diff --git a/editor/editor.vcproj b/editor/editor.vcproj
index 0b50c98..04f1aba 100644
--- a/editor/editor.vcproj
+++ b/editor/editor.vcproj
@@ -217,10 +217,6 @@
 				>
 			</File>
 			<File
-				RelativePath="..\sync\network.h"
-				>
-			</File>
-			<File
 				RelativePath=".\recentfiles.h"
 				>
 			</File>
diff --git a/editor/syncdocument.h b/editor/syncdocument.h
index d8ce0fd..5af2721 100644
--- a/editor/syncdocument.h
+++ b/editor/syncdocument.h
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include "../sync/network.h"
 #include "../sync/data.h"
 #include <stack>
 #include <list>
diff --git a/editor/synctracker2.cpp b/editor/synctracker2.cpp
index 4677a2d..23a6458 100644
--- a/editor/synctracker2.cpp
+++ b/editor/synctracker2.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ RecentFiles mruFileList(NULL);
 #define WM_BIASSELECTION (WM_USER+2)
 
 #include "../sync/sync.h"
-#include "../sync/network.h"
 
 static LRESULT CALLBACK setRowsDialogProc(HWND hDlg, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
 {
@@ -558,7 +557,8 @@ int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
 	}
 #endif
 
-	if (!init_network())
+	WSADATA wsa;
+	if (0 != WSAStartup(MAKEWORD(2, 0), &wsa))
 		die("Failed to init network");
 
 	SOCKET serverSocket = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
 	}
 
 	closesocket(serverSocket);
-	close_network();
+	WSACleanup();
 
 	delete trackView;
 	trackView = NULL;
diff --git a/sync/base.h b/sync/base.h
index 17d8832..2f50114 100644
--- a/sync/base.h
+++ b/sync/base.h
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+/* Copyright (C) 2007-2010 Erik Faye-Lund and Egbert Teeselink
+ * For conditions of distribution and use, see copyright notice in LICENSE.TXT
+ */
+
 #ifndef SYNC_BASE_H
 #define SYNC_BASE_H
 
@@ -6,4 +10,39 @@
 #define strdup _strdup
 #endif
 
+#ifdef WIN32
+ #include <winsock2.h>
+ #define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
+ #include <windows.h>
+#else
+ #include <sys/socket.h>
+ #include <netinet/in.h>
+ #include <netdb.h>
+ #define SOCKET int
+ #define INVALID_SOCKET -1
+#endif
+
+static const char *client_greet = "hello, synctracker!";
+static const char *server_greet = "hello, demo!";
+
+enum {
+	SET_KEY = 0,
+	DELETE_KEY = 1,
+	GET_TRACK = 2,
+	SET_ROW = 3,
+	PAUSE = 4,
+	SAVE_TRACKS = 5
+};
+
+static inline int socket_poll(SOCKET socket)
+{
+	struct timeval to = { 0, 0 };
+	fd_set fds;
+
+	FD_ZERO(&fds);
+	FD_SET(socket, &fds);
+
+	return select(0, &fds, NULL, NULL, &to) > 0;
+}
+
 #endif /* SYNC_BASE_H */
diff --git a/sync/device.c b/sync/device.c
index 8192603..3bfd942 100644
--- a/sync/device.c
+++ b/sync/device.c
@@ -28,25 +28,44 @@ const char *sync_track_path(const char *base, const char *name)
 static SOCKET server_connect(const char *host, int nport)
 {
 	struct hostent *he;
-	struct sockaddr_in addr;
-	char greet[128];
-	SOCKET sock;
+	struct sockaddr_in sa;
+	char greet[128], **ap;
+	SOCKET sock = INVALID_SOCKET;
 
-	if (!init_network())
-		return INVALID_SOCKET;
+#ifdef WIN32
+	static int need_init = 1;
+	if (need_init) {
+		WSADATA wsa;
+		if (WSAStartup(MAKEWORD(2, 0), &wsa))
+			return INVALID_SOCKET;
+		need_init = 0;
+	}
+#endif
 
 	he = gethostbyname(host);
 	if (!he)
 		return INVALID_SOCKET;
 
-	addr.sin_family = AF_INET;
-	addr.sin_port = htons(nport);
-	addr.sin_addr.s_addr = ((struct in_addr *)(he->h_addr_list[0]))->s_addr;
+	for (ap = he->h_addr_list; *ap; ++ap) {
+		sa.sin_family = he->h_addrtype;
+		sa.sin_port = htons(nport);
+		memcpy(&sa.sin_addr, *ap, he->h_length);
+
+		sock = socket(he->h_addrtype, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+		if (sock == INVALID_SOCKET)
+			continue;
+
+		if (connect(sock, (struct sockaddr *)&sa, sizeof(sa)) >= 0)
+			break;
+
+		closesocket(sock);
+		sock = INVALID_SOCKET;
+	}
+
+	if (sock == INVALID_SOCKET)
+		return INVALID_SOCKET;
 
-	sock = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
-	connect(sock, (struct sockaddr *)&addr, sizeof(struct sockaddr_in));
 	send(sock, client_greet, (int)strlen(client_greet), 0);
-
 	recv(sock, greet, (int)strlen(server_greet), 0);
 	if (!strncmp(server_greet, greet, strlen(server_greet)))
 		return sock;
@@ -171,27 +190,40 @@ static int hanle_set_key_cmd(SOCKET sock, struct sync_data *data)
 	ret += recv(sock, (char *)&key.value, sizeof(float), 0);
 	ret += recv(sock, (char *)&type, 1, 0);
 	if (ret != sizeof(int) * 2 + sizeof(float) + 1)
-		return 1;
+		return 0;
 
 	assert(type < KEY_TYPE_COUNT);
 	assert(track < (int)data->num_tracks);
-
 	key.type = (enum key_type)type;
 	sync_set_key(data->tracks[track], &key);
-	return 0;
+	return 1;
 }
 
 static int hanle_del_key_cmd(SOCKET sock, struct sync_data *data)
 {
 	int ret, track, row;
+
 	ret  = recv(sock, (char *)&track, sizeof(int), 0);
 	ret += recv(sock, (char *)&row,   sizeof(int), 0);
 	if (ret != sizeof(int) * 2)
-		return 1;
+		return 0;
 
 	assert(track < (int)data->num_tracks);
-
 	sync_del_key(data->tracks[track], row);
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static int purge_and_rerequest(struct sync_device *d)
+{
+	int i;
+	for (i = 0; i < (int)d->data.num_tracks; ++i) {
+		free(d->data.tracks[i]->keys);
+		d->data.tracks[i]->keys = NULL;
+		d->data.tracks[i]->num_keys = 0;
+
+		if (request_track_data(d->sock, d->data.tracks[i]->name, i));
+			return 1;
+	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -199,45 +231,36 @@ void sync_update(struct sync_device *d, double row)
 {
 	if (d->sock == INVALID_SOCKET) {
 		d->sock = server_connect(REMOTE_HOST, REMOTE_PORT);
-		if (d->sock != INVALID_SOCKET) {
-			int i;
-			for (i = 0; i < (int)d->data.num_tracks; ++i) {
-				/* throw out old data */
-				free(d->data.tracks[i]->keys);
-				d->data.tracks[i]->keys = NULL;
-				d->data.tracks[i]->num_keys = 0;
-				/* request new data */
-				request_track_data(d->sock,
-				    d->data.tracks[i]->name, i);
-			}
-		}
+		if (purge_and_rerequest(d))
+			goto sockerr;
 	}
 
 	/* look for new commands */
 	while (d->sock != INVALID_SOCKET && socket_poll(d->sock)) {
 		unsigned char cmd = 0, flag;
-		int err = 1, row;
-		if (!recv(d->sock, (char *)&cmd, 1, 0)) {
-			d->sock = INVALID_SOCKET;
-			break;
-		}
+		int row;
+		if (!recv(d->sock, (char *)&cmd, 1, 0))
+			goto sockerr;
 
-		switch (cmd)
-		{
+		switch (cmd) {
 		case SET_KEY:
-			err = hanle_set_key_cmd(d->sock, &d->data);
+			if (hanle_set_key_cmd(d->sock, &d->data))
+				goto sockerr;
 			break;
 		case DELETE_KEY:
-			err = hanle_del_key_cmd(d->sock, &d->data);
+			if (hanle_del_key_cmd(d->sock, &d->data))
+				goto sockerr;
 			break;
 		case SET_ROW:
-			err = recv(d->sock, (char *)&row, sizeof(int), 0) != sizeof(int);
-			if (!err && d->cb && d->cb->set_row)
+			if (recv(d->sock, (char *)&row, sizeof(int), 0) != sizeof(int))
+				goto sockerr;
+			if (d->cb && d->cb->set_row)
 				d->cb->set_row(d->cb_param, row);
 			break;
 		case PAUSE:
-			err = recv(d->sock, (char *)&flag, 1, 0) != 1;
-			if (!err && d->cb && d->cb->pause)
+			if (recv(d->sock, (char *)&flag, 1, 0) != 1)
+				goto sockerr;
+			if (d->cb && d->cb->pause)
 				d->cb->pause(d->cb_param, flag);
 			break;
 		case SAVE_TRACKS:
@@ -245,10 +268,7 @@ void sync_update(struct sync_device *d, double row)
 			break;
 		default:
 			fprintf(stderr, "unknown cmd: %02x\n", cmd);
-		}
-		if (err) {
-			d->sock = INVALID_SOCKET;
-			break;
+			goto sockerr;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -259,11 +279,15 @@ void sync_update(struct sync_device *d, double row)
 			int ret = send(d->sock, (char*)&cmd, 1, 0);
 			ret += send(d->sock, (char*)&nrow, sizeof(int), 0);
 			if (ret != sizeof(int) + 1)
-				d->sock = INVALID_SOCKET;
-			else
-				d->row = nrow;
+				goto sockerr;
+			d->row = nrow;
 		}
 	}
+	return;
+
+sockerr:
+	d->sock = INVALID_SOCKET;
+	return;
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/sync/device.h b/sync/device.h
index 98171b1..8588ac6 100644
--- a/sync/device.h
+++ b/sync/device.h
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@
 #include "track.h"
 #include "data.h"
 
-#ifndef SYNC_PLAYER
-#include "network.h"
-#endif
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
diff --git a/sync/network.h b/sync/network.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 6fdebad..0000000
--- a/sync/network.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 2007-2010 Erik Faye-Lund and Egbert Teeselink
- * For conditions of distribution and use, see copyright notice in LICENSE.TXT
- */
-
-#ifndef SYNC_NETWORK_H
-#define SYNC_NETWORK_H
-
-#ifdef WIN32
- #include <winsock2.h>
- #define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
- #include <windows.h>
-#else
- #include <sys/socket.h>
- #include <netinet/in.h>
- #include <netdb.h>
- #define SOCKET int
- #define INVALID_SOCKET -1
-#endif
-
-#include "base.h"
-
-static const char *client_greet = "hello, synctracker!";
-static const char *server_greet = "hello, demo!";
-
-enum {
-	SET_KEY = 0,
-	DELETE_KEY = 1,
-	GET_TRACK = 2,
-	SET_ROW = 3,
-	PAUSE = 4,
-	SAVE_TRACKS = 5
-};
-
-static inline int init_network()
-{
-#ifdef WIN32
-	WSADATA wsa;
-	if (0 != WSAStartup(MAKEWORD(2, 0), &wsa))
-		return 0;
-	if (LOBYTE(wsa.wVersion) != 2 || HIBYTE(wsa.wVersion) != 0)
-		return 0;
-#endif
-
-	return 1;
-}
-
-static inline void close_network()
-{
-#ifdef WIN32
-	WSACleanup();
-#endif
-}
-
-static inline int socket_poll(SOCKET socket)
-{
-	struct timeval to = { 0, 0 };
-	fd_set fds;
-
-	FD_ZERO(&fds);
-	FD_SET(socket, &fds);
-
-	return select(0, &fds, NULL, NULL, &to) > 0;
-}
-
-#endif /* SYNC_NETWORK_H */
diff --git a/sync_player.vcproj b/sync_player.vcproj
index 747412d..b62917d 100644
--- a/sync_player.vcproj
+++ b/sync_player.vcproj
@@ -298,10 +298,6 @@
 				>
 			</File>
 			<File
-				RelativePath=".\sync\network.h"
-				>
-			</File>
-			<File
 				RelativePath=".\sync\sync.h"
 				>
 			</File>