diff --git a/lib/Connection.js b/lib/Connection.js
index 34d6d36..fe8bd4b 100644
--- a/lib/Connection.js
+++ b/lib/Connection.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 var Sender = require('./Sender');
 var Receiver = require('./Receiver');
-var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
+var Duplex = require('stream').Duplex;
 var util = require('util');
 
 // TODO: have connections refuse packets when closed.
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ module.exports = Connection;
 function Connection(packetSender) {
   this._sender = new Sender(packetSender);
   this._receiver = new Receiver(packetSender);
+  Duplex.call(this)
 
   var self = this;
   this._receiver.on('data', function (data) {
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ function Connection(packetSender) {
   });
 };
 
-util.inherits(Connection, EventEmitter);
+util.inherits(Connection, Duplex);
 
 /**
  * Sends the given buffer to the end host.
@@ -38,3 +39,16 @@ Connection.prototype.receive = function (packet) {
     this._receiver.receive(packet);
   }
 };
+
+Connection.prototype._write = function (chunk, encoding, callback) {
+  this.send(chunk)
+  callback()
+}
+
+Connection.prototype._read = function (n) {
+
+}
+
+Connection.prototype._final = function (callback) {
+  callback()
+}
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diff --git a/lib/LinkedList.js b/lib/LinkedList.js
index 3a46363..05fa30d 100644
--- a/lib/LinkedList.js
+++ b/lib/LinkedList.js
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ LinkedList.prototype._insert = function (parentNode, object) {
 
   if (order <= -1) {
     var node = new Node(object);
+    if (this._currentNode.value > node.value) {
+      this._currentNode = node
+    }
     node._childNode = parentNode._childNode;
     parentNode._childNode = node;
     return InsertionResult.INSERTED;
diff --git a/lib/Packet.js b/lib/Packet.js
index 20aaad0..17c0944 100644
--- a/lib/Packet.js
+++ b/lib/Packet.js
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ function Packet(sequenceNumber, payload, synchronize, reset) {
 
     var offset = 0;
 
-    bools = segment.readUInt8(offset); offset++;
+    var bools = segment.readUInt8(offset); offset++;
     this._acknowledgement = !!(bools & 0x80);
     this._synchronize     = !!(bools & 0x40);
     this._finish          = !!(bools & 0x20);
     this._reset           = !!(bools & 0x10);
 
     this._sequenceNumber = segment.readUInt8(offset); offset++;
-    this._payload = new Buffer(segment.length - offset);
+    this._payload = Buffer.alloc(segment.length - offset);
     segment.copy(this._payload, 0, offset);
   } else {
     this._acknowledgement = false;
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@ function Packet(sequenceNumber, payload, synchronize, reset) {
 };
 
 Packet.createAcknowledgementPacket = function (sequenceNumber) {
-  var packet = new Packet(sequenceNumber, new Buffer(0), false);
+  var packet = new Packet(sequenceNumber, Buffer.alloc(0), false);
   packet._acknowledgement = true;
   return packet;
 };
 
 Packet.createFinishPacket = function () {
-  var packet = new Packet(0, new Buffer(0), false, false);
+  var packet = new Packet(0, Buffer.alloc(0), false, false);
   packet._finish = true;
   return packet;
 };
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ Packet.prototype.getIsReset = function () {
  */
 Packet.prototype.toBuffer = function () {
   var offset = 0;
-  var retval = new Buffer(2 + this._payload.length);
+  var retval = Buffer.alloc(2 + this._payload.length);
 
   var bools = 0 + (
     (this._acknowledgement && 0x80) |
@@ -116,4 +116,4 @@ Packet.prototype.equals = function (packet) {
     this.getSequenceNumber() === packet.getSequenceNumber() &&
     bufferEqual(this.getPayload(), packet.getPayload())
   )
-};
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+};
diff --git a/lib/Receiver.js b/lib/Receiver.js
index 4eac337..bed64f1 100644
--- a/lib/Receiver.js
+++ b/lib/Receiver.js
@@ -27,19 +27,15 @@ Receiver.prototype.receive = function (packet) {
   }
 
   // Ignores packets that have a sequence number less than the next sequence
-  // number
-  if (!packet.getIsSynchronize() && packet.getSequenceNumber() < this._syncSequenceNumber) {
+  // number. sending the ack again
+  if (!packet.getIsSynchronize() && packet.getSequenceNumber() < this._nextSequenceNumber) {
+    this._packetSender.send(Packet.createAcknowledgementPacket(packet.getSequenceNumber()));
     return;
   }
 
   if (packet.getIsSynchronize() && !this._synced) {
     // This is the beginning of the stream.
 
-    if (packet.getSequenceNumber() === this._syncSequenceNumber) {
-      this._packetSender.send(Packet.createAcknowledgementPacket(packet.getSequenceNumber()));
-      return;
-    }
-
     // Send the packet upstream, send acknowledgement packet to end host, and
     // increment the next expected packet.
     this._packets.clear();
@@ -59,6 +55,11 @@ Receiver.prototype.receive = function (packet) {
     // We're done.
     return;
 
+  } else if (packet.getIsSynchronize() && this._synced && this._syncSequenceNumber === packet.getSequenceNumber()) {
+    // this will happen if the ack for sync message get lost so we will send it again
+    this._packetSender.send(Packet.createAcknowledgementPacket(packet.getSequenceNumber()));
+    // and we are done!
+    return;
   } else if (packet.getIsReset()) {
     this.emit('_reset');
     this._synced = false;
@@ -90,7 +91,6 @@ Receiver.prototype.receive = function (packet) {
   // after the current packet. If there are, then check to see if the next
   // packet is the expected packet number. If it is, then start the
   // acknowledgement process anew.
-
   var result = this._packets.insert(packet);
   if (result === LinkedList.InsertionResult.INSERTED) {
     this._pushIfExpectedSequence(packet);
diff --git a/lib/Sender.js b/lib/Sender.js
index d859846..2b117d3 100644
--- a/lib/Sender.js
+++ b/lib/Sender.js
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ Window.prototype.send = function () {
       }
     }
 
+
     pkts.forEach(function (packet) {
       packet.on('acknowledge', onAcknowledge);
       packet.send();
diff --git a/lib/Server.js b/lib/Server.js
index 5e29db7..b6e22c9 100644
--- a/lib/Server.js
+++ b/lib/Server.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ function Server(socket) {
   this._connections = {};
 
   var self = this;
-
   socket.on('message', function (message, rinfo) {
     var addressKey = rinfo.address + rinfo.port;
     var connection;
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@ function Server(socket) {
       self.emit('connection', connection);
     } else {
       // Just get the existing connection.
-
       connection = self._connections[addressKey];
     }
 
@@ -38,7 +36,6 @@ function Server(socket) {
 
     if (packet.getIsFinish()) {
       // The client requested that the connection be closed.
-
       delete self._connections[addressKey];
     } else {
       // Capture the packet, and place it into the window of packets.
diff --git a/lib/bufferEqual.js b/lib/bufferEqual.js
index 59fb9fc..120ad1d 100644
--- a/lib/bufferEqual.js
+++ b/lib/bufferEqual.js
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-
-var buffertools = require('buffertools')
 module.exports = function bufferEqual(a, b) {
-  return buffertools.compare(a, b) === 0
+  return Buffer.compare(a, b) === 0
 }
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