@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
  * @see_external LIB_net/clientEvent
  */
 public class Client implements Runnable {
-
   PApplet parent;
   Method clientEventMethod;
   Method disconnectEventMethod;
@@ -63,6 +62,7 @@ public class Client implements Runnable {
   int bufferIndex;
   int bufferLast;
 
+  
   /**
    * @param parent typically use "this"
    * @param host address of the server
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public Client(PApplet parent, String host, int port) {
 
       parent.registerMethod("dispose", this);
 
-      // reflection to check whether host applet has a call for
+      // reflection to check whether host sketch has a call for
       // public void clientEvent(processing.net.Client)
       // which would be called each time an event comes in
       try {
@@ -139,8 +139,7 @@ public Client(PApplet parent, Socket socket) throws IOException {
    * @brief Disconnects from the server
    * @usage application
    */
-  public void stop() {
-    dispose();
+  public void stop() {    
     if (disconnectEventMethod != null) {
       try {
         disconnectEventMethod.invoke(parent, new Object[] { this });
@@ -149,6 +148,7 @@ public void stop() {
         disconnectEventMethod = null;
       }
     }
+    dispose();
   }
 
 
@@ -161,23 +161,31 @@ public void stop() {
   public void dispose() {
     thread = null;
     try {
-      // do io streams need to be closed first?
-      if (input != null) input.close();
-      if (output != null) output.close();
-
+      if (input != null) {
+        input.close();
+        input = null;
+      }
     } catch (Exception e) {
       e.printStackTrace();
     }
-    input = null;
-    output = null;
 
     try {
-      if (socket != null) socket.close();
-
+      if (output != null) {
+        output.close();
+        output = null;
+      }
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+      e.printStackTrace();
+    }
+    
+    try {
+      if (socket != null) {
+        socket.close();
+        socket = null;
+      }
     } catch (Exception e) {
       e.printStackTrace();
     }
-    socket = null;
   }
 
 
@@ -615,7 +623,7 @@ protected void disconnect(Exception e) {
 
 
   /**
-   * General error reporting, all corraled here just in case
+   * General error reporting, all corralled here just in case
    * I think of something slightly more intelligent to do.
    */
   //public void errorMessage(String where, Exception e) {
 
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
  * @instanceName server  	any variable of type Server
  */
 public class Server implements Runnable {
-
   PApplet parent;
   Method serverEventMethod;
 
@@ -60,6 +59,7 @@ public class Server implements Runnable {
   /** Array of client objects, useful length is determined by clientCount. */
   public Client[] clients;
 
+  
   /**
    * @param parent typically use "this"
    * @param port port used to transfer data
@@ -155,9 +155,6 @@ static public String ip() {
       e.printStackTrace();
     }
     return null;
-//    InetAddress thisIp = InetAddress.getLocalHost();
-//    thisIpAddress = thisIp.getHostAddress()
-//    return server.getInetAddress().getHostAddress();
   }
 
 
@@ -219,25 +216,23 @@ public void stop() {
    * Disconnect all clients and stop the server: internal use only.
    */
   public void dispose() {
-    try {
-      thread = null;
+    thread = null;
 
-      if (clients != null) {
-        for (int i = 0; i < clientCount; i++) {
-          disconnect(clients[i]);
-        }
-        clientCount = 0;
-        clients = null;
+    if (clients != null) {
+      for (int i = 0; i < clientCount; i++) {
+        disconnect(clients[i]);
       }
+      clientCount = 0;
+      clients = null;
+    }
 
+    try {
       if (server != null) {
         server.close();
         server = null;
       }
-
     } catch (IOException e) {
       e.printStackTrace();
-      //errorMessage("stop", e);
     }
   }
 
@@ -294,6 +289,7 @@ public void write(int data) {  // will also cover char
       }
     }
   }
+  
 
   public void write(byte data[]) {
     int index = 0;
@@ -306,6 +302,7 @@ public void write(byte data[]) {
       }
     }
   }
+  
 
   public void write(String data) {
     int index = 0;
@@ -321,7 +318,7 @@ public void write(String data) {
 
 
   /**
-   * General error reporting, all corraled here just in case
+   * General error reporting, all corralled here just in case
    * I think of something slightly more intelligent to do.
    */
 //  public void errorMessage(String where, Exception e) {
 
@@ -225,23 +225,31 @@ public void stop() {
    */
   public void dispose() {
     try {
-      // do io streams need to be closed first?
-      if (input != null) input.close();
-      if (output != null) output.close();
-
+      if (input != null) {
+        input.close();
+        input = null;
+      }
     } catch (Exception e) {
       e.printStackTrace();
     }
-    input = null;
-    output = null;
 
     try {
-      if (port != null) port.close();  // close the port
+      if (output != null) {
+        output.close();
+        output = null;
+      }
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+      e.printStackTrace();
+    }
 
+    try {
+      if (port != null) {
+        port.close();
+        port = null;
+      }
     } catch (Exception e) {
       e.printStackTrace();
     }
-    port = null;
   }