhySocket*, TcpConnection*> cmap;
-		std::map<PhySocket*, PhySocket*> dmap;
 
-		std::queue<TcpConnection*> cqueue; // for recycling TcpConnection objects
+		std::vector<TcpConnection*> clist;
 	};
 }