diff --git a/examples/interface_rmcp.py b/examples/interface_rmcp.py
index f9c4ba9..ff316ba 100644
--- a/examples/interface_rmcp.py
+++ b/examples/interface_rmcp.py
@@ -3,14 +3,16 @@
 import pyipmi
 import pyipmi.interfaces
 
-
+# Test with ipmi_sim, a tool that ships with openipmi
+# This should work with the default config file /etc/ipmi/ipmi.conf;
+# just run ipmi_sim -p in another window to start the server
 intf = pyipmi.interfaces.create_interface('rmcp',
                                           slave_address=0x81,
                                           host_target_address=0x20,
                                           keep_alive_interval=0)
 sess = pyipmi.Session()
-sess.set_session_type_rmcp('10.0.114.116', 623)
-sess.set_auth_type_user('admin', 'admin')
+sess.set_session_type_rmcp('localhost', 9001)
+sess.set_auth_type_user('ipmiusr', 'test')
 sess.set_priv_level("ADMINISTRATOR")
 target = pyipmi.Target(ipmb_address=0x20)
 
diff --git a/pyipmi/interfaces/rmcp.py b/pyipmi/interfaces/rmcp.py
index e100f7c..a02c2e9 100644
--- a/pyipmi/interfaces/rmcp.py
+++ b/pyipmi/interfaces/rmcp.py
@@ -423,12 +423,12 @@ def close(self) -> None:
     def _send_rmcp_msg(self, sdu: bytes | None, class_of_msg: int) -> None:
         rmcp = RmcpMsg(class_of_msg)
         pdu = rmcp.pack(sdu, self.seq_number)
-        self._sock.sendto(pdu, (self.host, self.port))
+        self._sock.send(pdu)
         if self.seq_number != 255:
             self.seq_number = (self.seq_number + 1) % 254
 
     def _receive_rmcp_msg(self) -> tuple[int | None, int | None, bytes]:
-        (pdu, _) = self._sock.recvfrom(4096)
+        pdu = self._sock.recv(4096)
         rmcp = RmcpMsg()
         sdu = rmcp.unpack(pdu)
         return (rmcp.seq_number, rmcp.class_of_msg, sdu)
@@ -526,6 +526,7 @@ def establish_session(self, session: Session) -> None:
         self._session = None
         self.host = session._rmcp_host
         self.port = session._rmcp_port
+        self._sock.connect((self.host, self.port))
 
         # 0 - Ping
         self.ping()