diff --git a/src/socket.lua b/src/socket.lua
index a9219b0..9035443 100644
--- a/src/socket.lua
+++ b/src/socket.lua
@@ -19,20 +19,30 @@ function connect(address, port, laddress, lport)
     if address == "*" then address = "0.0.0.0" end
     local addrinfo, err = socket.dns.getaddrinfo(address);
     if not addrinfo then return nil, err end
-    local sock, err;
-    if addrinfo[1].family == "inet" then
-        sock, err = socket.tcp()
-    else
-        sock, err = socket.tcp6()
+    local err = "no info on address"
+    local sock, res
+    for i, alt in base.ipairs(addrinfo) do 
+        if alt.family == "inet" then
+            sock, err = socket.tcp()
+        else
+            sock, err = socket.tcp6()
+        end
+        if not sock then return nil, err end
+        if laddress then
+            res, err = sock:bind(laddress, lport)
+            if not res then 
+                sock:close()
+                return nil, err 
+            end
+        end
+        res, err = sock:connect(alt.addr, port)
+        if not res then 
+            sock:close()
+        else
+            return sock 
+        end
     end
-    if not sock then return nil, err end
-    if laddress then
-        local res, err = sock:bind(laddress, lport, -1)
-        if not res then return nil, err end
-    end
-    local res, err = sock:connect(address, port)
-    if not res then return nil, err end
-    return sock
+    return nil, err
 end
 
 function bind(host, port, backlog)