diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ac06dbf..aa54e34 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,42 +22,77 @@ order to complete:
 ## Usage
 
 In order to use this project, you'll need the following react boilerplate code
-to initialize the main loop and select your DNS server if you have not already
-set it up anyway.
+to initialize the main loop.
 
 ```php
 $loop = React\EventLoop\Factory::create();
-
-$dnsResolverFactory = new React\Dns\Resolver\Factory();
-$dns = $dnsResolverFactory->createCached('8.8.8.8', $loop);
 ```
 
 ### Async TCP/IP connections
 
-The `React\SocketClient\Connector` provides a single promise-based
-`create($host, $ip)` method which resolves as soon as the connection
+The `React\SocketClient\TcpConnector` provides a single promise-based
+`create($ip, $port)` method which resolves as soon as the connection
 succeeds or fails.
 
 ```php
-$connector = new React\SocketClient\Connector($loop, $dns);
+$tcpConnector = new React\SocketClient\TcpConnector($loop);
 
-$connector->create('www.google.com', 80)->then(function (React\Stream\Stream $stream) {
+$tcpConnector->create('127.0.0.1', 80)->then(function (React\Stream\Stream $stream) {
     $stream->write('...');
-    $stream->close();
+    $stream->end();
 });
 
 $loop->run();
 ```
 
+Note that this class only allows you to connect to IP/port combinations.
+If you want to connect to hostname/port combinations, see also the following chapter.
+
+### DNS resolution
+
+The `DnsConnector` class decorates a given `TcpConnector` instance by first
+looking up the given domain name and then establishing the underlying TCP/IP
+connection to the resolved IP address.
+
+It provides the same promise-based `create($host, $port)` method which resolves with
+a `Stream` instance that can be used just like above.
+
+Make sure to set up your DNS resolver and underlying TCP connector like this:
+
+```php
+$dnsResolverFactory = new React\Dns\Resolver\Factory();
+$dns = $dnsResolverFactory->createCached('8.8.8.8', $loop);
+
+$dnsConnector = new React\SocketClient\DnsConnector($tcpConnector, $dns);
+
+$dnsConnector->create('www.google.com', 80)->then(function (React\Stream\Stream $stream) {
+    $stream->write('...');
+    $stream->end();
+});
+
+$loop->run();
+```
+
+The legacy `Connector` class can be used for backwards-compatiblity reasons.
+It works very much like the newer `DnsConnector` but instead has to be
+set up like this:
+
+```php
+$connector = new React\SocketClient\Connector($loop, $dns);
+
+$connector->create('www.google.com', 80)->then($callback);
+```
+
 ### Async SSL/TLS connections
 
 The `SecureConnector` class decorates a given `Connector` instance by enabling
-SSL/TLS encryption as soon as the raw TCP/IP connection succeeds. It provides
-the same promise- based `create($host, $ip)` method which resolves with
-a `Stream` instance that can be used just like any non-encrypted stream.
+SSL/TLS encryption as soon as the raw TCP/IP connection succeeds.
+
+It provides the same promise- based `create($host, $port)` method which resolves with
+a `Stream` instance that can be used just like any non-encrypted stream:
 
 ```php
-$secureConnector = new React\SocketClient\SecureConnector($connector, $loop);
+$secureConnector = new React\SocketClient\SecureConnector($dnsConnector, $loop);
 
 $secureConnector->create('www.google.com', 443)->then(function (React\Stream\Stream $stream) {
     $stream->write("GET / HTTP/1.0\r\nHost: www.google.com\r\n\r\n");
diff --git a/src/Connector.php b/src/Connector.php
index eed8d91..6cf991c 100644
--- a/src/Connector.php
+++ b/src/Connector.php
@@ -4,100 +4,21 @@
 
 use React\EventLoop\LoopInterface;
 use React\Dns\Resolver\Resolver;
-use React\Stream\Stream;
-use React\Promise;
-use React\Promise\Deferred;
 
+/**
+ * @deprecated Exists for BC only, consider using the newer DnsConnector instead
+ */
 class Connector implements ConnectorInterface
 {
-    private $loop;
-    private $resolver;
+    private $connector;
 
     public function __construct(LoopInterface $loop, Resolver $resolver)
     {
-        $this->loop = $loop;
-        $this->resolver = $resolver;
+        $this->connector = new DnsConnector(new TcpConnector($loop), $resolver);
     }
 
     public function create($host, $port)
     {
-        return $this
-            ->resolveHostname($host)
-            ->then(function ($address) use ($port) {
-                return $this->createSocketForAddress($address, $port);
-            });
-    }
-
-    public function createSocketForAddress($address, $port)
-    {
-        $url = $this->getSocketUrl($address, $port);
-
-        $flags = STREAM_CLIENT_CONNECT | STREAM_CLIENT_ASYNC_CONNECT;
-        $socket = stream_socket_client($url, $errno, $errstr, 0, $flags);
-
-        if (!$socket) {
-            return Promise\reject(new \RuntimeException(
-                sprintf("connection to %s:%d failed: %s", $address, $port, $errstr),
-                $errno
-            ));
-        }
-
-        stream_set_blocking($socket, 0);
-
-        // wait for connection
-
-        return $this
-            ->waitForStreamOnce($socket)
-            ->then(array($this, 'checkConnectedSocket'))
-            ->then(array($this, 'handleConnectedSocket'));
-    }
-
-    protected function waitForStreamOnce($stream)
-    {
-        $deferred = new Deferred();
-
-        $loop = $this->loop;
-
-        $this->loop->addWriteStream($stream, function ($stream) use ($loop, $deferred) {
-            $loop->removeWriteStream($stream);
-
-            $deferred->resolve($stream);
-        });
-
-        return $deferred->promise();
-    }
-
-    public function checkConnectedSocket($socket)
-    {
-        // The following hack looks like the only way to
-        // detect connection refused errors with PHP's stream sockets.
-        if (false === stream_socket_get_name($socket, true)) {
-            return Promise\reject(new ConnectionException('Connection refused'));
-        }
-
-        return Promise\resolve($socket);
-    }
-
-    public function handleConnectedSocket($socket)
-    {
-        return new Stream($socket, $this->loop);
-    }
-
-    protected function getSocketUrl($host, $port)
-    {
-        if (strpos($host, ':') !== false) {
-            // enclose IPv6 addresses in square brackets before appending port
-            $host = '[' . $host . ']';
-        }
-        return sprintf('tcp://%s:%s', $host, $port);
-    }
-
-    protected function resolveHostname($host)
-    {
-        if (false !== filter_var($host, FILTER_VALIDATE_IP)) {
-            return Promise\resolve($host);
-        }
-
-        return $this->resolver->resolve($host);
+        return $this->connector->create($host, $port);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/DnsConnector.php b/src/DnsConnector.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6611995
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/DnsConnector.php
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace React\SocketClient;
+
+use React\EventLoop\LoopInterface;
+use React\Dns\Resolver\Resolver;
+use React\Stream\Stream;
+use React\Promise;
+use React\Promise\Deferred;
+
+class DnsConnector implements ConnectorInterface
+{
+    private $connector;
+    private $resolver;
+
+    public function __construct(ConnectorInterface $connector, Resolver $resolver)
+    {
+        $this->connector = $connector;
+        $this->resolver = $resolver;
+    }
+
+    public function create($host, $port)
+    {
+        $connector = $this->connector;
+
+        return $this
+            ->resolveHostname($host)
+            ->then(function ($address) use ($connector, $port) {
+                return $connector->create($address, $port);
+            });
+    }
+
+    private function resolveHostname($host)
+    {
+        if (false !== filter_var($host, FILTER_VALIDATE_IP)) {
+            return Promise\resolve($host);
+        }
+
+        return $this->resolver->resolve($host);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/TcpConnector.php b/src/TcpConnector.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ddd5bd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/TcpConnector.php
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace React\SocketClient;
+
+use React\EventLoop\LoopInterface;
+use React\Dns\Resolver\Resolver;
+use React\Stream\Stream;
+use React\Promise;
+use React\Promise\Deferred;
+
+class TcpConnector implements ConnectorInterface
+{
+    private $loop;
+
+    public function __construct(LoopInterface $loop)
+    {
+        $this->loop = $loop;
+    }
+
+    public function create($ip, $port)
+    {
+        if (false === filter_var($ip, FILTER_VALIDATE_IP)) {
+            return Promise\reject(new \InvalidArgumentException('Given parameter "' . $ip . '" is not a valid IP'));
+        }
+
+        $url = $this->getSocketUrl($ip, $port);
+
+        $socket = stream_socket_client($url, $errno, $errstr, 0, STREAM_CLIENT_CONNECT | STREAM_CLIENT_ASYNC_CONNECT);
+
+        if (!$socket) {
+            return Promise\reject(new \RuntimeException(
+                sprintf("Connection to %s:%d failed: %s", $ip, $port, $errstr),
+                $errno
+            ));
+        }
+
+        stream_set_blocking($socket, 0);
+
+        // wait for connection
+
+        return $this
+            ->waitForStreamOnce($socket)
+            ->then(array($this, 'checkConnectedSocket'))
+            ->then(array($this, 'handleConnectedSocket'));
+    }
+
+    private function waitForStreamOnce($stream)
+    {
+        $deferred = new Deferred();
+
+        $loop = $this->loop;
+
+        $this->loop->addWriteStream($stream, function ($stream) use ($loop, $deferred) {
+            $loop->removeWriteStream($stream);
+
+            $deferred->resolve($stream);
+        });
+
+        return $deferred->promise();
+    }
+
+    /** @internal */
+    public function checkConnectedSocket($socket)
+    {
+        // The following hack looks like the only way to
+        // detect connection refused errors with PHP's stream sockets.
+        if (false === stream_socket_get_name($socket, true)) {
+            return Promise\reject(new ConnectionException('Connection refused'));
+        }
+
+        return Promise\resolve($socket);
+    }
+
+    /** @internal */
+    public function handleConnectedSocket($socket)
+    {
+        return new Stream($socket, $this->loop);
+    }
+
+    private function getSocketUrl($ip, $port)
+    {
+        if (strpos($ip, ':') !== false) {
+            // enclose IPv6 addresses in square brackets before appending port
+            $ip = '[' . $ip . ']';
+        }
+        return sprintf('tcp://%s:%s', $ip, $port);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/DnsConnectorTest.php b/tests/DnsConnectorTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8ab96e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/DnsConnectorTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace React\Tests\SocketClient;
+
+use React\SocketClient\DnsConnector;
+use React\Promise;
+
+class DnsConnectorTest extends TestCase
+{
+    private $tcp;
+    private $resolver;
+    private $connector;
+
+    public function setUp()
+    {
+        $this->tcp = $this->getMock('React\SocketClient\ConnectorInterface');
+        $this->resolver = $this->getMockBuilder('React\Dns\Resolver\Resolver')->disableOriginalConstructor()->getMock();
+
+        $this->connector = new DnsConnector($this->tcp, $this->resolver);
+    }
+
+    public function testPassByResolverIfGivenIp()
+    {
+        $this->resolver->expects($this->never())->method('resolve');
+        $this->tcp->expects($this->once())->method('create')->with($this->equalTo('127.0.0.1'), $this->equalTo(80));
+
+        $this->connector->create('127.0.0.1', 80);
+    }
+
+    public function testPassThroughResolverIfGivenHost()
+    {
+        $this->resolver->expects($this->once())->method('resolve')->with($this->equalTo('google.com'))->will($this->returnValue(Promise\resolve('1.2.3.4')));
+        $this->tcp->expects($this->once())->method('create')->with($this->equalTo('1.2.3.4'), $this->equalTo(80));
+
+        $this->connector->create('google.com', 80);
+    }
+
+    public function testSkipConnectionIfDnsFails()
+    {
+        $this->resolver->expects($this->once())->method('resolve')->with($this->equalTo('example.invalid'))->will($this->returnValue(Promise\reject()));
+        $this->tcp->expects($this->never())->method('create');
+
+        $this->connector->create('example.invalid', 80);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/IntegrationTest.php b/tests/IntegrationTest.php
index 889a8cb..a2183b4 100644
--- a/tests/IntegrationTest.php
+++ b/tests/IntegrationTest.php
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ public function gettingStuffFromGoogleShouldWork()
 
         $factory = new Factory();
         $dns = $factory->create('8.8.8.8', $loop);
+        $connector = new Connector($loop, $dns);
 
         $connected = false;
         $response = null;
 
-        $connector = new Connector($loop, $dns);
         $connector->create('google.com', 80)
             ->then(function ($conn) use (&$connected) {
                 $connected = true;
diff --git a/tests/ConnectorTest.php b/tests/TcpConnectorTest.php
similarity index 76%
rename from tests/ConnectorTest.php
rename to tests/TcpConnectorTest.php
index a34b7aa..b949c60 100644
--- a/tests/ConnectorTest.php
+++ b/tests/TcpConnectorTest.php
@@ -4,18 +4,16 @@
 
 use React\EventLoop\StreamSelectLoop;
 use React\Socket\Server;
-use React\SocketClient\Connector;
+use React\SocketClient\TcpConnector;
 
-class ConnectorTest extends TestCase
+class TcpConnectorTest extends TestCase
 {
     /** @test */
     public function connectionToEmptyPortShouldFail()
     {
         $loop = new StreamSelectLoop();
 
-        $dns = $this->createResolverMock();
-
-        $connector = new Connector($loop, $dns);
+        $connector = new TcpConnector($loop);
         $connector->create('127.0.0.1', 9999)
                 ->then($this->expectCallableNever(), $this->expectCallableOnce());
 
@@ -36,9 +34,7 @@ public function connectionToTcpServerShouldSucceed()
         });
         $server->listen(9999);
 
-        $dns = $this->createResolverMock();
-
-        $connector = new Connector($loop, $dns);
+        $connector = new TcpConnector($loop);
         $connector->create('127.0.0.1', 9999)
                 ->then(function ($stream) use (&$capturedStream) {
                     $capturedStream = $stream;
@@ -55,9 +51,7 @@ public function connectionToEmptyIp6PortShouldFail()
     {
         $loop = new StreamSelectLoop();
 
-        $dns = $this->createResolverMock();
-
-        $connector = new Connector($loop, $dns);
+        $connector = new TcpConnector($loop);
         $connector
             ->create('::1', 9999)
             ->then($this->expectCallableNever(), $this->expectCallableOnce());
@@ -77,9 +71,7 @@ public function connectionToIp6TcpServerShouldSucceed()
         $server->on('connection', array($server, 'shutdown'));
         $server->listen(9999, '::1');
 
-        $dns = $this->createResolverMock();
-
-        $connector = new Connector($loop, $dns);
+        $connector = new TcpConnector($loop);
         $connector
             ->create('::1', 9999)
             ->then(function ($stream) use (&$capturedStream) {
@@ -92,10 +84,15 @@ public function connectionToIp6TcpServerShouldSucceed()
         $this->assertInstanceOf('React\Stream\Stream', $capturedStream);
     }
 
-    private function createResolverMock()
+    /** @test */
+    public function connectionToHostnameShouldFailImmediately()
     {
-        return $this->getMockBuilder('React\Dns\Resolver\Resolver')
-                    ->disableOriginalConstructor()
-                    ->getMock();
+        $loop = $this->getMock('React\EventLoop\LoopInterface');
+
+        $connector = new TcpConnector($loop);
+        $connector->create('www.google.com', 80)->then(
+            $this->expectCallableNever(),
+            $this->expectCallableOnce()
+        );
     }
 }