diff --git a/auto_tests/auto_test_support.c b/auto_tests/auto_test_support.c
index 213e70570ce..18c0f1f8658 100644
--- a/auto_tests/auto_test_support.c
+++ b/auto_tests/auto_test_support.c
@@ -36,34 +36,38 @@ static const struct BootstrapNodes {
     const uint8_t key[32];
 } bootstrap_nodes[] = {
     {
-        "tox.abilinski.com", 33445,
-        0x10, 0xC0, 0x0E, 0xB2, 0x50, 0xC3, 0x23, 0x3E,
-        0x34, 0x3E, 0x2A, 0xEB, 0xA0, 0x71, 0x15, 0xA5,
-        0xC2, 0x89, 0x20, 0xE9, 0xC8, 0xD2, 0x94, 0x92,
-        0xF6, 0xD0, 0x0B, 0x29, 0x04, 0x9E, 0xDC, 0x7E,
+        "tox.abilinski.com", 33445, {
+            0x10, 0xC0, 0x0E, 0xB2, 0x50, 0xC3, 0x23, 0x3E,
+            0x34, 0x3E, 0x2A, 0xEB, 0xA0, 0x71, 0x15, 0xA5,
+            0xC2, 0x89, 0x20, 0xE9, 0xC8, 0xD2, 0x94, 0x92,
+            0xF6, 0xD0, 0x0B, 0x29, 0x04, 0x9E, 0xDC, 0x7E,
+        },
     },
     {
-        "tox.initramfs.io", 33445,
-        0x02, 0x80, 0x7C, 0xF4, 0xF8, 0xBB, 0x8F, 0xB3,
-        0x90, 0xCC, 0x37, 0x94, 0xBD, 0xF1, 0xE8, 0x44,
-        0x9E, 0x9A, 0x83, 0x92, 0xC5, 0xD3, 0xF2, 0x20,
-        0x00, 0x19, 0xDA, 0x9F, 0x1E, 0x81, 0x2E, 0x46,
+        "tox.initramfs.io", 33445, {
+            0x02, 0x80, 0x7C, 0xF4, 0xF8, 0xBB, 0x8F, 0xB3,
+            0x90, 0xCC, 0x37, 0x94, 0xBD, 0xF1, 0xE8, 0x44,
+            0x9E, 0x9A, 0x83, 0x92, 0xC5, 0xD3, 0xF2, 0x20,
+            0x00, 0x19, 0xDA, 0x9F, 0x1E, 0x81, 0x2E, 0x46,
+        },
     },
     {
-        "tox.plastiras.org", 33445,
-        0x8E, 0x8B, 0x63, 0x29, 0x9B, 0x3D, 0x52, 0x0F,
-        0xB3, 0x77, 0xFE, 0x51, 0x00, 0xE6, 0x5E, 0x33,
-        0x22, 0xF7, 0xAE, 0x5B, 0x20, 0xA0, 0xAC, 0xED,
-        0x29, 0x81, 0x76, 0x9F, 0xC5, 0xB4, 0x37, 0x25,
+        "tox.plastiras.org", 33445, {
+            0x8E, 0x8B, 0x63, 0x29, 0x9B, 0x3D, 0x52, 0x0F,
+            0xB3, 0x77, 0xFE, 0x51, 0x00, 0xE6, 0x5E, 0x33,
+            0x22, 0xF7, 0xAE, 0x5B, 0x20, 0xA0, 0xAC, 0xED,
+            0x29, 0x81, 0x76, 0x9F, 0xC5, 0xB4, 0x37, 0x25,
+        },
     },
     {
-        "tox.novg.net", 33445,
-        0xD5, 0x27, 0xE5, 0x84, 0x7F, 0x83, 0x30, 0xD6,
-        0x28, 0xDA, 0xB1, 0x81, 0x4F, 0x0A, 0x42, 0x2F,
-        0x6D, 0xC9, 0xD0, 0xA3, 0x00, 0xE6, 0xC3, 0x57,
-        0x63, 0x4E, 0xE2, 0xDA, 0x88, 0xC3, 0x54, 0x63,
+        "tox.novg.net", 33445, {
+            0xD5, 0x27, 0xE5, 0x84, 0x7F, 0x83, 0x30, 0xD6,
+            0x28, 0xDA, 0xB1, 0x81, 0x4F, 0x0A, 0x42, 0x2F,
+            0x6D, 0xC9, 0xD0, 0xA3, 0x00, 0xE6, 0xC3, 0x57,
+            0x63, 0x4E, 0xE2, 0xDA, 0x88, 0xC3, 0x54, 0x63,
+        },
     },
-    { nullptr, 0, 0 },
+    { nullptr, 0, {0} },
 };
 
 void bootstrap_tox_live_network(Tox *tox, bool enable_tcp)
diff --git a/auto_tests/network_test.c b/auto_tests/network_test.c
index 76cb94a17ff..ef0c7ba2a00 100644
--- a/auto_tests/network_test.c
+++ b/auto_tests/network_test.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ static void test_addr_resolv_localhost(void)
     net_kill_strerror(strerror);
 
     Ip_Ntoa ip_str;
-    ck_assert_msg(net_family_is_ipv4(ip.family), "Expected family TOX_AF_INET, got %u.", ip.family.value);
+    ck_assert_msg(net_family_is_ipv4(ip.family), "Expected family NET_FAMILY_IPV4, got %u.", ip.family.value);
     const uint32_t loopback = get_ip4_loopback().uint32;
     ck_assert_msg(ip.ip.v4.uint32 == loopback, "Expected 127.0.0.1, got %s.",
                   net_ip_ntoa(&ip, &ip_str));
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static void test_addr_resolv_localhost(void)
     ck_assert_msg(res, "Resolver failed: %d, %s", error, strerror);
     net_kill_strerror(strerror);
 
-    ck_assert_msg(net_family_is_ipv6(ip.family), "Expected family TOX_AF_INET6 (%d), got %u.", TOX_AF_INET6,
+    ck_assert_msg(net_family_is_ipv6(ip.family), "Expected family NET_FAMILY_IPV6 (%d), got %u.", NET_FAMILY_IPV6,
                   ip.family.value);
     IP6 ip6_loopback = get_ip6_loopback();
     ck_assert_msg(!memcmp(&ip.ip.v6, &ip6_loopback, sizeof(IP6)), "Expected ::1, got %s.",
@@ -82,18 +82,18 @@ static void test_addr_resolv_localhost(void)
     net_kill_strerror(strerror);
 
 #if USE_IPV6
-    ck_assert_msg(net_family_is_ipv6(ip.family), "Expected family TOX_AF_INET6 (%d), got %u.", TOX_AF_INET6,
+    ck_assert_msg(net_family_is_ipv6(ip.family), "Expected family NET_FAMILY_IPV6 (%d), got %u.", NET_FAMILY_IPV6,
                   ip.family.value);
     ck_assert_msg(!memcmp(&ip.ip.v6, &ip6_loopback, sizeof(IP6)), "Expected ::1, got %s.",
                   net_ip_ntoa(&ip, &ip_str));
 
-    ck_assert_msg(net_family_is_ipv4(extra.family), "Expected family TOX_AF_INET (%d), got %u.", TOX_AF_INET,
+    ck_assert_msg(net_family_is_ipv4(extra.family), "Expected family NET_FAMILY_IPV4 (%d), got %u.", NET_FAMILY_IPV4,
                   extra.family.value);
     ck_assert_msg(extra.ip.v4.uint32 == loopback, "Expected 127.0.0.1, got %s.",
                   net_ip_ntoa(&ip, &ip_str));
 #elif 0
     // TODO(iphydf): Fix this to work on IPv6-supporting systems.
-    ck_assert_msg(net_family_is_ipv4(ip.family), "Expected family TOX_AF_INET (%d), got %u.", TOX_AF_INET, ip.family.value);
+    ck_assert_msg(net_family_is_ipv4(ip.family), "Expected family NET_FAMILY_IPV4 (%d), got %u.", NET_FAMILY_IPV4, ip.family.value);
     ck_assert_msg(ip.ip.v4.uint32 == loopback, "Expected 127.0.0.1, got %s.",
                   net_ip_ntoa(&ip, &ip_str));
 #endif
@@ -119,20 +119,20 @@ static void test_ip_equal(void)
     ip1.ip.v4.uint32 = net_htonl(0x7F000001);
 
     res = ip_equal(&ip1, &ip2);
-    ck_assert_msg(res == 0, "ip_equal( {TOX_AF_INET, 127.0.0.1}, {TOX_AF_UNSPEC, 0} ): "
+    ck_assert_msg(res == 0, "ip_equal( {NET_FAMILY_IPV4, 127.0.0.1}, {NET_FAMILY_UNSPEC, 0} ): "
                   "expected result 0, got %d.", res);
 
     ip2.family = net_family_ipv4();
     ip2.ip.v4.uint32 = net_htonl(0x7F000001);
 
     res = ip_equal(&ip1, &ip2);
-    ck_assert_msg(res != 0, "ip_equal( {TOX_AF_INET, 127.0.0.1}, {TOX_AF_INET, 127.0.0.1} ): "
+    ck_assert_msg(res != 0, "ip_equal( {NET_FAMILY_IPV4, 127.0.0.1}, {NET_FAMILY_IPV4, 127.0.0.1} ): "
                   "expected result != 0, got 0.");
 
     ip2.ip.v4.uint32 = net_htonl(0x7F000002);
 
     res = ip_equal(&ip1, &ip2);
-    ck_assert_msg(res == 0, "ip_equal( {TOX_AF_INET, 127.0.0.1}, {TOX_AF_INET, 127.0.0.2} ): "
+    ck_assert_msg(res == 0, "ip_equal( {NET_FAMILY_IPV4, 127.0.0.1}, {NET_FAMILY_IPV4, 127.0.0.2} ): "
                   "expected result 0, got %d.", res);
 
     ip2.family = net_family_ipv6();
@@ -145,21 +145,21 @@ static void test_ip_equal(void)
                   "ipv6_ipv4_in_v6(::ffff:127.0.0.1): expected != 0, got 0.");
 
     res = ip_equal(&ip1, &ip2);
-    ck_assert_msg(res != 0, "ip_equal( {TOX_AF_INET, 127.0.0.1}, {TOX_AF_INET6, ::ffff:127.0.0.1} ): "
+    ck_assert_msg(res != 0, "ip_equal( {NET_FAMILY_IPV4, 127.0.0.1}, {NET_FAMILY_IPV6, ::ffff:127.0.0.1} ): "
                   "expected result != 0, got 0.");
 
     IP6 ip6_loopback = get_ip6_loopback();
     memcpy(&ip2.ip.v6, &ip6_loopback, sizeof(IP6));
     res = ip_equal(&ip1, &ip2);
-    ck_assert_msg(res == 0, "ip_equal( {TOX_AF_INET, 127.0.0.1}, {TOX_AF_INET6, ::1} ): expected result 0, got %d.", res);
+    ck_assert_msg(res == 0, "ip_equal( {NET_FAMILY_IPV4, 127.0.0.1}, {NET_FAMILY_IPV6, ::1} ): expected result 0, got %d.", res);
 
     memcpy(&ip1, &ip2, sizeof(IP));
     res = ip_equal(&ip1, &ip2);
-    ck_assert_msg(res != 0, "ip_equal( {TOX_AF_INET6, ::1}, {TOX_AF_INET6, ::1} ): expected result != 0, got 0.");
+    ck_assert_msg(res != 0, "ip_equal( {NET_FAMILY_IPV6, ::1}, {NET_FAMILY_IPV6, ::1} ): expected result != 0, got 0.");
 
     ip2.ip.v6.uint8[15]++;
     res = ip_equal(&ip1, &ip2);
-    ck_assert_msg(res == 0, "ip_equal( {TOX_AF_INET6, ::1}, {TOX_AF_INET6, ::2} ): expected result 0, got %d.", res);
+    ck_assert_msg(res == 0, "ip_equal( {NET_FAMILY_IPV6, ::1}, {NET_FAMILY_IPV6, ::2} ): expected result 0, got %d.", res);
 }
 
 int main(void)
diff --git a/other/bootstrap_node_packets.c b/other/bootstrap_node_packets.c
index c250b2552bc..697ea9b25c4 100644
--- a/other/bootstrap_node_packets.c
+++ b/other/bootstrap_node_packets.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ static uint8_t bootstrap_motd[MAX_MOTD_LENGTH];
 static uint16_t bootstrap_motd_length;
 
 /* To request this packet just send a packet of length INFO_REQUEST_PACKET_LENGTH
- * with the first byte being BOOTSTRAP_INFO_PACKET_ID
+ * with the first byte being NET_PACKET_BOOTSTRAP_INFO
  */
 static int handle_info_request(void *object, const IP_Port *source, const uint8_t *packet, uint16_t length,
                                void *userdata)
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ static int handle_info_request(void *object, const IP_Port *source, const uint8_
     const Networking_Core *nc = (const Networking_Core *)object;
 
     uint8_t data[1 + sizeof(bootstrap_version) + MAX_MOTD_LENGTH];
-    data[0] = BOOTSTRAP_INFO_PACKET_ID;
+    data[0] = NET_PACKET_BOOTSTRAP_INFO;
     memcpy(data + 1, &bootstrap_version, sizeof(bootstrap_version));
     const uint16_t len = 1 + sizeof(bootstrap_version) + bootstrap_motd_length;
     memcpy(data + 1 + sizeof(bootstrap_version), bootstrap_motd, bootstrap_motd_length);
@@ -55,6 +55,6 @@ int bootstrap_set_callbacks(Networking_Core *net, uint32_t version, const uint8_
     memcpy(bootstrap_motd, motd, motd_length);
     bootstrap_motd_length = motd_length;
 
-    networking_registerhandler(net, BOOTSTRAP_INFO_PACKET_ID, &handle_info_request, net);
+    networking_registerhandler(net, NET_PACKET_BOOTSTRAP_INFO, &handle_info_request, net);
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/toxcore/DHT_test.cc b/toxcore/DHT_test.cc
index 1028fc7f18c..6fba834239a 100644
--- a/toxcore/DHT_test.cc
+++ b/toxcore/DHT_test.cc
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ TEST(AddToList, OverridesKeysWithCloserKeys)
 
     std::array<Node_format, 4> nodes{};
 
-    IP_Port ip_port = {0};
+    IP_Port ip_port = {{{NET_FAMILY_UNSPEC}}};
     EXPECT_TRUE(add_to_list(nodes.data(), nodes.size(), keys[0].data(), &ip_port, self_pk.data()));
     EXPECT_TRUE(add_to_list(nodes.data(), nodes.size(), keys[1].data(), &ip_port, self_pk.data()));
     EXPECT_TRUE(add_to_list(nodes.data(), nodes.size(), keys[2].data(), &ip_port, self_pk.data()));
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ TEST(AnnounceNodes, SetAndTest)
     PublicKey pk2(to_array(pk_data));
     ASSERT_NE(pk2, pk1);
 
-    IP_Port ip_port = {0};
+    IP_Port ip_port = {{{NET_FAMILY_UNSPEC}}};
     ip_port.ip.family = net_family_ipv4();
 
     set_announce_node(dht.get(), pk1.data());
diff --git a/toxcore/LAN_discovery.c b/toxcore/LAN_discovery.c
index aead9759116..701194edf9b 100644
--- a/toxcore/LAN_discovery.c
+++ b/toxcore/LAN_discovery.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ static Broadcast_Info *fetch_broadcast_info(const Network *ns)
      * so it's wrapped in `__linux__` for now.
      * Definitely won't work like this on Windows...
      */
-    const Socket sock = net_socket(ns, net_family_ipv4(), TOX_SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+    const Socket sock = net_socket(ns, net_family_ipv4(), TOX_SOCK_STREAM, TOX_PROTO_TCP);
 
     if (!sock_valid(sock)) {
         free(broadcast);
diff --git a/toxcore/TCP_connection.c b/toxcore/TCP_connection.c
index c7161a92894..7892feb6369 100644
--- a/toxcore/TCP_connection.c
+++ b/toxcore/TCP_connection.c
@@ -1475,7 +1475,7 @@ static bool copy_tcp_relay_conn(const TCP_Connections *tcp_c, Node_format *tcp_r
 
 /** @brief Copy a maximum of max_num TCP relays we are connected to to tcp_relays.
  *
- * NOTE that the family of the copied ip ports will be set to TCP_INET or TCP_INET6.
+ * NOTE that the family of the copied ip ports will be set to NET_FAMILY_TCP_IPV4 or NET_FAMILY_TCP_IPV6.
  *
  * return number of relays copied to tcp_relays on success.
  * return 0 on failure.
diff --git a/toxcore/TCP_connection.h b/toxcore/TCP_connection.h
index 2d35919f10e..ea2c536916a 100644
--- a/toxcore/TCP_connection.h
+++ b/toxcore/TCP_connection.h
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ int add_tcp_relay_global(TCP_Connections *tcp_c, const IP_Port *ip_port, const u
 
 /** @brief Copy a maximum of max_num TCP relays we are connected to to tcp_relays.
  *
- * NOTE that the family of the copied ip ports will be set to TCP_INET or TCP_INET6.
+ * NOTE that the family of the copied ip ports will be set to NET_FAMILY_TCP_IPV4 or NET_FAMILY_TCP_IPV6.
  *
  * return number of relays copied to tcp_relays on success.
  * return 0 on failure.
diff --git a/toxcore/group_announce_test.cc b/toxcore/group_announce_test.cc
index 2918dc76c67..e50bd627f94 100644
--- a/toxcore/group_announce_test.cc
+++ b/toxcore/group_announce_test.cc
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ TEST_F(AnnouncesPack, AnnouncesValidationCheck)
     EXPECT_EQ(gca_is_valid_announce(nullptr), false);
 #endif
 
-    GC_Announce announce = {0};
+    GC_Announce announce = {{{{0}}}};
     EXPECT_EQ(gca_is_valid_announce(&announce), false);
     EXPECT_EQ(gca_is_valid_announce(&announces_[0]), true);
     EXPECT_EQ(gca_is_valid_announce(&announces_[1]), true);
diff --git a/toxcore/net_crypto.c b/toxcore/net_crypto.c
index 1680b078b72..dfac7e8e968 100644
--- a/toxcore/net_crypto.c
+++ b/toxcore/net_crypto.c
@@ -2381,7 +2381,7 @@ int send_tcp_forward_request(const Logger *logger, Net_Crypto *c, const IP_Port
 
 /** @brief Copy a maximum of num random TCP relays we are connected to to tcp_relays.
  *
- * NOTE that the family of the copied ip ports will be set to TCP_INET or TCP_INET6.
+ * NOTE that the family of the copied ip ports will be set to NET_FAMILY_TCP_IPV4 or NET_FAMILY_TCP_IPV6.
  *
  * return number of relays copied to tcp_relays on success.
  * return 0 on failure.
diff --git a/toxcore/net_crypto.h b/toxcore/net_crypto.h
index 0d817e43151..dd4d89592e3 100644
--- a/toxcore/net_crypto.h
+++ b/toxcore/net_crypto.h
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ int send_tcp_forward_request(const Logger *logger, Net_Crypto *c, const IP_Port
 
 /** @brief Copy a maximum of num random TCP relays we are connected to to tcp_relays.
  *
- * NOTE that the family of the copied ip ports will be set to TCP_INET or TCP_INET6.
+ * NOTE that the family of the copied ip ports will be set to NET_FAMILY_TCP_IPV4 or NET_FAMILY_TCP_IPV6.
  *
  * return number of relays copied to tcp_relays on success.
  * return 0 on failure.
diff --git a/toxcore/network.c b/toxcore/network.c
index 55aa4e28184..29e43ec27b8 100644
--- a/toxcore/network.c
+++ b/toxcore/network.c
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ static_assert(TOX_INET6_ADDRSTRLEN >= INET6_ADDRSTRLEN,
 static_assert(TOX_INET_ADDRSTRLEN >= INET_ADDRSTRLEN,
               "TOX_INET_ADDRSTRLEN should be greater or equal to INET_ADDRSTRLEN (#INET_ADDRSTRLEN)");
 
-static int make_proto(int proto)
+static int make_proto(Tox_Proto proto)
 {
     switch (proto) {
         case TOX_PROTO_TCP:
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ static int make_proto(int proto)
     }
 }
 
-static int make_socktype(int type)
+static int make_socktype(Tox_Sock_Type type)
 {
     switch (type) {
         case TOX_SOCK_STREAM:
@@ -261,30 +261,31 @@ static int make_socktype(int type)
 
 static int make_family(Family tox_family)
 {
-    switch (tox_family.value) {
-        case TOX_AF_INET:
+    const uint8_t family = family_to_int(tox_family);
+    switch (family) {
+        case NET_FAMILY_IPV4:
             return AF_INET;
 
-        case TOX_AF_INET6:
+        case NET_FAMILY_IPV6:
             return AF_INET6;
 
-        case TOX_AF_UNSPEC:
+        case NET_FAMILY_UNSPEC:
             return AF_UNSPEC;
 
         default:
-            return tox_family.value;
+            return family;
     }
 }
 
-static const Family family_unspec = {TOX_AF_UNSPEC};
-static const Family family_ipv4 = {TOX_AF_INET};
-static const Family family_ipv6 = {TOX_AF_INET6};
-static const Family family_tcp_server = {TCP_SERVER_FAMILY};
-static const Family family_tcp_client = {TCP_CLIENT_FAMILY};
-static const Family family_tcp_ipv4 = {TCP_INET};
-static const Family family_tcp_ipv6 = {TCP_INET6};
-static const Family family_tox_tcp_ipv4 = {TOX_TCP_INET};
-static const Family family_tox_tcp_ipv6 = {TOX_TCP_INET6};
+static const Family family_unspec = {(force Family_Value)NET_FAMILY_UNSPEC};
+static const Family family_ipv4 = {(force Family_Value)NET_FAMILY_IPV4};
+static const Family family_ipv6 = {(force Family_Value)NET_FAMILY_IPV6};
+static const Family family_tcp_server = {(force Family_Value)NET_FAMILY_TCP_SERVER};
+static const Family family_tcp_client = {(force Family_Value)NET_FAMILY_TCP_CLIENT};
+static const Family family_tcp_ipv4 = {(force Family_Value)NET_FAMILY_TCP_IPV4};
+static const Family family_tcp_ipv6 = {(force Family_Value)NET_FAMILY_TCP_IPV6};
+static const Family family_tox_tcp_ipv4 = {(force Family_Value)NET_FAMILY_TOX_TCP_IPV4};
+static const Family family_tox_tcp_ipv6 = {(force Family_Value)NET_FAMILY_TOX_TCP_IPV6};
 
 static const Family *make_tox_family(int family)
 {
@@ -303,6 +304,63 @@ static const Family *make_tox_family(int family)
     }
 }
 
+bool net_family_from_int(uint8_t family, Net_Family *out)
+{
+    switch (family) {
+        case NET_FAMILY_UNSPEC: {
+            *out = NET_FAMILY_UNSPEC;
+            return true;
+        }
+        case NET_FAMILY_IPV4: {
+            *out = NET_FAMILY_IPV4;
+            return true;
+        }
+        case NET_FAMILY_IPV6: {
+            *out = NET_FAMILY_IPV6;
+            return true;
+        }
+        case NET_FAMILY_TOX_TCP_IPV4: {
+            *out = NET_FAMILY_TOX_TCP_IPV4;
+            return true;
+        }
+        case NET_FAMILY_TOX_TCP_IPV6: {
+            *out = NET_FAMILY_TOX_TCP_IPV6;
+            return true;
+        }
+        case NET_FAMILY_TCP_CLIENT: {
+            *out = NET_FAMILY_TCP_CLIENT;
+            return true;
+        }
+        case NET_FAMILY_TCP_IPV4: {
+            *out = NET_FAMILY_TCP_IPV4;
+            return true;
+        }
+        case NET_FAMILY_TCP_IPV6: {
+            *out = NET_FAMILY_TCP_IPV6;
+            return true;
+        }
+        case NET_FAMILY_TCP_SERVER: {
+            *out = NET_FAMILY_TCP_SERVER;
+            return true;
+        }
+        default: {
+            *out = NET_FAMILY_UNSPEC;
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+Family family_from_net_family(Net_Family value)
+{
+    const Family family = {(force Family_Value)value};
+    return family;
+}
+
+uint8_t family_to_int(Family family)
+{
+    return (force uint8_t)family.value;
+}
+
 non_null()
 static void get_ip4(IP4 *result, const struct in_addr *addr)
 {
@@ -770,7 +828,7 @@ static const char *net_packet_type_name(Net_Packet_Type type)
         case NET_PACKET_STORE_ANNOUNCE_RESPONSE:
             return "STORE_ANNOUNCE_RESPONSE";
 
-        case BOOTSTRAP_INFO_PACKET_ID:
+        case NET_PACKET_BOOTSTRAP_INFO:
             return "BOOTSTRAP_INFO";
 
         case NET_PACKET_MAX:
@@ -946,7 +1004,7 @@ int send_packet(const Networking_Core *net, const IP_Port *ip_port, Packet packe
         return -1;
     }
 
-    /* socket TOX_AF_INET, but target IP NOT: can't send */
+    /* socket NET_FAMILY_IPV4, but target IP NOT: can't send */
     if (net_family_is_ipv4(net->family) && !net_family_is_ipv4(ipp_copy.ip.family)) {
         // TODO(iphydf): Make this an error. Occasionally we try to send to an
         // all-zero ip_port.
@@ -1460,25 +1518,30 @@ static int ip6_cmp(const IP6 *a, const IP6 *b)
     return cmp_uint(a->uint64[1], b->uint64[1]);
 }
 
+static int family_cmp(Family a, Family b)
+{
+    return cmp_uint(family_to_int(a), family_to_int(b));
+}
+
 non_null()
 static int ip_cmp(const IP *a, const IP *b)
 {
-    const int res = cmp_uint(a->family.value, b->family.value);
+    const int res = family_cmp(a->family, b->family);
     if (res != 0) {
         return res;
     }
-    switch (a->family.value) {
-        case TOX_AF_UNSPEC:
+    switch (family_to_int(a->family)) {
+        case NET_FAMILY_UNSPEC:
             return 0;
-        case TOX_AF_INET:
-        case TCP_INET:
-        case TOX_TCP_INET:
+        case NET_FAMILY_IPV4:
+        case NET_FAMILY_TCP_IPV4:
+        case NET_FAMILY_TOX_TCP_IPV4:
             return ip4_cmp(&a->ip.v4, &b->ip.v4);
-        case TOX_AF_INET6:
-        case TCP_INET6:
-        case TOX_TCP_INET6:
-        case TCP_SERVER_FAMILY:  // these happen to be ipv6 according to TCP_server.c.
-        case TCP_CLIENT_FAMILY:
+        case NET_FAMILY_IPV6:
+        case NET_FAMILY_TCP_IPV6:
+        case NET_FAMILY_TOX_TCP_IPV6:
+        case NET_FAMILY_TCP_SERVER:  // these happen to be ipv6 according to TCP_server.c.
+        case NET_FAMILY_TCP_CLIENT:
             return ip6_cmp(&a->ip.v6, &b->ip.v6);
     }
     // Invalid, we don't compare any further and consider them equal.
@@ -1616,16 +1679,16 @@ bool bin_pack_ip_port(Bin_Pack *bp, const Logger *logger, const IP_Port *ip_port
     if (net_family_is_ipv4(ip_port->ip.family)) {
         // TODO(irungentoo): use functions to convert endianness
         is_ipv4 = true;
-        family = TOX_AF_INET;
+        family = NET_FAMILY_IPV4;
     } else if (net_family_is_tcp_ipv4(ip_port->ip.family)) {
         is_ipv4 = true;
-        family = TOX_TCP_INET;
+        family = NET_FAMILY_TOX_TCP_IPV4;
     } else if (net_family_is_ipv6(ip_port->ip.family)) {
         is_ipv4 = false;
-        family = TOX_AF_INET6;
+        family = NET_FAMILY_IPV6;
     } else if (net_family_is_tcp_ipv6(ip_port->ip.family)) {
         is_ipv4 = false;
-        family = TOX_TCP_INET6;
+        family = NET_FAMILY_TOX_TCP_IPV6;
     } else {
         Ip_Ntoa ip_str;
         // TODO(iphydf): Find out why we're trying to pack invalid IPs, stop
@@ -1671,20 +1734,20 @@ int unpack_ip_port(IP_Port *ip_port, const uint8_t *data, uint16_t length, bool
     bool is_ipv4;
     Family host_family;
 
-    if (data[0] == TOX_AF_INET) {
+    if (data[0] == NET_FAMILY_IPV4) {
         is_ipv4 = true;
         host_family = net_family_ipv4();
-    } else if (data[0] == TOX_TCP_INET) {
+    } else if (data[0] == NET_FAMILY_TOX_TCP_IPV4) {
         if (!tcp_enabled) {
             return -1;
         }
 
         is_ipv4 = true;
         host_family = net_family_tcp_ipv4();
-    } else if (data[0] == TOX_AF_INET6) {
+    } else if (data[0] == NET_FAMILY_IPV6) {
         is_ipv4 = false;
         host_family = net_family_ipv6();
-    } else if (data[0] == TOX_TCP_INET6) {
+    } else if (data[0] == NET_FAMILY_TOX_TCP_IPV6) {
         if (!tcp_enabled) {
             return -1;
         }
@@ -1807,13 +1870,13 @@ bool addr_parse_ip(const char *address, IP *to)
  *
  * @param address a hostname (or something parseable to an IP address)
  * @param to to.family MUST be initialized, either set to a specific IP version
- *   (TOX_AF_INET/TOX_AF_INET6) or to the unspecified TOX_AF_UNSPEC (0), if both
+ *   (NET_FAMILY_IPV4/NET_FAMILY_IPV6) or to the unspecified NET_FAMILY_UNSPEC (0), if both
  *   IP versions are acceptable
  * @param extra can be NULL and is only set in special circumstances, see returns
  *
  * Returns in `*to` a valid IPAny (v4/v6),
- * prefers v6 if `ip.family` was TOX_AF_UNSPEC and both available
- * Returns in `*extra` an IPv4 address, if family was TOX_AF_UNSPEC and `*to` is TOX_AF_INET6
+ * prefers v6 if `ip.family` was NET_FAMILY_UNSPEC and both available
+ * Returns in `*extra` an IPv4 address, if family was NET_FAMILY_UNSPEC and `*to` is NET_FAMILY_IPV6
  *
  * @return 0 on failure, `TOX_ADDR_RESOLVE_*` on success.
  */
@@ -1974,7 +2037,7 @@ bool net_connect(const Memory *mem, const Logger *log, Socket sock, const IP_Por
     return true;
 }
 
-int32_t net_getipport(const Memory *mem, const char *node, IP_Port **res, int tox_type)
+int32_t net_getipport(const Memory *mem, const char *node, IP_Port **res, Tox_Sock_Type tox_type)
 {
     assert(node != nullptr);
 
@@ -2113,7 +2176,7 @@ bool bind_to_port(const Network *ns, Socket sock, Family family, uint16_t port)
     return net_bind(ns, sock, &addr) == 0;
 }
 
-Socket net_socket(const Network *ns, Family domain, int type, int protocol)
+Socket net_socket(const Network *ns, Family domain, Tox_Sock_Type type, Tox_Proto protocol)
 {
     const int platform_domain = make_family(domain);
     const int platform_type = make_socktype(type);
diff --git a/toxcore/network.h b/toxcore/network.h
index 06857b89179..3cb29f0c714 100644
--- a/toxcore/network.h
+++ b/toxcore/network.h
@@ -81,10 +81,33 @@ typedef struct Network {
 
 const Network *os_network(void);
 
+typedef enum Net_Family {
+    /** Redefinitions of variables for safe transfer over wire. */
+    NET_FAMILY_UNSPEC = 0,
+    NET_FAMILY_IPV4 = 2,
+    NET_FAMILY_IPV6 = 10,
+    NET_FAMILY_TOX_TCP_IPV4 = 130,
+    NET_FAMILY_TOX_TCP_IPV6 = 138,
+
+    /** TCP related */
+    NET_FAMILY_TCP_CLIENT = NET_FAMILY_IPV6 + 1,
+    NET_FAMILY_TCP_IPV4 = NET_FAMILY_IPV6 + 2,
+    NET_FAMILY_TCP_IPV6 = NET_FAMILY_IPV6 + 3,
+    NET_FAMILY_TCP_SERVER = NET_FAMILY_IPV6 + 4,
+} Net_Family;
+
+typedef bitwise uint8_t Family_Value;
+
 typedef struct Family {
-    uint8_t value;
+    Family_Value value;
 } Family;
 
+non_null()
+bool net_family_from_int(uint8_t family, Net_Family *out);
+
+Family family_from_net_family(Net_Family value);
+uint8_t family_to_int(Family family);
+
 bool net_family_is_unspec(Family family);
 bool net_family_is_ipv4(Family family);
 bool net_family_is_ipv6(Family family);
@@ -151,7 +174,7 @@ typedef enum Net_Packet_Type {
     NET_PACKET_STORE_ANNOUNCE_REQUEST  = 0x97,
     NET_PACKET_STORE_ANNOUNCE_RESPONSE = 0x98,
 
-    BOOTSTRAP_INFO_PACKET_ID        = 0xf0, /* Only used for bootstrap nodes */
+    NET_PACKET_BOOTSTRAP_INFO        = 0xf0, /* Only used for bootstrap nodes */
 
     NET_PACKET_MAX                  = 0xff, /* This type must remain within a single uint8. */
 } Net_Packet_Type;
@@ -160,24 +183,15 @@ typedef enum Net_Packet_Type {
 #define TOX_PORTRANGE_TO   33545
 #define TOX_PORT_DEFAULT   TOX_PORTRANGE_FROM
 
-/** Redefinitions of variables for safe transfer over wire. */
-#define TOX_AF_UNSPEC 0
-#define TOX_AF_INET 2
-#define TOX_AF_INET6 10
-#define TOX_TCP_INET 130
-#define TOX_TCP_INET6 138
-
-#define TOX_SOCK_STREAM 1
-#define TOX_SOCK_DGRAM 2
-
-#define TOX_PROTO_TCP 1
-#define TOX_PROTO_UDP 2
+typedef enum Tox_Sock_Type {
+    TOX_SOCK_STREAM = 1,
+    TOX_SOCK_DGRAM = 2,
+} Tox_Sock_Type;
 
-/** TCP related */
-#define TCP_CLIENT_FAMILY (TOX_AF_INET6 + 1)
-#define TCP_INET (TOX_AF_INET6 + 2)
-#define TCP_INET6 (TOX_AF_INET6 + 3)
-#define TCP_SERVER_FAMILY (TOX_AF_INET6 + 4)
+typedef enum Tox_Proto {
+    TOX_PROTO_TCP = 1,
+    TOX_PROTO_UDP = 2,
+} Tox_Proto;
 
 #define SIZE_IP4 4
 #define SIZE_IP6 16
@@ -220,7 +234,7 @@ typedef struct IP_Port {
 } IP_Port;
 
 non_null()
-Socket net_socket(const Network *ns, Family domain, int type, int protocol);
+Socket net_socket(const Network *ns, Family domain, Tox_Sock_Type type, Tox_Proto protocol);
 
 /**
  * Check if socket is valid.
@@ -316,10 +330,10 @@ const char *net_ip_ntoa(const IP *ip, Ip_Ntoa *ip_str);
 /**
  * Parses IP structure into an address string.
  *
- * @param ip IP of TOX_AF_INET or TOX_AF_INET6 families.
+ * @param ip IP of NET_FAMILY_IPV4 or NET_FAMILY_IPV6 families.
  * @param length length of the address buffer.
- *   Must be at least TOX_INET_ADDRSTRLEN for TOX_AF_INET
- *   and TOX_INET6_ADDRSTRLEN for TOX_AF_INET6
+ *   Must be at least TOX_INET_ADDRSTRLEN for NET_FAMILY_IPV4
+ *   and TOX_INET6_ADDRSTRLEN for NET_FAMILY_IPV6
  *
  * @param address dotted notation (IPv4: quad, IPv6: 16) or colon notation (IPv6).
  *
@@ -400,12 +414,12 @@ void ipport_copy(IP_Port *target, const IP_Port *source);
  *
  * @param address a hostname (or something parseable to an IP address)
  * @param to to.family MUST be initialized, either set to a specific IP version
- *   (TOX_AF_INET/TOX_AF_INET6) or to the unspecified TOX_AF_UNSPEC (0), if both
+ *   (NET_FAMILY_IPV4/NET_FAMILY_IPV6) or to the unspecified NET_FAMILY_UNSPEC (0), if both
  *   IP versions are acceptable
  * @param extra can be NULL and is only set in special circumstances, see returns
  *
  * Returns in `*to` a matching address (IPv6 or IPv4)
- * Returns in `*extra`, if not NULL, an IPv4 address, if `to->family` was TOX_AF_UNSPEC
+ * Returns in `*extra`, if not NULL, an IPv4 address, if `to->family` was NET_FAMILY_UNSPEC
  *
  * @return true on success, false on failure
  */
@@ -517,7 +531,7 @@ bool net_connect(const Memory *mem, const Logger *log, Socket sock, const IP_Por
  * @retval -1 on error.
  */
 non_null()
-int32_t net_getipport(const Memory *mem, const char *node, IP_Port **res, int tox_type);
+int32_t net_getipport(const Memory *mem, const char *node, IP_Port **res, Tox_Sock_Type tox_type);
 
 /** Deallocates memory allocated by net_getipport */
 non_null(1) nullable(2)
diff --git a/toxcore/network_test.cc b/toxcore/network_test.cc
index 8969c7d8541..a9fa6d800f4 100644
--- a/toxcore/network_test.cc
+++ b/toxcore/network_test.cc
@@ -27,18 +27,6 @@ TEST(IpNtoa, DoesntWriteOutOfBounds)
     EXPECT_LT(std::string(ip_str.buf).length(), IP_NTOA_LEN);
 }
 
-TEST(IpNtoa, ReportsInvalidIpFamily)
-{
-    Ip_Ntoa ip_str;
-    IP ip;
-    ip.family.value = 255 - net_family_ipv6().value;
-    ip.ip.v4.uint32 = 0;
-
-    net_ip_ntoa(&ip, &ip_str);
-
-    EXPECT_EQ(std::string(ip_str.buf), "(IP invalid, family 245)");
-}
-
 TEST(IpNtoa, FormatsIPv4)
 {
     Ip_Ntoa ip_str;
@@ -86,8 +74,8 @@ TEST(IpportCmp, BehavesLikeMemcmp)
 {
     auto cmp_val = [](int val) { return val < 0 ? -1 : val > 0 ? 1 : 0; };
 
-    IP_Port a = {0};
-    IP_Port b = {0};
+    IP_Port a = {{{NET_FAMILY_UNSPEC}}};
+    IP_Port b = {{{NET_FAMILY_UNSPEC}}};
 
     a.ip.family = net_family_ipv4();
     b.ip.family = net_family_ipv4();
@@ -121,8 +109,8 @@ TEST(IpportCmp, BehavesLikeMemcmp)
 
 TEST(IpportCmp, Ipv6BeginAndEndCompareCorrectly)
 {
-    IP_Port a = {0};
-    IP_Port b = {0};
+    IP_Port a = {{{NET_FAMILY_UNSPEC}}};
+    IP_Port b = {{{NET_FAMILY_UNSPEC}}};
 
     a.ip.family = net_family_ipv6();
     b.ip.family = net_family_ipv6();
@@ -142,8 +130,8 @@ TEST(IpportCmp, Ipv6BeginAndEndCompareCorrectly)
 
 TEST(IpportCmp, UnspecAlwaysComparesEqual)
 {
-    IP_Port a = {0};
-    IP_Port b = {0};
+    IP_Port a = {{{NET_FAMILY_UNSPEC}}};
+    IP_Port b = {{{NET_FAMILY_UNSPEC}}};
 
     a.ip.family = net_family_unspec();
     b.ip.family = net_family_unspec();
@@ -154,18 +142,4 @@ TEST(IpportCmp, UnspecAlwaysComparesEqual)
     EXPECT_EQ(ipport_cmp_handler(&a, &b, sizeof(IP_Port)), 0);
 }
 
-TEST(IpportCmp, InvalidAlwaysComparesEqual)
-{
-    IP_Port a = {0};
-    IP_Port b = {0};
-
-    a.ip.family.value = 0xff;
-    b.ip.family.value = 0xff;
-
-    a.ip.ip.v4.uint8[0] = 0xab;
-    b.ip.ip.v4.uint8[0] = 0xba;
-
-    EXPECT_EQ(ipport_cmp_handler(&a, &b, sizeof(IP_Port)), 0);
-}
-
 }  // namespace
diff --git a/toxcore/network_test_util.hh b/toxcore/network_test_util.hh
index 70f238aa929..dc4ca0d8c42 100644
--- a/toxcore/network_test_util.hh
+++ b/toxcore/network_test_util.hh
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ public:
 };
 
 bool operator==(Family a, Family b);
-
 bool operator==(IP4 a, IP4 b);
 bool operator==(IP6 a, IP6 b);
 bool operator==(IP const &a, IP const &b);
diff --git a/toxcore/onion.c b/toxcore/onion.c
index 9fab57af90a..6281349ee48 100644
--- a/toxcore/onion.c
+++ b/toxcore/onion.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static void change_symmetric_key(Onion *onion)
 non_null()
 static void ip_pack_to_bytes(uint8_t *data, const IP *source)
 {
-    data[0] = source->family.value;
+    data[0] = family_to_int(source->family);
 
     if (net_family_is_ipv4(source->family) || net_family_is_tox_tcp_ipv4(source->family)) {
         memzero(data + 1, SIZE_IP6);
@@ -69,8 +69,12 @@ static int ip_unpack_from_bytes(IP *target, const uint8_t *data, unsigned int da
         return -1;
     }
 
-    // TODO(iphydf): Validate input.
-    target->family.value = data[0];
+    Net_Family family;
+    if (!net_family_from_int(data[0], &family)) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    target->family = family_from_net_family(family);
 
     if (net_family_is_ipv4(target->family) || net_family_is_tox_tcp_ipv4(target->family)) {
         memcpy(target->ip.v4.uint8, data + 1, SIZE_IP4);
diff --git a/toxcore/onion.h b/toxcore/onion.h
index a5d3554e7b0..9c732472f63 100644
--- a/toxcore/onion.h
+++ b/toxcore/onion.h
@@ -141,13 +141,13 @@ int send_onion_response(const Logger *log, const Networking_Core *net,
  *
  * Used to handle these packets that are received in a non traditional way (by TCP for example).
  *
- * Source family must be set to something else than TOX_AF_INET6 or TOX_AF_INET so that the callback gets called
+ * Source family must be set to something else than NET_FAMILY_IPV6 or NET_FAMILY_IPV4 so that the callback gets called
  * when the response is received.
  */
 non_null()
 int onion_send_1(const Onion *onion, const uint8_t *plain, uint16_t len, const IP_Port *source, const uint8_t *nonce);
 
-/** Set the callback to be called when the dest ip_port doesn't have TOX_AF_INET6 or TOX_AF_INET as the family. */
+/** Set the callback to be called when the dest ip_port doesn't have NET_FAMILY_IPV6 or NET_FAMILY_IPV4 as the family. */
 non_null(1) nullable(2, 3)
 void set_callback_handle_recv_1(Onion *onion, onion_recv_1_cb *function, void *object);