diff --git a/codexvalidator/network.nim b/codexvalidator/network.nim
index 0648021..b07c282 100644
--- a/codexvalidator/network.nim
+++ b/codexvalidator/network.nim
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import ./network/address
 import ./network/server
 import ./network/connection
+import ./network/error
 
 export address
 export server
 export connection
+export error.NetworkError
diff --git a/codexvalidator/network/connection.nim b/codexvalidator/network/connection.nim
index 10f0e16..b712f67 100644
--- a/codexvalidator/network/connection.nim
+++ b/codexvalidator/network/connection.nim
@@ -1,14 +1,38 @@
 import ../basics
 import ./address
+import ./error
 
 type NetworkConnection* = distinct StreamTransport
 
 proc connect*(
   _: type NetworkConnection,
   address: NetworkAddress
-): Future[?!NetworkConnection] {.async:(raises:[]).} =
-  NetworkConnection(await TransportAddress(address).connect()).catch()
+): Future[NetworkConnection] {.async:(raises:[NetworkError, CancelledError]).} =
+  convertNetworkErrors:
+    NetworkConnection(await TransportAddress(address).connect())
+
+proc sendPacket*(connection: NetworkConnection, packet: seq[byte]) {.
+  async:(raises:[NetworkError, CancelledError])
+.} =
+  convertNetworkErrors:
+    let transport = StreamTransport(connection)
+    let header = @[packet.len.uint32]
+    discard await transport.write(header)
+    if packet.len > 0:
+      discard await transport.write(packet)
+
+proc receivePacket*(connection: NetworkConnection): Future[?seq[byte]] {.
+  async:(raises:[NetworkError, CancelledError])
+.} =
+  convertNetworkErrors:
+    let transport = StreamTransport(connection)
+    let header = await transport.read(sizeof(uint32))
+    if header.len != sizeof(uint32):
+      return none seq[byte]
+    let length = (cast[ptr uint32](addr header[0]))[]
+    if length == 0:
+      return some seq[byte].default
+    some await transport.read(length.int)
 
 proc close*(connection: NetworkConnection) {.async:(raises:[]).} =
-  StreamTransport(connection).close()
-  await noCancel StreamTransport(connection).join()
+  await StreamTransport(connection).closeWait()
diff --git a/codexvalidator/network/error.nim b/codexvalidator/network/error.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2701f56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codexvalidator/network/error.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import ../basics
+
+type NetworkError* = object of IOError
+
+template convertNetworkErrors*(body): untyped =
+  try:
+    body
+  except TransportError as error:
+    raise newException(NetworkError, error.msg, error)
diff --git a/codexvalidator/network/server.nim b/codexvalidator/network/server.nim
index 5b8c9de..f7cf4cb 100644
--- a/codexvalidator/network/server.nim
+++ b/codexvalidator/network/server.nim
@@ -1,14 +1,46 @@
 import ../basics
 import ./address
+import ./connection
+import ./error
 
-type NetworkServer* = distinct StreamServer
+type ConnectionQueue = AsyncQueue[NetworkConnection]
 
-proc open*(_: type NetworkServer): Future[?!NetworkServer] {.async:(raises:[]).} =
-  NetworkServer(createStreamServer(Port(0))).catch()
+func new(_: type ConnectionQueue, maxSize: int): ConnectionQueue =
+  newAsyncQueue[NetworkConnection](maxSize)
+
+func createStreamCallback(queue: ConnectionQueue): auto =
+  proc(_: StreamServer, stream: StreamTransport) {.async:(raises:[]).} =
+    try:
+      await queue.addLast(NetworkConnection(stream))
+    except CancelledError:
+      discard
+
+type NetworkServer* = ref object
+  implementation: StreamServer
+  incoming: ConnectionQueue
+
+proc open*(_: type NetworkServer): Future[NetworkServer] {.
+  async:(raises:[NetworkError])
+.} =
+  convertNetworkErrors:
+    let incoming = ConnectionQueue.new(1)
+    let callback = incoming.createStreamCallback()
+    let server = createStreamServer(callback, Port(0))
+    server.start()
+    NetworkServer(
+      implementation: server,
+      incoming: incoming
+    )
 
 proc address*(server: NetworkServer): ?!NetworkAddress =
-  NetworkAddress(StreamServer(server).localAddress()).catch()
+  catch NetworkAddress(server.implementation.localAddress())
 
-proc close*(server: NetworkServer) {.async:(raises:[]).} =
-  StreamServer(server).close()
-  await noCancel StreamServer(server).join()
+proc accept*(server: NetworkServer): Future[NetworkConnection] {.
+  async:(raises:[CancelledError])
+.} =
+  await server.incoming.popFirst()
+
+proc close*(server: NetworkServer) {.async:(raises:[NetworkError]).} =
+  convertNetworkErrors:
+    server.implementation.stop()
+    await server.implementation.closeWait()
diff --git a/tests/codexvalidator/testNetwork.nim b/tests/codexvalidator/testNetwork.nim
index 899395e..d893260 100644
--- a/tests/codexvalidator/testNetwork.nim
+++ b/tests/codexvalidator/testNetwork.nim
@@ -1,17 +1,65 @@
 import ./basics
 import codexvalidator/network
 
-suite "Network communication":
+suite "Network connections":
 
-  test "a connection can be made to a server":
-    let server = !await NetworkServer.open()
-    let address = !server.address
-    let connection = !await NetworkConnection.connect(address)
-    await connection.close()
+  test "connections to a server can be made":
+    let server = await NetworkServer.open()
+    let outgoing = await NetworkConnection.connect(!server.address)
+    let incoming = await server.accept()
+    await outgoing.close()
+    await incoming.close()
     await server.close()
 
-  test "connect can fail":
+  test "outgoing connections can fail":
     let address = !NetworkAddress.init("127.0.0.1:1011") # port reserved by IANA
-    let connection = await NetworkConnection.connect(address)
-    check connection.isFailure
-    check connection.error.msg.contains("Connection refused")
+    expect NetworkError:
+      discard await NetworkConnection.connect(address)
+
+suite "Network packets":
+
+  var server: NetworkServer
+
+  setup:
+    server = await NetworkServer.open()
+
+  teardown:
+    await server.close()
+
+  test "packets of bytes can be exchanged over a network connection":
+    let packet = seq[byte].example
+    var received: seq[byte]
+
+    proc send {.async.} =
+      let outgoing = await NetworkConnection.connect(!server.address)
+      await outgoing.sendPacket(packet)
+      await outgoing.close()
+
+    proc receive {.async.} =
+      let incoming = await server.accept()
+      received = !await incoming.receivePacket()
+      await incoming.close()
+
+    await allFutures(send(), receive())
+
+    check received == packet
+
+  test "connection handles multiple packets of different size":
+    let packets = newSeqWith(100, seq[byte].example)
+    var received: seq[seq[byte]]
+
+    proc send {.async.} =
+      let outgoing = await NetworkConnection.connect(!server.address)
+      for packet in packets:
+        await outgoing.sendPacket(packet)
+      await outgoing.close()
+
+    proc receive {.async.} =
+      let incoming = await server.accept()
+      while packet =? await incoming.receivePacket():
+        received.add(packet)
+      await incoming.close()
+
+    await allFutures(send(), receive())
+
+    check received == packets