diff --git a/libraries/Ethernet/Client.cpp b/libraries/Ethernet/Client.cpp
index 3b1084f0d..96d5c7eed 100644
--- a/libraries/Ethernet/Client.cpp
+++ b/libraries/Ethernet/Client.cpp
@@ -77,14 +77,25 @@ int Client::available() {
 
 int Client::read() {
   uint8_t b;
-  if (!available())
+  if ( recv(_sock, &b, 1) > 0 )
+  {
+    // recv worked
+    return b;
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    // No data available
     return -1;
-  recv(_sock, &b, 1);
-  return b;
+  }
+}
+
+int Client::read(uint8_t *buf, size_t size) {
+  return recv(_sock, buf, size);
 }
 
 int Client::peek() {
   uint8_t b;
+  // Unlike recv, peek doesn't check to see if there's any data available, so we must
   if (!available())
     return -1;
   ::peek(_sock, &b);
diff --git a/libraries/Ethernet/Client.h b/libraries/Ethernet/Client.h
index f0080bdf6..8725f158a 100644
--- a/libraries/Ethernet/Client.h
+++ b/libraries/Ethernet/Client.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ public:
   virtual void write(const uint8_t *buf, size_t size);
   virtual int available();
   virtual int read();
+  virtual int read(uint8_t *buf, size_t size);
   virtual int peek();
   virtual void flush();
   void stop();
diff --git a/libraries/Ethernet/Udp.cpp b/libraries/Ethernet/Udp.cpp
index 17eaac69c..07c454df2 100644
--- a/libraries/Ethernet/Udp.cpp
+++ b/libraries/Ethernet/Udp.cpp
@@ -31,23 +31,41 @@
 #include "Ethernet.h"
 #include "Udp.h"
 
+/* Constructor */
+UDP::UDP() : _sock(MAX_SOCK_NUM) {}
+
 /* Start UDP socket, listening at local port PORT */
-void UdpClass::begin(uint16_t port) {
+uint8_t UDP::begin(uint16_t port) {
+  if (_sock != MAX_SOCK_NUM)
+    return 0;
+
+  for (int i = 0; i < MAX_SOCK_NUM; i++) {
+    uint8_t s = W5100.readSnSR(i);
+    if (s == SnSR::CLOSED || s == SnSR::FIN_WAIT) {
+      _sock = i;
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (_sock == MAX_SOCK_NUM)
+    return 0;
+
   _port = port;
-  _sock = 0; //TODO: should not be hardcoded
   socket(_sock, SnMR::UDP, _port, 0);
+
+  return 1;
 }
 
 /* Send packet contained in buf of length len to peer at specified ip, and port */
 /* Use this function to transmit binary data that might contain 0x00 bytes*/
 /* This function returns sent data size for success else -1. */
-uint16_t UdpClass::sendPacket(uint8_t * buf, uint16_t len,  uint8_t * ip, uint16_t port){
+uint16_t UDP::sendPacket(uint8_t * buf, uint16_t len,  uint8_t * ip, uint16_t port){
   return sendto(_sock,(const uint8_t *)buf,len,ip,port);
 }
 
 /* Send  zero-terminated string str as packet to peer at specified ip, and port */
 /* This function returns sent data size for success else -1. */
-uint16_t UdpClass::sendPacket(const char str[], uint8_t * ip, uint16_t port){	
+uint16_t UDP::sendPacket(const char str[], uint8_t * ip, uint16_t port){	
   // compute strlen
   const char *s;
   for(s = str; *s; ++s);
@@ -57,7 +75,7 @@ uint16_t UdpClass::sendPacket(const char str[], uint8_t * ip, uint16_t port){
 }
 /* Is data available in rx buffer? Returns 0 if no, number of available bytes if yes. 
  * returned value includes 8 byte UDP header!*/
-int UdpClass::available() {
+int UDP::available() {
   return W5100.getRXReceivedSize(_sock);
 }
 
@@ -67,7 +85,7 @@ int UdpClass::available() {
 /* NOTE: I don't believe len is ever checked in implementation of recvfrom(),*/
 /*       so it's easy to overflow buffer. so we check and truncate. */
 /* returns number of bytes read, or negative number of bytes we would have needed if we truncated */
-int UdpClass::readPacket(uint8_t * buf, uint16_t bufLen, uint8_t *ip, uint16_t *port) {
+int UDP::readPacket(uint8_t * buf, uint16_t bufLen, uint8_t *ip, uint16_t *port) {
   int packetLen = available()-8; //skip UDP header;
   if(packetLen < 0 ) return 0; // no real data here	
   if(packetLen > (int)bufLen) {
@@ -116,21 +134,28 @@ int UdpClass::readPacket(uint8_t * buf, uint16_t bufLen, uint8_t *ip, uint16_t *
 }
 
 /* Read a received packet, throw away peer's ip and port.  See note above. */
-int UdpClass::readPacket(uint8_t * buf, uint16_t len) {
+int UDP::readPacket(uint8_t * buf, uint16_t len) {
   uint8_t ip[4];
   uint16_t port[1];
   return recvfrom(_sock,buf,len,ip,port);
 }
 
-int UdpClass::readPacket(char * buf, uint16_t bufLen, uint8_t *ip, uint16_t &port) {
+int UDP::readPacket(char * buf, uint16_t bufLen, uint8_t *ip, uint16_t &port) {
 uint16_t myPort;
 uint16_t ret = readPacket( (byte*)buf, bufLen, ip, &myPort);
 port = myPort;
 return ret;
 }
 
+/* Release any resources being used by this UDP instance */
+void UDP::stop()
+{
+  if (_sock == MAX_SOCK_NUM)
+    return;
 
+  close(_sock);
 
+  EthernetClass::_server_port[_sock] = 0;
+  _sock = MAX_SOCK_NUM;
+}
 
-/* Create one global object */
-UdpClass Udp;
diff --git a/libraries/Ethernet/Udp.h b/libraries/Ethernet/Udp.h
index 5b88d3e06..c801ee277 100644
--- a/libraries/Ethernet/Udp.h
+++ b/libraries/Ethernet/Udp.h
@@ -39,13 +39,14 @@
 
 #define UDP_TX_PACKET_MAX_SIZE 24
 
-class UdpClass {
+class UDP {
 private:
   uint8_t _sock;  // socket ID for Wiz5100
   uint16_t _port; // local port to listen on
 
 public:
-  void begin(uint16_t);				// initialize, start listening on specified port
+  UDP();
+  uint8_t begin(uint16_t);	// initialize, start listening on specified port. Returns 1 if successful, 0 if there are no sockets available to use
   int available();								// has data been received?
 
   // C-style buffer-oriented functions
@@ -56,8 +57,8 @@ public:
   // readPacket that fills a character string buffer
   int readPacket(char *, uint16_t, uint8_t *, uint16_t &);
 
+  // Finish with the UDP socket
+  void stop();
 };
 
-extern UdpClass Udp;
-
 #endif
diff --git a/libraries/Ethernet/examples/UDPSendReceiveString/UDPSendReceiveString.pde b/libraries/Ethernet/examples/UDPSendReceiveString/UDPSendReceiveString.pde
index cfe1b58b5..f27290f54 100644
--- a/libraries/Ethernet/examples/UDPSendReceiveString/UDPSendReceiveString.pde
+++ b/libraries/Ethernet/examples/UDPSendReceiveString/UDPSendReceiveString.pde
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ unsigned int remotePort; // holds received packet's originating port
 char packetBuffer[UDP_TX_PACKET_MAX_SIZE]; //buffer to hold incoming packet,
 char  ReplyBuffer[] = "acknowledged";       // a string to send back
 
+// A UDP instance to let us send and receive packets over UDP
+UDP Udp;
 
 void setup() {
   // start the Ethernet and UDP:
diff --git a/libraries/Ethernet/examples/UdpNtpClient/UdpNtpClient.pde b/libraries/Ethernet/examples/UdpNtpClient/UdpNtpClient.pde
index 0b3832b5b..22bc754c5 100644
--- a/libraries/Ethernet/examples/UdpNtpClient/UdpNtpClient.pde
+++ b/libraries/Ethernet/examples/UdpNtpClient/UdpNtpClient.pde
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ const int NTP_PACKET_SIZE= 48; // NTP time stamp is in the first 48 bytes of the
 
 byte packetBuffer[ NTP_PACKET_SIZE]; //buffer to hold incoming and outgoing packets 
 
+// A UDP instance to let us send and receive packets over UDP
+UDP Udp;
+
 void setup() 
 {
   // start Ethernet and UDP
@@ -80,8 +83,16 @@ void loop()
     Serial.print("The UTC time is ");       // UTC is the time at Greenwich Meridian (GMT)
     Serial.print((epoch  % 86400L) / 3600); // print the hour (86400 equals secs per day)
     Serial.print(':');  
+    if ( ((epoch % 3600) / 60) < 10 ) {
+      // In the first 10 minutes of each hour, we'll want a leading '0'
+      Serial.print('0');
+    }
     Serial.print((epoch  % 3600) / 60); // print the minute (3600 equals secs per minute)
     Serial.print(':'); 
+    if ( (epoch % 60) < 10 ) {
+      // In the first 10 seconds of each minute, we'll want a leading '0'
+      Serial.print('0');
+    }
     Serial.println(epoch %60); // print the second
   }
   // wait ten seconds before asking for the time again
diff --git a/libraries/Ethernet/utility/socket.cpp b/libraries/Ethernet/utility/socket.cpp
index 628bca808..cad54a5e3 100644
--- a/libraries/Ethernet/utility/socket.cpp
+++ b/libraries/Ethernet/utility/socket.cpp
@@ -146,14 +146,33 @@ uint16_t send(SOCKET s, const uint8_t * buf, uint16_t len)
  */
 uint16_t recv(SOCKET s, uint8_t *buf, uint16_t len)
 {
-  uint16_t ret=0;
-
-  if ( len > 0 )
+  // Check how much data is available
+  uint16_t ret = W5100.getRXReceivedSize(s);
+  if ( ret == 0 )
+  {
+    // No data available.
+    uint8_t status = W5100.readSnSR(s);
+    if ( s == SnSR::LISTEN || s == SnSR::CLOSED || s == SnSR::CLOSE_WAIT )
+    {
+      // The remote end has closed its side of the connection, so this is the eof state
+      ret = 0;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      // The connection is still up, but there's no data waiting to be read
+      ret = -1;
+    }
+  }
+  else if (ret > len)
   {
-    W5100.recv_data_processing(s, buf, len);
-    W5100.execCmdSn(s, Sock_RECV);
     ret = len;
   }
+
+  if ( ret > 0 )
+  {
+    W5100.recv_data_processing(s, buf, ret);
+    W5100.execCmdSn(s, Sock_RECV);
+  }
   return ret;
 }