diff --git a/lib/config/GWConfig.h b/lib/config/GWConfig.h
index b5125fe..9ea7d1b 100644
--- a/lib/config/GWConfig.h
+++ b/lib/config/GWConfig.h
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ class GwConfigHandler{
         const String serverPort=F("serverPort");
         const String maxClients=F("maxClients");
         const String sendTCP=F("sendTCP");
+        const String readTCP=F("receiveTCP");
         const String sendSeasmart=F("sendSeasmart");
         const String usbBaud=F("usbBaud");
         const String systemName=F("systemName");
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ class GwConfigHandler{
         GwConfigItem * findConfig(const String name, bool dummy=false);
         GwConfigInterface * getConfigItem(const String name, bool dummy=false) const;
     private:
-    GwConfigItem* configs[12]={
+    GwConfigItem* configs[13]={
         new GwConfigItem(sendUsb,"true"),
         new GwConfigItem (receiveUsb,"false"),
         new GwConfigItem (wifiClient,"false"),
@@ -93,13 +94,14 @@ class GwConfigHandler{
         new GwConfigItem (serverPort,"2222"),
         new GwConfigItem (maxClients, "10"),
         new GwConfigItem (sendTCP,"true"),
+        new GwConfigItem (readTCP,"true"),
         new GwConfigItem (sendSeasmart,"false"),
         new GwConfigItem (usbBaud,"115200"),
         new GwConfigItem (systemName,"ESP32NMEA2K"),
         new GwConfigItem (stopApTime,"0")
     };  
     int getNumConfig() const{
-        return 12;
+        return 13;
     }  
 };
 #endif
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diff --git a/lib/queue/GwBuffer.cpp b/lib/queue/GwBuffer.cpp
index ae1bc8b..1b4c705 100644
--- a/lib/queue/GwBuffer.cpp
+++ b/lib/queue/GwBuffer.cpp
@@ -6,9 +6,15 @@ void GwBuffer::lp(const char *fkt, int p)
               fkt, buffer, offset(writePointer), offset(readPointer), usedSpace(), freeSpace(), p);
 }
 
-GwBuffer::GwBuffer(GwLog *logger)
+GwBuffer::GwBuffer(GwLog *logger,size_t bufferSize, bool rotate)
 {
     this->logger = logger;
+    this->rotate=rotate;
+    this->bufferSize=bufferSize;
+    this->buffer=new uint8_t[bufferSize];
+}
+GwBuffer::~GwBuffer(){
+    delete buffer;
 }
 void GwBuffer::reset()
 {
@@ -18,13 +24,16 @@ void GwBuffer::reset()
 }
 size_t GwBuffer::freeSpace()
 {
+    if (! rotate){
+        return bufferSize-offset(writePointer)-1;
+    }
     if (readPointer < writePointer)
     {
-        size_t rt = BUFFER_SIZE - offset(writePointer) - 1 + offset(readPointer);
+        size_t rt = bufferSize - offset(writePointer) - 1 + offset(readPointer);
         return rt;
     }
     if (readPointer == writePointer)
-        return BUFFER_SIZE - 1;
+        return bufferSize - 1;
     return readPointer - writePointer - 1;
 }
 size_t GwBuffer::usedSpace()
@@ -33,19 +42,27 @@ size_t GwBuffer::usedSpace()
         return 0;
     if (readPointer < writePointer)
         return writePointer - readPointer;
-    return BUFFER_SIZE - offset(readPointer) - 1 + offset(writePointer);
+    return bufferSize - offset(readPointer) - 1 + offset(writePointer);
 }
 size_t GwBuffer::addData(const uint8_t *data, size_t len)
 {
     lp("addDataE", len);
     if (len == 0)
         return 0;
-    if (freeSpace() < len)
+    if (freeSpace() < len && rotate)
+        //in rotating mode (send buffer)
+        //we only fill in a message if it fit's completely
         return 0;
     size_t written = 0;
+    bool canRotate=rotate && offset(readPointer) > 0;
     if (writePointer >= readPointer)
     {
-        written = BUFFER_SIZE - offset(writePointer) - 1;
+        written = bufferSize - offset(writePointer) - 1;
+        if (written > 0 && ! canRotate){
+            //if we cannot rotate we are not allowed to write to the last byte
+            //as otherwise we would not be able to distinguish between full and empty
+            written--;
+        }
         if (written > len)
             written = len;
         if (written)
@@ -54,7 +71,7 @@ size_t GwBuffer::addData(const uint8_t *data, size_t len)
             len -= written;
             data += written;
             writePointer += written;
-            if (offset(writePointer) >= (BUFFER_SIZE - 1))
+            if (offset(writePointer) >= (bufferSize - 1) && canRotate)
                 writePointer = buffer;
         }
         lp("addData1", written);
@@ -63,21 +80,24 @@ size_t GwBuffer::addData(const uint8_t *data, size_t len)
             return written;
         }
     }
+    if (! canRotate) return written;
     //now we have the write pointer before the read pointer
-    //and we did the length check before - so we can safely copy
-    memcpy(writePointer, data, len);
-    writePointer += len;
-    lp("addData2", len);
-    return len + written;
+    int maxLen=readPointer-writePointer-1;
+    if (len < maxLen) maxLen=len;
+    memcpy(writePointer, data, maxLen);
+    writePointer += maxLen;
+    lp("addData2", maxLen);
+    return maxLen + written;
 }
 /**
          * write some data to the buffer writer
          * return an error if the buffer writer returned < 0
          */
-GwBuffer::WriteStatus GwBuffer::fetchData(GwBufferWriter *writer, bool errorIf0 )
+GwBuffer::WriteStatus GwBuffer::fetchData(GwBufferWriter *writer, int maxLen,bool errorIf0 )
 {
     lp("fetchDataE");
     size_t len = usedSpace();
+    if (maxLen > 0 && len > maxLen) len=maxLen;
     if (len == 0)
         return OK;
     size_t written = 0;
@@ -85,7 +105,7 @@ GwBuffer::WriteStatus GwBuffer::fetchData(GwBufferWriter *writer, bool errorIf0
     if (writePointer < readPointer)
     {
         //we need to write from readPointer till end and then till writePointer-1
-        plen = BUFFER_SIZE - offset(readPointer) - 1;
+        plen = bufferSize - offset(readPointer) - 1;
         int rt = writer->write(readPointer, plen);
         lp("fetchData1", rt);
         if (rt < 0)
@@ -104,7 +124,7 @@ GwBuffer::WriteStatus GwBuffer::fetchData(GwBufferWriter *writer, bool errorIf0
             return (errorIf0 ? ERROR : AGAIN);
         }
         readPointer += rt;
-        if (offset(readPointer) >= (BUFFER_SIZE - 1))
+        if (offset(readPointer) >= (bufferSize - 1))
             readPointer = buffer;
         if (rt < plen)
             return AGAIN;
@@ -135,11 +155,43 @@ GwBuffer::WriteStatus GwBuffer::fetchData(GwBufferWriter *writer, bool errorIf0
         return ERROR;
     }
     readPointer += rt;
-    if (offset(readPointer) >= (BUFFER_SIZE - 1))
+    if (offset(readPointer) >= (bufferSize - 1))
         readPointer = buffer;
     lp("fetchData3");
     written += rt;
     if (written < len)
         return AGAIN;
     return OK;
+}
+
+int GwBuffer::findChar(char x){
+    int offset=0;
+    uint8_t *p;
+    for (p=readPointer; p != writePointer && p < (buffer+bufferSize);p++){
+        if (*p == x) return offset;
+        offset++;
+    }
+    if (p >= (buffer+bufferSize)){
+        //we reached the end of the buffer without "hitting" the write pointer
+        //so we can start from the beginning if rotating...
+        if (! rotate) return -1;
+        for (p=buffer;p < writePointer && p < (buffer+bufferSize);p++){
+            if (*p == x) return offset;
+            offset++;
+        }
+    }
+    return -1;
+}
+
+GwBuffer::WriteStatus GwBuffer::fetchMessage(GwBufferWriter *writer,char delimiter,bool emptyIfFull){
+    int pos=findChar(delimiter);
+    if (pos < 0) {
+        if (!freeSpace() && emptyIfFull){
+            LOG_DEBUG(GwLog::LOG,"line to long, reset");
+            reset();
+            return ERROR;
+        }
+        return AGAIN;
+    }
+    return fetchData(writer,pos+1,true);
 }
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diff --git a/lib/queue/GwBuffer.h b/lib/queue/GwBuffer.h
index 68b8909..e32d7eb 100644
--- a/lib/queue/GwBuffer.h
+++ b/lib/queue/GwBuffer.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 class GwBufferWriter{
     public:
+        int id=0; //can be set be users
         virtual int write(const uint8_t *buffer,size_t len)=0;
         virtual ~GwBufferWriter(){};
 };
@@ -24,7 +25,9 @@ class GwBuffer{
             AGAIN
         } WriteStatus;
     private:
-        uint8_t buffer[BUFFER_SIZE];
+        size_t bufferSize;
+        bool rotate;
+        uint8_t *buffer;
         uint8_t *writePointer=buffer;
         uint8_t *readPointer=buffer;
         size_t offset(uint8_t* ptr){
@@ -32,8 +35,13 @@ class GwBuffer{
         }
         GwLog *logger;
         void lp(const char *fkt,int p=0);
+        /**
+         * find the first occurance of x in the buffer, -1 if not found
+         */
+        int findChar(char x);
     public:
-        GwBuffer(GwLog *logger);
+        GwBuffer(GwLog *logger,size_t bufferSize,bool rotate=true);
+        ~GwBuffer();
         void reset();
         size_t freeSpace();
         size_t usedSpace();
@@ -42,7 +50,9 @@ class GwBuffer{
          * write some data to the buffer writer
          * return an error if the buffer writer returned < 0
          */
-        WriteStatus fetchData(GwBufferWriter *writer, bool errorIf0 = true);
+        WriteStatus fetchData(GwBufferWriter *writer, int maxLen=-1,bool errorIf0 = true);
+
+        WriteStatus fetchMessage(GwBufferWriter *writer,char delimiter,bool emptyIfFull=true);
 };
 
 #endif
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diff --git a/lib/serial/GwSerial.cpp b/lib/serial/GwSerial.cpp
index ef4b060..c8d368c 100644
--- a/lib/serial/GwSerial.cpp
+++ b/lib/serial/GwSerial.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ GwSerial::GwSerial(GwLog *logger, uart_port_t num)
 {
     this->logger = logger;
     this->num = num;
-    this->buffer = new GwBuffer(logger);
+    this->buffer = new GwBuffer(logger,1600);
     this->writer = new SerialWriter(num);
 }
 GwSerial::~GwSerial()
diff --git a/lib/serial/GwSerial.h b/lib/serial/GwSerial.h
index 1161f21..cb9903f 100644
--- a/lib/serial/GwSerial.h
+++ b/lib/serial/GwSerial.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ class SerialWriter;
 class GwSerial{
     private:
         GwBuffer *buffer;
+        GwBuffer *readBuffer;
         GwLog *logger; 
         SerialWriter *writer;
         uart_port_t num;
diff --git a/lib/socketserver/GwSocketServer.cpp b/lib/socketserver/GwSocketServer.cpp
index ad58d30..92b60f0 100644
--- a/lib/socketserver/GwSocketServer.cpp
+++ b/lib/socketserver/GwSocketServer.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 #include <lwip/sockets.h>
 #include "GwBuffer.h"
 
+#define WRITE_BUFFER_SIZE 1600
+#define READ_BUFFER_SIZE 200
 class Writer : public GwBufferWriter{
     public:
     wiFiClientPtr client;
@@ -48,17 +50,23 @@ class Writer : public GwBufferWriter{
 class GwClient{
     public:
         wiFiClientPtr client;
-        GwBuffer *buffer;
-        GwLog *logger;
         int overflows;
         String remoteIp;
     private:
         Writer *writer=NULL;
+        bool allowRead;
+        GwBuffer *buffer=NULL;
+        GwBuffer *readBuffer=NULL;
+        GwLog *logger;
     public:        
-        GwClient(wiFiClientPtr client,GwLog *logger){
+        GwClient(wiFiClientPtr client,GwLog *logger, bool allowRead=false){
             this->client=client;
             this->logger=logger;
-            buffer=new GwBuffer(logger);
+            this->allowRead=allowRead;
+            buffer=new GwBuffer(logger,WRITE_BUFFER_SIZE);
+            if (allowRead){
+                readBuffer=new GwBuffer(logger,READ_BUFFER_SIZE);
+            }
             overflows=0;
             if (client != NULL){
                 writer=new Writer(client);
@@ -68,6 +76,7 @@ class GwClient{
         void setClient(wiFiClientPtr client){
             this->client=client;
             buffer->reset();
+            if (readBuffer) readBuffer->reset();
             overflows=0;
             if (writer) delete writer;
             writer=NULL;
@@ -84,6 +93,8 @@ class GwClient{
         }
         ~GwClient(){
             delete writer;
+            delete buffer;
+            if (readBuffer) delete readBuffer;
         }
         bool enqueue(uint8_t *data, size_t len){
             if (len == 0) return true;
@@ -113,16 +124,49 @@ class GwClient{
             }    
             return rt;
         }
+        bool read(){
+            size_t maxLen=allowRead?readBuffer->freeSpace():100;
+            if (!maxLen) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            char buffer[maxLen];
+            int res = recv(client->fd(), (void*) buffer, maxLen, MSG_DONTWAIT);
+            if (res == 0){
+                LOG_DEBUG(GwLog::LOG,"client shutdown (recv 0) on %s",remoteIp.c_str());
+                client->stop();
+                return false;
+            }
+            if (res < 0){
+                if (errno != EAGAIN){
+                    LOG_DEBUG(GwLog::LOG,"client read error %d on %s",errno,remoteIp.c_str());
+                    client->stop();
+                    return false;
+                }
+                return false;
+            }
+            if (! allowRead) return true;
+            size_t stored=readBuffer->addData((uint8_t*)buffer,res);
+            if (stored != res){
+                LOG_DEBUG(GwLog::LOG,"internal read error buffer overflow on %s",remoteIp.c_str());
+            }
+            return true;
+        }
+        bool messagesFromBuffer(GwBufferWriter *writer){
+            if (! allowRead) return false;
+            return readBuffer->fetchMessage(writer,'\n',true) == GwBuffer::OK;
+        }
 };
 
 
-GwSocketServer::GwSocketServer(const GwConfigHandler *config,GwLog *logger){
+GwSocketServer::GwSocketServer(const GwConfigHandler *config,GwLog *logger,int minId){
     this->config=config;
     this->logger=logger;
+    this->minId=minId;
     maxClients=config->getInt(config->maxClients);
+    allowReceive=config->getBool(config->readTCP);
     clients=new gwClientPtr[maxClients];
     for (int i=0;i<maxClients;i++){
-        clients[i]=gwClientPtr(new GwClient(wiFiClientPtr(NULL),logger));
+        clients[i]=gwClientPtr(new GwClient(wiFiClientPtr(NULL),logger,allowReceive));
     }
 }
 void GwSocketServer::begin(){
@@ -186,15 +230,22 @@ void GwSocketServer::loop()
         }
         else
         {
-            while (client->client->available())
-            {
-                char c = client->client->read();
-                //TODO: read data
-            }
+            client->read();
         }
     }
 }
-void GwSocketServer::sendToClients(const char *buf){
+
+bool GwSocketServer::readMessages(GwBufferWriter *writer){
+    if (! allowReceive) return false;
+    bool hasMessages=false;
+    for (int i = 0; i < maxClients; i++){
+        writer->id=minId+i;
+        if (!clients[i]->hasClient()) continue;
+        if (clients[i]->messagesFromBuffer(writer)) hasMessages=true;
+    }
+    return hasMessages;
+}
+void GwSocketServer::sendToClients(const char *buf,int source){
     int len=strlen(buf);
     char buffer[len+2];
     memcpy(buffer,buf,len);
@@ -202,8 +253,10 @@ void GwSocketServer::sendToClients(const char *buf){
     len++;
     buffer[len]=0x0a;
     len++;
+    int sourceIndex=source-minId;
     for (int i = 0; i < maxClients; i++)
     {
+        if (i == sourceIndex)continue; //never send out to the source we received from
         gwClientPtr client = clients[i];
         if (! client->hasClient()) continue;
         if ( client->client->connected() ) {
diff --git a/lib/socketserver/GwSocketServer.h b/lib/socketserver/GwSocketServer.h
index b3b380c..0b10c6d 100644
--- a/lib/socketserver/GwSocketServer.h
+++ b/lib/socketserver/GwSocketServer.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define _GWSOCKETSERVER_H
 #include "GWConfig.h"
 #include "GwLog.h"
+#include "GwBuffer.h"
 #include <memory>
 #include <WiFi.h>
 
@@ -14,13 +15,16 @@ class GwSocketServer{
         GwLog *logger;
         gwClientPtr *clients;
         WiFiServer *server=NULL;
+        bool allowReceive;
         int maxClients;
+        int minId;
     public:
-        GwSocketServer(const GwConfigHandler *config,GwLog *logger);
+        GwSocketServer(const GwConfigHandler *config,GwLog *logger,int minId);
         ~GwSocketServer();
         void begin();
         void loop();
-        void sendToClients(const char *buf);
+        void sendToClients(const char *buf,int sourceId);
         int numClients();
+        bool readMessages(GwBufferWriter *writer);
 };
 #endif
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diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index b95cac5..49cd2c4 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -37,13 +37,20 @@
 #include "GwMessage.h"
 #include "GwSerial.h"
 
+
+//NMEA message channels
+#define N2K_CHANNEL_ID 0
+#define USB_CHANNEL_ID 1
+#define SERIAL1_CHANNEL_ID 2
+#define MIN_TCP_CHANNEL_ID 3
+
 typedef std::map<String,String> StringMap;
 
 
 GwLog logger(GwLog::DEBUG,NULL);
 GwConfigHandler config(&logger);
 GwWifi gwWifi(&config,&logger);
-GwSocketServer socketServer(&config,&logger);
+GwSocketServer socketServer(&config,&logger,MIN_TCP_CHANNEL_ID);
 GwBoatData boatData(&logger);
 
 
@@ -374,7 +381,7 @@ void HandleNMEA2000Msg(const tN2kMsg &N2kMsg) {
 
   char buf[MAX_NMEA2000_MESSAGE_SEASMART_SIZE];
   if ( N2kToSeasmart(N2kMsg, millis(), buf, MAX_NMEA2000_MESSAGE_SEASMART_SIZE) == 0 ) return;
-  socketServer.sendToClients(buf);
+  socketServer.sendToClients(buf,N2K_CHANNEL_ID);
 }
 
 
@@ -385,7 +392,7 @@ void SendNMEA0183Message(const tNMEA0183Msg &NMEA0183Msg) {
   char buf[MAX_NMEA0183_MESSAGE_SIZE];
   if ( !NMEA0183Msg.GetMessage(buf, MAX_NMEA0183_MESSAGE_SIZE) ) return;
   if (sendTCP->asBoolean()){
-    socketServer.sendToClients(buf);
+    socketServer.sendToClients(buf,N2K_CHANNEL_ID);
   }
   if (sendUsb->asBoolean()){
     int len=strlen(buf);
@@ -399,10 +406,23 @@ void SendNMEA0183Message(const tNMEA0183Msg &NMEA0183Msg) {
   }
 }
 
+class NMEAMessageReceiver : public GwBufferWriter{
+  public:
+    virtual int write(const uint8_t *buffer,size_t len){
+      char nbuf[len+1];
+      memcpy(nbuf,buffer,len);
+      nbuf[len]=0;
+      logger.logDebug(GwLog::DEBUG,"NMEA[%d]: %s",id,nbuf);
+      return len;
+    }
+};
 void loop() {
   gwWifi.loop();
 
-  socketServer.loop();
+  socketServer.loop();  
+  if (usbSerial.write() == GwBuffer::ERROR){
+    logger.logDebug(GwLog::DEBUG,"overflow in USB serial");
+  }
   NMEA2000.ParseMessages();
 
   int SourceAddress = NMEA2000.GetN2kSource();
@@ -411,7 +431,7 @@ void loop() {
     preferences.begin("nvs", false);
     preferences.putInt("LastNodeAddress", SourceAddress);
     preferences.end();
-    Serial.printf("Address Change: New Address=%d\n", SourceAddress);
+    logger.logDebug(GwLog::LOG,"Address Change: New Address=%d\n", SourceAddress);
   }
   nmea0183Converter->loop();
 
@@ -422,9 +442,10 @@ void loop() {
     msg->process();
     msg->unref();
   }
-  if (usbSerial.write() == GwBuffer::ERROR){
-    logger.logDebug(GwLog::DEBUG,"overflow in USB serial");
-  }
+  NMEAMessageReceiver receiver;
+  socketServer.readMessages(&receiver);
+  //read channels
+
   usbSerial.read();
 
 }