diff --git a/ZeroMQ.xsp b/ZeroMQ.xsp
index 179fe54..c8beb78 100644
--- a/ZeroMQ.xsp
+++ b/ZeroMQ.xsp
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@ class socket_t
 {
   %name{new} socket_t(context_t& context, int type);
   ~socket_t();
+
+  //void socket_t::getsockopt(int option_name, void *option_value, size_t *option_len)
+  //void socket_t::setsockopt(int option_name, const void *option_value, size_t option_len)
+
+  void bind(char* endpoint);
+  void connect(const char *endpoint);
+
 };
 
 
diff --git a/t/01basic.t b/t/01basic.t
index a5b5416..e1c8757 100644
--- a/t/01basic.t
+++ b/t/01basic.t
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use strict;
 use warnings;
 use File::Spec;
 
-use Test::More tests => 8;
+use Test::More tests => 13;
 use ZeroMQ qw/:all/;
 
 pass();
@@ -21,9 +21,31 @@ pass();
 
 
 {
-  my $cxt = ZeroMQ::Context->new(1);
+  my $cxt = ZeroMQ::Context->new(0); # must be 0 theads for in-process bind
   isa_ok($cxt, 'ZeroMQ::Context');
-  my $sock = ZeroMQ::Socket->new($cxt, ZMQ_REQ); # "client" style request socket
+  my $sock = ZeroMQ::Socket->new($cxt, ZMQ_REP); # server like reply socket
   isa_ok($sock, 'ZeroMQ::Socket');
+
+  { # too early, server socket not created:
+    my $client = ZeroMQ::Socket->new($cxt, ZMQ_REQ); # "client" style request socket
+    eval { $client->connect("inproc://myPrivateSocket"); };
+    ok($@ && "$@" =~ /Connection refused/);
+  }
+
+  $sock->bind("inproc://myPrivateSocket");
+  pass();
+
+  my $client = ZeroMQ::Socket->new($cxt, ZMQ_REQ); # "client" style request socket
+  $client->connect("inproc://myPrivateSocket");
+  pass();
+
+}
+pass();
+
+{
+  my $cxt = ZeroMQ::Context->new(0); # must be 0 theads for in-process bind
+  my $sock = ZeroMQ::Socket->new($cxt, ZMQ_REP); # server like reply socket
+  eval {$sock->bind("bulls***");};
+  ok($@ && "$@" =~ /Invalid argument/);
 }
 pass();