function connect() {
		$this->_connection = fsockopen('udp://' . $this->_ip, $this->_port, $error['number'], $error['string']);
		
		if($this->_connection) {
			fwrite($this->_connection, $this->_command_status);
			stream_set_timeout($this->_connection, $this->_timeout, 0);
			stream_set_blocking($this->_connection, true);
			$this->_data = fgetc($this->_connection);
			$status = stream_get_meta_data($this->_connection);
			
			if($status['timed_out']) {
				$this->_status = false;
				return false;
			} else {
				if($status['unread_bytes'] > 0) {
					$this->_data .= fread($this->_connection, $status['unread_bytes']);
				} else {
					$this->_status = false;
					return false;
				}
			}
		} else {
			$this->_status = false;
			return false;
		}
		
		return fclose($this->_connection);
	}