diff --git a/cmd/yggstack/main.go b/cmd/yggstack/main.go
index c68be3e5..d4d6c89d 100644
--- a/cmd/yggstack/main.go
+++ b/cmd/yggstack/main.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"crypto/ed25519"
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"encoding/json"
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gologme/log"
 	gsyslog "github.com/hashicorp/go-syslog"
 	"github.com/hjson/hjson-go"
+	"github.com/things-go/go-socks5"
 
 	"github.com/yggdrasil-network/yggdrasil-go/contrib/netstack"
 	"github.com/yggdrasil-network/yggdrasil-go/src/address"
@@ -27,8 +29,19 @@ import (
 	_ "net/http/pprof"
 )
 
+type nameResolver struct{}
+
+func (r *nameResolver) Resolve(ctx context.Context, name string) (context.Context, net.IP, error) {
+	ip := net.ParseIP(name)
+	if ip == nil {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("not a valid IP address")
+	}
+	return ctx, ip, nil
+}
+
 // The main function is responsible for configuring and starting Yggdrasil.
 func main() {
+	socks := flag.String("socks", "", "address to listen on for SOCKS, i.e. :1080")
 	args := setup.ParseArguments()
 
 	// Create a new logger that logs output to stdout.
@@ -148,12 +161,21 @@ func main() {
 		logger.Fatalln(err)
 	}
 
+	if *socks != "" {
+		resolver := &nameResolver{}
+		server := socks5.NewServer(
+			socks5.WithDial(s.DialContext),
+			socks5.WithResolver(resolver),
+		)
+		go server.ListenAndServe("tcp", *socks) // nolint:errcheck
+	}
+
 	listener, err := s.ListenTCP(&net.TCPAddr{Port: 80})
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Panicln(err)
 	}
 	http.HandleFunc("/", func(writer http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) {
-		_, _ = io.WriteString(writer, "Hello from userspace TCP "+request.RemoteAddr)
+		_, _ = io.WriteString(writer, "I am Yggstack!")
 	})
 	httpServer := &http.Server{}
 	go httpServer.Serve(listener) // nolint:errcheck
diff --git a/contrib/netstack/netstack.go b/contrib/netstack/netstack.go
index 21177aee..7cf24044 100644
--- a/contrib/netstack/netstack.go
+++ b/contrib/netstack/netstack.go
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 package netstack
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
+	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/yggdrasil-network/yggdrasil-go/src/core"
 
@@ -38,30 +40,59 @@ func CreateYggdrasilNetstack(ygg *core.Core) (*YggdrasilNetstack, error) {
 	return s, nil
 }
 
-func convertToFullAddr(ip net.IP, port int) (tcpip.FullAddress, tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber) {
+func convertToFullAddr(ip net.IP, port int) (tcpip.FullAddress, tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, error) {
 	return tcpip.FullAddress{
 		NIC:  1,
 		Addr: tcpip.Address(ip),
 		Port: uint16(port),
-	}, ipv6.ProtocolNumber
+	}, ipv6.ProtocolNumber, nil
+}
+
+func convertToFullAddrFromString(endpoint string) (tcpip.FullAddress, tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, error) {
+	host, port, err := net.SplitHostPort(endpoint)
+	if err != nil {
+		return tcpip.FullAddress{}, 0, fmt.Errorf("net.SplitHostPort: %w", err)
+	}
+	pn := 80
+	if port != "" {
+		if pn, err = strconv.Atoi(port); err != nil {
+			return tcpip.FullAddress{}, 0, fmt.Errorf("strconv.Atoi: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+	return convertToFullAddr(net.ParseIP(host), pn)
+}
+
+func (s *YggdrasilNetstack) DialContext(ctx context.Context, network, address string) (net.Conn, error) {
+	fa, pn, err := convertToFullAddrFromString(address)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("convertToFullAddrFromString: %w", err)
+	}
+	switch network {
+	case "tcp", "tcp6":
+		return gonet.DialContextTCP(ctx, s.stack, fa, pn)
+	case "udp", "udp6":
+		return gonet.DialUDP(s.stack, nil, &fa, pn)
+	default:
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("not supported")
+	}
 }
 
 func (s *YggdrasilNetstack) DialTCP(addr *net.TCPAddr) (net.Conn, error) {
-	fa, pn := convertToFullAddr(addr.IP, addr.Port)
+	fa, pn, _ := convertToFullAddr(addr.IP, addr.Port)
 	return gonet.DialTCP(s.stack, fa, pn)
 }
 
 func (s *YggdrasilNetstack) DialUDP(addr *net.UDPAddr) (net.PacketConn, error) {
-	fa, pn := convertToFullAddr(addr.IP, addr.Port)
+	fa, pn, _ := convertToFullAddr(addr.IP, addr.Port)
 	return gonet.DialUDP(s.stack, nil, &fa, pn)
 }
 
 func (s *YggdrasilNetstack) ListenTCP(addr *net.TCPAddr) (net.Listener, error) {
-	fa, pn := convertToFullAddr(addr.IP, addr.Port)
+	fa, pn, _ := convertToFullAddr(addr.IP, addr.Port)
 	return gonet.ListenTCP(s.stack, fa, pn)
 }
 
 func (s *YggdrasilNetstack) ListenUDP(addr *net.UDPAddr) (net.PacketConn, error) {
-	fa, pn := convertToFullAddr(addr.IP, addr.Port)
+	fa, pn, _ := convertToFullAddr(addr.IP, addr.Port)
 	return gonet.DialUDP(s.stack, &fa, nil, pn)
 }