diff --git a/autotest/test_inf.tcc b/autotest/test_inf.tcc
index 42dc73f..d270820 100644
--- a/autotest/test_inf.tcc
+++ b/autotest/test_inf.tcc
@@ -42,8 +42,9 @@ static void inf_create_user()
 {
 	if (inf_user) return;
 	inf_user = (struct hub_user*) hub_malloc_zero(sizeof(struct hub_user));
+	inf_user->connection = (struct net_connection*) hub_malloc_zero(sizeof(struct net_connection));
 	inf_user->id.sid = 1;
-	inf_user->net.connection.sd = -1;
+	inf_user->connection->sd = -1;
 	inf_user->limits.upload_slots = 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/autotest/test_usermanager.tcc b/autotest/test_usermanager.tcc
index 22d3201..dc430fc 100644
--- a/autotest/test_usermanager.tcc
+++ b/autotest/test_usermanager.tcc
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 static struct hub_info um_hub;
 static struct hub_user um_user[MAX_USERS];
+static struct net_connection um_cons[MAX_USERS];
 
 EXO_TEST(um_test_setup, {
 	int i = 0;
@@ -11,9 +12,12 @@ EXO_TEST(um_test_setup, {
 	
 	for (i = 0; i < MAX_USERS; i++)
 	{
+		memset(&um_cons[i], 0, sizeof(struct net_connection));
+		um_cons[i].sd = -1;
+
 		memset(&um_user[i], 0, sizeof(struct hub_user));
 		um_user[i].id.sid = i+1;
-		um_user[i].net.connection.sd = -1;
+		um_user[i].connection = &um_cons[i];
 	}
 	return 1;
 });
diff --git a/src/core/auth.c b/src/core/auth.c
index bf6c4c8..1d2c82d 100644
--- a/src/core/auth.c
+++ b/src/core/auth.c
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ const char* acl_password_generate_challenge(struct acl_handle* acl, struct hub_u
 	uint64_t tiger_res[3];
 	static char tiger_buf[MAX_CID_LEN+1];
 	
-	snprintf(buf, 32, "%d%d%d", (int) user->net.tm_connected, (int) user->id.sid, (int) user->net.connection.sd);
+	snprintf(buf, 32, "%d%d%d", (int) user->tm_connected, (int) user->id.sid, (int) user->connection->sd);
 	
 	tiger((uint64_t*) buf, strlen(buf), (uint64_t*) tiger_res);
 	base32_encode((unsigned char*) tiger_res, TIGERSIZE, tiger_buf);
diff --git a/src/core/commands.c b/src/core/commands.c
index b238135..d10d065 100644
--- a/src/core/commands.c
+++ b/src/core/commands.c
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ static int command_version(struct hub_info* hub, struct hub_user* user, struct h
 static int command_myip(struct hub_info* hub, struct hub_user* user, struct hub_command* cmd)
 {
 	char tmp[128];
-	snprintf(tmp, 128, "Your address is \"%s\"", ip_convert_to_string(&user->net.connection.ipaddr));
+	snprintf(tmp, 128, "Your address is \"%s\"", net_con_get_peer_address(user->connection));
 	return command_status(hub, user, cmd, tmp);
 }
 
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ static int command_getip(struct hub_info* hub, struct hub_user* user, struct hub
 	if (!target)
 		return command_status_user_not_found(hub, user, cmd, nick);
 
-	snprintf(tmp, 128, "%s has address \"%s\"", nick, ip_convert_to_string(&target->net.connection.ipaddr));
+	snprintf(tmp, 128, "%s has address \"%s\"", nick, net_con_get_peer_address(user->connection));
 	return command_status(hub, user, cmd, tmp);
 }
 
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ static int command_whoip(struct hub_info* hub, struct hub_user* user, struct hub
 	{
 		strcat(buffer, u->id.nick);
 		strcat(buffer, " (");
-		strcat(buffer, ip_convert_to_string(&u->net.connection.ipaddr));
+		strcat(buffer, net_con_get_peer_address(u->connection));
 		strcat(buffer, ")\n");
 		u = (struct hub_user*) list_get_next(users);
 	}
diff --git a/src/core/hub.c b/src/core/hub.c
index 4b300c9..0fb761a 100644
--- a/src/core/hub.c
+++ b/src/core/hub.c
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ int hub_handle_support(struct hub_info* hub, struct hub_user* u, struct adc_mess
 		if (ok)
 		{
 			hub_send_handshake(hub, u);
-			net_con_set_timeout(&u->net.connection, TIMEOUT_HANDSHAKE);
+			net_con_set_timeout(u->connection, TIMEOUT_HANDSHAKE);
 		}
 		else
 		{
@@ -1018,8 +1018,8 @@ void hub_disconnect_user(struct hub_info* hub, struct hub_user* user, int reason
 	}
 
 	/* stop reading from user */
-	net_shutdown_r(user->net.connection.sd);
-	net_con_close(&user->net.connection);
+	net_shutdown_r(user->connection->sd);
+	net_con_close(user->connection);
 
 	LOG_TRACE("hub_disconnect_user(), user=%p, reason=%d, state=%d", user, reason, user->state);
 	
@@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@ void hub_logout_log(struct hub_info* hub, struct hub_user* user)
 	loginfo->time = time(NULL);
 	strcpy(loginfo->cid, user->id.cid);
 	strcpy(loginfo->nick, user->id.nick);
-	memcpy(&loginfo->addr, &user->net.connection.ipaddr, sizeof(struct ip_addr_encap));
+	memcpy(&loginfo->addr, &user->connection->ipaddr, sizeof(struct ip_addr_encap));
 	loginfo->reason = user->quit_reason;
 
 	list_append(hub->logout_info, loginfo);
diff --git a/src/core/hubevent.c b/src/core/hubevent.c
index 3b0c0bd..4ff44d4 100644
--- a/src/core/hubevent.c
+++ b/src/core/hubevent.c
@@ -22,26 +22,26 @@
 static void log_user_login(struct hub_user* u)
 {
 	const char* cred = get_user_credential_string(u->credentials);
-	const char* addr = ip_convert_to_string(&u->net.connection.ipaddr);
+	const char* addr = net_con_get_peer_address(u->connection);
 	LOG_USER("LoginOK     %s/%s %s \"%s\" (%s) \"%s\"", sid_to_string(u->id.sid), u->id.cid, addr, u->id.nick, cred, u->user_agent);
 }
 
 static void log_user_login_error(struct hub_user* u, enum status_message msg)
 {
-	const char* addr = ip_convert_to_string(&u->net.connection.ipaddr);
+	const char* addr = net_con_get_peer_address(u->connection);
 	const char* message = hub_get_status_message_log(u->hub, msg);
 	LOG_USER("LoginError  %s/%s %s \"%s\" (%s) \"%s\"", sid_to_string(u->id.sid), u->id.cid, addr, u->id.nick, message, u->user_agent);
 }
 
 static void log_user_logout(struct hub_user* u, const char* message)
 {
-	const char* addr = ip_convert_to_string(&u->net.connection.ipaddr);
+	const char* addr = net_con_get_peer_address(u->connection);
 	LOG_USER("Logout      %s/%s %s \"%s\" (%s)", sid_to_string(u->id.sid), u->id.cid, addr, u->id.nick, message);
 }
 
 static void log_user_nick_change(struct hub_user* u, const char* nick)
 {
-	const char* addr = ip_convert_to_string(&u->net.connection.ipaddr);
+	const char* addr = net_con_get_peer_address(u->connection);
 	LOG_USER("NickChange  %s/%s %s \"%s\" -> \"%s\"", sid_to_string(u->id.sid), u->id.cid, addr, u->id.nick, nick);
 }
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ void on_login_success(struct hub_info* hub, struct hub_user* u)
 		hub_send_motd(hub, u);
 
 	/* reset timeout */
-	net_con_set_timeout(&u->net.connection, TIMEOUT_IDLE);
+	net_con_set_timeout(u->connection, TIMEOUT_IDLE);
 }
 
 void on_login_failure(struct hub_info* hub, struct hub_user* u, enum status_message msg)
diff --git a/src/core/inf.c b/src/core/inf.c
index b9218eb..d3d28b1 100644
--- a/src/core/inf.c
+++ b/src/core/inf.c
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ static int check_required_login_flags(struct hub_info* hub, struct hub_user* use
  */
 int check_network(struct hub_info* hub, struct hub_user* user, struct adc_message* cmd)
 {
-	const char* address = ip_convert_to_string(&user->net.connection.ipaddr);
+	const char* address = net_con_get_peer_address(user->connection);
 	
 	/* Check for NAT override address */
 	if (acl_is_ip_nat_override(hub->acl, address))
diff --git a/src/core/netevent.c b/src/core/netevent.c
index f9b212d..11dd999 100644
--- a/src/core/netevent.c
+++ b/src/core/netevent.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ void debug_sendq_recv(struct hub_user* user, int received, int max, const char*
 int net_user_send(void* ptr, const void* buf, size_t len)
 {
 	struct hub_user* user = (struct hub_user*) ptr;
-	int ret = net_con_send(&user->net.connection, buf, len);
+	int ret = net_con_send(user->connection, buf, len);
 #ifdef DEBUG_SENDQ
 	debug_sendq_send(user, ret, len);
 #endif
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ int net_user_send(void* ptr, const void* buf, size_t len)
 int net_user_recv(void* ptr, void* buf, size_t len)
 {
 	struct hub_user* user = (struct hub_user*) ptr;
-	int ret = net_con_recv(&user->net.connection, buf, len);
+	int ret = net_con_recv(user->connection, buf, len);
 #ifdef DEBUG_SENDQ
 	debug_sendq_recv(user, ret, len, buf);
 #endif
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ int net_user_recv(void* ptr, void* buf, size_t len)
 int handle_net_read(struct hub_user* user)
 {
 	static char buf[MAX_RECV_BUF];
-	struct hub_recvq* q = user->net.recv_queue;
+	struct hub_recvq* q = user->recv_queue;
 	size_t buf_size = hub_recvq_get(q, buf, MAX_RECV_BUF);
 	ssize_t size = net_user_recv(user, &buf[buf_size], MAX_RECV_BUF - buf_size);
 
@@ -159,9 +159,9 @@ int handle_net_read(struct hub_user* user)
 int handle_net_write(struct hub_user* user)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
-	while (hub_sendq_get_bytes(user->net.send_queue))
+	while (hub_sendq_get_bytes(user->send_queue))
 	{
-		ret = hub_sendq_send(user->net.send_queue, net_user_send, user);
+		ret = hub_sendq_send(user->send_queue, net_user_send, user);
 		if (ret <= 0)
 			break;
 	}
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ int handle_net_write(struct hub_user* user)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return quit_socket_error;
 
-	if (hub_sendq_get_bytes(user->net.send_queue))
+	if (hub_sendq_get_bytes(user->send_queue))
 	{
 		user_net_io_want_write(user);
 	}
diff --git a/src/core/route.c b/src/core/route.c
index caea0a6..7923dd8 100644
--- a/src/core/route.c
+++ b/src/core/route.c
@@ -80,10 +80,10 @@ static inline int check_send_queue(struct hub_info* hub, struct hub_user* user,
 	if (user_flag_get(user, flag_user_list))
 		return 1;
 
-	if ((user->net.send_queue->size + msg->length) > get_max_send_queue(hub))
+	if ((user->send_queue->size + msg->length) > get_max_send_queue(hub))
 		return -1;
 
-	if (user->net.send_queue->size > get_max_send_queue_soft(hub) && msg->priority < 0)
+	if (user->send_queue->size > get_max_send_queue_soft(hub) && msg->priority < 0)
 		return 0;
 
 	return 1;
@@ -97,17 +97,17 @@ int route_to_user(struct hub_info* hub, struct hub_user* user, struct adc_messag
 	free(data);
 #endif
 
-	if (hub_sendq_is_empty(user->net.send_queue) && !user_flag_get(user, flag_pipeline))
+	if (hub_sendq_is_empty(user->send_queue) && !user_flag_get(user, flag_pipeline))
 	{
 		/* Perform oportunistic write */
-		hub_sendq_add(user->net.send_queue, msg);
+		hub_sendq_add(user->send_queue, msg);
 		handle_net_write(user);
 	}
 	else
 	{
 		if (check_send_queue(hub, user, msg) >= 0)
 		{
-			hub_sendq_add(user->net.send_queue, msg);
+			hub_sendq_add(user->send_queue, msg);
 			if (!user_flag_get(user, flag_pipeline))
 				user_net_io_want_write(user);
 		}
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ int route_to_user(struct hub_info* hub, struct hub_user* user, struct adc_messag
 
 int route_flush_pipeline(struct hub_info* hub, struct hub_user* u)
 {
-	if (hub_sendq_is_empty(u->net.send_queue))
+	if (hub_sendq_is_empty(u->send_queue))
 		return 0;
 
 	handle_net_write(u);
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ int route_info_message(struct hub_info* hub, struct hub_user* u)
 	else
 	{
 		struct adc_message* cmd = adc_msg_copy(u->info);
-		const char* address = ip_convert_to_string(&u->net.connection.ipaddr);
+		const char* address = net_con_get_peer_address(u->connection);
 		struct hub_user* user = 0;
 		
 		adc_msg_remove_named_argument(cmd, ADC_INF_FLAG_IPV4_ADDR);
diff --git a/src/core/user.c b/src/core/user.c
index 8a433bb..cbc1624 100644
--- a/src/core/user.c
+++ b/src/core/user.c
@@ -46,12 +46,13 @@ struct hub_user* user_create(struct hub_info* hub, int sd, struct ip_addr_encap*
 	if (user == NULL)
 		return NULL; /* OOM */
 
-	user->net.tm_connected = time(NULL);
-	user->net.send_queue = hub_sendq_create();
-	user->net.recv_queue = hub_recvq_create();
+	user->tm_connected = time(NULL);
+	user->send_queue = hub_sendq_create();
+	user->recv_queue = hub_recvq_create();
 
-	net_con_initialize(&user->net.connection, sd, addr, net_event, user, NET_EVENT_READ);
-	net_con_set_timeout(&user->net.connection, TIMEOUT_CONNECTED);
+	user->connection = (struct net_connection*) hub_malloc(sizeof(struct net_connection));
+	net_con_initialize(user->connection, sd, addr, net_event, user, NET_EVENT_READ);
+	net_con_set_timeout(user->connection, TIMEOUT_CONNECTED);
 
 	user_set_state(user, state_protocol);
 	return user;
@@ -62,8 +63,8 @@ void user_destroy(struct hub_user* user)
 {
 	LOG_TRACE("user_destroy(), user=%p", user);
 
-	hub_recvq_destroy(user->net.recv_queue);
-	hub_sendq_destroy(user->net.send_queue);
+	hub_recvq_destroy(user->recv_queue);
+	hub_sendq_destroy(user->send_queue);
 
 	adc_msg_free(user->info);
 	user_clear_feature_cast_support(user);
@@ -314,12 +315,12 @@ int user_is_registered(struct hub_user* user)
 
 void user_net_io_want_write(struct hub_user* user)
 {
-	net_con_update(&user->net.connection, NET_EVENT_READ | NET_EVENT_WRITE);
+	net_con_update(user->connection, NET_EVENT_READ | NET_EVENT_WRITE);
 }
 
 void user_net_io_want_read(struct hub_user* user)
 {
-	net_con_update(&user->net.connection, NET_EVENT_READ);
+	net_con_update(user->connection, NET_EVENT_READ);
 }
 
 const char* user_get_quit_reason_string(enum user_quit_reason reason)
diff --git a/src/core/user.h b/src/core/user.h
index 602f7bb..0c22732 100644
--- a/src/core/user.h
+++ b/src/core/user.h
@@ -97,17 +97,8 @@ struct hub_user_limits
 	size_t               hub_count_total;         /** The number of hubs connected to in total */
 };
 
-struct hub_user_net_io
-{
-	struct net_connection connection;             /** Connection data */
-	struct hub_recvq*    recv_queue;
-	struct hub_sendq*    send_queue;
-	time_t               tm_connected;            /** time when user connected */
-};
-
 struct hub_user
 {
-	struct hub_user_net_io   net;                     /** Network information data */
 	enum user_state      state;                   /** see enum user_state */
 	enum user_credentials credentials;            /** see enum user_credentials */
 	struct hub_user_info     id;                      /** Contains nick name and CID */
@@ -116,6 +107,10 @@ struct hub_user
 	struct linked_list*  feature_cast;            /** Features supported by feature cast */
 	struct adc_message*  info;                    /** ADC 'INF' message (broadcasted to everyone joining the hub) */
 	struct hub_info*     hub;                     /** The hub instance this user belong to */
+	struct hub_recvq*    recv_queue;
+	struct hub_sendq*    send_queue;
+	struct net_connection* connection;            /** Connection data */
+	time_t               tm_connected;            /** time when user connected */
 	struct hub_user_limits   limits;                  /** Data used for limitation */
 	enum user_quit_reason quit_reason;            /** Quit reason (see user_quit_reason) */
 
diff --git a/src/core/usermanager.c b/src/core/usermanager.c
index 2c7bf75..f4d7855 100644
--- a/src/core/usermanager.c
+++ b/src/core/usermanager.c
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ size_t uman_get_user_by_addr(struct hub_info* hub, struct linked_list* users, st
 	struct hub_user* user = (struct hub_user*) list_get_first(hub->users->list); /* iterate users - only on incoming INF msg */
 	while (user)
 	{
-		if (ip_in_range(&user->net.connection.ipaddr, range))
+		if (ip_in_range(&user->connection->ipaddr, range))
 		{
 			list_append(users, user);
 			num++;
diff --git a/src/network/connection.c b/src/network/connection.c
index 951633b..70326c9 100644
--- a/src/network/connection.c
+++ b/src/network/connection.c
@@ -104,6 +104,11 @@ static void net_con_event(int fd, short ev, void *arg)
 #endif
 }
 
+const char* net_con_get_peer_address(struct net_connection* con)
+{
+	 return ip_convert_to_string(&con->ipaddr);
+}
+
 void net_con_initialize(struct net_connection* con, int sd, struct ip_addr_encap* addr, net_connection_cb callback, const void* ptr, int ev)
 {
 	int events = net_con_convert_to_libevent_mask(ev);
diff --git a/src/network/connection.h b/src/network/connection.h
index 1d022a1..754c69d 100644
--- a/src/network/connection.h
+++ b/src/network/connection.h
@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@ extern ssize_t net_con_recv(struct net_connection* con, void* buf, size_t len);
 extern void net_con_set_timeout(struct net_connection* con, int seconds);
 extern void net_con_clear_timeout(struct net_connection* con);
 
+/**
+ * Returns a string representation of the ipaddr member.
+ * NOTE: Static buffer.
+ */
+extern const char* net_con_get_peer_address(struct net_connection* con);
+
 #ifdef SSL_SUPPORT
 /**
  * Start SSL_accept()