diff --git a/src/common/global.h b/src/common/global.h
index 163f27f..c6670e7 100644
--- a/src/common/global.h
+++ b/src/common/global.h
@@ -5,4 +5,6 @@
 #include <wolfssl/ssl.h>
 extern WOLFSSL_CTX *ctx;
 extern int sockfd;
+
+#define ARRAY_SIZE(x) (sizeof(x) / sizeof((x)[0]))
 #endif
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diff --git a/src/server/IF_functions.cpp b/src/server/IF_functions.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a170cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/server/IF_functions.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
+#include <cstring>
+#include <ifaddrs.h>
+#include <net/if.h>
+#include <string>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+std::string getInterfaceIP(const std::string &interfaceName) {
+  int sockfd;
+  struct ifreq ifr;
+
+  // Create socket
+  sockfd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
+  if (sockfd < 0) {
+    return nullptr;
+  }
+
+  // Set interface name
+  strncpy(ifr.ifr_name, interfaceName.c_str(), IFNAMSIZ - 1);
+  ifr.ifr_name[IFNAMSIZ - 1] = '\0';
+
+  // Get IP address
+  if (ioctl(sockfd, SIOCGIFADDR, &ifr) < 0) {
+    close(sockfd);
+    return nullptr;
+  }
+
+  close(sockfd);
+
+  // Convert to string
+  struct sockaddr_in *addr = (struct sockaddr_in *)&ifr.ifr_addr;
+  return std::string(inet_ntoa(addr->sin_addr));
+}
+
+int get_interface_index(const char *interface_name) {
+  struct ifaddrs *ifaddr, *ifa;
+  int interface_index = -1;
+
+  if (getifaddrs(&ifaddr) == -1) {
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  for (ifa = ifaddr; ifa != NULL; ifa = ifa->ifa_next) {
+    if (ifa->ifa_addr == NULL)
+      continue;
+
+    if (strcmp(ifa->ifa_name, interface_name) == 0) {
+      interface_index = if_nametoindex(interface_name);
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  freeifaddrs(ifaddr);
+  return interface_index;
+}
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diff --git a/src/server/IF_functions.h b/src/server/IF_functions.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd4bb75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/server/IF_functions.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#include <string>
+
+#ifndef IF_FUNCTIONS_H
+#define IF_FUNCTIONS_H
+
+std::string getInterfaceIP(const std::string &interfaceName);
+int get_interface_index(const char *interface_name);
+
+#endif // IF_FUNCTIONS_H
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diff --git a/src/server/capture.cpp b/src/server/capture.cpp
index 0a79f8b..a59c62b 100644
--- a/src/server/capture.cpp
+++ b/src/server/capture.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "../common/cleanup.h"
 #include "../common/const.h"
+#include "IF_functions.h"
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 #include <cerrno>
 #include <cstring>
@@ -30,28 +31,6 @@ void process_incoming_ip_packet(unsigned char *buffer, int packet_size,
   }
 }
 
-int get_interface_index(const char *interface_name) {
-  struct ifaddrs *ifaddr, *ifa;
-  int interface_index = -1;
-
-  if (getifaddrs(&ifaddr) == -1) {
-    return -1;
-  }
-
-  for (ifa = ifaddr; ifa != NULL; ifa = ifa->ifa_next) {
-    if (ifa->ifa_addr == NULL)
-      continue;
-
-    if (strcmp(ifa->ifa_name, interface_name) == 0) {
-      interface_index = if_nametoindex(interface_name);
-      break;
-    }
-  }
-
-  freeifaddrs(ifaddr);
-  return interface_index;
-}
-
 int listen_for_ip_packets(const std::string interface_name, WOLFSSL *ssl) {
   int raw_ip_scoketfd;
   unsigned char buffer[IP_PACKET_BUFFER_SIZE];
diff --git a/src/server/main.cpp b/src/server/main.cpp
index c95ad34..8ec4112 100644
--- a/src/server/main.cpp
+++ b/src/server/main.cpp
@@ -3,11 +3,19 @@
 #include "../common/global.h"
 #include "../common/tls.h"
 
+#include "IF_functions.h"
+#include "capture.h"
+
+#include <cerrno>
 #include <csignal>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <iostream>
+#include <netdb.h>
 #include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <thread>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <wolfssl/options.h>
 #include <wolfssl/ssl.h>
@@ -15,7 +23,11 @@
 WOLFSSL_CTX *ctx;
 int sockfd;
 
-int main() {
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+  if (argc < 2) {
+    std::cerr << "Usage: " << argv[0] << " <interface_name>" << std::endl;
+    return EINVAL;
+  }
   std::signal(SIGTERM, safe_exit);
   std::signal(SIGINT, safe_exit);
   std::signal(SIGQUIT, safe_exit);
@@ -65,7 +77,32 @@ int main() {
       continue;
     }
 
-    handle_connection(ssl);
+    { // send intreface ip to client
+      std::string interface_ip = getInterfaceIP(argv[1]);
+      if (interface_ip.empty()) {
+        std::cerr << "Failed to get IP address for interface: " << argv[1]
+                  << std::endl;
+        wolfSSL_free(ssl);
+        close(client_fd);
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      interface_ip.insert(0, 1, IP_PACKET_TYPE);
+
+      int bytes_sent =
+          wolfSSL_write(ssl, interface_ip.c_str(), interface_ip.size());
+      if (bytes_sent <= 0) {
+        int ssl_error = wolfSSL_get_error(ssl, bytes_sent);
+        std::cerr << "wolfSSL_write failed with error: " << ssl_error
+                  << std::endl;
+        wolfSSL_free(ssl);
+        close(client_fd);
+        continue;
+      }
+    }
+
+    // handle_connection(ssl);
+    std::thread IP_capture_thread(listen_for_ip_packets, argv[1], ssl);
 
     wolfSSL_shutdown(ssl);
     wolfSSL_free(ssl);