if err != nil {
			log.Fatalf("dial err: %s", err)
		}
		defer conn.Close()

		// Write the shim ID we were passed as a little endian uint64
		shimIDBytes := make([]byte, 8)
		byteorder.LePutUint64(shimIDBytes, *shimID)
		if _, err := conn.Write(shimIDBytes); err != nil {
			log.Fatalf("failed to write shim id: %s", err)
		}

		var tlsConn *Conn
		if *server {
			tlsConn = Server(conn, cfg)