diff --git a/protocols/unreal.py b/protocols/unreal.py
index b28fb16..cf76d56 100644
--- a/protocols/unreal.py
+++ b/protocols/unreal.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import proto_common
 from classes import *
 
 casemapping = 'ascii'
+proto_ver = 2351
 
 hook_map = {}
 
@@ -22,11 +23,17 @@ def joinClient(irc, client, channel):
     pass
 
 def pingServer(irc, source=None, target=None):
-    pass
+    source = source or irc.sid
+    target = target or irc.uplink
+    if not (target is None or source is None):
+        _send(irc, source, 'PING %s %s' % (irc.servers[source].name, irc.servers[target].name))
+
+def _send(irc, sid, msg):
+    irc.send(':%s %s' % (sid, msg))
 
 def connect(irc):
     ts = irc.start_ts
-    proto_ver = 2351
+    irc.caps = []
 
     f = irc.send
     host = irc.serverdata["hostname"]
@@ -39,22 +46,74 @@ def connect(irc):
     # SID - Use UIDs and SIDs (unreal 3.4)
     # VL - Sends version string in below SERVER message
     # UMODE2 - used for users setting modes on themselves (one less argument needed)
-    # TS - Sends TS in burst to mitigate time-based desyncs.
-    f('PROTOCTL SJ3 NOQUIT NICKv2 VL UMODE TS EAUTH=%s' % irc.serverdata["hostname"])
-    f('PROTOCTL SID=%s TS=%s' % (irc.sid, ts))
-    f('SERVER %s 1 U%s-h6e-%s' % (host, proto_ver, irc.sid))
-    f('EOS')
-    # NETINFO maxglobal currenttime protocolversion cloakhash 0 0 0 :networkname
+    # EAUTH - Early auth? (Unreal 3.4 linking protocol)
+    f('PROTOCTL SJ3 NOQUIT NICKv2 VL UMODE2 PROTOCTL EAUTH=%s SID=%s' % (irc.serverdata["hostname"], irc.sid))
+    sdesc = irc.serverdata.get('serverdesc') or irc.botdata['serverdesc']
+    f('SERVER %s 1 U%s-h6e-%s :%s' % (host, proto_ver, irc.sid, sdesc))
+    # Now, we wait until remote sends its NETINFO command (handle_netinfo),
+    # so we can find and use a matching netname, preventing netname mismatch
+    # errors.
+
+def handle_netinfo(irc, numeric, command, args):
+    # <- NETINFO maxglobal currenttime protocolversion cloakhash 0 0 0 :networkname
     # "maxglobal" is the amount of maximum global users we've seen so far.
     # We'll just set it to 1 (the PyLink client), since this is completely
     # arbitrary.
-    f('NETINFO 1 %s %s * 0 0 0 :networkname' % (ts, proto_ver))
+    irc.send('NETINFO 1 %s %s * 0 0 0 :%s' % (irc.start_ts, proto_ver, args[-1]))
+    _send(irc, irc.sid, 'EOS')
 
 def handle_uid(irc, numeric, command, args):
     # <- :001 UID GL 0 1441306929 gl localhost 0018S7901 0 +iowx * midnight-1C620195 fwAAAQ== :realname
     # <- :001 UID GL| 1 1441312224 gl localhost 001J7FZ02 0 +iwx midnight-1C620195 midnight-1C620195 fwAAAQ== :realname
     pass
 
+def handle_pass(irc, numeric, command, args):
+    # <- PASS :abcdefg
+    if args[0] != irc.serverdata['recvpass']:
+        raise ProtocolError("Error: RECVPASS from uplink does not match configuration!")
+
+def handle_ping(irc, numeric, command, args):
+    if numeric == irc.uplink:
+        irc.send('PONG %s :%s' % (irc.serverdata['hostname'], args[-1]))
+
+def handle_pong(irc, source, command, args):
+    log.debug('(%s) Ping received from %s for %s.', irc.name, source, args[-1])
+    if source in (irc.uplink, irc.servers[irc.uplink].name) and args[-1] == irc.serverdata['hostname']:
+        log.debug('(%s) Set irc.lastping.', irc.name)
+        irc.lastping = time.time()
+
+def handle_server(irc, numeric, command, args):
+    # <- SERVER unreal.midnight.vpn 1 :UnrealIRCd test server
+    sname = args[0]
+    # TODO: handle server introductions from other servers
+    if numeric == irc.uplink:
+        irc.servers[numeric] = IrcServer(None, sname)
+    else:
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+_unrealCmodes = {'l': 'limit', 'c': 'blockcolor', 'G': 'censor',
+                 'D': 'delayjoin', 'n': 'noextmsg', 's': 'secret',
+                 'T': 'nonotice', 'z': 'sslonly', 'b': 'ban', 'V': 'noinvite',
+                 'Z': 'issecure', 'r': 'registered', 'N': 'nonick',
+                 'e': 'banexception', 'R': 'regonly', 'M': 'regmoderated',
+                 'p': 'private', 'Q': 'nokick', 'P': 'permanent', 'k': 'key',
+                 'C': 'noctcp', 'O': 'operonly', 'S': 'stripcolor',
+                 'm': 'moderated', 'K': 'noknock', 'o': 'op', 'v': 'voice',
+                 'I': 'invex', 't': 'topiclock'}
+def handle_protoctl(irc, numeric, command, args):
+    # <- PROTOCTL NOQUIT NICKv2 SJOIN SJOIN2 UMODE2 VL SJ3 TKLEXT TKLEXT2 NICKIP ESVID
+    # <- PROTOCTL CHANMODES=beI,k,l,psmntirzMQNRTOVKDdGPZSCc NICKCHARS= SID=001 MLOCK TS=1441314501 EXTSWHOIS
+    irc.caps += args
+    for cap in args:
+        if cap.startswith('SID'):
+            irc.uplink = cap.split('=', 1)[1]
+        elif cap.startswith('CHANMODES'):
+            cmodes = cap.split('=', 1)[1]
+            irc.cmodes['*A'], irc.cmodes['*B'], irc.cmodes['*C'], irc.cmodes['*D'] = cmodes.split(',')
+            for m in cmodes:
+                if m in _unrealCmodes:
+                    irc.cmodes[_unrealCmodes[m]] = m
+
 def handle_events(irc, data):
     # Unreal's protocol has three styles of commands, @servernumeric, :user, and plain commands.
     # e.g. NICK introduction looks like:
@@ -67,7 +126,7 @@ def handle_events(irc, data):
     # end of the line.
     args = proto_common.parseArgs(data.split(" "))
     # Message starts with a SID/UID prefix.
-    if args[0] in ':@':
+    if args[0][0] in ':@':
         numeric = args[0].lstrip(':@')
         command = args[1]
         args = args[2:]