diff --git a/src/conn.go b/src/conn.go
index 74bb075..5b40a23 100644
--- a/src/conn.go
+++ b/src/conn.go
@@ -24,11 +24,9 @@ type Bind interface {
  */
 type Endpoint interface {
 	ClearSrc()           // clears the source address
-	ClearDst()           // clears the destination address
 	SrcToString() string // returns the local source address (ip:port)
 	DstToString() string // returns the destination address (ip:port)
 	DstToBytes() []byte  // used for mac2 cookie calculations
-	SetDst(string) error // used for manually setting the endpoint (uapi)
 	DstIP() net.IP
 	SrcIP() net.IP
 }
@@ -92,7 +90,7 @@ func UpdateUDPListener(device *Device) error {
 		// bind to new port
 
 		var err error
-		netc.bind, netc.port, err = CreateUDPBind(netc.port)
+		netc.bind, netc.port, err = CreateBind(netc.port)
 		if err != nil {
 			netc.bind = nil
 			return err
diff --git a/src/conn_default.go b/src/conn_default.go
index 31cab5c..34168c6 100644
--- a/src/conn_default.go
+++ b/src/conn_default.go
@@ -13,11 +13,68 @@ import (
  * See conn_linux.go for an implementation on the linux platform.
  */
 
-type Endpoint *net.UDPAddr
+type NativeBind struct {
+	ipv4 *net.UDPConn
+	ipv6 *net.UDPConn
+}
 
-type NativeBind *net.UDPConn
+type NativeEndpoint net.UDPAddr
 
-func CreateUDPBind(port uint16) (UDPBind, uint16, error) {
+var _ Bind = (*NativeBind)(nil)
+var _ Endpoint = (*NativeEndpoint)(nil)
+
+func CreateEndpoint(s string) (Endpoint, error) {
+	addr, err := parseEndpoint(s)
+	return (addr).(*NativeEndpoint), err
+}
+
+func (_ *NativeEndpoint) ClearSrc() {}
+
+func (e *NativeEndpoint) DstIP() net.IP {
+	return (*net.UDPAddr)(e).IP
+}
+
+func (e *NativeEndpoint) SrcIP() net.IP {
+	return nil // not supported
+}
+
+func (e *NativeEndpoint) DstToBytes() []byte {
+	addr := (*net.UDPAddr)(e)
+	out := addr.IP.([]byte)
+	out = append(out, byte(addr.Port&0xff))
+	out = append(out, byte((addr.Port>>8)&0xff))
+	return out
+}
+
+func (e *NativeEndpoint) DstToString() string {
+	return (*net.UDPAddr)(e).String()
+}
+
+func (e *NativeEndpoint) SrcToString() string {
+	return ""
+}
+
+func listenNet(net string, port int) (*net.UDPConn, int, error) {
+
+	// listen
+
+	conn, err := net.ListenUDP("udp", &UDPAddr{Port: port})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, 0, err
+	}
+
+	// retrieve port
+
+	laddr := conn.LocalAddr()
+	uaddr, _ = net.ResolveUDPAddr(
+		laddr.Network(),
+		laddr.String(),
+	)
+
+	return conn, uaddr.Port, nil
+}
+
+func CreateBind(port uint16) (Bind, uint16, error) {
 
 	// listen
 
@@ -38,9 +95,3 @@ func CreateUDPBind(port uint16) (UDPBind, uint16, error) {
 	)
 	return uaddr.Port
 }
-
-func (_ Endpoint) ClearSrc() {}
-
-func SetMark(conn *net.UDPConn, value uint32) error {
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/src/conn_linux.go b/src/conn_linux.go
index 46f873f..cdba74f 100644
--- a/src/conn_linux.go
+++ b/src/conn_linux.go
@@ -50,11 +50,44 @@ func ntohs(val uint16) uint16 {
 	return binary.BigEndian.Uint16((*tmp)[:])
 }
 
-func NewEndpoint() Endpoint {
-	return &NativeEndpoint{}
+func CreateEndpoint(s string) (Endpoint, error) {
+	var end NativeEndpoint
+	addr, err := parseEndpoint(s)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	ipv4 := addr.IP.To4()
+	if ipv4 != nil {
+		dst := (*unix.RawSockaddrInet4)(unsafe.Pointer(&end.dst))
+		dst.Family = unix.AF_INET
+		dst.Port = htons(uint16(addr.Port))
+		dst.Zero = [8]byte{}
+		copy(dst.Addr[:], ipv4)
+		end.ClearSrc()
+		return &end, nil
+	}
+
+	ipv6 := addr.IP.To16()
+	if ipv6 != nil {
+		zone, err := zoneToUint32(addr.Zone)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		dst := &end.dst
+		dst.Family = unix.AF_INET6
+		dst.Port = htons(uint16(addr.Port))
+		dst.Flowinfo = 0
+		dst.Scope_id = zone
+		copy(dst.Addr[:], ipv6[:])
+		end.ClearSrc()
+		return &end, nil
+	}
+
+	return nil, errors.New("Failed to recognize IP address format")
 }
 
-func CreateUDPBind(port uint16) (Bind, uint16, error) {
+func CreateBind(port uint16) (Bind, uint16, error) {
 	var err error
 	var bind NativeBind
 
@@ -325,42 +358,6 @@ func create6(port uint16) (int, uint16, error) {
 	return fd, uint16(addr.Port), err
 }
 
-func (end *NativeEndpoint) SetDst(s string) error {
-	addr, err := parseEndpoint(s)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	ipv4 := addr.IP.To4()
-	if ipv4 != nil {
-		dst := (*unix.RawSockaddrInet4)(unsafe.Pointer(&end.dst))
-		dst.Family = unix.AF_INET
-		dst.Port = htons(uint16(addr.Port))
-		dst.Zero = [8]byte{}
-		copy(dst.Addr[:], ipv4)
-		end.ClearSrc()
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	ipv6 := addr.IP.To16()
-	if ipv6 != nil {
-		zone, err := zoneToUint32(addr.Zone)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		dst := &end.dst
-		dst.Family = unix.AF_INET6
-		dst.Port = htons(uint16(addr.Port))
-		dst.Flowinfo = 0
-		dst.Scope_id = zone
-		copy(dst.Addr[:], ipv6[:])
-		end.ClearSrc()
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	return errors.New("Failed to recognize IP address format")
-}
-
 func send6(sock int, end *NativeEndpoint, buff []byte) error {
 
 	// construct message header
diff --git a/src/uapi.go b/src/uapi.go
index 670ecc4..dc8be66 100644
--- a/src/uapi.go
+++ b/src/uapi.go
@@ -260,9 +260,8 @@ func ipcSetOperation(device *Device, socket *bufio.ReadWriter) *IPCError {
 				err := func() error {
 					peer.mutex.Lock()
 					defer peer.mutex.Unlock()
-
-					endpoint := NewEndpoint()
-					if err := endpoint.SetDst(value); err != nil {
+					endpoint, err := CreateEndpoint(value)
+					if err != nil {
 						return err
 					}
 					peer.endpoint = endpoint