gistfile1.txt

diff --git a/slya-proxy.js b/slya-proxy.js
index 57d5c39..0df2ca0 100644
--- a/slya-proxy.js
+++ b/slya-proxy.js
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ function setupIptables(portMap) {
 
 function TCPProxy(port, destPort, destHost) {
     return net.createServer(function (inbound) {
+        // suppress data events until we're ready
+        inbound.pause();
+
         var outbound = net.createConnection(destPort, destHost);
         outbound.on('connect', function() {
             // Pass all data back and forth
@@ -127,6 +130,9 @@ function TCPProxy(port, destPort, destHost) {
                 inbound.end();
                 cleanup();
             });
+
+            // ok, all ready to pass data
+            inbound.resume();
         });
     });
 }