diff --git a/test/test.httpproxy.ts b/test/test.httpproxy.ts
index e066a69..fc1fe4a 100644
--- a/test/test.httpproxy.ts
+++ b/test/test.httpproxy.ts
@@ -232,10 +232,10 @@ tap.test('should start the proxy server', async () => {
       },
       action: {
         type: 'forward',
-        target: {
+        targets: [{
           host: 'localhost',
           port: 3100
-        },
+        }],
         tls: {
           mode: 'terminate'
         },
diff --git a/test/test.metrics-collector.ts b/test/test.metrics-collector.ts
index aaf92ae..7f4bc25 100644
--- a/test/test.metrics-collector.ts
+++ b/test/test.metrics-collector.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ tap.test('MetricsCollector provides accurate metrics', async (tools) => {
         match: { ports: 8700 },
         action: {
           type: 'forward',
-          target: { host: 'localhost', port: 9995 }
+          targets: [{ host: 'localhost', port: 9995 }]
         }
       },
       {
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ tap.test('MetricsCollector provides accurate metrics', async (tools) => {
         match: { ports: 8701 },
         action: {
           type: 'forward',
-          target: { host: 'localhost', port: 9995 }
+          targets: [{ host: 'localhost', port: 9995 }]
         }
       }
     ],
diff --git a/test/test.route-config.ts b/test/test.route-config.ts
index f4125e4..63dd6f1 100644
--- a/test/test.route-config.ts
+++ b/test/test.route-config.ts
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ tap.test('Routes: Should create basic HTTP route', async () => {
   expect(httpRoute.match.ports).toEqual(80);
   expect(httpRoute.match.domains).toEqual('example.com');
   expect(httpRoute.action.type).toEqual('forward');
-  expect(httpRoute.action.target?.host).toEqual('localhost');
-  expect(httpRoute.action.target?.port).toEqual(3000);
+  expect(httpRoute.action.targets?.[0]?.host).toEqual('localhost');
+  expect(httpRoute.action.targets?.[0]?.port).toEqual(3000);
   expect(httpRoute.name).toEqual('Basic HTTP Route');
 });
 
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ tap.test('Routes: Should create HTTPS route with TLS termination', async () => {
   expect(httpsRoute.action.type).toEqual('forward');
   expect(httpsRoute.action.tls?.mode).toEqual('terminate');
   expect(httpsRoute.action.tls?.certificate).toEqual('auto');
-  expect(httpsRoute.action.target?.host).toEqual('localhost');
-  expect(httpsRoute.action.target?.port).toEqual(8080);
+  expect(httpsRoute.action.targets?.[0]?.host).toEqual('localhost');
+  expect(httpsRoute.action.targets?.[0]?.port).toEqual(8080);
   expect(httpsRoute.name).toEqual('HTTPS Route');
 });
 
@@ -131,10 +131,10 @@ tap.test('Routes: Should create load balancer route', async () => {
   // Validate the route configuration
   expect(lbRoute.match.domains).toEqual('app.example.com');
   expect(lbRoute.action.type).toEqual('forward');
-  expect(Array.isArray(lbRoute.action.target?.host)).toBeTrue();
-  expect((lbRoute.action.target?.host as string[]).length).toEqual(3);
-  expect((lbRoute.action.target?.host as string[])[0]).toEqual('10.0.0.1');
-  expect(lbRoute.action.target?.port).toEqual(8080);
+  expect(Array.isArray(lbRoute.action.targets?.[0]?.host)).toBeTrue();
+  expect((lbRoute.action.targets?.[0]?.host as string[]).length).toEqual(3);
+  expect((lbRoute.action.targets?.[0]?.host as string[])[0]).toEqual('10.0.0.1');
+  expect(lbRoute.action.targets?.[0]?.port).toEqual(8080);
   expect(lbRoute.action.tls?.mode).toEqual('terminate');
 });
 
@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@ tap.test('Routes: Should create API route with CORS', async () => {
   expect(apiRoute.match.path).toEqual('/v1/*');
   expect(apiRoute.action.type).toEqual('forward');
   expect(apiRoute.action.tls?.mode).toEqual('terminate');
-  expect(apiRoute.action.target?.host).toEqual('localhost');
-  expect(apiRoute.action.target?.port).toEqual(3000);
+  expect(apiRoute.action.targets?.[0]?.host).toEqual('localhost');
+  expect(apiRoute.action.targets?.[0]?.port).toEqual(3000);
   
   // Check CORS headers
   expect(apiRoute.headers).toBeDefined();
@@ -177,8 +177,8 @@ tap.test('Routes: Should create WebSocket route', async () => {
   expect(wsRoute.match.path).toEqual('/socket');
   expect(wsRoute.action.type).toEqual('forward');
   expect(wsRoute.action.tls?.mode).toEqual('terminate');
-  expect(wsRoute.action.target?.host).toEqual('localhost');
-  expect(wsRoute.action.target?.port).toEqual(5000);
+  expect(wsRoute.action.targets?.[0]?.host).toEqual('localhost');
+  expect(wsRoute.action.targets?.[0]?.port).toEqual(5000);
   
   // Check WebSocket configuration
   expect(wsRoute.action.websocket).toBeDefined();
@@ -294,13 +294,13 @@ tap.test('Edge Case - Wildcard Domains and Path Matching', async () => {
   const bestMatch = findBestMatchingRoute(routes, { domain: 'api.example.com', path: '/api/users', port: 443 });
   expect(bestMatch).not.toBeUndefined();
   if (bestMatch) {
-    expect(bestMatch.action.target.port).toEqual(3001); // Should match the exact domain route
+    expect(bestMatch.action.targets[0].port).toEqual(3001); // Should match the exact domain route
   }
   
   // Test with a different subdomain - should only match the wildcard route
   const otherMatches = findMatchingRoutes(routes, { domain: 'other.example.com', path: '/api/products', port: 443 });
   expect(otherMatches.length).toEqual(1);
-  expect(otherMatches[0].action.target.port).toEqual(3000); // Should match the wildcard domain route
+  expect(otherMatches[0].action.targets[0].port).toEqual(3000); // Should match the wildcard domain route
 });
 
 tap.test('Edge Case - Disabled Routes', async () => {
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ tap.test('Edge Case - Disabled Routes', async () => {
   
   // Should only find the enabled route
   expect(matches.length).toEqual(1);
-  expect(matches[0].action.target.port).toEqual(3000);
+  expect(matches[0].action.targets[0].port).toEqual(3000);
 });
 
 tap.test('Edge Case - Complex Path and Headers Matching', async () => {
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ tap.test('Wildcard Domain Handling', async () => {
   expect(bestSpecificMatch).not.toBeUndefined();
   if (bestSpecificMatch) {
     // Find which route was matched
-    const matchedPort = bestSpecificMatch.action.target.port;
+    const matchedPort = bestSpecificMatch.action.targets[0].port;
     console.log(`Matched route with port: ${matchedPort}`);
 
     // Verify it's the specific subdomain route (with highest priority)
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ tap.test('Wildcard Domain Handling', async () => {
   expect(bestWildcardMatch).not.toBeUndefined();
   if (bestWildcardMatch) {
     // Find which route was matched
-    const matchedPort = bestWildcardMatch.action.target.port;
+    const matchedPort = bestWildcardMatch.action.targets[0].port;
     console.log(`Matched route with port: ${matchedPort}`);
 
     // Verify it's the wildcard subdomain route (with medium priority)
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ tap.test('Route Integration - Combining Multiple Route Types', async () => {
   expect(webServerMatch).not.toBeUndefined();
   if (webServerMatch) {
     expect(webServerMatch.action.type).toEqual('forward');
-    expect(webServerMatch.action.target.host).toEqual('web-server');
+    expect(webServerMatch.action.targets[0].host).toEqual('web-server');
   }
   
   // Web server (HTTP redirect via socket handler)
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ tap.test('Route Integration - Combining Multiple Route Types', async () => {
   expect(apiMatch).not.toBeUndefined();
   if (apiMatch) {
     expect(apiMatch.action.type).toEqual('forward');
-    expect(apiMatch.action.target.host).toEqual('api-server');
+    expect(apiMatch.action.targets[0].host).toEqual('api-server');
   }
   
   // WebSocket server
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ tap.test('Route Integration - Combining Multiple Route Types', async () => {
   expect(wsMatch).not.toBeUndefined();
   if (wsMatch) {
     expect(wsMatch.action.type).toEqual('forward');
-    expect(wsMatch.action.target.host).toEqual('websocket-server');
+    expect(wsMatch.action.targets[0].host).toEqual('websocket-server');
     expect(wsMatch.action.websocket?.enabled).toBeTrue();
   }
   
diff --git a/test/test.route-utils.ts b/test/test.route-utils.ts
index c06c982..5d38511 100644
--- a/test/test.route-utils.ts
+++ b/test/test.route-utils.ts
@@ -134,10 +134,10 @@ tap.test('Route Validation - validateRouteAction', async () => {
   // Valid forward action
   const validForwardAction: IRouteAction = {
     type: 'forward',
-    target: {
+    targets: [{
       host: 'localhost',
       port: 3000
-    }
+    }]
   };
   const validForwardResult = validateRouteAction(validForwardAction);
   expect(validForwardResult.valid).toBeTrue();
@@ -154,14 +154,14 @@ tap.test('Route Validation - validateRouteAction', async () => {
   expect(validSocketResult.valid).toBeTrue();
   expect(validSocketResult.errors.length).toEqual(0);
   
-  // Invalid action (missing target)
+  // Invalid action (missing targets)
   const invalidAction: IRouteAction = {
     type: 'forward'
   };
   const invalidResult = validateRouteAction(invalidAction);
   expect(invalidResult.valid).toBeFalse();
   expect(invalidResult.errors.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
-  expect(invalidResult.errors[0]).toInclude('Target is required');
+  expect(invalidResult.errors[0]).toInclude('Targets array is required');
   
   // Invalid action (missing socket handler)
   const invalidSocketAction: IRouteAction = {
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ tap.test('Route Validation - validateRouteConfig', async () => {
   expect(validResult.valid).toBeTrue();
   expect(validResult.errors.length).toEqual(0);
   
-  // Invalid route config (missing target)
+  // Invalid route config (missing targets)
   const invalidRoute: IRouteConfig = {
     match: {
       domains: 'example.com',
@@ -309,16 +309,16 @@ tap.test('Route Utilities - mergeRouteConfigs', async () => {
   const actionOverride: Partial<IRouteConfig> = {
     action: {
       type: 'forward',
-      target: {
+      targets: [{
         host: 'new-host.local',
         port: 5000
-      }
+      }]
     }
   };
   
   const actionMergedRoute = mergeRouteConfigs(baseRoute, actionOverride);
-  expect(actionMergedRoute.action.target.host).toEqual('new-host.local');
-  expect(actionMergedRoute.action.target.port).toEqual(5000);
+  expect(actionMergedRoute.action.targets?.[0]?.host).toEqual('new-host.local');
+  expect(actionMergedRoute.action.targets?.[0]?.port).toEqual(5000);
   
   // Test replacing action with socket handler
   const typeChangeOverride: Partial<IRouteConfig> = {
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ tap.test('Route Utilities - mergeRouteConfigs', async () => {
   const typeChangedRoute = mergeRouteConfigs(baseRoute, typeChangeOverride);
   expect(typeChangedRoute.action.type).toEqual('socket-handler');
   expect(typeChangedRoute.action.socketHandler).toBeDefined();
-  expect(typeChangedRoute.action.target).toBeUndefined();
+  expect(typeChangedRoute.action.targets).toBeUndefined();
 });
 
 tap.test('Route Matching - routeMatchesDomain', async () => {
@@ -379,10 +379,10 @@ tap.test('Route Matching - routeMatchesPort', async () => {
     },
     action: {
       type: 'forward',
-      target: {
+      targets: [{
         host: 'localhost',
         port: 3000
-      }
+      }]
     }
   };
   
@@ -393,10 +393,10 @@ tap.test('Route Matching - routeMatchesPort', async () => {
     },
     action: {
       type: 'forward',
-      target: {
+      targets: [{
         host: 'localhost',
         port: 3000
-      }
+      }]
     }
   };
   
@@ -427,10 +427,10 @@ tap.test('Route Matching - routeMatchesPath', async () => {
     },
     action: {
       type: 'forward',
-      target: {
+      targets: [{
         host: 'localhost',
         port: 3000
-      }
+      }]
     }
   };
   
@@ -443,10 +443,10 @@ tap.test('Route Matching - routeMatchesPath', async () => {
     },
     action: {
       type: 'forward',
-      target: {
+      targets: [{
         host: 'localhost',
         port: 3000
-      }
+      }]
     }
   };
   
@@ -458,10 +458,10 @@ tap.test('Route Matching - routeMatchesPath', async () => {
     },
     action: {
       type: 'forward',
-      target: {
+      targets: [{
         host: 'localhost',
         port: 3000
-      }
+      }]
     }
   };
   
@@ -494,10 +494,10 @@ tap.test('Route Matching - routeMatchesHeaders', async () => {
     },
     action: {
       type: 'forward',
-      target: {
+      targets: [{
         host: 'localhost',
         port: 3000
-      }
+      }]
     }
   };
   
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ tap.test('Route Utilities - cloneRoute', async () => {
   expect(clonedRoute.name).toEqual(originalRoute.name);
   expect(clonedRoute.match.domains).toEqual(originalRoute.match.domains);
   expect(clonedRoute.action.type).toEqual(originalRoute.action.type);
-  expect(clonedRoute.action.target.port).toEqual(originalRoute.action.target.port);
+  expect(clonedRoute.action.targets?.[0]?.port).toEqual(originalRoute.action.targets?.[0]?.port);
   
   // Modify the clone and check that the original is unchanged
   clonedRoute.name = 'Modified Clone';
@@ -656,8 +656,8 @@ tap.test('Route Helpers - createHttpRoute', async () => {
   expect(route.match.domains).toEqual('example.com');
   expect(route.match.ports).toEqual(80);
   expect(route.action.type).toEqual('forward');
-  expect(route.action.target.host).toEqual('localhost');
-  expect(route.action.target.port).toEqual(3000);
+  expect(route.action.targets?.[0]?.host).toEqual('localhost');
+  expect(route.action.targets?.[0]?.port).toEqual(3000);
   
   const validationResult = validateRouteConfig(route);
   expect(validationResult.valid).toBeTrue();
@@ -790,11 +790,11 @@ tap.test('Route Helpers - createLoadBalancerRoute', async () => {
   expect(route.match.domains).toEqual('loadbalancer.example.com');
   expect(route.match.ports).toEqual(443);
   expect(route.action.type).toEqual('forward');
-  expect(Array.isArray(route.action.target.host)).toBeTrue();
-  if (Array.isArray(route.action.target.host)) {
-    expect(route.action.target.host.length).toEqual(3);
+  expect(route.action.targets).toBeDefined();
+  if (route.action.targets && Array.isArray(route.action.targets[0]?.host)) {
+    expect((route.action.targets[0].host as string[]).length).toEqual(3);
   }
-  expect(route.action.target.port).toEqual(8080);
+  expect(route.action.targets?.[0]?.port).toEqual(8080);
   expect(route.action.tls.mode).toEqual('terminate');
   
   const validationResult = validateRouteConfig(route);
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ tap.test('Route Patterns - createApiGatewayRoute', async () => {
   expect(apiGatewayRoute.match.domains).toEqual('api.example.com');
   expect(apiGatewayRoute.match.path).toInclude('/v1');
   expect(apiGatewayRoute.action.type).toEqual('forward');
-  expect(apiGatewayRoute.action.target.port).toEqual(3000);
+  expect(apiGatewayRoute.action.targets?.[0]?.port).toEqual(3000);
   
   // Check TLS configuration
   if (apiGatewayRoute.action.tls) {
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ tap.test('Route Patterns - createWebSocketPattern', async () => {
   expect(wsRoute.match.domains).toEqual('ws.example.com');
   expect(wsRoute.match.path).toEqual('/socket');
   expect(wsRoute.action.type).toEqual('forward');
-  expect(wsRoute.action.target.port).toEqual(3000);
+  expect(wsRoute.action.targets?.[0]?.port).toEqual(3000);
   
   // Check TLS configuration
   if (wsRoute.action.tls) {
@@ -891,8 +891,8 @@ tap.test('Route Patterns - createLoadBalancerRoute pattern', async () => {
     expect(lbRoute.action.type).toEqual('forward');
     
     // Check target hosts
-    if (Array.isArray(lbRoute.action.target.host)) {
-      expect(lbRoute.action.target.host.length).toEqual(3);
+    if (lbRoute.action.targets && Array.isArray(lbRoute.action.targets[0]?.host)) {
+      expect((lbRoute.action.targets[0].host as string[]).length).toEqual(3);
     }
     
     // Check TLS configuration
diff --git a/test/test.shared-security-manager-limits.node.ts b/test/test.shared-security-manager-limits.node.ts
index 85b36e6..f0494eb 100644
--- a/test/test.shared-security-manager-limits.node.ts
+++ b/test/test.shared-security-manager-limits.node.ts
@@ -38,15 +38,17 @@ tap.test('Per-IP connection limits validation', async () => {
   
   // Track connections up to limit
   for (let i = 1; i <= 5; i++) {
-    securityManager.trackConnectionByIP(testIP, `conn${i}`);
+    // Validate BEFORE tracking the connection (checking if we can add a new connection)
     const result = securityManager.validateIP(testIP);
     expect(result.allowed).toBeTrue();
+    // Now track the connection
+    securityManager.trackConnectionByIP(testIP, `conn${i}`);
   }
   
   // Verify we're at the limit
   expect(securityManager.getConnectionCountByIP(testIP)).toEqual(5);
   
-  // Next connection should be rejected
+  // Next connection should be rejected (we're already at 5)
   const result = securityManager.validateIP(testIP);
   expect(result.allowed).toBeFalse();
   expect(result.reason).toInclude('Maximum connections per IP');
@@ -61,21 +63,16 @@ tap.test('Connection rate limiting', async () => {
   const testIP = '192.168.1.102';
   
   // Make connections at the rate limit
+  // Note: validateIP() already tracks timestamps internally for rate limiting
   for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
     const result = securityManager.validateIP(testIP);
     expect(result.allowed).toBeTrue();
-    securityManager.trackConnectionByIP(testIP, `conn${i}`);
   }
   
   // Next connection should exceed rate limit
   const result = securityManager.validateIP(testIP);
   expect(result.allowed).toBeFalse();
   expect(result.reason).toInclude('Connection rate limit');
-  
-  // Clean up connections
-  for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
-    securityManager.removeConnectionByIP(testIP, `conn${i}`);
-  }
 });
 
 tap.test('Route-level connection limits', async () => {
@@ -93,7 +90,8 @@ tap.test('Route-level connection limits', async () => {
     clientIp: '192.168.1.103',
     serverIp: '0.0.0.0',
     timestamp: Date.now(),
-    connectionId: 'test-conn'
+    connectionId: 'test-conn',
+    isTls: true
   };
   
   // Test with connection counts below limit
diff --git a/test/test.smartproxy.ts b/test/test.smartproxy.ts
index e8b3ecb..864b07d 100644
--- a/test/test.smartproxy.ts
+++ b/test/test.smartproxy.ts
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ tap.test('setup port proxy test environment', async () => {
         },
         action: {
           type: 'forward',
-          target: {
+          targets: [{
             host: 'localhost',
             port: TEST_SERVER_PORT
-          }
+          }]
         }
       }
     ],
@@ -112,10 +112,10 @@ tap.test('should forward TCP connections to custom host', async () => {
         },
         action: {
           type: 'forward',
-          target: {
+          targets: [{
             host: '127.0.0.1',
             port: TEST_SERVER_PORT
-          }
+          }]
         }
       }
     ],
@@ -157,10 +157,10 @@ tap.test('should forward connections to custom IP', async () => {
         },
         action: {
           type: 'forward',
-          target: {
+          targets: [{
             host: '127.0.0.1',
             port: targetServerPort
-          }
+          }]
         }
       }
     ],
@@ -252,10 +252,10 @@ tap.test('should support optional source IP preservation in chained proxies', as
         },
         action: {
           type: 'forward',
-          target: {
+          targets: [{
             host: 'localhost',
             port: PROXY_PORT + 5
-          }
+          }]
         }
       }
     ],
@@ -273,10 +273,10 @@ tap.test('should support optional source IP preservation in chained proxies', as
         },
         action: {
           type: 'forward',
-          target: {
+          targets: [{
             host: 'localhost',
             port: TEST_SERVER_PORT
-          }
+          }]
         }
       }
     ],
@@ -311,10 +311,10 @@ tap.test('should support optional source IP preservation in chained proxies', as
         },
         action: {
           type: 'forward',
-          target: {
+          targets: [{
             host: 'localhost',
             port: PROXY_PORT + 7
-          }
+          }]
         }
       }
     ],
@@ -334,10 +334,10 @@ tap.test('should support optional source IP preservation in chained proxies', as
         },
         action: {
           type: 'forward',
-          target: {
+          targets: [{
             host: 'localhost',
             port: TEST_SERVER_PORT
-          }
+          }]
         }
       }
     ],
@@ -377,10 +377,10 @@ tap.test('should use round robin for multiple target hosts in domain config', as
     },
     action: {
       type: 'forward' as const,
-      target: {
+      targets: [{
         host: ['hostA', 'hostB'], // Array of hosts for round-robin
         port: 80
-      }
+      }]
     }
   };
 
@@ -400,9 +400,9 @@ tap.test('should use round robin for multiple target hosts in domain config', as
 
   // For route-based approach, the actual round-robin logic happens in connection handling
   // Just make sure our config has the expected hosts
-  expect(Array.isArray(routeConfig.action.targets[0].host)).toBeTrue();
-  expect(routeConfig.action.targets[0].host).toContain('hostA');
-  expect(routeConfig.action.targets[0].host).toContain('hostB');
+  expect(Array.isArray(routeConfig.action.targets![0].host)).toBeTrue();
+  expect(routeConfig.action.targets![0].host).toContain('hostA');
+  expect(routeConfig.action.targets![0].host).toContain('hostB');
 });
 
 // CLEANUP: Tear down all servers and proxies
diff --git a/ts/core/utils/shared-security-manager.ts b/ts/core/utils/shared-security-manager.ts
index a8f088a..5f7573c 100644
--- a/ts/core/utils/shared-security-manager.ts
+++ b/ts/core/utils/shared-security-manager.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ import {
   trackConnection,
   removeConnection,
   cleanupExpiredRateLimits,
-  parseBasicAuthHeader
+  parseBasicAuthHeader,
+  normalizeIP
 } from './security-utils.js';
 
 /**
@@ -78,7 +79,15 @@ export class SharedSecurityManager {
    * @returns Number of connections from this IP
    */
   public getConnectionCountByIP(ip: string): number {
-    return this.connectionsByIP.get(ip)?.connections.size || 0;
+    // Check all normalized variants of the IP
+    const variants = normalizeIP(ip);
+    for (const variant of variants) {
+      const info = this.connectionsByIP.get(variant);
+      if (info) {
+        return info.connections.size;
+      }
+    }
+    return 0;
   }
   
   /**
@@ -88,7 +97,19 @@ export class SharedSecurityManager {
    * @param connectionId - The connection ID to associate
    */
   public trackConnectionByIP(ip: string, connectionId: string): void {
-    trackConnection(ip, connectionId, this.connectionsByIP);
+    // Check if any variant already exists
+    const variants = normalizeIP(ip);
+    let existingKey: string | null = null;
+    
+    for (const variant of variants) {
+      if (this.connectionsByIP.has(variant)) {
+        existingKey = variant;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+    
+    // Use existing key or the original IP
+    trackConnection(existingKey || ip, connectionId, this.connectionsByIP);
   }
   
   /**
@@ -98,7 +119,15 @@ export class SharedSecurityManager {
    * @param connectionId - The connection ID to remove
    */
   public removeConnectionByIP(ip: string, connectionId: string): void {
-    removeConnection(ip, connectionId, this.connectionsByIP);
+    // Check all variants to find where the connection is tracked
+    const variants = normalizeIP(ip);
+    
+    for (const variant of variants) {
+      if (this.connectionsByIP.has(variant)) {
+        removeConnection(variant, connectionId, this.connectionsByIP);
+        break;
+      }
+    }
   }
   
   /**