diff --git a/rpyc/core/netref.py b/rpyc/core/netref.py
index 3a9542ad..329c10e4 100644
--- a/rpyc/core/netref.py
+++ b/rpyc/core/netref.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     '__init__', '__metaclass__', '__module__', '__new__', '__reduce__',
     '__reduce_ex__', '__repr__', '__setattr__', '__slots__', '__str__',
     '__weakref__', '__dict__', '__members__', '__methods__', '__exit__',
+    '__eq__', '__ne__', '__lt__', '__gt__', '__le__', '__ge__',
 ]) | _deleted_netref_attrs
 """the set of attributes that are local to the netref object"""
 
@@ -172,7 +173,19 @@ def __dir__(self):
     def __hash__(self):
         return syncreq(self, consts.HANDLE_HASH)
     def __cmp__(self, other):
-        return syncreq(self, consts.HANDLE_CMP, other)
+        return syncreq(self, consts.HANDLE_CMP, other, '__cmp__')
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        return syncreq(self, consts.HANDLE_CMP, other, '__eq__')
+    def __ne__(self, other):
+        return syncreq(self, consts.HANDLE_CMP, other, '__ne__')
+    def __lt__(self, other):
+        return syncreq(self, consts.HANDLE_CMP, other, '__lt__')
+    def __gt__(self, other):
+        return syncreq(self, consts.HANDLE_CMP, other, '__gt__')
+    def __le__(self, other):
+        return syncreq(self, consts.HANDLE_CMP, other, '__le__')
+    def __ge__(self, other):
+        return syncreq(self, consts.HANDLE_CMP, other, '__ge__')
     def __repr__(self):
         return syncreq(self, consts.HANDLE_REPR)
     def __str__(self):
@@ -278,4 +291,3 @@ def class_factory(clsname, modname, methods):
 for cls in _builtin_types:
     builtin_classes_cache[cls.__name__, cls.__module__] = class_factory(
         cls.__name__, cls.__module__, inspect_methods(cls))
-
diff --git a/rpyc/core/protocol.py b/rpyc/core/protocol.py
index efcb1a56..ad751c10 100644
--- a/rpyc/core/protocol.py
+++ b/rpyc/core/protocol.py
@@ -577,11 +577,11 @@ def _handle_repr(self, obj):
         return repr(obj)
     def _handle_str(self, obj):
         return str(obj)
-    def _handle_cmp(self, obj, other):
+    def _handle_cmp(self, obj, other, op='__cmp__'):
         # cmp() might enter recursive resonance... yet another workaround
         #return cmp(obj, other)
         try:
-            return type(obj).__cmp__(obj, other)
+            return getattr(type(obj), op)(obj, other)
         except (AttributeError, TypeError):
             return NotImplemented
     def _handle_hash(self, obj):
diff --git a/tests/test_magic.py b/tests/test_magic.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4ab14122
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_magic.py
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import sys
+import rpyc
+import unittest
+
+is_py3 = sys.version_info >= (3,)
+
+class Meta(type):
+
+    def __hash__(self):
+        return 4321
+
+Base = Meta('Base', (object,), {})
+
+class Foo(Base):
+    def __hash__(self):
+        return 1234
+
+class Bar(Foo):
+    pass
+
+class Mux(Foo):
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        return True
+
+
+class TestContextManagers(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.conn = rpyc.classic.connect_thread()
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        self.conn.close()
+
+    def test_hash_class(self):
+        hesh = self.conn.builtins.hash
+        mod = self.conn.modules.test_magic
+        self.assertEqual(hash(mod.Base), 4321)
+        self.assertEqual(hash(mod.Foo), 4321)
+        self.assertEqual(hash(mod.Bar), 4321)
+        self.assertEqual(hash(mod.Base().__class__), 4321)
+        self.assertEqual(hash(mod.Foo().__class__), 4321)
+        self.assertEqual(hash(mod.Bar().__class__), 4321)
+
+        basecl_ = mod.Foo().__class__.__mro__[1]
+        object_ = mod.Foo().__class__.__mro__[2]
+        self.assertEqual(hash(basecl_), hesh(basecl_))
+        self.assertEqual(hash(object_), hesh(object_))
+        self.assertEqual(hash(object_), hesh(self.conn.builtins.object))
+
+    def test_hash_obj(self):
+        hesh = self.conn.builtins.hash
+        mod = self.conn.modules.test_magic
+        obj = mod.Base()
+
+        self.assertNotEqual(hash(obj), 1234)
+        self.assertNotEqual(hash(obj), 4321)
+        self.assertEqual(hash(obj), hesh(obj))
+
+        self.assertEqual(hash(mod.Foo()), 1234)
+        self.assertEqual(hash(mod.Bar()), 1234)
+        if is_py3:
+            with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
+                hash(mod.Mux())
+        else:
+            self.assertEqual(hash(mod.Mux()), 1234)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()