diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES b/RELEASE_NOTES
index ff515cc5a..97e25b8b2 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ Bugs fixed
 - Bug 2454 - DsrRouting::NotifyDataReceipt is also triggered for wifi management packets
 - Bug 2468 - Simulation with A-MPDU enabled hangs when fragmentation threshold is smaller than MSDU size
 - Bug 2469 - send Block Ack Request upon short/long retry failures
+- Bug 2474 - UdpEchoClient does not call Connect with addresses of type Inet[6]SocketAddress
 - Bug 2479 - Flow monitor does not a have a "DROP_QUEUE_DISC" drop reason
 - Bug 2484 - Corrected the exit from CA_LOSS state in TCP
 - Bug 2486 - NextTxSequence was not traced back from TCB
diff --git a/src/applications/helper/udp-client-server-helper.cc b/src/applications/helper/udp-client-server-helper.cc
index a367a87a1..4b719a318 100644
--- a/src/applications/helper/udp-client-server-helper.cc
+++ b/src/applications/helper/udp-client-server-helper.cc
@@ -75,18 +75,10 @@ UdpClientHelper::UdpClientHelper (Address address, uint16_t port)
   SetAttribute ("RemotePort", UintegerValue (port));
 }
 
-UdpClientHelper::UdpClientHelper (Ipv4Address address, uint16_t port)
+UdpClientHelper::UdpClientHelper (Address address)
 {
   m_factory.SetTypeId (UdpClient::GetTypeId ());
-  SetAttribute ("RemoteAddress", AddressValue (Address(address)));
-  SetAttribute ("RemotePort", UintegerValue (port));
-}
-
-UdpClientHelper::UdpClientHelper (Ipv6Address address, uint16_t port)
-{
-  m_factory.SetTypeId (UdpClient::GetTypeId ());
-  SetAttribute ("RemoteAddress", AddressValue (Address(address)));
-  SetAttribute ("RemotePort", UintegerValue (port));
+  SetAttribute ("RemoteAddress", AddressValue (address));
 }
 
 void
@@ -121,19 +113,10 @@ UdpTraceClientHelper::UdpTraceClientHelper (Address address, uint16_t port, std:
   SetAttribute ("TraceFilename", StringValue (filename));
 }
 
-UdpTraceClientHelper::UdpTraceClientHelper (Ipv4Address address, uint16_t port, std::string filename)
+UdpTraceClientHelper::UdpTraceClientHelper (Address address, std::string filename)
 {
   m_factory.SetTypeId (UdpTraceClient::GetTypeId ());
-  SetAttribute ("RemoteAddress", AddressValue (Address (address)));
-  SetAttribute ("RemotePort", UintegerValue (port));
-  SetAttribute ("TraceFilename", StringValue (filename));
-}
-
-UdpTraceClientHelper::UdpTraceClientHelper (Ipv6Address address, uint16_t port, std::string filename)
-{
-  m_factory.SetTypeId (UdpTraceClient::GetTypeId ());
-  SetAttribute ("RemoteAddress", AddressValue (Address (address)));
-  SetAttribute ("RemotePort", UintegerValue (port));
+  SetAttribute ("RemoteAddress", AddressValue (address));
   SetAttribute ("TraceFilename", StringValue (filename));
 }
 
diff --git a/src/applications/helper/udp-client-server-helper.h b/src/applications/helper/udp-client-server-helper.h
index 81de69828..ea42ff9fd 100644
--- a/src/applications/helper/udp-client-server-helper.h
+++ b/src/applications/helper/udp-client-server-helper.h
@@ -103,31 +103,25 @@ public:
 
   /**
    *  Create UdpClientHelper which will make life easier for people trying
-   * to set up simulations with udp-client-server.
-   *
-   * \param ip The IPv4 address of the remote UDP server
-   * \param port The port number of the remote UDP server
-   */
-
-  UdpClientHelper (Ipv4Address ip, uint16_t port);
-  /**
-   *  Create UdpClientHelper which will make life easier for people trying
-   * to set up simulations with udp-client-server.
-   *
-   * \param ip The IPv6 address of the remote UDP server
-   * \param port The port number of the remote UDP server
-   */
-
-  UdpClientHelper (Ipv6Address ip, uint16_t port);
-  /**
-   *  Create UdpClientHelper which will make life easier for people trying
-   * to set up simulations with udp-client-server.
+   * to set up simulations with udp-client-server. Use this variant with
+   * addresses that do not include a port value (e.g., Ipv4Address and
+   * Ipv6Address).
    *
    * \param ip The IP address of the remote UDP server
    * \param port The port number of the remote UDP server
    */
 
   UdpClientHelper (Address ip, uint16_t port);
+  /**
+   *  Create UdpClientHelper which will make life easier for people trying
+   * to set up simulations with udp-client-server. Use this variant with
+   * addresses that do include a port value (e.g., InetSocketAddress and
+   * Inet6SocketAddress).
+   *
+   * \param addr The address of the remote UDP server
+   */
+
+  UdpClientHelper (Address addr);
 
   /**
    * Record an attribute to be set in each Application after it is is created.
@@ -173,7 +167,9 @@ public:
 
   /**
    * Create UdpTraceClientHelper which will make life easier for people trying
-   * to set up simulations with udp-client-server.
+   * to set up simulations with udp-client-server. Use this variant with
+   * addresses that do not include a port value (e.g., Ipv4Address and
+   * Ipv6Address).
    *
    * \param ip The IP address of the remote UDP server
    * \param port The port number of the remote UDP server
@@ -182,22 +178,14 @@ public:
   UdpTraceClientHelper (Address ip, uint16_t port, std::string filename);
   /**
    * Create UdpTraceClientHelper which will make life easier for people trying
-   * to set up simulations with udp-client-server.
+   * to set up simulations with udp-client-server. Use this variant with
+   * addresses that do include a port value (e.g., InetSocketAddress and
+   * Inet6SocketAddress).
    *
-   * \param ip The IPv4 address of the remote UDP server
-   * \param port The port number of the remote UDP server
+   * \param addr The address of the remote UDP server
    * \param filename the file from which packet traces will be loaded
    */
-  UdpTraceClientHelper (Ipv4Address ip, uint16_t port, std::string filename);
-  /**
-   * Create UdpTraceClientHelper which will make life easier for people trying
-   * to set up simulations with udp-client-server.
-   *
-   * \param ip The IPv6 address of the remote UDP server
-   * \param port The port number of the remote UDP server
-   * \param filename the file from which packet traces will be loaded
-   */
-  UdpTraceClientHelper (Ipv6Address ip, uint16_t port, std::string filename);
+  UdpTraceClientHelper (Address addr, std::string filename);
 
   /**
     * Record an attribute to be set in each Application after it is is created.
diff --git a/src/applications/helper/udp-echo-helper.cc b/src/applications/helper/udp-echo-helper.cc
index 90ae47123..b2449408c 100644
--- a/src/applications/helper/udp-echo-helper.cc
+++ b/src/applications/helper/udp-echo-helper.cc
@@ -80,18 +80,10 @@ UdpEchoClientHelper::UdpEchoClientHelper (Address address, uint16_t port)
   SetAttribute ("RemotePort", UintegerValue (port));
 }
 
-UdpEchoClientHelper::UdpEchoClientHelper (Ipv4Address address, uint16_t port)
+UdpEchoClientHelper::UdpEchoClientHelper (Address address)
 {
   m_factory.SetTypeId (UdpEchoClient::GetTypeId ());
-  SetAttribute ("RemoteAddress", AddressValue (Address(address)));
-  SetAttribute ("RemotePort", UintegerValue (port));
-}
-
-UdpEchoClientHelper::UdpEchoClientHelper (Ipv6Address address, uint16_t port)
-{
-  m_factory.SetTypeId (UdpEchoClient::GetTypeId ());
-  SetAttribute ("RemoteAddress", AddressValue (Address(address)));
-  SetAttribute ("RemotePort", UintegerValue (port));
+  SetAttribute ("RemoteAddress", AddressValue (address));
 }
 
 void 
diff --git a/src/applications/helper/udp-echo-helper.h b/src/applications/helper/udp-echo-helper.h
index 47fb652a9..a5daf71e4 100644
--- a/src/applications/helper/udp-echo-helper.h
+++ b/src/applications/helper/udp-echo-helper.h
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@ class UdpEchoClientHelper
 public:
   /**
    * Create UdpEchoClientHelper which will make life easier for people trying
-   * to set up simulations with echos.
+   * to set up simulations with echos. Use this variant with addresses that do
+   * not include a port value (e.g., Ipv4Address and Ipv6Address).
    *
    * \param ip The IP address of the remote udp echo server
    * \param port The port number of the remote udp echo server
@@ -116,20 +117,12 @@ public:
   UdpEchoClientHelper (Address ip, uint16_t port);
   /**
    * Create UdpEchoClientHelper which will make life easier for people trying
-   * to set up simulations with echos.
+   * to set up simulations with echos. Use this variant with addresses that do
+   * include a port value (e.g., InetSocketAddress and Inet6SocketAddress).
    *
-   * \param ip The IPv4 address of the remote udp echo server
-   * \param port The port number of the remote udp echo server
+   * \param addr The address of the remote udp echo server
    */
-  UdpEchoClientHelper (Ipv4Address ip, uint16_t port);
-  /**
-   * Create UdpEchoClientHelper which will make life easier for people trying
-   * to set up simulations with echos.
-   *
-   * \param ip The IPv6 address of the remote udp echo server
-   * \param port The port number of the remote udp echo server
-   */
-  UdpEchoClientHelper (Ipv6Address ip, uint16_t port);
+  UdpEchoClientHelper (Address addr);
 
   /**
    * Record an attribute to be set in each Application after it is is created.
diff --git a/src/applications/model/udp-client.cc b/src/applications/model/udp-client.cc
index 01b074e9a..3919857e2 100644
--- a/src/applications/model/udp-client.cc
+++ b/src/applications/model/udp-client.cc
@@ -86,22 +86,6 @@ UdpClient::~UdpClient ()
   NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
 }
 
-void
-UdpClient::SetRemote (Ipv4Address ip, uint16_t port)
-{
-  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << ip << port);
-  m_peerAddress = Address(ip);
-  m_peerPort = port;
-}
-
-void
-UdpClient::SetRemote (Ipv6Address ip, uint16_t port)
-{
-  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << ip << port);
-  m_peerAddress = Address(ip);
-  m_peerPort = port;
-}
-
 void
 UdpClient::SetRemote (Address ip, uint16_t port)
 {
@@ -110,6 +94,13 @@ UdpClient::SetRemote (Address ip, uint16_t port)
   m_peerPort = port;
 }
 
+void
+UdpClient::SetRemote (Address addr)
+{
+  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << addr);
+  m_peerAddress = addr;
+}
+
 void
 UdpClient::DoDispose (void)
 {
@@ -136,6 +127,20 @@ UdpClient::StartApplication (void)
           m_socket->Bind6 ();
           m_socket->Connect (Inet6SocketAddress (Ipv6Address::ConvertFrom(m_peerAddress), m_peerPort));
         }
+      else if (InetSocketAddress::IsMatchingType (m_peerAddress) == true)
+        {
+          m_socket->Bind ();
+          m_socket->Connect (m_peerAddress);
+        }
+      else if (Inet6SocketAddress::IsMatchingType (m_peerAddress) == true)
+        {
+          m_socket->Bind6 ();
+          m_socket->Connect (m_peerAddress);
+        }
+      else
+        {
+          NS_ASSERT_MSG (false, "Incompatible address type: " << m_peerAddress);
+        }
     }
 
   m_socket->SetRecvCallback (MakeNullCallback<void, Ptr<Socket> > ());
diff --git a/src/applications/model/udp-client.h b/src/applications/model/udp-client.h
index f763fd427..9a9dd5e95 100644
--- a/src/applications/model/udp-client.h
+++ b/src/applications/model/udp-client.h
@@ -53,24 +53,17 @@ public:
 
   virtual ~UdpClient ();
 
-  /**
-   * \brief set the remote address and port
-   * \param ip remote IPv4 address
-   * \param port remote port
-   */
-  void SetRemote (Ipv4Address ip, uint16_t port);
-  /**
-   * \brief set the remote address and port
-   * \param ip remote IPv6 address
-   * \param port remote port
-   */
-  void SetRemote (Ipv6Address ip, uint16_t port);
   /**
    * \brief set the remote address and port
    * \param ip remote IP address
    * \param port remote port
    */
   void SetRemote (Address ip, uint16_t port);
+  /**
+   * \brief set the remote address
+   * \param addr remote address
+   */
+  void SetRemote (Address addr);
 
 protected:
   virtual void DoDispose (void);
diff --git a/src/applications/model/udp-echo-client.cc b/src/applications/model/udp-echo-client.cc
index 0b44b5277..06711b287 100644
--- a/src/applications/model/udp-echo-client.cc
+++ b/src/applications/model/udp-echo-client.cc
@@ -103,19 +103,10 @@ UdpEchoClient::SetRemote (Address ip, uint16_t port)
 }
 
 void 
-UdpEchoClient::SetRemote (Ipv4Address ip, uint16_t port)
+UdpEchoClient::SetRemote (Address addr)
 {
-  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << ip << port);
-  m_peerAddress = Address (ip);
-  m_peerPort = port;
-}
-
-void 
-UdpEchoClient::SetRemote (Ipv6Address ip, uint16_t port)
-{
-  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << ip << port);
-  m_peerAddress = Address (ip);
-  m_peerPort = port;
+  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << addr);
+  m_peerAddress = addr;
 }
 
 void
@@ -144,6 +135,20 @@ UdpEchoClient::StartApplication (void)
           m_socket->Bind6();
           m_socket->Connect (Inet6SocketAddress (Ipv6Address::ConvertFrom(m_peerAddress), m_peerPort));
         }
+      else if (InetSocketAddress::IsMatchingType (m_peerAddress) == true)
+        {
+          m_socket->Bind ();
+          m_socket->Connect (m_peerAddress);
+        }
+      else if (Inet6SocketAddress::IsMatchingType (m_peerAddress) == true)
+        {
+          m_socket->Bind6 ();
+          m_socket->Connect (m_peerAddress);
+        }
+      else
+        {
+          NS_ASSERT_MSG (false, "Incompatible address type: " << m_peerAddress);
+        }
     }
 
   m_socket->SetRecvCallback (MakeCallback (&UdpEchoClient::HandleRead, this));
@@ -324,6 +329,16 @@ UdpEchoClient::Send (void)
       NS_LOG_INFO ("At time " << Simulator::Now ().GetSeconds () << "s client sent " << m_size << " bytes to " <<
                    Ipv6Address::ConvertFrom (m_peerAddress) << " port " << m_peerPort);
     }
+  else if (InetSocketAddress::IsMatchingType (m_peerAddress))
+    {
+      NS_LOG_INFO ("At time " << Simulator::Now ().GetSeconds () << "s client sent " << m_size << " bytes to " <<
+                   InetSocketAddress::ConvertFrom (m_peerAddress).GetIpv4 () << " port " << InetSocketAddress::ConvertFrom (m_peerAddress).GetPort ());
+    }
+  else if (Inet6SocketAddress::IsMatchingType (m_peerAddress))
+    {
+      NS_LOG_INFO ("At time " << Simulator::Now ().GetSeconds () << "s client sent " << m_size << " bytes to " <<
+                   Inet6SocketAddress::ConvertFrom (m_peerAddress).GetIpv6 () << " port " << Inet6SocketAddress::ConvertFrom (m_peerAddress).GetPort ());
+    }
 
   if (m_sent < m_count) 
     {
diff --git a/src/applications/model/udp-echo-client.h b/src/applications/model/udp-echo-client.h
index 43274c4fd..6bcd448bd 100644
--- a/src/applications/model/udp-echo-client.h
+++ b/src/applications/model/udp-echo-client.h
@@ -49,24 +49,17 @@ public:
 
   virtual ~UdpEchoClient ();
 
-  /**
-   * \brief set the remote address and port
-   * \param ip remote IPv4 address
-   * \param port remote port
-   */
-  void SetRemote (Ipv4Address ip, uint16_t port);
-  /**
-   * \brief set the remote address and port
-   * \param ip remote IPv6 address
-   * \param port remote port
-   */
-  void SetRemote (Ipv6Address ip, uint16_t port);
   /**
    * \brief set the remote address and port
    * \param ip remote IP address
    * \param port remote port
    */
   void SetRemote (Address ip, uint16_t port);
+  /**
+   * \brief set the remote address
+   * \param addr remote address
+   */
+  void SetRemote (Address addr);
 
   /**
    * Set the data size of the packet (the number of bytes that are sent as data
diff --git a/src/applications/model/udp-trace-client.cc b/src/applications/model/udp-trace-client.cc
index 214e9fb4f..160c4e2fd 100644
--- a/src/applications/model/udp-trace-client.cc
+++ b/src/applications/model/udp-trace-client.cc
@@ -131,21 +131,11 @@ UdpTraceClient::SetRemote (Address ip, uint16_t port)
 }
 
 void
-UdpTraceClient::SetRemote (Ipv4Address ip, uint16_t port)
+UdpTraceClient::SetRemote (Address addr)
 {
-  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << ip << port);
+  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << addr);
   m_entries.clear ();
-  m_peerAddress = Address (ip);
-  m_peerPort = port;
-}
-
-void
-UdpTraceClient::SetRemote (Ipv6Address ip, uint16_t port)
-{
-  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << ip << port);
-  m_entries.clear ();
-  m_peerAddress = Address (ip);
-  m_peerPort = port;
+  m_peerAddress = addr;
 }
 
 void
@@ -260,6 +250,20 @@ UdpTraceClient::StartApplication (void)
           m_socket->Bind6 ();
           m_socket->Connect (Inet6SocketAddress (Ipv6Address::ConvertFrom (m_peerAddress), m_peerPort));
         }
+      else if (InetSocketAddress::IsMatchingType (m_peerAddress) == true)
+        {
+          m_socket->Bind ();
+          m_socket->Connect (m_peerAddress);
+        }
+      else if (Inet6SocketAddress::IsMatchingType (m_peerAddress) == true)
+        {
+          m_socket->Bind6 ();
+          m_socket->Connect (m_peerAddress);
+        }
+      else
+        {
+          NS_ASSERT_MSG (false, "Incompatible address type: " << m_peerAddress);
+        }
     }
   m_socket->SetRecvCallback (MakeNullCallback<void, Ptr<Socket> > ());
   m_socket->SetAllowBroadcast (true);
diff --git a/src/applications/model/udp-trace-client.h b/src/applications/model/udp-trace-client.h
index dd4c7f5ed..ca96c3998 100644
--- a/src/applications/model/udp-trace-client.h
+++ b/src/applications/model/udp-trace-client.h
@@ -76,24 +76,17 @@ public:
   UdpTraceClient (Ipv4Address ip, uint16_t port, char *traceFile);
   ~UdpTraceClient ();
 
-  /**
-   * \brief set the remote address and port
-   * \param ip remote IPv4 address
-   * \param port remote port
-   */
-  void SetRemote (Ipv4Address ip, uint16_t port);
-  /**
-   * \brief set the remote address and port
-   * \param ip remote IPv6 address
-   * \param port remote port
-   */
-  void SetRemote (Ipv6Address ip, uint16_t port);
   /**
    * \brief set the remote address and port
    * \param ip remote IP address
    * \param port remote port
    */
   void SetRemote (Address ip, uint16_t port);
+  /**
+   * \brief set the remote address
+   * \param addr remote address
+   */
+  void SetRemote (Address addr);
 
   /**
    * \brief Set the trace file to be used by the application