diff --git a/libscio.hpp b/libscio.hpp
index 6aab244..1fb14f3 100644
--- a/libscio.hpp
+++ b/libscio.hpp
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ namespace sc {
 
 		class socketstream : public fdstream {
 			public:
-				socketstream() = default;
+				socketstream();
 				socketstream(int domain, int type);
 
 				// copying forbidden
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ namespace sc {
 				virtual ~socketstream();
 
 				// server
-				void make_server(const socket_address& address) const;
+				void make_server(const socket_address& sa);
 				socketstream accept() const;
 
 				// client
@@ -112,16 +112,17 @@ namespace sc {
 
 				// convenience: human-readable addresses
 				std::string address() const;
-				std::string peer_address() const;
 
 				// address/endpoint conversion methods
-				struct sockaddr endpoint_from_address(const socket_address& address) const;
-				socket_address address_from_endpoint(const struct sockaddr& endpoint) const;
+				void endpoint_from_address(const socket_address& address,
+										   struct sockaddr_storage* endpoint) const;
+				socket_address address_from_endpoint(const struct sockaddr* endpoint) const;
 		
 			protected:
 				int _socket {-1};
 				int _domain {0};
 				int _type {0};
+				struct sockaddr_storage _sa;
 		};
 
 		struct float_80 {
diff --git a/socketstream.cpp b/socketstream.cpp
index 849d6e4..b57960a 100644
--- a/socketstream.cpp
+++ b/socketstream.cpp
@@ -7,26 +7,38 @@
 //
 
 #include "libscio.hpp"
+#include <libscerror.hpp>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <sys/un.h>
+#include <cstring>
+#include <vector>
+#include <utility>
 
 using namespace sc::io;
 
 socketstream::socketstream(int domain, int type)
 	: fdstream(), _domain(domain), _type(type) {
 	_socket = socket(_domain, _type, 0);
-	if (_socket == -1) {
-		throw std::runtime_error("socketstream: could not create socket");
-	}
+	throw_if_min1_msg(_socket, "could not create socket");
 	_inbuf.fd(_socket);
 	_outbuf.fd(_socket);
+	std::memset(&_sa, 0, sizeof(struct sockaddr_storage));
+}
+
+socketstream::socketstream() : fdstream() {
+	std::memset(&_sa, 0, sizeof(struct sockaddr_storage));
 }
 
 socketstream::socketstream(socketstream&& other) {
 	_socket = other._socket;
 	_domain = other._domain;
 	_type = other._type;
+	std::memcpy(&_sa, &other._sa, sizeof(struct sockaddr_storage));
 
 	other._socket = -1;
+	std::memset(&other._sa, 0, sizeof(struct sockaddr_storage));
 }
 
 socketstream& socketstream::operator=(socketstream&& other) {
@@ -34,8 +46,10 @@ socketstream& socketstream::operator=(socketstream&& other) {
 		_socket = other._socket;
 		_domain = other._domain;
 		_type = other._type;
+		std::memcpy(&_sa, &other._sa, sizeof(struct sockaddr_storage));
 
 		other._socket = -1;
+		std::memset(&other._sa, 0, sizeof(struct sockaddr_storage));
 	}
 	return *this;
 }
@@ -46,41 +60,133 @@ socketstream::~socketstream() {
 	}
 }
 
-void socketstream::make_server(const socket_address& address) const {
-	// build sockaddr
-	// bind
-	// if stream: listen
+void socketstream::make_server(const socket_address& sa) {
+	size_t addr_sz = 0;
+	switch (_domain) {
+		case AF_UNIX: {
+			struct sockaddr_un* sau = reinterpret_cast<struct sockaddr_un*>(&_sa);
+			sau->sun_family = AF_UNIX;
+			addr_sz = sa.address.size();
+			std::strncpy(sau->sun_path, sa.address.c_str(), addr_sz);
+			break;
+		}
+		case AF_INET: {
+			struct sockaddr_in* sa4 = reinterpret_cast<struct sockaddr_in*>(&_sa);
+			sa4->sin_family = AF_INET;
+			sa4->sin_addr.s_addr = INADDR_ANY;
+			sa4->sin_port = htons(sa.port);
+			addr_sz = sizeof(struct sockaddr_in);
+			break;
+		}
+		case AF_INET6: {
+			struct sockaddr_in6* sa6 = reinterpret_cast<struct sockaddr_in6*>(&_sa);
+			sa6->sin6_family = AF_INET6;
+			sa6->sin6_addr = in6addr_any;
+			sa6->sin6_port = htons(sa.port);
+			addr_sz = sizeof(struct sockaddr_in6);
+			break;
+		}
+		default:
+			errno = EAFNOSUPPORT;
+			throw_if_min1_msg(-1, "unsupported socket domain");
+	}
+	struct sockaddr* addr = reinterpret_cast<struct sockaddr*>(&_sa);
+	throw_if_min1(::bind(_socket, addr, addr_sz));
+	if (_type == SOCK_STREAM) {
+		throw_if_min1(::listen(_socket, SOMAXCONN));
+	}
 }
 
  socketstream socketstream::accept() const {
-	int passive_socket = ::accept(_socket, nullptr, 0);
-	if (passive_socket == -1) {
-		throw std::runtime_error("socketstream: could not accept");
-	}
 	socketstream peer;
-	peer._socket = passive_socket;
+	socklen_t len = sizeof(struct sockaddr_storage);
+	int active_socket = ::accept(_socket,
+								 reinterpret_cast<struct sockaddr*>(&peer._sa),
+								 &len);
+	throw_if_min1(active_socket);
+	peer._socket = active_socket;
 	peer._domain = _domain;
 	peer._type = _type;
 	return peer;
 }
 
 void socketstream::connect(const socket_address& host) {
-	// build sockaddr
-	// connect
+	endpoint_from_address(host, &_sa);
+	struct sockaddr* addr = reinterpret_cast<struct sockaddr*>(&_sa);
+	throw_if_min1(::connect(_socket, addr, sizeof(_sa)));
 }
 
 std::string socketstream::address() const {
-	return ""; // TODO
+	const struct sockaddr* addr = reinterpret_cast<const struct sockaddr*>(&_sa);
+	socket_address sa = address_from_endpoint(addr);
+	return sa.address;
 }
 
-std::string socketstream::peer_address() const {
-	return ""; // TODO
+void socketstream::endpoint_from_address(const socket_address& address,
+										 struct sockaddr_storage* endpoint) const {
+	throw_if_null(endpoint);
+	switch (_domain) {
+		case AF_UNIX: {
+			struct sockaddr_un* addr = reinterpret_cast<struct sockaddr_un*>(endpoint);
+			addr->sun_family = AF_UNIX;
+			std::memcpy(addr->sun_path, address.address.c_str(), address.address.size());
+			break;
+		}
+		case AF_INET: {
+			struct sockaddr_in* addr = reinterpret_cast<struct sockaddr_in*>(endpoint);
+			addr->sin_family = AF_INET;
+			addr->sin_port = htons(address.port);
+			::inet_pton(_domain, address.address.c_str(), &addr->sin_addr);
+			break;
+		}
+		case AF_INET6: {
+			struct sockaddr_in6* addr = reinterpret_cast<struct sockaddr_in6*>(endpoint);
+			addr->sin6_family = AF_INET6;
+			addr->sin6_port = htons(address.port);
+			addr->sin6_flowinfo = 0;
+			::inet_pton(_domain, address.address.c_str(), &addr->sin6_addr);
+			addr->sin6_scope_id = 0;
+			break;
+		}
+		default:
+			errno = EAFNOSUPPORT;
+			throw_if_min1_msg(-1, "unsupported socket domain");
+	}
 }
 
-struct sockaddr socketstream::endpoint_from_address(const socket_address& address) const {
-
-}
-
-socket_address socketstream::address_from_endpoint(const struct sockaddr& endpoint) const {
-
+socket_address socketstream::address_from_endpoint(const struct sockaddr* endpoint) const {
+	throw_if_null(endpoint);
+	socket_address sa;
+	switch (_domain) {
+		case AF_UNIX: {
+			const struct sockaddr_un* addr = reinterpret_cast<const struct sockaddr_un*>(endpoint);
+			sa.address = addr->sun_path;
+			sa.port = 0;
+			break;
+		}
+		case AF_INET: {
+			const struct sockaddr_in* addr = reinterpret_cast<const struct sockaddr_in*>(endpoint);
+			std::vector<char> buf;
+			buf.resize(INET_ADDRSTRLEN);
+			::inet_ntop(_domain, &addr->sin_addr, buf.data(), buf.size());
+			std::string temp {buf.data(), buf.size()};
+			sa.address = std::move(temp);
+			sa.port = ntohs(addr->sin_port);
+			break;
+		}
+		case AF_INET6: {
+			const struct sockaddr_in6* addr = reinterpret_cast<const struct sockaddr_in6*>(endpoint);
+			std::vector<char> buf;
+			buf.resize(INET6_ADDRSTRLEN);
+			::inet_ntop(_domain, &addr->sin6_addr, buf.data(), buf.size());
+			std::string temp {buf.data(), buf.size()};
+			sa.address = std::move(temp);
+			sa.port = ntohs(addr->sin6_port);
+			break;
+		}
+		default:
+			errno = EAFNOSUPPORT;
+			throw_if_min1_msg(-1, "unsupported socket domain");
+	}
+	return sa;
 }