diff --git a/rcon/proto.py b/rcon/proto.py
index 7056bf7..273dde6 100644
--- a/rcon/proto.py
+++ b/rcon/proto.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from enum import Enum
 from logging import getLogger
 from random import randint
 from socket import SOCK_STREAM, socket
-from typing import NamedTuple, Optional
+from typing import IO, NamedTuple, Optional
 
 from rcon.exceptions import RequestIdMismatch
 from rcon.exceptions import WrongPassword
@@ -48,18 +48,18 @@ class LittleEndianSignedInt32(int):
         return self.to_bytes(4, 'little', signed=True)
 
     @classmethod
-    def from_bytes(cls, bytes_: bytes) -> LittleEndianSignedInt32:
+    def read(cls, file: IO) -> LittleEndianSignedInt32:
         """Creates the integer from the given bytes."""
-        return super().from_bytes(bytes_, 'little', signed=True)
+        return super().from_bytes(file.read(4), 'little', signed=True)
 
 
 class Type(Enum):
     """RCON packet types."""
 
-    SERVERDATA_AUTH = 3
-    SERVERDATA_AUTH_RESPONSE = 2
-    SERVERDATA_EXECCOMMAND = 2
-    SERVERDATA_RESPONSE_VALUE = 0
+    SERVERDATA_AUTH = LittleEndianSignedInt32(3)
+    SERVERDATA_AUTH_RESPONSE = LittleEndianSignedInt32(2)
+    SERVERDATA_EXECCOMMAND = LittleEndianSignedInt32(2)
+    SERVERDATA_RESPONSE_VALUE = LittleEndianSignedInt32(0)
 
     def __int__(self):
         """Returns the actual integer value."""
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ class Type(Enum):
         return int(self).to_bytes(4, 'little', signed=True)
 
     @classmethod
-    def from_bytes(cls, bytes_: bytes) -> Type:
+    def read(cls, file: IO) -> Type:
         """Creates a type from the given bytes."""
-        return cls(int.from_bytes(bytes_, 'little', signed=True))
+        return cls(LittleEndianSignedInt32.read(file))
 
 
 class Packet(NamedTuple):
@@ -89,29 +89,30 @@ class Packet(NamedTuple):
         payload += bytes(self.type)
         payload += self.payload.encode()
         payload += self.terminator.encode()
-        size = len(payload).to_bytes(4, 'little', signed=True)
+        size = bytes(LittleEndianSignedInt32(len(payload)))
         return size + payload
 
     @classmethod
-    def from_bytes(cls, bytes_: bytes) -> Packet:
-        """Creates a packet from the respective bytes."""
-        id_ = LittleEndianSignedInt32.from_bytes(bytes_[:4])
-        type_ = Type.from_bytes(bytes_[4:8])
-        payload = bytes_[8:-2].decode()
-
-        if (terminator := bytes_[-2:].decode()) != TERMINATOR:
+    def read(cls, file: IO) -> Packet:
+        """Reads a packet from a file-like object."""
+        size = LittleEndianSignedInt32.read(file)
+        id_ = LittleEndianSignedInt32.read(file)
+        type_ = Type.read(file)
+        payload = file.read(size - 10).decode()
+
+        if (terminator := file.read(2).decode()) != TERMINATOR:
             LOGGER.warning('Unexpected terminator: %s', terminator)
 
         return cls(id_, type_, payload, terminator)
 
     @classmethod
-    def from_args(cls, *args: str) -> Packet:
+    def make_command(cls, *args: str) -> Packet:
         """Creates a command packet."""
         return cls(random_request_id(), Type.SERVERDATA_EXECCOMMAND,
                    ' '.join(args))
 
     @classmethod
-    def from_login(cls, passwd: str) -> Packet:
+    def make_login(cls, passwd: str) -> Packet:
         """Creates a login packet."""
         return cls(random_request_id(), Type.SERVERDATA_AUTH, passwd)
 
@@ -119,17 +120,17 @@ class Packet(NamedTuple):
 class Client:
     """An RCON client."""
 
-    __slots__ = ('_socket', 'host', 'port', 'timeout', 'passwd')
+    __slots__ = ('host', 'port', 'timeout', 'passwd', '_socket')
 
     def __init__(self, host: str, port: int, *,
                  timeout: Optional[float] = None,
                  passwd: Optional[str] = None):
         """Initializes the base client with the SOCK_STREAM socket type."""
-        self._socket = socket(type=SOCK_STREAM)
         self.host = host
         self.port = port
         self.timeout = timeout
         self.passwd = passwd
+        self._socket = socket(type=SOCK_STREAM)
 
     def __enter__(self):
         """Attempts an auto-login if a password is set."""
@@ -152,34 +153,28 @@ class Client:
             file.write(bytes(packet))
 
         with self._socket.makefile('rb') as file:
-            header = file.read(4)
-            length = int.from_bytes(header, 'little')
-            payload = file.read(length)
-
-        response = Packet.from_bytes(payload)
+            response = Packet.read(file)
 
         if response.id == packet.id:
             return response
 
         raise RequestIdMismatch(packet.id, response.id)
 
-    def login(self, passwd: str) -> bool:
+    def login(self, passwd: str) -> Packet:
         """Performs a login."""
-        packet = Packet.from_login(passwd)
+        packet = Packet.make_login(passwd)
 
         try:
-            self.communicate(packet)
+            return self.communicate(packet)
         except RequestIdMismatch as mismatch:
             if mismatch.received == -1:
                 raise WrongPassword() from None
 
             raise
 
-        return True
-
     def run(self, command: str, *arguments: str, raw: bool = False) -> str:
         """Runs a command."""
-        packet = Packet.from_args(command, *arguments)
+        packet = Packet.make_command(command, *arguments)
 
         try:
             response = self.communicate(packet)