diff --git a/examples/app/app.nim b/examples/app/app.nim
index 6f0805c..2022066 100644
--- a/examples/app/app.nim
+++ b/examples/app/app.nim
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ type
   OkGetInfo* = object
     ip: string
     ports: array[3, uint16]
-  NotifyEndpoint* = object
-    command: string
+  OkGetEndpoint* = object
     ip: IpAddress
     port: Port
   NotifyPeer* = object
@@ -55,45 +54,45 @@ type
 proc usage() =
   echo &"usage: {paramStr(0)} SERVER_HOSTNAME SERVER_PORT PEER_ID [OTHER_PEER_ID]"
 
-proc handleServerMessages(connection: ServerConnection) {.async.} =
+proc handleServerMessages(conn: ServerConnection) {.async.} =
   while true:
-    let line = await connection.sock.recvLine(maxLength = 400)
+    let line = await conn.sock.recvLine(maxLength = 400)
     let args = line.parseArgs(3, 1)
     case args[0]:
     of "ok":
-      let future = connection.outMessages[args[1]]
-      connection.outMessages.del(args[1])
+      let future = conn.outMessages[args[1]]
+      conn.outMessages.del(args[1])
       future.complete(args[2])
     of "error":
-      let future = connection.outMessages[args[1]]
-      connection.outMessages.del(args[1])
+      let future = conn.outMessages[args[1]]
+      conn.outMessages.del(args[1])
       future.fail(newException(ServerError, args[2]))
     of "notify-peer":
-      asyncCheck connection.peerNotifications.write(line.substr(args[0].len + 1))
+      asyncCheck conn.peerNotifications.write(line.substr(args[0].len + 1))
     else:
       raise newException(ValueError, "invalid server message")
 
-proc handlePunchdMessages(connection: PunchdConnection) {.async.} =
+proc handlePunchdMessages(conn: PunchdConnection) {.async.} =
   while true:
-    let fd = connection.sock.getFd.AsyncFD
+    let fd = conn.sock.getFd.AsyncFD
     let resp = await fd.asyncRecvMsg(size = 400, cmsgSize = sizeof(AsyncFD))
     let line = resp.data.strip(leading = false, trailing = true, chars = {'\n'})
     let args = line.parseArgs(3, 1)
     case args[0]:
     of "ok":
-      let outMsg = connection.outMessages[args[1]]
-      connection.outMessages.del(args[1])
+      let outMsg = conn.outMessages[args[1]]
+      conn.outMessages.del(args[1])
       if resp.cmsgs.len != 1:
         raise newException(ValueError, "invalid punchd message")
       let sock = newAsyncSocket(resp.cmsgs[0].getFd)
       register(sock.getFd.AsyncFD)
       outMsg.future.complete((args[2], sock))
     of "error":
-      let outMsg = connection.outMessages[args[1]]
-      connection.outMessages.del(args[1])
+      let outMsg = conn.outMessages[args[1]]
+      conn.outMessages.del(args[1])
       outMsg.future.fail(newException(ServerError, args[2]))
     of "progress":
-      let outMsg = connection.outMessages[args[1]]
+      let outMsg = conn.outMessages[args[1]]
       asyncCheck outMsg.progressCb(outMsg.future, args[2])
     else:
       raise newException(ValueError, "invalid punchd message")
@@ -111,7 +110,12 @@ proc sendRequest(connection: ServerConnection, command: string,
                  content: string): Future[string] =
   result = newFuture[string]("sendRequest")
   let id = $rand(uint32)
-  asyncCheck connection.sock.send(&"{command}|{id}|{content}\n")
+  var request: string
+  if content.len != 0:
+    request = &"{command}|{id}|{content}\n"
+  else:
+    request = &"{command}|{id}\n"
+  asyncCheck connection.sock.send(request)
   connection.outMessages[id] = result
 
 proc acceptConnection(punchdConn: PunchdConnection, command: string,
@@ -141,8 +145,8 @@ proc handlePeerNotifications(serverConn: ServerConnection,
       discard
 
 proc punchHole(punchdConn: PunchdConnection, serverConn: ServerConnection,
-               ipAddress: IpAddress, peerId: string,
-               otherPeerId: string): Future[AsyncSocket] {.async.} =
+               peerId: string, otherPeerId: string):
+               Future[AsyncSocket] {.async.} =
   let sResp = await serverConn.sendRequest("get-info", otherPeerId)
   let peerInfo = parseMessage[OkGetInfo](sResp)
   proc progressCb(future: PunchdResponse, msgContent: string) {.async.} =
@@ -156,26 +160,31 @@ proc punchHole(punchdConn: PunchdConnection, serverConn: ServerConnection,
       future.fail(e)
   let myPorts = (@[Port(1234)] & serverConn.probedPorts).join(",")
   let peerPorts = peerInfo.ports.join(",")
-  let req = &"{ipAddress}|{myPorts}|{peerInfo.ip}|{peerPorts}"
+  let req = &"{serverConn.probedIp}|{myPorts}|{peerInfo.ip}|{peerPorts}"
   let pResp = await punchdConn.sendRequest("tcp-syni-connect", req, progressCb)
   result = pResp.sock
 
 proc initServerConnection(serverHostname: string, serverPort: Port,
-                          myPort: Port, probePorts: bool):
-                          Future[ServerConnection] {.async.} =
-  if probePorts:
-    for i in 0 .. 1:
-      let sock = newAsyncSocket()
-      sock.setSockOpt(OptReuseAddr, true)
-      sock.bindAddr(myPort)
-      await sock.connect(serverHostname, serverPort)
-      let line = await sock.recvLine(maxLength = 400)
-      let endpoint = parseMessage[NotifyEndpoint](line)
-      result.probedPorts.add(endpoint.port)
-      sock.close()
+                          probingPort: Port): Future[ServerConnection] {.async.} =
+  for i in 0 .. 1:
+    # FIXME: error handling
+    let sock = newAsyncSocket()
+    sock.bindAddr(probingPort)
+    await sock.connect(serverHostname, serverPort)
+    let id = rand(uint32)
+    await sock.send(&"get-endpoint|{id}\n")
+    let line = await sock.recvLine(maxLength = 400)
+    let args = line.parseArgs(3)
+    assert(args[0] == "ok")
+    assert(args[1] == $id)
+    let endpoint = parseMessage[OkGetEndpoint](args[2])
+    result.probedIp = endpoint.ip
+    result.probedPorts.add(endpoint.port)
+    let emptyLine = await sock.recvLine(maxLength = 400)
+    assert(emptyLine.len == 0)
+    sock.close()
+
   result.sock = await asyncnet.dial(serverHostname, serverPort)
-  let line = await result.sock.recvLine(maxLength = 400)
-  result.probedIp = parseMessage[NotifyEndpoint](line).ip
   result.outMessages = newTable[string, Future[string]]()
   result.peerNotifications = newFutureStream[string]("initServerConnection")
 
@@ -191,7 +200,7 @@ proc runApp(serverHostname: string, serverPort: Port, peerId: string,
   if otherPeerId.len == 0:
     # register and wait for connections
     let serverConn = await initServerConnection(serverHostname, serverPort,
-                                                Port(4321), true)
+                                                Port(4321))
     asyncCheck handleServerMessages(serverConn)
     asyncCheck handlePeerNotifications(serverConn, punchdConn, peerId)
     let myPorts = (@[Port(4321)] & serverConn.probedPorts).join(",")
@@ -209,11 +218,10 @@ proc runApp(serverHostname: string, serverPort: Port, peerId: string,
 
   else:
     # initiate a new connection
-    let serverConn = await initServerConnection(serverHostname, serverPort,
-                                                Port(1234), true)
+    var serverConn = await initServerConnection(serverHostname, serverPort,
+                                                Port(1234))
     asyncCheck handleServerMessages(serverConn)
-    let sock = await punchHole(punchdConn, serverConn, serverConn.probedIp,
-                               peerId, otherPeerId)
+    let sock = await punchHole(punchdConn, serverConn, peerId, otherPeerId)
     await sock.send("ping")
     let msg = await sock.recv(1000)
     echo "received message: ", msg
diff --git a/examples/rendezvous_server/rendezvous_server.nim b/examples/rendezvous_server/rendezvous_server.nim
index 175f676..29008ea 100644
--- a/examples/rendezvous_server/rendezvous_server.nim
+++ b/examples/rendezvous_server/rendezvous_server.nim
@@ -60,14 +60,17 @@ proc probePublicIp(): Future[IpAddress] {.async.} =
 proc removeClient(clients: TableRef[string, Client], peerId: string) =
   if peerId.len > 0: clients.del(peerId)
 
-proc processClient(client: AsyncSocket,
-                   clients: TableRef[string, Client]) {.async.} =
+proc sendEndpoint(client: AsyncSocket, requestId: string) {.async.} =
   let (address, port) = client.getPeerAddr()
   var ipAddr = parseIpAddress(address)
   if ipAddr.isPrivateIp() and
      ipAddr.isInNetwork(fromIpAddress(getPrimaryIPAddr(ipAddr))):
     ipAddr = await probePublicIp()
-  await client.send(&"notify-endpoint|{ipAddr}|{port.int}\n")
+  await client.send(&"ok|{requestId}|{ipAddr}|{port.int}\n")
+  client.close
+
+proc processClient(client: AsyncSocket,
+                   clients: TableRef[string, Client]) {.async.} =
   var id = ""
   var peerId = ""
   while true:
@@ -77,25 +80,35 @@ proc processClient(client: AsyncSocket,
       removeClient(clients, peerId)
       break
     try:
-      let args = line.parseArgs(3)
+      let args = line.parseArgs(3, 1)
       id = args[1]
       case args[0]:
       of "register":
         let req = parseMessage[Register](args[2])
+        echo "register: ", req
         peerId = req.peerId
         clients[peerId] = Client(sock: client, ip: req.ip, ports: req.ports)
         asyncCheck client.send(&"ok|{id}\n")
+      of "get-endpoint":
+        echo "get-endpoint"
+        asyncCheck client.sendEndpoint(id)
+        removeClient(clients, peerId)
+        break
+      # FIXME: get-peerinfo
       of "get-info":
         let req = parseMessage[GetInfo](args[2])
+        echo "get-info: ", req
         let peer = clients[req.peerId]
         let peerPorts = peer.ports.join(",")
         asyncCheck client.send(&"ok|{id}|{peer.ip}|{peerPorts}\n")
       of "notify-peer":
         let req = parseMessage[NotifyPeer](args[2])
+        echo "notify-peer: ", req
         let recipient = clients[req.recipient]
         asyncCheck recipient.sock.send(&"notify-peer|{req.sender}|{req.recipient}|{req.data}\n")
         asyncCheck client.send(&"ok|{id}\n")
       else:
+        echo "invalid request"
         client.close()
         removeClient(clients, peerId)
         break
@@ -104,6 +117,7 @@ proc processClient(client: AsyncSocket,
       asyncCheck client.send(&"error|{id}|peer not registered\n")
 
     except ValueError:
+      echo "invalid message"
       client.close
       removeClient(clients, peerId)
       break