diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2e6bc17..001c7e0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ CPPFLAGS     += -DVERSION=$(VERSION) -DVERSION_EXTRA=$(VERSION_EXTRA) -D_FORTIFY
 LDFLAGS      += -Wl,-O1,--sort-common,--hash-style=gnu,-z,relro
 BIN          ?= slidescript
 
-OBJECTS = src/main.o src/functions.o src/util.o src/vars.o src/enc.o src/md5.o src/pipe.o
+OBJECTS = src/main.o src/functions.o src/util.o src/vars.o src/enc.o src/md5.o src/pipe.o src/network.o
 
 all: main
 
diff --git a/src/deps.h b/src/deps.h
index 1606921..36f5e87 100644
--- a/src/deps.h
+++ b/src/deps.h
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
+// Networking
+#include<sys/socket.h>
+#include<arpa/inet.h>
 
 #define MAX_VAR_NAME_LEN  	    128
 #define MAX_VAR_NAME_BUFSIZE	(MAX_VAR_NAME_LEN + 1)
diff --git a/src/functions.c b/src/functions.c
index 9b6e41f..26e797f 100644
--- a/src/functions.c
+++ b/src/functions.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "vars.h"
 #include "enc.h"
 #include "md5.h"
+#include "network.h"
 
 char *process_line(char *line)
 {
@@ -65,7 +66,56 @@ char *process_line(char *line)
         {
            tok_srch[strlen(tok_srch)-1] = 0;
         }
-        sleep(atoi(tok_srch));
+        sleep(atoi(parse_vars(tok_srch)));
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    /* Networking, listen */
+    else if(strncmp("netlisten",tok_srch,9) == 0)
+    {
+        tok_srch = strtok(NULL, " ");
+        if(strcmp(tok_srch, "\n") == 0  ||
+           strcmp(tok_srch, " \n") == 0 || tok_srch == NULL)
+            syn_error("ss:error:sleep syntax error, need trailing integer for operation");
+
+        /* if there is a new line, remove it */
+        if(tok_srch[strlen(tok_srch)-1] == '\n') 
+        {
+           tok_srch[strlen(tok_srch)-1] = 0;
+        }
+        snet_listen(atoi(parse_vars(tok_srch)));
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    /* Networking, connect */
+    else if(strncmp("netconnect",tok_srch,10) == 0)
+    {
+        char address[128];
+        char *port;
+        /* strtok to filename of function */
+        tok_srch = strtok(NULL, "\"");
+        /* Check to see if syntax is correct */
+        if(strcmp(tok_srch, "\n") == 0  ||
+           strcmp(tok_srch, " \n") == 0 || tok_srch == NULL)
+            syn_error("ss:error:netconnect syntax error, requires address followed by port; both in quotes");
+
+        /* open file */
+        strcpy(address, parse_vars(tok_srch));
+
+        /* strtok to the content that will be written to file */
+        tok_srch = strtok(NULL, "\"");
+        tok_srch = strtok(NULL, "\"");
+        if(strcmp(tok_srch, "\n") == 0  ||
+           strcmp(tok_srch, " \n") == 0 || tok_srch == NULL) {
+            syn_error("ss:error:netconnect syntax error on data entry (are you quoted?)");
+        }
+
+        if(strtok(NULL, "\"") == NULL)
+            syn_error("ss:error:netconnect syntax error, missing end quote");
+
+        port = parse_vars(tok_srch);
+        printf("%s:%s", address, port);
+        snet_connect(address, atoi(port));
         return NULL;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/network.c b/src/network.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea0f4da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/network.c
@@ -0,0 +1,181 @@
+/*
+    SlideScript - minimalistic top-down scripting language.
+    (C) Copyright 2014-2021 Chris Dorman - some rights reserved (GPLv2)
+
+    View README file supplied with this software for more details
+*/
+
+#include "deps.h"
+#include "network.h"
+
+void snet_bind(int sockfd)
+{
+    char buff[MAX_STRING_BUFSIZE];
+    int n, rr, wr;
+    // infinite loop for chat
+    for (;;) 
+    {
+        bzero(buff, MAX_STRING_BUFSIZE);
+  
+        // read the message from client and copy it in buffer
+        rr = read(sockfd, buff, sizeof(buff));
+
+        if(rr == -1) break;
+
+        // print buffer which contains the client contents
+        printf("From client: %s\t To client : ", buff);
+        bzero(buff, MAX_STRING_BUFSIZE);
+        n = 0;
+        // copy server message in the buffer
+        while ((buff[n++] = getchar()) != '\n')
+            ;
+  
+        // and send that buffer to client
+        wr = write(sockfd, buff, sizeof(buff));
+
+        if(wr == -1) break;
+  
+        // if msg contains "Exit" then server exit and chat ended.
+        if (strncmp("exit", buff, 4) == 0) 
+        {
+            printf("Server Exit...\n");
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void snet_listen(int port)
+{
+    int sockfd, connfd;
+    struct sockaddr_in servaddr;
+
+    // socket create and verification
+    sockfd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+    if (sockfd == -1) 
+    {
+        printf("socket creation failed...\n");
+        exit(0);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        printf("Socket successfully created..\n");
+    }
+
+    bzero(&servaddr, sizeof(servaddr));
+
+    // assign IP, PORT
+    servaddr.sin_family = AF_INET;
+    servaddr.sin_addr.s_addr = htonl(INADDR_ANY);
+    servaddr.sin_port = htons(port);
+
+    // Binding newly created socket to given IP and verification
+    if ((bind(sockfd, (SA*)&servaddr, sizeof(servaddr))) != 0) 
+    {
+        printf("socket bind failed...\n");
+        exit(0);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        printf("Socket successfully binded..\n");
+    }
+
+    // Now server is ready to listen and verification
+    if ((listen(sockfd, 10)) != 0) 
+    {
+        printf("Listen failed...\n");
+        exit(0);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        printf("Server listening..\n");
+    }
+
+    // Accept the data packet from client and verification
+    connfd = accept(sockfd, (SA*)NULL, NULL);
+    if (connfd < 0) 
+    {
+        printf("server acccept failed...\n");
+        exit(0);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        printf("server acccept the client...\n");
+    }
+
+    // Function for chatting between client and server
+    snet_bind(connfd);
+  
+    // After chatting close the socket
+    close(sockfd);
+}
+
+void snet_serv_bind(int sockfd)
+{
+    char buff[MAX_STRING_BUFSIZE];
+    int n, rr, wr;
+
+    for (;;) 
+    {
+        bzero(buff, sizeof(buff));
+        printf("Enter the string : ");
+        n = 0;
+        while ((buff[n++] = getchar()) != '\n')
+            ;
+
+        wr = write(sockfd, buff, sizeof(buff));
+        if(wr == -1) break;
+
+        bzero(buff, sizeof(buff));
+
+        rr = read(sockfd, buff, sizeof(buff));
+        if(rr == -1) break;
+
+        printf("From Server : %s", buff);
+        if ((strncmp(buff, "exit", 4)) == 0) {
+            printf("Client Exit...\n");
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+}
+  
+void snet_connect(char *address, int port)
+{
+    int sockfd;
+    struct sockaddr_in servaddr;
+ 
+    // socket create and varification
+    sockfd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+    if (sockfd == -1) 
+    {
+        printf("socket creation failed...\n");
+        exit(0);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        printf("Socket successfully created..\n");
+    }
+
+    bzero(&servaddr, sizeof(servaddr));
+  
+    // assign IP, PORT
+    servaddr.sin_family = AF_INET;
+    servaddr.sin_addr.s_addr = inet_addr(address);
+    servaddr.sin_port = htons(port);
+  
+    // connect the client socket to server socket
+    if (connect(sockfd, (SA*)&servaddr, sizeof(servaddr)) != 0) 
+    {
+        printf("connection with the server failed...\n");
+        exit(0);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        printf("connected to the server..\n");
+    }
+
+    // function for chat
+    snet_serv_bind(sockfd);
+
+    // close the socket
+    close(sockfd);
+}
diff --git a/src/network.h b/src/network.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d264b4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/network.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/*
+    SlideScript - minimalistic top-down scripting language.
+    (C) Copyright 2014-2021 Chris Dorman - some rights reserved (GPLv2)
+
+    View README file supplied with this software for more details
+*/
+
+
+#define SA struct sockaddr
+
+void snet_bind(int sockfd);
+void snet_listen(int port);
+void snet_serv_bind(int sockfd);
+void snet_connect(char *address, int port);