diff --git a/HttpClient.cpp b/HttpClient.cpp
index 956f99f..5d9b0ad 100644
--- a/HttpClient.cpp
+++ b/HttpClient.cpp
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 
 #include "HttpClient.h"
 #include <../b64/b64.h>
+#include <Dns.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
-#include "wiring.h"
 
 // Initialize constants
 const char* HttpClient::kUserAgent = "Arduino/2.0";
@@ -16,10 +16,19 @@ const char* HttpClient::kPut = "PUT";
 const char* HttpClient::kDelete = "DELETE";
 const char* HttpClient::kContentLengthPrefix = "Content-Length: ";
 
-HttpClient::HttpClient(Client& aClient)
- : iClient(&aClient)
+HttpClient::HttpClient(Client& aClient, const char* aProxy, uint16_t aProxyPort)
+ : iClient(&aClient), iProxyPort(aProxyPort)
 {
   resetState();
+  if (aProxy)
+  {
+    // Resolve the IP address for the proxy
+    DNSClient dns;
+    dns.begin(Ethernet.dnsServerIP());
+    // Not ideal that we discard any errors here, but not a lot we can do in the ctor
+    // and we'll get a connect error later anyway
+    (void)dns.getHostByName(aProxy, iProxyAddress);
+  }
 }
 
 void HttpClient::resetState()
@@ -44,16 +53,29 @@ int HttpClient::startRequest(const char* aServerName, uint16_t aServerPort, cons
         return HttpErrAPI;
     }
 
-    if (!iClient->connect(aServerName, aServerPort))
+    if (iProxyPort)
     {
+        if (!iClient->connect(iProxyAddress, iProxyPort))
+        {
 #ifdef LOGGING
-        Serial.println("Connection failed");
+            Serial.println("Proxy connection failed");
 #endif
-        return HttpErrConnectionFailed;
+            return HttpErrConnectionFailed;
+        }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        if (!iClient->connect(aServerName, aServerPort))
+        {
+#ifdef LOGGING
+            Serial.println("Connection failed");
+#endif
+            return HttpErrConnectionFailed;
+        }
     }
 
     // Now we're connected, send the first part of the request
-    return sendInitialHeaders(aServerName, aURLPath, aHttpMethod, aUserAgent, aAcceptList);
+    return sendInitialHeaders(aServerName, IPAddress(0,0,0,0), aServerPort, aURLPath, aHttpMethod, aUserAgent, aAcceptList);
 }
 
 int HttpClient::startRequest(const IPAddress& aServerAddress, uint16_t aServerPort, const char* aServerName, const char* aURLPath, const char* aHttpMethod, const char* aUserAgent, const char* aAcceptList)
@@ -63,19 +85,32 @@ int HttpClient::startRequest(const IPAddress& aServerAddress, uint16_t aServerPo
         return HttpErrAPI;
     }
 
-    if (!iClient->connect(aServerAddress, aServerPort))
+    if (iProxyPort)
     {
+        if (!iClient->connect(iProxyAddress, iProxyPort))
+        {
 #ifdef LOGGING
-        Serial.println("Connection failed");
+            Serial.println("Proxy connection failed");
 #endif
-        return HttpErrConnectionFailed;
+            return HttpErrConnectionFailed;
+        }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        if (!iClient->connect(aServerAddress, aServerPort))
+        {
+#ifdef LOGGING
+            Serial.println("Connection failed");
+#endif
+            return HttpErrConnectionFailed;
+        }
     }
 
     // Now we're connected, send the first part of the request
-    return sendInitialHeaders(aServerName, aURLPath, aHttpMethod, aUserAgent, aAcceptList);
+    return sendInitialHeaders(aServerName, aServerAddress, aServerPort, aURLPath, aHttpMethod, aUserAgent, aAcceptList);
 }
 
-int HttpClient::sendInitialHeaders(const char* aServerName, const char* aURLPath, const char* aHttpMethod, const char* aUserAgent, const char* aAcceptList)
+int HttpClient::sendInitialHeaders(const char* aServerName, IPAddress aServerIP, uint16_t aPort, const char* aURLPath, const char* aHttpMethod, const char* aUserAgent, const char* aAcceptList)
 {
 #ifdef LOGGING
     Serial.println("Connected");
@@ -83,13 +118,33 @@ int HttpClient::sendInitialHeaders(const char* aServerName, const char* aURLPath
     // Send the HTTP command, i.e. "GET /somepath/ HTTP/1.0"
     print(aHttpMethod);
     print(" ");
+    if (iProxyPort)
+    {
+      // We're going through a proxy, send a full URL
+      print("http://");
+      if (aServerName)
+      {
+        // We've got a server name, so use it
+        print(aServerName);
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        // We'll have to use the IP address
+        print(aServerIP);
+      }
+      if (aPort != kHttpPort)
+      {
+        print(":");
+        print(aPort);
+      }
+    }
     print(aURLPath);
     println(" HTTP/1.0");
     // The host header, if required
     if (aServerName)
     {
-        print("Host: ");
-        println(aServerName);
+//        print("Host: ");
+//        println(aServerName);
     }
     // And user-agent string
     print("User-Agent: ");
@@ -339,14 +394,28 @@ bool HttpClient::endOfBodyReached()
 
 int HttpClient::read()
 {
-    int ret =iClient->read();
+    uint8_t b[1];
+    int ret = read(b, 1);
+    if (ret == 1)
+    {
+        return b[0];
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return -1;
+    }
+}
+
+int HttpClient::read(uint8_t *buf, size_t size)
+{
+    int ret =iClient->read(buf, size);
     if (endOfHeadersReached() && iContentLength > 0)
     {
         // We're outputting the body now and we've seen a Content-Length header
         // So keep track of how many bytes are left
         if (ret >= 0)
 	{
-            iBodyLengthConsumed++;
+            iBodyLengthConsumed += ret;
 	}
     }
     return ret;
diff --git a/HttpClient.h b/HttpClient.h
index d297c17..e86f54e 100644
--- a/HttpClient.h
+++ b/HttpClient.h
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@
 #ifndef HttpClient_h
 #define HttpClient_h
 
+#include <Arduino.h>
 #include <IPAddress.h>
 #include "Ethernet.h"
 #include "Client.h"
-#include <../b64.h>
+#include <b64.h>
 
 class HttpClient : public Client
 {
@@ -31,13 +32,14 @@ public:
     };
 
     static const int kNoContentLengthHeader =-1;
+    static const int kHttpPort =80;
     static const char* kUserAgent;
     static const char* kGet;
     static const char* kPost;
     static const char* kPut;
     static const char* kDelete;
 
-    HttpClient(Client& aClient);
+    HttpClient(Client& aClient, const char* aProxy =NULL, uint16_t aProxyPort =0);
 
     /** Connect to the server and start to send a GET request.
       @param aServerName  Name of the server being connected to.  If NULL, the
@@ -274,15 +276,16 @@ public:
     int contentLength() { return iContentLength; };
 
     // Inherited from Print
-    virtual void write(uint8_t aByte) { iClient-> write(aByte); };
-    virtual void write(const char *aStr) { iClient->write(aStr); };
-    virtual void write(const uint8_t *aBuffer, size_t aSize) { iClient->write(aBuffer, aSize); };
+    virtual size_t write(uint8_t aByte) { return iClient-> write(aByte); };
+    virtual size_t write(const char *aStr) { return iClient->write(aStr); };
+    virtual size_t write(const uint8_t *aBuffer, size_t aSize) { return iClient->write(aBuffer, aSize); };
     // Inherited from Stream
     virtual int available() { return iClient->available(); };
     /** Read the next byte from the server.
       @return Byte read or -1 if there are no bytes available.
     */
     virtual int read();
+    virtual int read(uint8_t *buf, size_t size);
     virtual int peek() { return iClient->peek(); };
     virtual void flush() { return iClient->flush(); };
 
@@ -291,6 +294,7 @@ public:
     virtual int connect(const char *host, uint16_t port) { return iClient->connect(host, port); };
     virtual void stop();
     virtual uint8_t connected() { iClient->connected(); };
+    virtual operator bool() { return bool(iClient); };
 protected:
     /** Reset internal state data back to the "just initialised" state
     */
@@ -298,6 +302,9 @@ protected:
     /** Send the first part of the request and the initial headers.
       @param aServerName Name of the server being connected to.  If NULL, the
                          "Host" header line won't be sent
+      @param aServerIP  IP address of the server (only used if we're going through a
+                        proxy and aServerName is NULL
+      @param aServerPort  Port of the server being connected to.
       @param aURLPath	Url to request
       @param aHttpMethod  Type of HTTP request to make, e.g. "GET", "POST", etc.
       @param aUserAgent User-Agent string to send.  If NULL the default
@@ -307,6 +314,8 @@ protected:
       @return 0 if successful, else error
     */
     int sendInitialHeaders(const char* aServerName,
+                     IPAddress   aServerIP,
+                     uint16_t    aPort,
                      const char* aURLPath,
                      const char* aHttpMethod,
                      const char* aUserAgent,
@@ -343,6 +352,9 @@ protected:
     int iBodyLengthConsumed;
     // How far through a Content-Length header prefix we are
     const char* iContentLengthPtr;
+    // Address of the proxy to use, if we're using one
+    IPAddress iProxyAddress;
+    uint16_t iProxyPort;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/examples/SimpleHttpExample/SimpleHttpExample.pde b/examples/SimpleHttpExample/SimpleHttpExample.ino
similarity index 94%
rename from examples/SimpleHttpExample/SimpleHttpExample.pde
rename to examples/SimpleHttpExample/SimpleHttpExample.ino
index 12c56a8..801d309 100644
--- a/examples/SimpleHttpExample/SimpleHttpExample.pde
+++ b/examples/SimpleHttpExample/SimpleHttpExample.ino
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include <HttpClient.h>
 #include <b64.h>
 #include <Ethernet.h>
-#include <Client.h>
+#include <EthernetClient.h>
 
 // This example downloads the URL "http://arduino.cc/"
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ void loop()
 {
   int err =0;
   
-  Client c;
+  EthernetClient c;
   HttpClient http(c);
   
   err = http.get(kHostname, 80, kPath);
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ void loop()
         unsigned long timeoutStart = millis();
         char c;
         // Whilst we haven't timed out & haven't reached the end of the body
-        while (http.connected() &&
-               ( (millis() - timeoutStart) < kNetworkTimeout ))
+        while ( (http.connected() || http.available()) &&
+               ((millis() - timeoutStart) < kNetworkTimeout) )
         {
             if (http.available())
             {