diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index dc862b4..eec8ba9 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -133,12 +133,6 @@ version = "3.14.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "7f30e7476521f6f8af1a1c4c0b8cc94f0bee37d91763d0ca2665f299b6cd8aec"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "byteorder"
-version = "1.5.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1fd0f2584146f6f2ef48085050886acf353beff7305ebd1ae69500e27c67f64b"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "bytes"
 version = "1.5.0"
@@ -248,6 +242,7 @@ name = "epoxy-client"
 version = "1.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "async-compression",
+ "async_io_stream",
  "base64",
  "bytes",
  "console_error_panic_hook",
@@ -255,11 +250,10 @@ dependencies = [
  "fastwebsockets",
  "futures-util",
  "getrandom",
- "http 1.0.0",
+ "http",
  "http-body-util",
  "hyper",
  "js-sys",
- "penguin-mux-wasm",
  "pin-project-lite",
  "rand",
  "ring",
@@ -488,17 +482,6 @@ version = "0.3.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d77f7ec81a6d05a3abb01ab6eb7590f6083d08449fe5a1c8b1e620283546ccb7"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "http"
-version = "0.2.11"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "8947b1a6fad4393052c7ba1f4cd97bed3e953a95c79c92ad9b051a04611d9fbb"
-dependencies = [
- "bytes",
- "fnv",
- "itoa",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "http"
 version = "1.0.0"
@@ -517,7 +500,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "1cac85db508abc24a2e48553ba12a996e87244a0395ce011e62b37158745d643"
 dependencies = [
  "bytes",
- "http 1.0.0",
+ "http",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -528,7 +511,7 @@ checksum = "41cb79eb393015dadd30fc252023adb0b2400a0caee0fa2a077e6e21a551e840"
 dependencies = [
  "bytes",
  "futures-util",
- "http 1.0.0",
+ "http",
  "http-body",
  "pin-project-lite",
 ]
@@ -554,7 +537,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "bytes",
  "futures-channel",
  "futures-util",
- "http 1.0.0",
+ "http",
  "http-body",
  "httparse",
  "httpdate",
@@ -573,7 +556,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "bytes",
  "futures-channel",
  "futures-util",
- "http 1.0.0",
+ "http",
  "http-body",
  "hyper",
  "pin-project-lite",
@@ -744,16 +727,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "vcpkg",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "parking_lot"
-version = "0.12.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3742b2c103b9f06bc9fff0a37ff4912935851bee6d36f3c02bcc755bcfec228f"
-dependencies = [
- "lock_api",
- "parking_lot_core",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "parking_lot_core"
 version = "0.9.9"
@@ -767,23 +740,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-targets 0.48.5",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "penguin-mux-wasm"
-version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/r58Playz/penguin-mux-wasm#69b413aedb6f50f55eac646fda361abe430eb022"
-dependencies = [
- "bytes",
- "futures-util",
- "http 0.2.11",
- "parking_lot",
- "rand",
- "thiserror",
- "tokio",
- "tokio-tungstenite",
- "tracing",
- "wasm-bindgen-futures",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "pharos"
 version = "0.5.3"
@@ -1129,7 +1085,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "mio",
  "num_cpus",
- "parking_lot",
  "pin-project-lite",
  "socket2",
  "tokio-macros",
@@ -1168,18 +1123,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "tokio",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "tokio-tungstenite"
-version = "0.21.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c83b561d025642014097b66e6c1bb422783339e0909e4429cde4749d1990bc38"
-dependencies = [
- "futures-util",
- "log",
- "tokio",
- "tungstenite",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "tokio-util"
 version = "0.7.10"
@@ -1201,21 +1144,9 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c3523ab5a71916ccf420eebdf5521fcef02141234bbc0b8a49f2fdc4544364ef"
 dependencies = [
  "pin-project-lite",
- "tracing-attributes",
  "tracing-core",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "tracing-attributes"
-version = "0.1.27"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "34704c8d6ebcbc939824180af020566b01a7c01f80641264eba0999f6c2b6be7"
-dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "syn",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "tracing-core"
 version = "0.1.32"
@@ -1231,20 +1162,6 @@ version = "0.2.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e421abadd41a4225275504ea4d6566923418b7f05506fbc9c0fe86ba7396114b"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "tungstenite"
-version = "0.21.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9ef1a641ea34f399a848dea702823bbecfb4c486f911735368f1f137cb8257e1"
-dependencies = [
- "byteorder",
- "bytes",
- "log",
- "rand",
- "thiserror",
- "utf-8",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "typenum"
 version = "1.17.0"
diff --git a/client/Cargo.toml b/client/Cargo.toml
index 3a1b3bd..48ff0e5 100644
--- a/client/Cargo.toml
+++ b/client/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ http = "1.0.0"
 http-body-util = "0.1.0"
 hyper = { version = "1.1.0", features = ["client", "http1"] }
 pin-project-lite = "0.2.13"
-penguin-mux-wasm = { git = "https://github.com/r58Playz/penguin-mux-wasm" }
 tokio = { version = "1.35.1", default_features = false }
 wasm-bindgen = "0.2"
 wasm-bindgen-futures = "0.4.39"
@@ -33,7 +32,8 @@ async-compression = { version = "0.4.5", features = ["tokio", "gzip", "brotli"]
 fastwebsockets = { version = "0.6.0", features = ["simdutf8", "unstable-split"] }
 rand = "0.8.5"
 base64 = "0.21.7"
-wisp-mux = { path = "../wisp", features = ["ws_stream_wasm"] }
+wisp-mux = { path = "../wisp", features = ["ws_stream_wasm", "tokio_io"] }
+async_io_stream = { version = "0.3.3", features = ["tokio_io"] }
 
 [dependencies.getrandom]
 features = ["js"]
diff --git a/client/src/lib.rs b/client/src/lib.rs
index 30aabde..80b9c58 100644
--- a/client/src/lib.rs
+++ b/client/src/lib.rs
@@ -8,17 +8,20 @@ mod wrappers;
 use tokioio::TokioIo;
 use utils::{ReplaceErr, UriExt};
 use websocket::EpxWebSocket;
-use wrappers::{IncomingBody, WsStreamWrapper};
+use wrappers::IncomingBody;
 
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use async_compression::tokio::bufread as async_comp;
+use async_io_stream::IoStream;
 use bytes::Bytes;
-use futures_util::StreamExt;
+use futures_util::{
+    stream::SplitSink,
+    StreamExt,
+};
 use http::{uri, HeaderName, HeaderValue, Request, Response};
 use hyper::{body::Incoming, client::conn::http1::Builder, Uri};
 use js_sys::{Array, Function, Object, Reflect, Uint8Array};
-use penguin_mux_wasm::{Multiplexor, MuxStream};
 use tokio_rustls::{client::TlsStream, rustls, rustls::RootCertStore, TlsConnector};
 use tokio_util::{
     either::Either,
@@ -26,6 +29,8 @@ use tokio_util::{
 };
 use wasm_bindgen::prelude::*;
 use web_sys::TextEncoder;
+use wisp_mux::{ClientMux, MuxStreamIo, StreamType};
+use ws_stream_wasm::{WsMeta, WsStream, WsMessage};
 
 type HttpBody = http_body_util::Full<Bytes>;
 
@@ -40,8 +45,8 @@ enum EpxCompression {
     Gzip,
 }
 
-type EpxTlsStream = TlsStream<MuxStream<WsStreamWrapper>>;
-type EpxUnencryptedStream = MuxStream<WsStreamWrapper>;
+type EpxTlsStream = TlsStream<IoStream<MuxStreamIo, Vec<u8>>>;
+type EpxUnencryptedStream = IoStream<MuxStreamIo, Vec<u8>>;
 type EpxStream = Either<EpxTlsStream, EpxUnencryptedStream>;
 
 async fn send_req(
@@ -113,7 +118,7 @@ async fn start() {
 #[wasm_bindgen]
 pub struct EpoxyClient {
     rustls_config: Arc<rustls::ClientConfig>,
-    mux: Multiplexor<WsStreamWrapper>,
+    mux: ClientMux<SplitSink<WsStream, WsMessage>>,
     useragent: String,
     redirect_limit: usize,
 }
@@ -138,11 +143,18 @@ impl EpoxyClient {
         }
 
         debug!("connecting to ws {:?}", ws_url);
-        let ws = WsStreamWrapper::connect(ws_url, None)
+        let (_, ws) = WsMeta::connect(ws_url, vec!["wisp-v1"])
             .await
             .replace_err("Failed to connect to websocket")?;
         debug!("connected!");
-        let mux = Multiplexor::new(ws, penguin_mux_wasm::Role::Client, None, None);
+        let (wtx, wrx) = ws.split();
+        let (mux, fut) = ClientMux::new(wrx, wtx);
+
+        wasm_bindgen_futures::spawn_local(async move {
+            if let Err(err) = fut.await {
+                error!("epoxy: error in mux future! {:?}", err);
+            }
+        });
 
         let mut certstore = RootCertStore::empty();
         certstore.extend(webpki_roots::TLS_SERVER_ROOTS.iter().cloned());
@@ -161,14 +173,16 @@ impl EpoxyClient {
         })
     }
 
-    async fn get_http_io(&self, url: &Uri) -> Result<EpxStream, JsError> {
+    async fn get_http_io(&mut self, url: &Uri) -> Result<EpxStream, JsError> {
         let url_host = url.host().replace_err("URL must have a host")?;
         let url_port = utils::get_url_port(url)?;
         let channel = self
             .mux
-            .client_new_stream_channel(url_host.as_bytes(), url_port)
+            .client_new_stream(StreamType::Tcp, url_host.to_string(), url_port)
             .await
-            .replace_err("Failed to create multiplexor channel")?;
+            .replace_err("Failed to create multiplexor channel")?
+            .into_io()
+            .into_asyncrw();
 
         if utils::get_is_secure(url)? {
             let cloned_uri = url_host.to_string().clone();
@@ -189,7 +203,7 @@ impl EpoxyClient {
     }
 
     async fn send_req(
-        &self,
+        &mut self,
         req: http::Request<HttpBody>,
         should_redirect: bool,
     ) -> Result<(hyper::Response<Incoming>, Uri, bool), JsError> {
@@ -217,7 +231,7 @@ impl EpoxyClient {
     // shut up
     #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
     pub async fn connect_ws(
-        &self,
+        &mut self,
         onopen: Function,
         onclose: Function,
         onerror: Function,
@@ -232,7 +246,11 @@ impl EpoxyClient {
         .await
     }
 
-    pub async fn fetch(&self, url: String, options: Object) -> Result<web_sys::Response, JsError> {
+    pub async fn fetch(
+        &mut self,
+        url: String,
+        options: Object,
+    ) -> Result<web_sys::Response, JsError> {
         let uri = url.parse::<uri::Uri>().replace_err("Failed to parse URL")?;
         let uri_scheme = uri.scheme().replace_err("URL must have a scheme")?;
         if *uri_scheme != uri::Scheme::HTTP && *uri_scheme != uri::Scheme::HTTPS {
diff --git a/client/src/websocket.rs b/client/src/websocket.rs
index addae2c..2ce9149 100644
--- a/client/src/websocket.rs
+++ b/client/src/websocket.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ impl EpxWebSocket {
     // shut up
     #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
     pub async fn connect(
-        tcp: &EpoxyClient,
+        tcp: &mut EpoxyClient,
         onopen: Function,
         onclose: Function,
         onerror: Function,
diff --git a/client/src/wrappers.rs b/client/src/wrappers.rs
index 1ecc702..8526a98 100644
--- a/client/src/wrappers.rs
+++ b/client/src/wrappers.rs
@@ -4,117 +4,9 @@ use std::{
     task::{Context, Poll},
 };
 
-use futures_util::{Sink, Stream};
+use futures_util::Stream;
 use hyper::body::Body;
-use penguin_mux_wasm::ws;
 use pin_project_lite::pin_project;
-use ws_stream_wasm::{WsErr, WsMessage, WsMeta, WsStream};
-
-pin_project! {
-    pub struct WsStreamWrapper {
-        #[pin]
-        ws: WsStream,
-    }
-}
-
-impl WsStreamWrapper {
-    pub async fn connect(
-        url: impl AsRef<str>,
-        protocols: impl Into<Option<Vec<&str>>>,
-    ) -> Result<Self, WsErr> {
-        let (_, wsstream) = WsMeta::connect(url, protocols).await?;
-        Ok(WsStreamWrapper { ws: wsstream })
-    }
-}
-
-impl Stream for WsStreamWrapper {
-    type Item = Result<ws::Message, ws::Error>;
-    fn poll_next(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Option<Self::Item>> {
-        let this = self.project();
-        let ret = this.ws.poll_next(cx);
-        match ret {
-            Poll::Ready(item) => Poll::<Option<Self::Item>>::Ready(item.map(|x| {
-                Ok(match x {
-                    WsMessage::Text(txt) => ws::Message::Text(txt),
-                    WsMessage::Binary(bin) => ws::Message::Binary(bin),
-                })
-            })),
-            Poll::Pending => Poll::<Option<Self::Item>>::Pending,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-fn wserr_to_ws_err(err: WsErr) -> ws::Error {
-    debug!("err: {:?}", err);
-    match err {
-        WsErr::ConnectionNotOpen => ws::Error::AlreadyClosed,
-        _ => ws::Error::Io(std::io::Error::other(format!("{:?}", err))),
-    }
-}
-
-impl Sink<ws::Message> for WsStreamWrapper {
-    type Error = ws::Error;
-
-    fn poll_ready(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Result<(), Self::Error>> {
-        let this = self.project();
-        let ret = this.ws.poll_ready(cx);
-        match ret {
-            Poll::Ready(item) => Poll::<Result<(), Self::Error>>::Ready(match item {
-                Ok(_) => Ok(()),
-                Err(err) => Err(wserr_to_ws_err(err)),
-            }),
-            Poll::Pending => Poll::<Result<(), Self::Error>>::Pending,
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn start_send(self: Pin<&mut Self>, item: ws::Message) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
-        use ws::Message::*;
-        let item = match item {
-            Text(txt) => WsMessage::Text(txt),
-            Binary(bin) => WsMessage::Binary(bin),
-            Close(_) => {
-                debug!("closing");
-                return match self.ws.wrapped().close() {
-                    Ok(_) => Ok(()),
-                    Err(err) => Err(ws::Error::Io(std::io::Error::other(format!(
-                        "ws close err: {:?}",
-                        err
-                    )))),
-                };
-            }
-            Ping(_) | Pong(_) | Frame(_) => return Ok(()),
-        };
-        let this = self.project();
-        let ret = this.ws.start_send(item);
-        match ret {
-            Ok(_) => Ok(()),
-            Err(err) => Err(wserr_to_ws_err(err)),
-        }
-    }
-
-    // no point wrapping this as it's not going to do anything
-    fn poll_flush(self: Pin<&mut Self>, _: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Result<(), Self::Error>> {
-        Ok(()).into()
-    }
-
-    fn poll_close(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Result<(), Self::Error>> {
-        let this = self.project();
-        let ret = this.ws.poll_close(cx);
-        match ret {
-            Poll::Ready(item) => Poll::<Result<(), Self::Error>>::Ready(match item {
-                Ok(_) => Ok(()),
-                Err(err) => Err(wserr_to_ws_err(err)),
-            }),
-            Poll::Pending => Poll::<Result<(), Self::Error>>::Pending,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl ws::WebSocketStream for WsStreamWrapper {
-    fn ping_auto_pong(&self) -> bool {
-        true
-    }
-}
 
 pin_project! {
     pub struct IncomingBody {
diff --git a/server/src/main.rs b/server/src/main.rs
index 11f6478..7b0b35c 100644
--- a/server/src/main.rs
+++ b/server/src/main.rs
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ async fn accept_http(
 
 async fn handle_mux(
     packet: ConnectPacket,
-    mut stream: MuxStream<impl ws::WebSocketWrite>,
+    mut stream: MuxStream<impl ws::WebSocketWrite + Send + 'static>,
 ) -> Result<bool, WispError> {
     let uri = format!(
         "{}:{}",
@@ -174,9 +174,7 @@ async fn accept_ws(
 
     println!("{:?}: connected", addr);
 
-    let mut mux = ServerMux::new(rx, tx);
-
-    mux.server_loop(&mut |packet, stream| async move {
+    ServerMux::handle(rx, tx, &mut |packet, stream| async move {
         let mut close_err = stream.get_close_handle();
         let mut close_ok = stream.get_close_handle();
         tokio::spawn(async move {
diff --git a/wisp/Cargo.toml b/wisp/Cargo.toml
index 9dc0a2d..ee3c3d2 100644
--- a/wisp/Cargo.toml
+++ b/wisp/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,3 +17,4 @@ ws_stream_wasm = { version = "0.7.4", optional = true }
 [features]
 fastwebsockets = ["dep:fastwebsockets", "dep:tokio"]
 ws_stream_wasm = ["dep:ws_stream_wasm"]
+tokio_io = ["async_io_stream/tokio_io"]
diff --git a/wisp/src/fastwebsockets.rs b/wisp/src/fastwebsockets.rs
index f020bfd..fb31e4a 100644
--- a/wisp/src/fastwebsockets.rs
+++ b/wisp/src/fastwebsockets.rs
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ impl From<WebSocketError> for crate::WispError {
     }
 }
 
-impl<S: AsyncRead + Unpin> crate::ws::WebSocketRead for FragmentCollectorRead<S> {
+impl<S: AsyncRead + Unpin + Send> crate::ws::WebSocketRead for FragmentCollectorRead<S> {
     async fn wisp_read_frame(
         &mut self,
-        tx: &mut crate::ws::LockedWebSocketWrite<impl crate::ws::WebSocketWrite>,
+        tx: &crate::ws::LockedWebSocketWrite<impl crate::ws::WebSocketWrite + Send>,
     ) -> Result<crate::ws::Frame, crate::WispError> {
         Ok(self
             .read_frame(&mut |frame| async { tx.write_frame(frame.into()).await })
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ impl<S: AsyncRead + Unpin> crate::ws::WebSocketRead for FragmentCollectorRead<S>
     }
 }
 
-impl<S: AsyncWrite + Unpin> crate::ws::WebSocketWrite for WebSocketWrite<S> {
+impl<S: AsyncWrite + Unpin + Send> crate::ws::WebSocketWrite for WebSocketWrite<S> {
     async fn wisp_write_frame(&mut self, frame: crate::ws::Frame) -> Result<(), crate::WispError> {
         self.write_frame(frame.try_into()?).await.map_err(|e| e.into())
     }
diff --git a/wisp/src/lib.rs b/wisp/src/lib.rs
index 2eb0594..d4f843e 100644
--- a/wisp/src/lib.rs
+++ b/wisp/src/lib.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pub use crate::packet::*;
 pub use crate::stream::*;
 
 use dashmap::DashMap;
-use futures::{channel::mpsc, StreamExt};
+use futures::{channel::mpsc, Future, StreamExt};
 use std::sync::{
     atomic::{AtomicBool, AtomicU32, Ordering},
     Arc,
@@ -68,38 +68,66 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for WispError {
 
 impl std::error::Error for WispError {}
 
-pub struct ServerMux<R, W>
+pub struct ServerMux<W>
 where
-    R: ws::WebSocketRead,
     W: ws::WebSocketWrite,
 {
-    rx: R,
     tx: ws::LockedWebSocketWrite<W>,
     stream_map: Arc<DashMap<u32, mpsc::UnboundedSender<WsEvent>>>,
-    close_rx: mpsc::UnboundedReceiver<MuxEvent>,
     close_tx: mpsc::UnboundedSender<MuxEvent>,
 }
 
-impl<R: ws::WebSocketRead, W: ws::WebSocketWrite> ServerMux<R, W> {
-    pub fn new(read: R, write: W) -> Self {
+impl<W: ws::WebSocketWrite + Send + 'static> ServerMux<W> {
+    pub fn handle<'a, FR, R>(
+        read: R,
+        write: W,
+        handler_fn: &'a mut impl Fn(ConnectPacket, MuxStream<W>) -> FR,
+    ) -> impl Future<Output = Result<(), WispError>> + 'a
+    where
+        FR: std::future::Future<Output = Result<(), WispError>> + 'a,
+        R: ws::WebSocketRead + 'a,
+        W: ws::WebSocketWrite + 'a,
+    {
         let (tx, rx) = mpsc::unbounded::<MuxEvent>();
-        Self {
-            rx: read,
-            tx: ws::LockedWebSocketWrite::new(write),
-            stream_map: Arc::new(DashMap::new()),
-            close_rx: rx,
+        let write = ws::LockedWebSocketWrite::new(write);
+        let map = Arc::new(DashMap::new());
+        let inner = ServerMux {
+            stream_map: map.clone(),
+            tx: write.clone(),
             close_tx: tx,
-        }
+        };
+        inner.into_future(read, rx, handler_fn)
     }
 
-    pub async fn server_bg_loop(&mut self) {
-        while let Some(msg) = self.close_rx.next().await {
+    async fn into_future<R, FR>(
+        self,
+        rx: R,
+        close_rx: mpsc::UnboundedReceiver<MuxEvent>,
+        handler_fn: &mut impl Fn(ConnectPacket, MuxStream<W>) -> FR,
+    ) -> Result<(), WispError>
+    where
+        R: ws::WebSocketRead,
+        FR: std::future::Future<Output = Result<(), WispError>>,
+    {
+        futures::try_join! {
+            self.server_close_loop(close_rx, self.stream_map.clone(), self.tx.clone()),
+            self.server_msg_loop(rx, handler_fn)
+        }
+        .map(|_| ())
+    }
+
+    async fn server_close_loop(
+        &self,
+        mut close_rx: mpsc::UnboundedReceiver<MuxEvent>,
+        stream_map: Arc<DashMap<u32, mpsc::UnboundedSender<WsEvent>>>,
+        tx: ws::LockedWebSocketWrite<W>,
+    ) -> Result<(), WispError> {
+        while let Some(msg) = close_rx.next().await {
             match msg {
                 MuxEvent::Close(stream_id, reason, channel) => {
-                    if self.stream_map.clone().remove(&stream_id).is_some() {
+                    if stream_map.clone().remove(&stream_id).is_some() {
                         let _ = channel.send(
-                            self.tx
-                                .write_frame(Packet::new_close(stream_id, reason).into())
+                            tx.write_frame(Packet::new_close(stream_id, reason).into())
                                 .await,
                         );
                     } else {
@@ -108,20 +136,23 @@ impl<R: ws::WebSocketRead, W: ws::WebSocketWrite> ServerMux<R, W> {
                 }
             }
         }
+        Ok(())
     }
 
-    pub async fn server_loop<FR>(
-        &mut self,
+    async fn server_msg_loop<R, FR>(
+        &self,
+        mut rx: R,
         handler_fn: &mut impl Fn(ConnectPacket, MuxStream<W>) -> FR,
     ) -> Result<(), WispError>
     where
-        FR: std::future::Future<Output = Result<(), crate::WispError>>,
+        R: ws::WebSocketRead,
+        FR: std::future::Future<Output = Result<(), WispError>>,
     {
         self.tx
             .write_frame(Packet::new_continue(0, u32::MAX).into())
             .await?;
 
-        while let Ok(frame) = self.rx.wisp_read_frame(&mut self.tx).await {
+        while let Ok(frame) = rx.wisp_read_frame(&self.tx).await {
             if let Ok(packet) = Packet::try_from(frame) {
                 use PacketType::*;
                 match packet.packet {
@@ -164,34 +195,31 @@ impl<R: ws::WebSocketRead, W: ws::WebSocketWrite> ServerMux<R, W> {
     }
 }
 
-pub struct ClientMux<R, W>
+pub struct ClientMuxInner<W>
 where
-    R: ws::WebSocketRead,
     W: ws::WebSocketWrite,
 {
-    rx: R,
     tx: ws::LockedWebSocketWrite<W>,
     stream_map: Arc<DashMap<u32, mpsc::UnboundedSender<WsEvent>>>,
-    next_free_stream_id: AtomicU32,
-    close_rx: mpsc::UnboundedReceiver<MuxEvent>,
-    close_tx: mpsc::UnboundedSender<MuxEvent>,
 }
 
-impl<R: ws::WebSocketRead, W: ws::WebSocketWrite> ClientMux<R, W> {
-    pub fn new(read: R, write: W) -> Self {
-        let (tx, rx) = mpsc::unbounded::<MuxEvent>();
-        Self {
-            rx: read,
-            tx: ws::LockedWebSocketWrite::new(write),
-            stream_map: Arc::new(DashMap::new()),
-            next_free_stream_id: AtomicU32::new(1),
-            close_rx: rx,
-            close_tx: tx,
-        }
+impl<W: ws::WebSocketWrite + Send> ClientMuxInner<W> {
+    pub async fn into_future<R>(
+        self,
+        rx: R,
+        close_rx: mpsc::UnboundedReceiver<MuxEvent>,
+    ) -> Result<(), WispError>
+    where
+        R: ws::WebSocketRead,
+    {
+        futures::try_join!(self.client_bg_loop(close_rx), self.client_loop(rx)).map(|_| ())
     }
 
-    pub async fn client_bg_loop(&mut self) {
-        while let Some(msg) = self.close_rx.next().await {
+    async fn client_bg_loop(
+        &self,
+        mut close_rx: mpsc::UnboundedReceiver<MuxEvent>,
+    ) -> Result<(), WispError> {
+        while let Some(msg) = close_rx.next().await {
             match msg {
                 MuxEvent::Close(stream_id, reason, channel) => {
                     if self.stream_map.clone().remove(&stream_id).is_some() {
@@ -206,14 +234,14 @@ impl<R: ws::WebSocketRead, W: ws::WebSocketWrite> ClientMux<R, W> {
                 }
             }
         }
+        Ok(())
     }
 
-    pub async fn client_loop(&mut self) -> Result<(), WispError> {
-        self.tx
-            .write_frame(Packet::new_continue(0, u32::MAX).into())
-            .await?;
-
-        while let Ok(frame) = self.rx.wisp_read_frame(&mut self.tx).await {
+    async fn client_loop<R>(&self, mut rx: R) -> Result<(), WispError>
+    where
+        R: ws::WebSocketRead,
+    {
+        while let Ok(frame) = rx.wisp_read_frame(&self.tx).await {
             if let Ok(packet) = Packet::try_from(frame) {
                 use PacketType::*;
                 match packet.packet {
@@ -235,12 +263,52 @@ impl<R: ws::WebSocketRead, W: ws::WebSocketWrite> ClientMux<R, W> {
         }
         Ok(())
     }
+}
+
+pub struct ClientMux<W>
+where
+    W: ws::WebSocketWrite,
+{
+    tx: ws::LockedWebSocketWrite<W>,
+    stream_map: Arc<DashMap<u32, mpsc::UnboundedSender<WsEvent>>>,
+    next_free_stream_id: AtomicU32,
+    close_tx: mpsc::UnboundedSender<MuxEvent>,
+}
+
+impl<W: ws::WebSocketWrite + Send + 'static> ClientMux<W> {
+    pub fn new<R>(read: R, write: W) -> (Self, impl Future<Output = Result<(), WispError>>)
+    where
+        R: ws::WebSocketRead,
+    {
+        let (tx, rx) = mpsc::unbounded::<MuxEvent>();
+        let map = Arc::new(DashMap::new());
+        let write = ws::LockedWebSocketWrite::new(write);
+        (
+            Self {
+                tx: write.clone(),
+                stream_map: map.clone(),
+                next_free_stream_id: AtomicU32::new(1),
+                close_tx: tx,
+            },
+            ClientMuxInner {
+                tx: write.clone(),
+                stream_map: map.clone(),
+            }
+            .into_future(read, rx),
+        )
+    }
 
     pub async fn client_new_stream(
         &mut self,
+        stream_type: StreamType,
+        host: String,
+        port: u16,
     ) -> Result<MuxStream<impl ws::WebSocketWrite>, WispError> {
         let (ch_tx, ch_rx) = mpsc::unbounded();
         let stream_id = self.next_free_stream_id.load(Ordering::Acquire);
+        self.tx
+            .write_frame(Packet::new_connect(stream_id, stream_type, port, host).into())
+            .await?;
         self.next_free_stream_id.store(
             stream_id
                 .checked_add(1)
diff --git a/wisp/src/stream.rs b/wisp/src/stream.rs
index ff86585..cd9daab 100644
--- a/wisp/src/stream.rs
+++ b/wisp/src/stream.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use futures::{
     channel::{mpsc, oneshot},
     sink, stream,
     task::{Context, Poll},
-    AsyncRead, AsyncWrite, Sink, Stream, StreamExt,
+    Sink, Stream, StreamExt,
 };
 use pin_project_lite::pin_project;
 use std::{
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ impl MuxStreamRead {
         }
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn into_stream(self) -> Pin<Box<dyn Stream<Item = Bytes>>> {
+    pub(crate) fn into_stream(self) -> Pin<Box<dyn Stream<Item = Bytes> + Send>> {
         Box::pin(stream::unfold(self, |mut rx| async move {
             let evt = rx.read().await?;
             Some((
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ where
     is_closed: Arc<AtomicBool>,
 }
 
-impl<W: crate::ws::WebSocketWrite> MuxStreamWrite<W> {
+impl<W: crate::ws::WebSocketWrite + Send + 'static> MuxStreamWrite<W> {
     pub async fn write(&mut self, data: Bytes) -> Result<(), crate::WispError> {
         if self.is_closed.load(Ordering::Acquire) {
             return Err(crate::WispError::StreamAlreadyClosed);
@@ -101,10 +101,7 @@ impl<W: crate::ws::WebSocketWrite> MuxStreamWrite<W> {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn into_sink<'a>(self) -> Pin<Box<dyn Sink<Bytes, Error = crate::WispError> + 'a>>
-    where
-        W: 'a,
-    {
+    pub(crate) fn into_sink(self) -> Pin<Box<dyn Sink<Bytes, Error = crate::WispError> + Send>> {
         Box::pin(sink::unfold(self, |mut tx, data| async move {
             tx.write(data).await?;
             Ok(tx)
@@ -130,7 +127,7 @@ where
     tx: MuxStreamWrite<W>,
 }
 
-impl<W: crate::ws::WebSocketWrite> MuxStream<W> {
+impl<W: crate::ws::WebSocketWrite + Send + 'static> MuxStream<W> {
     pub(crate) fn new(
         stream_id: u32,
         rx: mpsc::UnboundedReceiver<WsEvent>,
@@ -174,10 +171,7 @@ impl<W: crate::ws::WebSocketWrite> MuxStream<W> {
         (self.rx, self.tx)
     }
 
-    pub fn into_io<'a>(self) -> MuxStreamIo<'a>
-    where
-        W: 'a,
-    {
+    pub fn into_io(self) -> MuxStreamIo {
         MuxStreamIo {
             rx: self.rx.into_stream(),
             tx: self.tx.into_sink(),
@@ -208,55 +202,54 @@ impl MuxStreamCloser {
 }
 
 pin_project! {
-    pub struct MuxStreamIo<'a> {
+    pub struct MuxStreamIo {
         #[pin]
-        rx: Pin<Box<dyn Stream<Item = Bytes> + 'a>>,
+        rx: Pin<Box<dyn Stream<Item = Bytes> + Send>>,
         #[pin]
-        tx: Pin<Box<dyn Sink<Bytes, Error = crate::WispError> + 'a>>,
+        tx: Pin<Box<dyn Sink<Bytes, Error = crate::WispError> + Send>>,
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> MuxStreamIo<'a> {
-    pub fn into_asyncrw(self) -> impl AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + 'a {
-        IoStream::new(self.map(|x| Ok::<Vec<u8>, std::io::Error>(x.to_vec())))
+impl MuxStreamIo {
+    pub fn into_asyncrw(self) -> IoStream<MuxStreamIo, Vec<u8>> {
+        IoStream::new(self)
     }
 }
 
-impl Stream for MuxStreamIo<'_> {
-    type Item = Bytes;
+impl Stream for MuxStreamIo {
+    type Item = Result<Vec<u8>, std::io::Error>;
     fn poll_next(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Option<Self::Item>> {
-        self.project().rx.poll_next(cx)
+        self.project()
+            .rx
+            .poll_next(cx)
+            .map(|x| x.map(|x| Ok(x.to_vec())))
     }
 }
 
-impl Sink<Bytes> for MuxStreamIo<'_> {
-    type Error = crate::WispError;
-    fn poll_ready(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Result<(), Self::Error>> {
-        self.project().tx.poll_ready(cx)
-    }
-    fn start_send(self: Pin<&mut Self>, item: Bytes) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
-        self.project().tx.start_send(item)
-    }
-    fn poll_flush(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Result<(), Self::Error>> {
-        self.project().tx.poll_flush(cx)
-    }
-    fn poll_close(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Result<(), Self::Error>> {
-        self.project().tx.poll_close(cx)
-    }
-}
-
-impl Sink<Vec<u8>> for MuxStreamIo<'_> {
+impl Sink<Vec<u8>> for MuxStreamIo {
     type Error = std::io::Error;
     fn poll_ready(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Result<(), Self::Error>> {
-        self.project().tx.poll_ready(cx).map_err(std::io::Error::other)
+        self.project()
+            .tx
+            .poll_ready(cx)
+            .map_err(std::io::Error::other)
     }
     fn start_send(self: Pin<&mut Self>, item: Vec<u8>) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
-        self.project().tx.start_send(item.into()).map_err(std::io::Error::other)
+        self.project()
+            .tx
+            .start_send(item.into())
+            .map_err(std::io::Error::other)
     }
     fn poll_flush(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Result<(), Self::Error>> {
-        self.project().tx.poll_flush(cx).map_err(std::io::Error::other)
+        self.project()
+            .tx
+            .poll_flush(cx)
+            .map_err(std::io::Error::other)
     }
     fn poll_close(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Result<(), Self::Error>> {
-        self.project().tx.poll_close(cx).map_err(std::io::Error::other)
+        self.project()
+            .tx
+            .poll_close(cx)
+            .map_err(std::io::Error::other)
     }
 }
diff --git a/wisp/src/ws.rs b/wisp/src/ws.rs
index 5b1243e..f75c526 100644
--- a/wisp/src/ws.rs
+++ b/wisp/src/ws.rs
@@ -46,20 +46,20 @@ impl Frame {
 pub trait WebSocketRead {
     fn wisp_read_frame(
         &mut self,
-        tx: &mut crate::ws::LockedWebSocketWrite<impl crate::ws::WebSocketWrite>,
-    ) -> impl std::future::Future<Output = Result<Frame, crate::WispError>>;
+        tx: &crate::ws::LockedWebSocketWrite<impl crate::ws::WebSocketWrite + Send>,
+    ) -> impl std::future::Future<Output = Result<Frame, crate::WispError>> + Send;
 }
 
 pub trait WebSocketWrite {
     fn wisp_write_frame(
         &mut self,
         frame: Frame,
-    ) -> impl std::future::Future<Output = Result<(), crate::WispError>>;
+    ) -> impl std::future::Future<Output = Result<(), crate::WispError>> + Send;
 }
 
 pub struct LockedWebSocketWrite<S>(Arc<Mutex<S>>);
 
-impl<S: WebSocketWrite> LockedWebSocketWrite<S> {
+impl<S: WebSocketWrite + Send> LockedWebSocketWrite<S> {
     pub fn new(ws: S) -> Self {
         Self(Arc::new(Mutex::new(ws)))
     }
diff --git a/wisp/src/ws_stream_wasm.rs b/wisp/src/ws_stream_wasm.rs
index 6e15816..410b537 100644
--- a/wisp/src/ws_stream_wasm.rs
+++ b/wisp/src/ws_stream_wasm.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use futures::{SinkExt, StreamExt};
+use futures::{stream::{SplitStream, SplitSink}, SinkExt, StreamExt};
 use ws_stream_wasm::{WsErr, WsMessage, WsStream};
 
 impl From<WsMessage> for crate::ws::Frame {
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ impl From<WsErr> for crate::WispError {
     }
 }
 
-impl crate::ws::WebSocketRead for WsStream {
+impl crate::ws::WebSocketRead for SplitStream<WsStream> {
     async fn wisp_read_frame(
         &mut self,
-        _: &mut crate::ws::LockedWebSocketWrite<impl crate::ws::WebSocketWrite>,
+        _: &crate::ws::LockedWebSocketWrite<impl crate::ws::WebSocketWrite>,
     ) -> Result<crate::ws::Frame, crate::WispError> {
         Ok(self
             .next()
@@ -50,8 +50,11 @@ impl crate::ws::WebSocketRead for WsStream {
     }
 }
 
-impl crate::ws::WebSocketWrite for WsStream {
+impl crate::ws::WebSocketWrite for SplitSink<WsStream, WsMessage> {
     async fn wisp_write_frame(&mut self, frame: crate::ws::Frame) -> Result<(), crate::WispError> {
-        self.send(frame.try_into()?).await.map_err(|e| e.into())
+        self
+            .send(frame.try_into()?)
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| e.into())
     }
 }