diff --git a/cube/User/Src/tcpTest.c b/cube/User/Src/tcpTest.c
index 9f106af..05f35c5 100644
--- a/cube/User/Src/tcpTest.c
+++ b/cube/User/Src/tcpTest.c
@@ -14,23 +14,40 @@
 
 const uint8_t TCPTEST_SOCK;
 
+uint8_t remoteAddr[] = { 172, 16, 3, 31 };
+uint16_ remotePort = 5000;
 
 void tcpTestHandler(void *handle) {
-    static bool socketInitialized = false;
+    static uint8_t state = 0;
+    int8_t res = 0;
+
 
     if (isNetworkAvailable()) {
-        if (! socketInitialized) {
+        switch (state) {
+        case 0:
             coloredMsg(LOG_YELLOW, "tth, initializing socket");
 
-            int8_t res = socket(TCPTEST_SOCK, Sn_MR_TCP, 12345, SF_IO_NONBLOCK);
+            res = socket(TCPTEST_SOCK, Sn_MR_TCP, 12345, SF_IO_NONBLOCK);
             coloredMsg(LOG_YELLOW, "tth, socket returns %d", res);
 
             if (res == TCPTEST_SOCK) {
                 coloredMsg(LOG_YELLOW, "tth, socket is initialized");
-                socketInitialized = true;
+                state = 1;
             }
-        } else {
-            // coloredMsg(LOG_YELLOW, "tth, doing something useful with the socket");
+            break;
+        case 1:
+            coloredMsg(LOG_YELLOW, "tth, connecting");
+            
+            res = connect(TCPTEST_SOCK, remoteAddr, remotePort);
+            coloredMsg(LOG_YELLOW, "tth, connect returns %d", res);
+
+            state = 255;
+
+            break;
+        case 255:
+            coloredMsg(LOG_YELLOW, "tth, error state, will stop here");
+            schDel(tcpTestHandler, NULL);
+            break;
         }
     } else {
         coloredMsg(LOG_YELLOW, "tth, network not yet ready");