diff --git a/rtmp/rtmp.go b/rtmp/rtmp.go
index 2e7fa865..d555a3ec 100644
--- a/rtmp/rtmp.go
+++ b/rtmp/rtmp.go
@@ -161,6 +161,8 @@ const (
 const (
 	minDataSize = 11
 	debugMode   = false
+	TRUE        = 1
+	FALSE       = 0
 )
 
 const (
@@ -781,8 +783,8 @@ func handShake(r *C.RTMP, FP9HandShake int32) int {
 		return 0
 	}
 
-	if C.ReadN(r, (*C.char)(unsafe.Pointer(&typ)), 1) != 1 {
-		//if readN(r, (*byte)(unsafe.Pointer(&typ)), 1) != 1 {
+	//if C.ReadN(r, (*C.char)(unsafe.Pointer(&typ)), 1) != 1 {
+	if readN(r, (*byte)(unsafe.Pointer(&typ)), 1) != 1 {
 		return 0
 	}
 
@@ -807,8 +809,8 @@ func handShake(r *C.RTMP, FP9HandShake int32) int {
 		return 0
 	}
 
-	//if readN(r, (*byte)(unsafe.Pointer(&serversig[0])), RTMP_SIG_SIZE) != RTMP_SIG_SIZE {
-	if C.ReadN(r, (*C.char)(unsafe.Pointer(&serversig[0])), RTMP_SIG_SIZE) != RTMP_SIG_SIZE {
+	if readN(r, (*byte)(unsafe.Pointer(&serversig[0])), RTMP_SIG_SIZE) != RTMP_SIG_SIZE {
+		//if C.ReadN(r, (*C.char)(unsafe.Pointer(&serversig[0])), RTMP_SIG_SIZE) != RTMP_SIG_SIZE {
 		return 0
 	}
 
@@ -931,7 +933,8 @@ func sendBytesReceived(r *C.RTMP) int {
 
 	r.m_nBytesInSent = r.m_nBytesIn
 
-	return int(C.RTMP_SendPacket(r, &packet, 0))
+	//return int(C.RTMP_SendPacket(r, &packet, 0))
+	return rtmpSendPacket(r, &packet, 0)
 }
 
 func sendConnectPacket(r *C.RTMP, cp *C.RTMPPacket) int {
@@ -1286,6 +1289,139 @@ func rtmpConnectStream(r *C.RTMP, seekTime int32) int {
 	return int(r.m_bPlaying)
 }
 
+func rtmpReadPacket(r *C.RTMP, packet *C.RTMPPacket) int32 {
+	var hbuf [RTMP_MAX_HEADER_SIZE]uint8
+	memset((*byte)(hbuf), RTMP_MAX_HEADER_SIZE)
+	var header *byte
+	header = (*byte)(unsafe.Pointer(&hbuf[0]))
+	var nSize, hSize, nToRead, nChunk int32
+	var didAlloc int32 = 0
+	var extendedTimestamp int32
+
+	if readN(r, (*byte)(&hbuf[0]), 1) == 0 {
+		log.Println("rtmpReadPacket: failed to read RTMP packet header!")
+		return 0
+	}
+
+	packet.m_headerType = C.int((hbuf[0] & 0xc0) >> 6)
+	packet.m_Channel = C.int(hbuf[0] & 0x3f)
+	header = (*byte)(incBytePtr(unsafe.Pointer(header), 1))
+
+	switch {
+	case packet.m_nChannel == 0:
+		if readN(r, (*byte)(&hbuf[1]), 1) != 1 {
+			log.Println("rtmpReadPacket: failed to read rtmp packet header 2nd byte.")
+			return 0
+		}
+
+		packet.m_nChannel = hbuf[1]
+		packet.m_nChannel += 64
+		header = (*byte)(incBytePtr(unsafe.Pointer(header), 1))
+	case packet.m_nChannel == 1:
+		var tmp int32
+
+		if readN(r, (*byte)(&hubf[1]), 2) != 2 {
+			log.Println("rtmpReadPacket: failed to read RTMP packet 3rd byte")
+			return 0
+		}
+
+		tmp = (hbuf[2] << 8) + hbuf[1]
+		packet.m_nChannel = C.int(tmp + 64)
+		header = (*byte)(incBytePtr(unsafe.Pointer(header), 2))
+	}
+
+	nSize = packetSize[packet.m_headerType]
+
+	if packet.m_nChannel >= r.m_channelsAllocatedIn {
+		var n int32 = packet.m_nChannel + 10
+		timestamp := (*int32)(C.realloc(r.m_channelTimestamp, unsafe.Sizeof(n)*n))
+		var packets **C.RTMPPacket = (**C.RTMPPacket)(C.realloc(r.m_vecChannelsIn, unsafe.Sizeof(*packets)*n))
+		if timestamp == nil {
+			C.free(r.m_channelTimestamp)
+		}
+
+		if packets == nil {
+			C.free(r.m_vecChannelsIn)
+		}
+
+		r.m_channelTimestamp = timestamp
+		r.m_vecChannelsIn = packets
+
+		if timestamp == nil || packets == nil {
+			r.m_channelsAllocatedInt = 0
+			return 0
+		}
+
+		memset(r.m_channelTimestamp+r.m_channelsAllocatedInt, 0, int32Size*(n-
+			r.m_channelsAllocatedIn))
+		memset(incPtr(unsafe.Pointer(r.m_vecChannelsIn), int(uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(
+			r.m_channelsAllocatedIn))), unsafe.Sizeof(*r.m_vecChannelsIn)), 0,
+			unsafe.Sizeof(*packets)*(n-r.m_channelsAllocatedIn))
+		r.m_channelsAllocatedIn = n
+	}
+
+	switch {
+	case nSize == RTMP_LARGE_HEADER_SIZE:
+		packet.m_hasAbsTimestamp = 1
+	case nSize < RTMP_LARGE_HEADER_SIZE:
+		if r.m_vecChannelsIn[packet.m_nChannel] != nil {
+			memmove(unsafe.Pointer(packet), unsafe.Pointer(
+				r.m_vecChannelsIn[packet.m_nChannel]), unsafe.Sizeof(**packets))
+		}
+	}
+
+	nSize--
+
+	if nSize > 0 && readN(r, header, nSize) != nSize {
+		log.Println("rtmpReadPacket: failed to read rtmp packet header.")
+		return 0
+	}
+
+	hSize = nSize + decBytePtr(unsafe.Pointer(header), int(uintptr(
+		unsafe.Pointer(&hbuf[0]))))
+
+	if nSize >= 3 {
+		packet.m_nTimeStamp = amfDecodeInt24(header)
+
+		if nSize >= 6 {
+			packet.m_nBodySize = amfDecodeInt24((*byte)(incBytePtr(unsafe.Pointer(header), 3)))
+			packet.m_nBytesRead = 0
+
+			if nSize > 6 {
+				packet.m_packetType = C.char(*indxBytePtr(unsafe.Pointer(header), 6))
+
+				if nSize == 11 {
+					// TODO: port this
+					packet.m_nInfoField2 = C.DecodeInt32LE((*C.char)(incBytePtr(unsafe.Pointer(header), 7)))
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	extendedTimestamp = 0
+	if packet.m_nTimeStamp == 0xffffff {
+		extendedTimestamp = 1
+	}
+
+	if extendedTimestamp != 0 {
+		if readN(r, (*byte)(incBytePtr(unsafe.Pointer(header), nSize)), 4) != 4 {
+			log.Println("RTMPRead_Packet: Failed to read extended timestamp")
+			return 0
+		}
+		// TODO: port this
+		packet.m_nTimeStamp = amfDecodeInt32((*C.char)(incBytePtr(unsafe.Pointer(header), nSize)))
+		hSize += 4
+	}
+
+	if packet.m_nBodySize > 0 && packet.m_body == nil {
+		// TODO: port this
+		if C.RTMPPacket_Alloc(packet, packet.m_nBodySize) == 0 {
+			log.Println("RTMPRead_Packet: failed to allocate packet")
+			return 0
+		}
+		didAlloc = TRUE
+	}
+}
+
 func rtmpPacketIsReady(p *C.RTMPPacket) int {
 	if p.m_nBytesRead == p.m_nBodySize {
 		return 1
diff --git a/rtmp/rtmp_c/librtmp/rtmp.c b/rtmp/rtmp_c/librtmp/rtmp.c
index 59927b28..83021dbf 100644
--- a/rtmp/rtmp_c/librtmp/rtmp.c
+++ b/rtmp/rtmp_c/librtmp/rtmp.c
@@ -3523,7 +3523,7 @@ HandleClientBW(RTMP *r, const RTMPPacket *packet)
       r->m_nClientBW2);
 }
 
-static int
+int
 DecodeInt32LE(const char *data)
 {
   unsigned char *c = (unsigned char *)data;
diff --git a/rtmp/rtmp_c/librtmp/rtmp.h b/rtmp/rtmp_c/librtmp/rtmp.h
index 8cbf2986..dd19f0c0 100644
--- a/rtmp/rtmp_c/librtmp/rtmp.h
+++ b/rtmp/rtmp_c/librtmp/rtmp.h
@@ -299,6 +299,8 @@ extern "C"
 
   int HandShake(RTMP *r, int FP9HandShake);
 
+  int DecodeInt32LE(const char *data);
+
   int SendBytesReceived(RTMP *r);
 
   int SendConnectPacket(RTMP *r, RTMPPacket *cp);