diff --git a/TCP.c b/TCP.c
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+++ b/TCP.c
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+#include "TCP.h"
+
+int open_tcp(char* ip, int port) {
+    int sockfd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+
+    if (sockfd < 0) {
+        perror("Could not open AF_INET socket");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    struct hostent *server;
+    struct sockaddr_in serv_addr;
+
+    server = gethostbyname(ip);
+
+    if (server == NULL) {
+        perror("Error resolving host");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    bzero((char *) &serv_addr, sizeof(serv_addr));
+    serv_addr.sin_family = AF_INET;
+
+    bcopy((char *)server->h_addr, (char *)&serv_addr.sin_addr.s_addr, server->h_length);
+    serv_addr.sin_port = htons(port);
+
+    if (connect(sockfd, (struct sockaddr*)&serv_addr, sizeof(serv_addr)) < 0) {
+        perror("Could not connect TCP socket");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    return sockfd;
+}
+
+int close_tcp(int fd) {
+	return close(fd);
+}
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diff --git a/TCP.h b/TCP.h
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+++ b/TCP.h
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+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <netdb.h>
+
+int open_tcp(char* ip, int port);
+int close_tcp(int fd);
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