diff --git a/build/gobind-pinecone/monolith.go b/build/gobind-pinecone/monolith.go
index 47ca20dbd..cd2809e46 100644
--- a/build/gobind-pinecone/monolith.go
+++ b/build/gobind-pinecone/monolith.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ func (m *DendriteMonolith) BaseURL() string {
 }
 
 func (m *DendriteMonolith) PeerCount(peertype int) int {
-	return m.PineconeRouter.PeerCount(peertype)
+	return m.PineconeRouter.PeerCount(pineconeRouter.ConnectionPeerType(peertype))
 }
 
 func (m *DendriteMonolith) SessionCount() int {
@@ -87,15 +88,15 @@ func (m *DendriteMonolith) SetMulticastEnabled(enabled bool) {
 		m.PineconeMulticast.Start()
 	} else {
 		m.PineconeMulticast.Stop()
-		m.DisconnectType(pineconeRouter.PeerTypeMulticast)
+		m.DisconnectType(int(pineconeRouter.PeerTypeMulticast))
 	}
 }
 
 func (m *DendriteMonolith) SetStaticPeer(uri string) {
 	m.staticPeerMutex.Lock()
-	m.staticPeerURI = uri
+	m.staticPeerURI = strings.TrimSpace(uri)
 	m.staticPeerMutex.Unlock()
-	m.DisconnectType(pineconeRouter.PeerTypeRemote)
+	m.DisconnectType(int(pineconeRouter.PeerTypeRemote))
 	if uri != "" {
 		go func() {
 			m.staticPeerAttempt <- struct{}{}
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ func (m *DendriteMonolith) SetStaticPeer(uri string) {
 
 func (m *DendriteMonolith) DisconnectType(peertype int) {
 	for _, p := range m.PineconeRouter.Peers() {
-		if peertype == p.PeerType {
+		if int(peertype) == p.PeerType {
 			m.PineconeRouter.Disconnect(types.SwitchPortID(p.Port), nil)
 		}
 	}
@@ -133,7 +134,11 @@ func (m *DendriteMonolith) Conduit(zone string, peertype int) (*Conduit, error)
 		for i := 1; i <= 10; i++ {
 			logrus.Errorf("Attempting authenticated connect (attempt %d)", i)
 			var err error
-			conduit.port, err = m.PineconeRouter.AuthenticatedConnect(l, zone, peertype, true)
+			conduit.port, err = m.PineconeRouter.Connect(
+				l,
+				pineconeRouter.ConnectionZone(zone),
+				pineconeRouter.ConnectionPeerType(peertype),
+			)
 			switch err {
 			case io.ErrClosedPipe:
 				logrus.Errorf("Authenticated connect failed due to closed pipe (attempt %d)", i)
@@ -195,16 +200,28 @@ func (m *DendriteMonolith) RegisterDevice(localpart, deviceID string) (string, e
 }
 
 func (m *DendriteMonolith) staticPeerConnect() {
+	connected := map[string]bool{} // URI -> connected?
 	attempt := func() {
-		if m.PineconeRouter.PeerCount(pineconeRouter.PeerTypeRemote) == 0 {
-			m.staticPeerMutex.RLock()
-			uri := m.staticPeerURI
-			m.staticPeerMutex.RUnlock()
-			if uri == "" {
-				return
-			}
-			if err := conn.ConnectToPeer(m.PineconeRouter, uri); err != nil {
-				logrus.WithError(err).Error("Failed to connect to static peer")
+		m.staticPeerMutex.RLock()
+		uri := m.staticPeerURI
+		m.staticPeerMutex.RUnlock()
+		if uri == "" {
+			return
+		}
+		for k := range connected {
+			connected[k] = false
+		}
+		for _, uri := range strings.Split(uri, ",") {
+			connected[strings.TrimSpace(uri)] = false
+		}
+		for _, info := range m.PineconeRouter.Peers() {
+			connected[info.URI] = true
+		}
+		for k, online := range connected {
+			if !online {
+				if err := conn.ConnectToPeer(m.PineconeRouter, k); err != nil {
+					logrus.WithError(err).Error("Failed to connect to static peer")
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/dendrite-demo-pinecone/conn/client.go b/cmd/dendrite-demo-pinecone/conn/client.go
index 40ccb9c02..14b648a3b 100644
--- a/cmd/dendrite-demo-pinecone/conn/client.go
+++ b/cmd/dendrite-demo-pinecone/conn/client.go
@@ -34,7 +34,12 @@ func ConnectToPeer(pRouter *pineconeRouter.Router, peer string) error {
 	if parent == nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to wrap connection")
 	}
-	_, err := pRouter.AuthenticatedConnect(parent, "static", pineconeRouter.PeerTypeRemote, true)
+	_, err := pRouter.Connect(
+		parent,
+		pineconeRouter.ConnectionZone("static"),
+		pineconeRouter.PeerTypeRemote,
+		pineconeRouter.ConnectionURI(peer),
+	)
 	return err
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/dendrite-demo-pinecone/main.go b/cmd/dendrite-demo-pinecone/main.go
index 2b56ef35d..8ed3f349e 100644
--- a/cmd/dendrite-demo-pinecone/main.go
+++ b/cmd/dendrite-demo-pinecone/main.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ import (
 var (
 	instanceName   = flag.String("name", "dendrite-p2p-pinecone", "the name of this P2P demo instance")
 	instancePort   = flag.Int("port", 8008, "the port that the client API will listen on")
-	instancePeer   = flag.String("peer", "", "the static Pinecone peer to connect to")
+	instancePeer   = flag.String("peer", "", "the static Pinecone peers to connect to, comma separated-list")
 	instanceListen = flag.String("listen", ":0", "the port Pinecone peers can connect to")
 )
 
@@ -109,9 +110,9 @@ func main() {
 				continue
 			}
 
-			port, err := pRouter.AuthenticatedConnect(conn, "", pineconeRouter.PeerTypeRemote, true)
+			port, err := pRouter.Connect(conn, pineconeRouter.PeerTypeRemote)
 			if err != nil {
-				logrus.WithError(err).Error("pSwitch.AuthenticatedConnect failed")
+				logrus.WithError(err).Error("pSwitch.Connect failed")
 				continue
 			}
 
@@ -124,14 +125,22 @@ func main() {
 	pMulticast.Start()
 
 	connectToStaticPeer := func() {
+		connected := map[string]bool{} // URI -> connected?
+		for _, uri := range strings.Split(*instancePeer, ",") {
+			connected[strings.TrimSpace(uri)] = false
+		}
 		attempt := func() {
-			if pRouter.PeerCount(pineconeRouter.PeerTypeRemote) == 0 {
-				uri := *instancePeer
-				if uri == "" {
-					return
-				}
-				if err := conn.ConnectToPeer(pRouter, uri); err != nil {
-					logrus.WithError(err).Error("Failed to connect to static peer")
+			for k := range connected {
+				connected[k] = false
+			}
+			for _, info := range pRouter.Peers() {
+				connected[info.URI] = true
+			}
+			for k, online := range connected {
+				if !online {
+					if err := conn.ConnectToPeer(pRouter, k); err != nil {
+						logrus.WithError(err).Error("Failed to connect to static peer")
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -230,7 +239,11 @@ func main() {
 			return
 		}
 		conn := conn.WrapWebSocketConn(c)
-		if _, err = pRouter.AuthenticatedConnect(conn, "websocket", pineconeRouter.PeerTypeRemote, true); err != nil {
+		if _, err = pRouter.Connect(
+			conn,
+			pineconeRouter.ConnectionZone("websocket"),
+			pineconeRouter.PeerTypeRemote,
+		); err != nil {
 			logrus.WithError(err).Error("Failed to connect WebSocket peer to Pinecone switch")
 		}
 	})