diff --git a/PIAPortForward.pyproj b/PIAPortForward.pyproj
index 84ecd28..fffa016 100644
--- a/PIAPortForward.pyproj
+++ b/PIAPortForward.pyproj
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     <Compile Include="piaportforward\core.py" />
     <Compile Include="piaportforward\gtkui.py" />
     <Compile Include="piaportforward\pia_port.py" />
+    <Compile Include="piaportforward\pia_port_native.py" />
     <Compile Include="piaportforward\pia_port_requests.py" />
     <Compile Include="piaportforward\webui.py" />
     <Compile Include="piaportforward\__init__.py" />
diff --git a/piaportforward/pia_port.py b/piaportforward/pia_port.py
index 29b55e4..4f47a7b 100644
--- a/piaportforward/pia_port.py
+++ b/piaportforward/pia_port.py
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-import httplib
-import json
 import random
+import requests
 import socket
 import string
-import urllib
 
 PIA_SERVER = 'www.privateinternetaccess.com'
 
@@ -22,24 +20,25 @@ def generate_client_id():
 
 def acquire_port( user_name, password, client_id, local_ip, log ):
     # Set up parameters
-    values = urllib.urlencode({'user':user_name,
-                               'pass':password,
-                               'client_id':client_id,
-                               'local_ip':local_ip})
+    values = {'user':user_name,
+              'pass':password,
+              'client_id':client_id,
+              'local_ip':local_ip}
 
     # Send request
-    connection = httplib.HTTPSConnection(PIA_SERVER)
-    connection.request('POST', '/vpninfo/port_forward_assignment', values)
-    response = connection.getresponse()
+    try:
+        response = requests.post('https://' + PIA_SERVER + '/vpninfo/port_forward_assignment', params=values)
+    except requests.exceptions.RequestException as request_exception:
+        log( request_exception.message )
+        return
 
     # Process response
     status_code_ok = 200
-    if response.status != status_code_ok:
-        log( '{}: '.format(response.status) + response.reason )
+    if response.status_code != status_code_ok:
+        log( '{}: '.format(response.status_code) + response.reason )
         return
 
-    # Extract port from json data
-    data = json.load(response)
+    data = response.json()
 
     if 'port' not in data:
         log( data['error'] )
diff --git a/piaportforward/pia_port_native.py b/piaportforward/pia_port_native.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29b55e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/piaportforward/pia_port_native.py
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import httplib
+import json
+import random
+import socket
+import string
+import urllib
+
+PIA_SERVER = 'www.privateinternetaccess.com'
+
+def get_active_local_ip():
+    # Get active local IP
+    tcp_socket = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
+    try:
+        tcp_socket.connect((PIA_SERVER, 0))
+        return tcp_socket.getsockname()[0]
+    finally:
+        tcp_socket.close()
+
+def generate_client_id():
+    # Generate client ID
+    return ''.join( random.choice(string.hexdigits) for char in xrange(32) ).lower()
+
+def acquire_port( user_name, password, client_id, local_ip, log ):
+    # Set up parameters
+    values = urllib.urlencode({'user':user_name,
+                               'pass':password,
+                               'client_id':client_id,
+                               'local_ip':local_ip})
+
+    # Send request
+    connection = httplib.HTTPSConnection(PIA_SERVER)
+    connection.request('POST', '/vpninfo/port_forward_assignment', values)
+    response = connection.getresponse()
+
+    # Process response
+    status_code_ok = 200
+    if response.status != status_code_ok:
+        log( '{}: '.format(response.status) + response.reason )
+        return
+
+    # Extract port from json data
+    data = json.load(response)
+
+    if 'port' not in data:
+        log( data['error'] )
+        return
+
+    return data['port']