diff --git a/src/client.rs b/src/client.rs
index 54c6bd2..85546f1 100644
--- a/src/client.rs
+++ b/src/client.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ pub type Connection<T> = super::Connection<T, Client>;
 ///
 /// Returns a future which resolves to the connection value once the H2
 /// handshake has been completed.
-pub fn bind<T>(io: T) -> Handshake<T>
+pub fn handshake<T>(io: T) -> Handshake<T>
     where T: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + 'static,
 {
     use tokio_io::io;
@@ -30,12 +30,11 @@ pub fn bind<T>(io: T) -> Handshake<T>
     debug!("binding client connection");
 
     let handshake = io::write_all(io, b"PRI * HTTP/2.0\r\n\r\nSM\r\n\r\n")
-        .then(|res| {
-            let (io, _) = res.unwrap();
+        .map(|(io, _)| {
             debug!("client connection bound");
 
             // Use default local settings for now
-            proto::Handshake::new(io, Default::default())
+            proto::from_io(io, Default::default())
         })
         .map_err(ConnectionError::from);
 
diff --git a/src/proto/connection.rs b/src/proto/connection.rs
index b5995b3..90f41e8 100644
--- a/src/proto/connection.rs
+++ b/src/proto/connection.rs
@@ -22,29 +22,16 @@ pub struct Connection<T, P> {
     peer: PhantomData<P>,
 }
 
-impl<T, P> From<proto::Inner<T>> for Connection<T, P>
-    where T: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite,
-          P: Peer,
-{
-    fn from(src: proto::Inner<T>) -> Self {
-        Connection {
-            inner: src,
-            streams: StreamMap::default(),
-            peer: PhantomData,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 type StreamMap<T> = OrderMap<StreamId, T, BuildHasherDefault<FnvHasher>>;
 
-impl<T, P> Connection<T, P>
+pub fn new<T, P>(transport: proto::Inner<T>) -> Connection<T, P>
     where T: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite,
           P: Peer,
 {
-    /// Completes when the connection has terminated
-    pub fn poll_shutdown(&mut self) -> Poll<(), ConnectionError> {
-        try_ready!(self.poll_complete());
-        Ok(Async::NotReady)
+    Connection {
+        inner: transport,
+        streams: StreamMap::default(),
+        peer: PhantomData,
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/proto/framed_read.rs b/src/proto/framed_read.rs
index 3547f3f..80bd254 100644
--- a/src/proto/framed_read.rs
+++ b/src/proto/framed_read.rs
@@ -1,17 +1,20 @@
 use {hpack, ConnectionError};
 use frame::{self, Frame, Kind};
 use frame::DEFAULT_SETTINGS_HEADER_TABLE_SIZE;
-
-use tokio_io::AsyncWrite;
+use proto::ReadySink;
 
 use futures::*;
+
 use bytes::{Bytes, BytesMut, Buf};
 
+use tokio_io::{AsyncRead};
+use tokio_io::codec::length_delimited;
+
 use std::io::{self, Write, Cursor};
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct FramedRead<T> {
-    inner: T,
+    inner: length_delimited::FramedRead<T>,
 
     // hpack decoder state
     hpack: hpack::Decoder,
@@ -27,10 +30,10 @@ enum Partial {
 }
 
 impl<T> FramedRead<T>
-    where T: Stream<Item = BytesMut, Error = io::Error>,
-          T: AsyncWrite,
+    where T: AsyncRead,
+          T: Sink<SinkItem = Frame, SinkError = ConnectionError>,
 {
-    pub fn new(inner: T) -> FramedRead<T> {
+    pub fn new(inner: length_delimited::FramedRead<T>) -> FramedRead<T> {
         FramedRead {
             inner: inner,
             hpack: hpack::Decoder::new(DEFAULT_SETTINGS_HEADER_TABLE_SIZE),
@@ -103,7 +106,7 @@ impl<T> FramedRead<T> {
 }
 
 impl<T> Stream for FramedRead<T>
-    where T: Stream<Item = BytesMut, Error = io::Error>,
+    where T: AsyncRead,
 {
     type Item = Frame;
     type Error = ConnectionError;
@@ -128,30 +131,26 @@ impl<T: Sink> Sink for FramedRead<T> {
     type SinkError = T::SinkError;
 
     fn start_send(&mut self, item: T::SinkItem) -> StartSend<T::SinkItem, T::SinkError> {
-        self.inner.start_send(item)
+        self.inner.get_mut().start_send(item)
     }
 
     fn poll_complete(&mut self) -> Poll<(), T::SinkError> {
-        self.inner.poll_complete()
+        self.inner.get_mut().poll_complete()
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T: ReadySink> ReadySink for FramedRead<T> {
+    fn poll_ready(&mut self) -> Poll<(), Self::SinkError> {
+        self.inner.get_mut().poll_ready()
     }
 }
 
 impl<T: io::Write> io::Write for FramedRead<T> {
     fn write(&mut self, src: &[u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
-        self.inner.write(src)
+        self.inner.get_mut().write(src)
     }
 
     fn flush(&mut self) -> io::Result<()> {
-        self.inner.flush()
-    }
-}
-
-impl<T: AsyncWrite> AsyncWrite for FramedRead<T> {
-    fn shutdown(&mut self) -> Poll<(), io::Error> {
-        self.inner.shutdown()
-    }
-
-    fn write_buf<B: Buf>(&mut self, buf: &mut B) -> Poll<usize, io::Error> {
-        self.inner.write_buf(buf)
+        self.inner.get_mut().flush()
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/proto/framed_write.rs b/src/proto/framed_write.rs
index ca6dcbe..eb48526 100644
--- a/src/proto/framed_write.rs
+++ b/src/proto/framed_write.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use frame::{self, Frame, Error};
 use proto::ReadySink;
 
 use futures::*;
-use tokio_io::AsyncWrite;
+use tokio_io::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite};
 use bytes::{Bytes, BytesMut, Buf, BufMut};
 use http::header::{self, HeaderValue};
 
@@ -176,3 +176,21 @@ impl<T: Stream> Stream for FramedWrite<T> {
         self.inner.poll()
     }
 }
+
+impl<T: io::Read> io::Read for FramedWrite<T> {
+    fn read(&mut self, dst: &mut [u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
+        self.inner.read(dst)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T: AsyncRead> AsyncRead for FramedWrite<T> {
+    fn read_buf<B: BufMut>(&mut self, buf: &mut B) -> Poll<usize, io::Error>
+        where Self: Sized,
+    {
+        self.inner.read_buf(buf)
+    }
+
+    unsafe fn prepare_uninitialized_buffer(&self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> bool {
+        self.inner.prepare_uninitialized_buffer(buf)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/proto/mod.rs b/src/proto/mod.rs
index 91f51c9..0443c50 100644
--- a/src/proto/mod.rs
+++ b/src/proto/mod.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 mod connection;
 mod framed_read;
 mod framed_write;
-mod handshake;
 mod ping_pong;
 mod ready;
 mod settings;
@@ -10,21 +9,50 @@ mod state;
 pub use self::connection::{Connection};
 pub use self::framed_read::FramedRead;
 pub use self::framed_write::FramedWrite;
-pub use self::handshake::Handshake;
 pub use self::ping_pong::PingPong;
 pub use self::ready::ReadySink;
 pub use self::settings::Settings;
 pub use self::state::State;
 
-use tokio_io::codec::length_delimited;
+use {frame, Peer};
 
-/// Base HTTP/2.0 transport. Only handles framing.
-type Framed<T> =
-    FramedWrite<
-        FramedRead<
-            length_delimited::FramedRead<T>>>;
+use tokio_io::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite};
+use tokio_io::codec::length_delimited;
 
 type Inner<T> =
     Settings<
         PingPong<
             Framed<T>>>;
+
+type Framed<T> =
+    FramedRead<
+        FramedWrite<T>>;
+
+pub fn from_io<T, P>(io: T, settings: frame::SettingSet)
+    -> Connection<T, P>
+    where T: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite,
+          P: Peer,
+{
+    let framed_write = FramedWrite::new(io);
+
+    // Delimit the frames
+    let framed_read = length_delimited::Builder::new()
+        .big_endian()
+        .length_field_length(3)
+        .length_adjustment(9)
+        .num_skip(0) // Don't skip the header
+        .new_read(framed_write);
+
+    // Map to `Frame` types
+    let framed = FramedRead::new(framed_read);
+
+    // Add ping/pong handler
+    let ping_pong = PingPong::new(framed);
+
+    // Add settings handler
+    let settings = Settings::new(
+        ping_pong, settings);
+
+    // Finally, return the constructed `Connection`
+    connection::new(settings)
+}
diff --git a/src/proto/settings.rs b/src/proto/settings.rs
index 17de84f..ae7fc06 100644
--- a/src/proto/settings.rs
+++ b/src/proto/settings.rs
@@ -20,19 +20,23 @@ pub struct Settings<T> {
 
     // True when the local settings must be flushed to the remote
     is_dirty: bool,
+
+    // True when we have received a settings frame from the remote.
+    received_remote: bool,
 }
 
 impl<T> Settings<T>
     where T: Stream<Item = Frame, Error = ConnectionError>,
           T: Sink<SinkItem = Frame, SinkError = ConnectionError>,
 {
-    pub fn new(inner: T, local: frame::SettingSet, remote: frame::SettingSet) -> Settings<T> {
+    pub fn new(inner: T, local: frame::SettingSet) -> Settings<T> {
         Settings {
             inner: inner,
             local: local,
-            remote: remote,
-            remaining_acks: 1,
-            is_dirty: false,
+            remote: frame::SettingSet::default(),
+            remaining_acks: 0,
+            is_dirty: true,
+            received_remote: false,
         }
     }