diff --git a/src/worker/network.rs b/src/worker/network.rs
index e1010bb..369ef39 100644
--- a/src/worker/network.rs
+++ b/src/worker/network.rs
@@ -82,6 +82,159 @@ impl NetworkWorker {
 
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    fn start_client(
+        &self,
+        addr: Ipv4Address,
+        target_port: u16,
+        nconnections: u32,
+        arrival_rate: f64,
+        departure_rate: f64,
+    ) -> Result<(), WorkerError> {
+        let (mut iface, mut device, fd) = self.setup_tap(addr);
+        let cx = iface.context();
+
+        // Open static set of connections, that are going to live throughout
+        // the whole run
+        let mut sockets = SocketSet::new(vec![]);
+
+        for _i in 0..nconnections {
+            let tcp_rx_buffer = tcp::SocketBuffer::new(vec![0; 1024]);
+            let tcp_tx_buffer = tcp::SocketBuffer::new(vec![0; 1024]);
+            let tcp_socket = tcp::Socket::new(tcp_rx_buffer, tcp_tx_buffer);
+
+            sockets.add(tcp_socket);
+        }
+
+        for (i, socket) in sockets
+            .iter_mut()
+            .filter_map(|(_h, s)| tcp::Socket::downcast_mut(s))
+            .enumerate()
+        {
+            let index = i;
+            let (local_addr, local_port) =
+                self.get_local_addr_port(addr, index);
+            info!("connecting from {}:{}", local_addr, local_port);
+            socket
+                .connect(cx, (addr, target_port), (local_addr, local_port))
+                .unwrap();
+        }
+
+        // The main loop, where connection state will be updated, and dynamic
+        // connections will be opened/closed
+        loop {
+            let timestamp = Instant::now();
+            iface.poll(timestamp, &mut device, &mut sockets);
+            let cx = iface.context();
+
+            // Iterate through all sockets, update the state for each one
+            for (i, (h, s)) in sockets.iter_mut().enumerate() {
+                let socket = tcp::Socket::downcast_mut(s)
+                    .ok_or(WorkerError::Internal)?;
+
+                trace!("Process socket {}", i);
+                if socket.can_recv() {
+                    socket
+                        .recv(|data| {
+                            trace!(
+                                "{}",
+                                str::from_utf8(data)
+                                    .unwrap_or("(invalid utf8)")
+                            );
+                            (data.len(), ())
+                        })
+                        .unwrap();
+                }
+
+                if socket.may_send() {
+                    let response = format!("hello {}\n", i);
+                    let binary = response.as_bytes();
+                    trace!(
+                        "sending request from idx {} addr {}, data {:?}",
+                        i,
+                        socket.local_endpoint().unwrap().addr,
+                        binary
+                    );
+                    socket.send_slice(binary).expect("cannot send");
+                }
+            }
+
+            // Ideally we need to wait for iface.poll_delay(timestamp, &sockets)
+            // interval, but we may stuck without any activity making no
+            // progress. Since opening new connections and specifying their
+            // lifetime depends on constant timer check, wait for regular
+            // intervals.
+            phy_wait(fd, Some(smoltcp::time::Duration::from_millis(100)))
+                .expect("wait error");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Setup a tap device for communication, wrapped into a Tracer
+    /// and a FaultInjector.
+    fn setup_tap(
+        &self,
+        addr: Ipv4Address,
+    ) -> (Interface, FaultInjector<Tracer<TunTapInterface>>, i32) {
+        let tap = "tap0";
+        let device = TunTapInterface::new(&tap, Medium::Ethernet).unwrap();
+        let fd = device.as_raw_fd();
+
+        let seed = SystemTime::now()
+            .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
+            .unwrap()
+            .subsec_nanos();
+
+        let device = Tracer::new(device, |_timestamp, _printer| {
+            trace!("{}", _printer);
+        });
+
+        let mut device = FaultInjector::new(device, seed);
+
+        // Create interface
+        let mut config = match device.capabilities().medium {
+            Medium::Ethernet => Config::new(
+                EthernetAddress([0x02, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01]).into(),
+            ),
+            Medium::Ip => Config::new(smoltcp::wire::HardwareAddress::Ip),
+            Medium::Ieee802154 => todo!(),
+        };
+        config.random_seed = rand::random();
+
+        let mut iface = Interface::new(config, &mut device, Instant::now());
+        iface.set_any_ip(true);
+        iface.update_ip_addrs(|ip_addrs| {
+            ip_addrs
+                .push(IpCidr::new(IpAddress::Ipv4(addr), 16))
+                .unwrap();
+        });
+
+        iface.routes_mut().add_default_ipv4_route(addr).unwrap();
+
+        (iface, device, fd)
+    }
+
+    /// Map socket index to a local port and address. The address octets are
+    /// incremented every 100 sockets, whithin this interval the local port
+    /// is incremented.
+    fn get_local_addr_port(
+        &self,
+        addr: Ipv4Address,
+        index: usize,
+    ) -> (IpAddress, u16) {
+        // 254 (a2 octet) * 254 (a3 octet) * 100 (port)
+        // gives us maximum 6451600 connections that could be opened
+        let local_port = 49152 + (index % 100) as u16;
+        debug!("addr {}, index {}", addr, index);
+
+        let local_addr = IpAddress::v4(
+            addr.0[0],
+            addr.0[1],
+            (((index / 100) + 2) / 255) as u8,
+            (((index / 100) + 2) % 255) as u8,
+        );
+
+        return (local_addr, local_port);
+    }
 }
 
 impl Worker for NetworkWorker {
@@ -104,6 +257,14 @@ impl Worker for NetworkWorker {
 
         if server {
             let _ = self.start_server(ip_addr, target_port);
+        } else {
+            let _ = self.start_client(
+                ip_addr,
+                target_port,
+                nconnections,
+                arrival_rate,
+                departure_rate,
+            );
         }
 
         Ok(())