diff --git a/Code/Game/DanBiasGame/DanBiasGame_Impl.cpp b/Code/Game/DanBiasGame/DanBiasGame_Impl.cpp
index f3792db6..15e799bf 100644
--- a/Code/Game/DanBiasGame/DanBiasGame_Impl.cpp
+++ b/Code/Game/DanBiasGame/DanBiasGame_Impl.cpp
@@ -31,40 +31,38 @@ namespace DanBias
 	{
 
 		int pType = p[0].value.netInt;
-		Client::GameClientState::ProtocolStruct* protocol; 
+		Client::GameClientState::ProtocolStruct* protocolData; 
 		switch (pType)
 		{
 		case protocol_PlayerNavigation:
 
 			break;
 		case protocol_PlayerPosition:
-			protocol = new Client::GameClientState::PlayerPos;
+			protocolData = new Client::GameClientState::PlayerPos;
 			for(int i = 0; i< 3; i++)
 			{
-				((Client::GameClientState::PlayerPos*)protocol)->playerPos[i] = p[i].value.netFloat;
+				((Client::GameClientState::PlayerPos*)protocolData)->playerPos[i] = p[i].value.netFloat;
 			}
-			gameClientState->Protocol(protocol);
-			delete protocol;
-			protocol = NULL;
+			gameClientState->Protocol(protocolData);
+			delete protocolData;
+			protocolData = NULL;
 			break;
 
 
 		case protocol_ObjectPosition:
-			protocol = new Client::GameClientState::ObjPos;
+			protocolData = new Client::GameClientState::ObjPos;
 			for(int i = 0; i< 16; i++)
 			{
-				((Client::GameClientState::ObjPos*)protocol)->worldPos[i] = p[i].value.netFloat;
+				((Client::GameClientState::ObjPos*)protocolData)->worldPos[i] = p[i].value.netFloat;
 			}
-			gameClientState->Protocol(protocol);
-			delete protocol;
-			protocol = NULL;
+			gameClientState->Protocol(protocolData);
+			delete protocolData;
+			protocolData = NULL;
 			break;
 
 		default:
 			break;
-	}	
-
-
+		}	
 	}
 	};
 	class DanBiasGamePrivateData
@@ -114,6 +112,12 @@ namespace DanBias
 
 		m_data->r = new MyRecieverObject;
 		m_data->r->nwClient = new Oyster::Network::NetworkClient();
+		m_data->r->nwClient->Connect(desc.port, desc.IP);
+		if (!m_data->r->nwClient->IsConnected())
+		{
+			// failed to connect
+			return DanBiasClientReturn_Error;
+		}
 		// Start in lobby state
 		m_data->gameClientState = new  Client::LobbyState();
 		m_data->gameClientState->Init(m_data->r->nwClient);
diff --git a/Code/Game/DanBiasGame/Include/DanBiasGame.h b/Code/Game/DanBiasGame/Include/DanBiasGame.h
index 206a21e8..f146f343 100644
--- a/Code/Game/DanBiasGame/Include/DanBiasGame.h
+++ b/Code/Game/DanBiasGame/Include/DanBiasGame.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ namespace DanBias
 		{
 			//Stuff goes here...
 			int port;
+			const char* IP; 
 			HINSTANCE hinst;
 			int nCmdShow;
 
diff --git a/Code/Game/DanBiasLauncher/Launcher.cpp b/Code/Game/DanBiasLauncher/Launcher.cpp
index a970d372..8ae0f29c 100644
--- a/Code/Game/DanBiasLauncher/Launcher.cpp
+++ b/Code/Game/DanBiasLauncher/Launcher.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ int WINAPI WinMain( HINSTANCE hinst, HINSTANCE prevInst, PSTR cmdLine, int cmdSh
 	// Game client starter code goes here
 	DanBias::DanBiasGameDesc gameDesc;
 	gameDesc.port = 1;
+	gameDesc.IP = "10.1010.303";
 	gameDesc.hinst = hinst;
 	gameDesc.nCmdShow = cmdShow;