diff --git a/internet/node-tcplistener.go b/internet/node-tcplistener.go
index 346f2c4..58e85f9 100644
--- a/internet/node-tcplistener.go
+++ b/internet/node-tcplistener.go
@@ -14,34 +14,31 @@ import (
 
 var _ StackNode = (*NodeTCPListener)(nil)
 
-type NodeTCPListener struct {
-	connID   uint64
-	conns    []tcp.Conn
-	accepted []bool
-	port     uint16
-	getISS   func() uint32
+type tcpPool interface {
+	GetTCP() (*tcp.Conn, tcp.Value)
+	PutTCP(*tcp.Conn)
 }
 
-func (listener *NodeTCPListener) AcceptRaw() (*tcp.Conn, error) {
-	connid := listener.connID
-	for {
-		if listener.isClosed() || connid != listener.connID {
-			return nil, net.ErrClosed
-		}
-		for i := range listener.conns {
-			isAvailable := listener.connReceivedSyn(i) && !listener.connAccepted(i)
-			if !isAvailable {
-				continue
-			}
-			// Connection received as SYN and is not yet accepted.
-			listener.accepted[i] = true
-			return &listener.conns[i], nil
-		}
-		time.Sleep(5 * time.Millisecond)
-	}
-	panic("unreachable")
+type NodeTCPListener struct {
+	connID uint64
+	// ready have received a
+	ready    []*tcp.Conn
+	accepted []*tcp.Conn
+
+	port       uint16
+	poolGet    func() (*tcp.Conn, tcp.Value)
+	poolReturn func(*tcp.Conn)
 }
 
+// LocalPort implements [StackNode].
+func (listener *NodeTCPListener) LocalPort() uint16 { return listener.port }
+
+// ConnectionID implements [StackNode].
+func (listener *NodeTCPListener) ConnectionID() *uint64 { return &listener.connID }
+
+// Protocol implements [StackNode].
+func (listener *NodeTCPListener) Protocol() uint64 { return uint64(lneto.IPProtoTCP) }
+
 func (listener *NodeTCPListener) Close() error {
 	if listener.isClosed() {
 		return errors.New("already closed")
@@ -51,24 +48,56 @@ func (listener *NodeTCPListener) Close() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (listener *NodeTCPListener) LocalPort() uint16 { return listener.port }
+func (listener *NodeTCPListener) Reset(port uint16, pool tcpPool) error {
+	if port == 0 {
+		return errZeroPort
+	} else if pool == nil {
+		return errors.New("nil TCP pool")
+	}
+	*listener = NodeTCPListener{
+		connID:     listener.connID + 1,
+		port:       port,
+		poolGet:    pool.GetTCP,
+		poolReturn: pool.PutTCP,
+		ready:      listener.ready[:0],
+		accepted:   listener.accepted[:0],
+	}
+	return nil
+}
 
-func (listener *NodeTCPListener) ConnectionID() *uint64 { return &listener.connID }
+func (listener *NodeTCPListener) AcceptRaw() (*tcp.Conn, error) {
+	connid := listener.connID
 
-func (listener *NodeTCPListener) Protocol() uint64 { return uint64(lneto.IPProtoTCP) }
+	for {
+		if listener.isClosed() || connid != listener.connID {
+			return nil, net.ErrClosed
+		}
+		for i, conn := range listener.ready {
+			if conn == nil {
+				continue
+			}
+			listener.accepted = append(listener.accepted, conn)
+			listener.ready[i] = nil // discard from ready.
+			return conn, nil
+		}
+		listener.maintainConns()
+		time.Sleep(5 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+	panic("unreachable")
+}
 
+// Encapsulate implements [StackNode].
 func (listener *NodeTCPListener) Encapsulate(carrierData []byte, tcpFrameOffset int) (int, error) {
 	if listener.isClosed() {
 		return 0, net.ErrClosed
 	}
-	for i := range listener.conns {
-		conn := &listener.conns[i]
-		if conn.State().IsClosed() {
+	for i, conn := range listener.accepted {
+		if conn == nil {
 			continue
 		}
 		n, err := conn.Encapsulate(carrierData, tcpFrameOffset)
 		if err != nil {
-			listener.maintainConn(i, err)
+			listener.maintainAccepted(i, err)
 		}
 		if n == 0 {
 			continue
@@ -78,6 +107,7 @@ func (listener *NodeTCPListener) Encapsulate(carrierData []byte, tcpFrameOffset
 	return 0, nil
 }
 
+// Demux implements [StackNode].
 func (listener *NodeTCPListener) Demux(carrierData []byte, tcpFrameOffset int) error {
 	if listener.isClosed() {
 		return net.ErrClosed
@@ -95,45 +125,45 @@ func (listener *NodeTCPListener) Demux(carrierData []byte, tcpFrameOffset int) e
 		return errors.New("not our port")
 	}
 	src := tfrm.DestinationPort()
-	_, flags := tfrm.OffsetAndFlags()
-	for i := range listener.conns {
-		if listener.conns[i].RemotePort() != src || !bytes.Equal(listener.conns[i].RemoteAddr(), addr) {
+	for i, conn := range listener.accepted {
+		if conn == nil || conn.RemotePort() != src || !bytes.Equal(conn.RemoteAddr(), addr) {
 			continue
 		}
-		conn := &listener.conns[i]
 		err := conn.Demux(carrierData, tcpFrameOffset)
 		if err != nil {
-			listener.maintainConn(i, err)
+			listener.maintainAccepted(i, err)
 		}
 		return err
 	}
-	if !flags.HasAll(tcp.FlagSYN) {
+	_, flags := tfrm.OffsetAndFlags()
+	if flags != tcp.FlagSYN {
 		return nil // Not a synchronizing packet, drop it.
 	}
-	// New connection must be assigned.
-	for i := range listener.conns {
-		conn := &listener.conns[i]
-		isOpen := !conn.State().IsClosed()
-		if isOpen {
-			continue
-		}
-		if conn.State() == tcp.StateTimeWait {
-			conn.Abort()
-		}
-
-		err = conn.OpenListen(dst, tcp.Value(listener.getISS()))
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		return conn.Demux(carrierData, tcpFrameOffset)
+	conn, iss := listener.poolGet()
+	if conn == nil {
+		slog.Error("tcpListener:no-free-conn")
+		return nil
 	}
-	slog.Error("tcpListener:no-free-conn")
+	err = conn.OpenListen(dst, iss)
+	if err != nil {
+		slog.Error("NodeTCPListener:open", slog.String("err", err.Error()))
+		return err // This should not happend
+	}
+	err = conn.Demux(carrierData, tcpFrameOffset)
+	if err != nil {
+		conn.Abort()
+		slog.Error("NodeTCPListener:demux", slog.String("err", err.Error()))
+		return nil
+	}
+	listener.ready = append(listener.ready, conn)
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (listener *NodeTCPListener) maintainConn(connIdx int, err error) {
+func (listener *NodeTCPListener) maintainAccepted(connIdx int, err error) {
 	if err == net.ErrClosed {
-		listener.conns[connIdx].Abort()
+		conn := listener.accepted[connIdx]
+		listener.poolReturn(conn)
+		listener.accepted[connIdx] = nil
 	}
 }
 
@@ -141,9 +171,19 @@ func (listener *NodeTCPListener) isClosed() bool {
 	return listener.port == 0
 }
 
-func (listener *NodeTCPListener) connReceivedSyn(idx int) bool {
-	return listener.conns[idx].RemotePort() != 0
+func (listener *NodeTCPListener) maintainConns() {
+	listener.accepted = removeZeros(listener.accepted)
+	listener.ready = removeZeros(listener.ready)
 }
-func (listener *NodeTCPListener) connAccepted(idx int) bool {
-	return listener.accepted[idx]
+
+func removeZeros[S ~[]E, E comparable](s S) S {
+	var z E
+	putIdx := 0
+	for i := range s {
+		if s[i] != z {
+			s[putIdx] = s[i]
+			putIdx++
+		}
+	}
+	return s[:putIdx]
 }