diff --git a/include/eapol.h b/include/eapol.h
index 3f4c1b6..9c24278 100644
--- a/include/eapol.h
+++ b/include/eapol.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 
 #include "pdu.h"
+#include "utils.h"
 
 
 namespace Tins {
@@ -10,11 +11,30 @@ namespace Tins {
      * \brief Class that represents the EAP encapsulation over LAN.
      */
     class EAPOL : public PDU {
+    public:
+        enum EAPOLTYPE {
+            RC4 = 1
+        };
     protected:
         /**
          * \brief Protected constructor that sets the packet_type and type fields.
          */
-        EAPOL(uint8_t packet_type, uint8_t type);
+        EAPOL(uint8_t packet_type, EAPOLTYPE type);
+        
+        /**
+         * \brief Constructor which creates an EAPOL object from a buffer.
+         * \param buffer The buffer from which this PDU will be constructed.
+         * \param total_sz The total size of the buffer.
+         */
+        EAPOL(const uint8_t *buffer, uint32_t total_sz);
+        
+        /**
+         * \brief Static method to instantiate the correct EAPOL subclass 
+         * based on a raw buffer.
+         * \param buffer The buffer from which the data will be taken.
+         * \param total_sz The total size of the buffer.
+         */
+        static EAPOL *from_bytes(const uint8_t *buffer, uint32_t total_sz);
         
         /* Getters */
         
@@ -34,7 +54,7 @@ namespace Tins {
          * \brief Getter for the length field.
          * \return The length field.
          */
-        uint16_t length() const { return _header.length; }
+        uint16_t length() const { return Utils::net_to_host_s(_header.length); }
         
         /**
          * \brief Getter for the type field.
@@ -112,6 +132,13 @@ namespace Tins {
          */
         RC4EAPOL();
         
+        /**
+         * \brief Constructor which creates an RC4EAPOL object from a buffer.
+         * \param buffer The buffer from which this PDU will be constructed.
+         * \param total_sz The total size of the buffer.
+         */
+        RC4EAPOL(const uint8_t *buffer, uint32_t total_sz);
+        
         /**
          * \brief RC4EAPOL destructor
          * 
@@ -125,7 +152,7 @@ namespace Tins {
          * \brief Getter for the key length field.
          * \return The key length field.
          */
-        uint16_t key_length() const { return _header.key_length; }
+        uint16_t key_length() const { return Utils::net_to_host_s(_header.key_length); }
         
         /**
          * \brief Getter for the replay counter field.
diff --git a/src/eapol.cpp b/src/eapol.cpp
index 15ec801..fba59ec 100644
--- a/src/eapol.cpp
+++ b/src/eapol.cpp
@@ -1,14 +1,32 @@
 #include <cstring>
 #include <cassert>
+#include <stdexcept>
 #include "eapol.h"
-#include "utils.h"
 
 
-Tins::EAPOL::EAPOL(uint8_t packet_type, uint8_t type) : PDU(0xff) {
+Tins::EAPOL::EAPOL(uint8_t packet_type, EAPOLTYPE type) : PDU(0xff) {
     std::memset(&_header, 0, sizeof(_header));
     _header.version = 1;
     _header.packet_type = packet_type;
-    _header.type = type;
+    _header.type = (uint8_t)type;
+}
+
+Tins::EAPOL::EAPOL(const uint8_t *buffer, uint32_t total_sz) : PDU(0xff) {
+    if(total_sz < sizeof(_header))
+        throw std::runtime_error("Not enough size for an EAPOL header in the buffer.");
+    std::memcpy(&_header, buffer, sizeof(_header));
+}
+
+Tins::EAPOL *Tins::EAPOL::from_bytes(const uint8_t *buffer, uint32_t total_sz) {
+    if(total_sz < sizeof(eapolhdr))
+        throw std::runtime_error("Not enough size for an EAPOL header in the buffer.");
+    const eapolhdr *ptr = (const eapolhdr*)buffer;
+    switch(ptr->type) {
+        case RC4:
+            return new RC4EAPOL(buffer, total_sz);
+            break;
+    }
+    return 0;
 }
 
 void Tins::EAPOL::version(uint8_t new_version) {
@@ -38,10 +56,27 @@ void Tins::EAPOL::write_serialization(uint8_t *buffer, uint32_t total_sz, const
 
 /* RC4EAPOL */
 
-Tins::RC4EAPOL::RC4EAPOL() : EAPOL(0x03, 0x01), _key(0), _key_size(0) {
+Tins::RC4EAPOL::RC4EAPOL() : EAPOL(0x03, RC4), _key(0), _key_size(0) {
     std::memset(&_header, 0, sizeof(_header));
 }
 
+Tins::RC4EAPOL::RC4EAPOL(const uint8_t *buffer, uint32_t total_sz) : EAPOL(buffer, total_sz) {
+    buffer += sizeof(eapolhdr);
+    total_sz -= sizeof(eapolhdr);
+    if(total_sz < sizeof(_header))
+        throw std::runtime_error("Not enough size for an EAPOL header in the buffer.");
+    std::memcpy(&_header, buffer, sizeof(_header));
+    buffer += sizeof(_header);
+    total_sz -= sizeof(_header);
+    if(total_sz == key_length()) {
+        _key = new uint8_t[total_sz];
+        _key_size = total_sz;
+        std::memcpy(_key, buffer, total_sz);
+    }
+    else 
+        _key = 0;
+}
+
 Tins::RC4EAPOL::~RC4EAPOL() {
     delete[] _key;
 }