diff --git a/dockernetrpc/example_client.py b/dockernetrpc/example_client.py
index 213905c..5a5379a 100644
--- a/dockernetrpc/example_client.py
+++ b/dockernetrpc/example_client.py
@@ -1,38 +1,40 @@
-import Pyro4
 import time
+import zerorpc
 
 
 def main():
     # create connection to remote Mininet instance
-    rmn = Pyro4.Proxy("PYRONAME:remote.mininet")
+    c = zerorpc.Client()
+    c.connect("tcp://127.0.0.1:4242")
 
     # do some API tests
-    h1 = rmn.addHost('h1')
-    h2 = rmn.addHost('h2')
-    d1 = rmn.addDocker('d1', ip='10.0.0.253', dimage="ubuntu")
+    h1 = c.addHost('h1')
+    h2 = c.addHost('h2')
+    d1 = c.addDocker('d1', "ubuntu", "10.0.0.253")
 
-    s1 = rmn.addSwitch("s1")
+    s1 = c.addSwitch("s1")
 
-    rmn.addLink(h1, s1)
-    rmn.addLink(h2, s1)
-    rmn.addLink(d1, s1)
+    c.addLink(h1, s1)
+    c.addLink(h2, s1)
+    c.addLink(d1, s1)
 
-    rmn.start()
+    c.start_net()
+    c.CLI()
 
     # check functionality at runtime
     """
-    d2 = rmn.addDocker('d2', dimage="ubuntu")
-    h3 = rmn.addHost('h3', ip='10.0.0.200')
-    rmn.addLink(d2, s1, params1={"ip": "10.0.0.251/8"})
+    d2 = c.addDocker('d2', dimage="ubuntu")
+    h3 = c.addHost('h3', ip='10.0.0.200')
+    c.addLink(d2, s1, params1={"ip": "10.0.0.251/8"})
 
     time.sleep(2)
-    rmn.removeLink(node1="h1", node2="s1")
-    rmn.removeHost('h1')
-    #rmn.removeHost('d1')
+    c.removeLink(node1="h1", node2="s1")
+    c.removeHost('h1')
+    #c.removeHost('d1')
     """
 
     time.sleep(2)
-    rmn.stop()
+    c.stop_net()
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':