diff --git a/cmd/indra/seed.go b/cmd/indra/seed.go
index dad1f2d9..e9a93c56 100644
--- a/cmd/indra/seed.go
+++ b/cmd/indra/seed.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
+	"github.com/tutorialedge/go-grpc-tutorial/chat"
 	"os"
 )
 
@@ -90,6 +91,9 @@ var seedCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			// We need to enable specific gRPC services here
 			//srv := rpc.Server()
 			//helloworld.RegisterGreeterServer(srv, helloworld)
+			s := chat.Server{}
+
+			chat.RegisterChatServiceServer(rpc.Server(), &s)
 
 			log.I.Ln("starting rpc server")
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 5708045b..68a10310 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.4.2 // indirect
 	github.com/templexxx/cpu v0.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/templexxx/xorsimd v0.1.1 // indirect
+	github.com/tutorialedge/go-grpc-tutorial v0.0.0-20200509091100-f8d1b5b15b01 // indirect
 	github.com/whyrusleeping/go-keyspace v0.0.0-20160322163242-5b898ac5add1 // indirect
 	github.com/xanzy/ssh-agent v0.2.1 // indirect
 	github.com/xo/terminfo v0.0.0-20210125001918-ca9a967f8778 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index c43bbaa0..56094b76 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1111,6 +1111,8 @@ github.com/templexxx/xorsimd v0.1.1 h1:Y4e8YgMx/4xRJO4G6lq0bSswfDCxbIrGu7KqM2ET5
 github.com/templexxx/xorsimd v0.1.1/go.mod h1:W+ffZz8jJMH2SXwuKu9WhygqBMbFnp14G2fqEr8qaNo=
 github.com/tmc/grpc-websocket-proxy v0.0.0-20170815181823-89b8d40f7ca8/go.mod h1:ncp9v5uamzpCO7NfCPTXjqaC+bZgJeR0sMTm6dMHP7U=
 github.com/tmc/grpc-websocket-proxy v0.0.0-20190109142713-0ad062ec5ee5/go.mod h1:ncp9v5uamzpCO7NfCPTXjqaC+bZgJeR0sMTm6dMHP7U=
+github.com/tutorialedge/go-grpc-tutorial v0.0.0-20200509091100-f8d1b5b15b01 h1:dVcYTEMB9QwRqslGxkvYGXI3fL7twjdbTTADm7J3TU8=
+github.com/tutorialedge/go-grpc-tutorial v0.0.0-20200509091100-f8d1b5b15b01/go.mod h1:LBdTyeyzGK4jRGHXkC3z2BFf/Fml8peKISp1OtHDmvs=
 github.com/ugorji/go v1.1.4/go.mod h1:uQMGLiO92mf5W77hV/PUCpI3pbzQx3CRekS0kk+RGrc=
 github.com/urfave/cli v0.0.0-20171014202726-7bc6a0acffa5/go.mod h1:70zkFmudgCuE/ngEzBv17Jvp/497gISqfk5gWijbERA=
 github.com/urfave/cli v1.20.0/go.mod h1:70zkFmudgCuE/ngEzBv17Jvp/497gISqfk5gWijbERA=
diff --git a/pkg/rpc/client.go b/pkg/rpc/client.go
index ab6c491a..a8abcaaa 100644
--- a/pkg/rpc/client.go
+++ b/pkg/rpc/client.go
@@ -1,17 +1,21 @@
 package rpc
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr"
 	"golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/conn"
 	"golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/device"
 	"golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/tun"
 	"golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/tun/netstack"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials/insecure"
+	"net"
 	"net/netip"
 	"strconv"
 )
 
 var (
-	DefaultClientIPAddr = netip.MustParseAddr("127.0.37.2")
+	DefaultClientIPAddr = netip.MustParseAddr("192.168.4.29")
 )
 
 type Peer struct {
@@ -75,5 +79,17 @@ func NewClient(config *ClientConfig) (*RPCClient, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	//var conn *grpc.ClientConn
+
+	go grpc.Dial("unix:///tmp/indra.sock", grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()))
+
+	go grpc.DialContext(context.Background(),
+		deviceIP.String()+":80",
+		grpc.WithBlock(),
+		grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()),
+		grpc.WithContextDialer(func(ctx context.Context, address string) (net.Conn, error) {
+			return r.network.DialContext(ctx, "tcp4", address)
+		}))
+
 	return &r, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/rpc/rpc.go b/pkg/rpc/rpc.go
index bb537dd7..593e708b 100644
--- a/pkg/rpc/rpc.go
+++ b/pkg/rpc/rpc.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func CantStart() chan error {
 }
 
 var (
-	deviceIP   netip.Addr = netip.MustParseAddr("127.0.37.1")
+	deviceIP   netip.Addr = netip.MustParseAddr("192.168.4.28")
 	devicePort int        = 0
 	deviceMTU  int        = 1420
 )
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func Start(ctx context.Context) {
 
 		deviceConf := "" +
 			"public_key=" + peer_whitelist.HexString() + "\n" +
-			"allowed_ip=" + "127.0.37.2" + "/32\n"
+			"allowed_ip=" + DefaultClientIPAddr.String() + "/32\n"
 
 		if err = dev.IpcSet(deviceConf); check(err) {
 			startupErrors <- err
@@ -108,13 +108,15 @@ func Start(ctx context.Context) {
 
 	go server.Serve(unixSock)
 
-	if tcpSock, err = network.ListenTCP(&net.TCPAddr{Port: devicePort}); check(err) {
+	if tcpSock, err = network.ListenTCPAddrPort(netip.AddrPortFrom(deviceIP, 80)); check(err) {
 		startupErrors <- err
 		return
 	}
 
 	go server.Serve(tcpSock)
 
+	//network.ListenPing(netstack.PingAddrFromAddr(deviceIP))
+
 	isReady <- true
 
 	select {
diff --git a/pkg/seed/server.go b/pkg/seed/server.go
index ff04eb57..5d0087d3 100644
--- a/pkg/seed/server.go
+++ b/pkg/seed/server.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package seed
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"git-indra.lan/indra-labs/indra/pkg/rpc"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p"
@@ -75,6 +76,14 @@ func (srv *Server) Serve() (err error) {
 
 	go metrics.HostStatus(ctx, srv.host)
 
+	var client *rpc.RPCClient
+
+	if client, err = rpc.NewClient(rpc.DefaultClientConfig); check(err) {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	client.Start()
+
 	select {
 
 	case <-ctx.Done():
@@ -96,14 +105,6 @@ func New(config *Config) (*Server, error) {
 
 	s.config = config
 
-	//var client *rpc.RPCClient
-	//
-	//if client, err = rpc.NewClient(rpc.DefaultClientConfig); check(err) {
-	//	return nil, err
-	//}
-	//
-	//client.Start()
-
 	if s.host, err = libp2p.New(libp2p.Identity(config.PrivKey), libp2p.UserAgent(userAgent), libp2p.ListenAddrs(config.ListenAddresses...)); check(err) {
 		return nil, err
 	}