Index: uspace/lib/net/generic/generic.c
===================================================================
--- uspace/lib/net/generic/generic.c	(revision 88a1bb93df868fc1adbd2828fa084c020bf5913c)
+++ uspace/lib/net/generic/generic.c	(revision 4eca0560ec015aab6080f3c3fec0a783f2977837)
@@ -100,5 +100,5 @@
 int
 generic_get_addr_req(int phone, int message, device_id_t device_id,
-    measured_string_ref *address, char ** data)
+    measured_string_t **address, char ** data)
 {
 	aid_t message_id;
@@ -233,6 +233,6 @@
 int
 generic_translate_req(int phone, int message, device_id_t device_id,
-    services_t service, measured_string_ref configuration, size_t count,
-    measured_string_ref *translation, char **data)
+    services_t service, measured_string_t *configuration, size_t count,
+    measured_string_t **translation, char **data)
 {
 	aid_t message_id;
Index: uspace/lib/net/generic/net_remote.c
===================================================================
--- uspace/lib/net/generic/net_remote.c	(revision 88a1bb93df868fc1adbd2828fa084c020bf5913c)
+++ uspace/lib/net/generic/net_remote.c	(revision 4eca0560ec015aab6080f3c3fec0a783f2977837)
@@ -63,5 +63,5 @@
  * @see net_get_conf_req()
  */
-void net_free_settings(measured_string_ref settings, char *data)
+void net_free_settings(measured_string_t *settings, char *data)
 {
 	if (settings)
@@ -90,5 +90,5 @@
  */
 int
-net_get_conf_req(int net_phone, measured_string_ref *configuration,
+net_get_conf_req(int net_phone, measured_string_t **configuration,
     size_t count, char **data)
 {
@@ -118,5 +118,5 @@
 int
 net_get_device_conf_req(int net_phone, device_id_t device_id,
-    measured_string_ref *configuration, size_t count, char **data)
+    measured_string_t **configuration, size_t count, char **data)
 {
 	return generic_translate_req(net_phone, NET_NET_GET_DEVICE_CONF,
Index: uspace/lib/net/il/arp_remote.c
===================================================================
--- uspace/lib/net/il/arp_remote.c	(revision 88a1bb93df868fc1adbd2828fa084c020bf5913c)
+++ uspace/lib/net/il/arp_remote.c	(revision 4eca0560ec015aab6080f3c3fec0a783f2977837)
@@ -83,5 +83,5 @@
 int
 arp_clear_address_req(int arp_phone, device_id_t device_id, services_t protocol,
-    measured_string_ref address)
+    measured_string_t *address)
 {
 	aid_t message_id;
@@ -133,5 +133,5 @@
  */
 int arp_device_req(int arp_phone, device_id_t device_id, services_t protocol,
-    services_t netif, measured_string_ref address)
+    services_t netif, measured_string_t *address)
 {
 	aid_t message_id;
@@ -165,5 +165,5 @@
 int
 arp_translate_req(int arp_phone, device_id_t device_id, services_t protocol,
-    measured_string_ref address, measured_string_ref *translation, char **data)
+    measured_string_t *address, measured_string_t **translation, char **data)
 {
 	return generic_translate_req(arp_phone, NET_ARP_TRANSLATE, device_id,
Index: uspace/lib/net/include/arp_interface.h
===================================================================
--- uspace/lib/net/include/arp_interface.h	(revision 88a1bb93df868fc1adbd2828fa084c020bf5913c)
+++ uspace/lib/net/include/arp_interface.h	(revision 4eca0560ec015aab6080f3c3fec0a783f2977837)
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@
 
 extern int arp_device_req(int, device_id_t, services_t, services_t,
-    measured_string_ref);
-extern int arp_translate_req(int, device_id_t, services_t, measured_string_ref,
-    measured_string_ref *, char **);
+    measured_string_t *);
+extern int arp_translate_req(int, device_id_t, services_t, measured_string_t *,
+    measured_string_t **, char **);
 extern int arp_clear_device_req(int, device_id_t);
 extern int arp_clear_address_req(int, device_id_t, services_t,
-    measured_string_ref);
+    measured_string_t *);
 extern int arp_clean_cache_req(int);
 extern int arp_connect_module(services_t);
Index: uspace/lib/net/include/generic.h
===================================================================
--- uspace/lib/net/include/generic.h	(revision 88a1bb93df868fc1adbd2828fa084c020bf5913c)
+++ uspace/lib/net/include/generic.h	(revision 4eca0560ec015aab6080f3c3fec0a783f2977837)
@@ -49,5 +49,5 @@
     services_t);
 extern int generic_device_req_remote(int, int, device_id_t, int, services_t);
-extern int generic_get_addr_req(int, int, device_id_t, measured_string_ref *,
+extern int generic_get_addr_req(int, int, device_id_t, measured_string_t **,
     char **);
 extern int generic_packet_size_req_remote(int, int, device_id_t,
@@ -58,5 +58,5 @@
     services_t, services_t);
 extern int generic_translate_req(int, int, device_id_t, services_t,
-    measured_string_ref, size_t, measured_string_ref *, char **);
+    measured_string_t *, size_t, measured_string_t **, char **);
 
 #endif
Index: uspace/lib/net/include/net_interface.h
===================================================================
--- uspace/lib/net/include/net_interface.h	(revision 88a1bb93df868fc1adbd2828fa084c020bf5913c)
+++ uspace/lib/net/include/net_interface.h	(revision 4eca0560ec015aab6080f3c3fec0a783f2977837)
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@
 /*@{*/
 
-extern int net_get_device_conf_req(int, device_id_t, measured_string_ref *,
+extern int net_get_device_conf_req(int, device_id_t, measured_string_t **,
     size_t, char **);
-extern int net_get_conf_req(int, measured_string_ref *, size_t, char **);
-extern void net_free_settings(measured_string_ref, char *);
+extern int net_get_conf_req(int, measured_string_t **, size_t, char **);
+extern void net_free_settings(measured_string_t *, char *);
 extern int net_connect_module(void);
 
Index: uspace/lib/net/include/netif_local.h
===================================================================
--- uspace/lib/net/include/netif_local.h	(revision 88a1bb93df868fc1adbd2828fa084c020bf5913c)
+++ uspace/lib/net/include/netif_local.h	(revision 4eca0560ec015aab6080f3c3fec0a783f2977837)
@@ -158,5 +158,5 @@
  */
 extern int netif_get_addr_message(device_id_t device_id,
-    measured_string_ref address);
+    measured_string_t *address);
 
 /** Process the netif driver specific message.
@@ -195,5 +195,5 @@
     device_stats_t *stats);
 
-extern int netif_get_addr_req_local(int, device_id_t, measured_string_ref *,
+extern int netif_get_addr_req_local(int, device_id_t, measured_string_t **,
     char **);
 extern int netif_probe_req_local(int, device_id_t, int, int);
Index: uspace/lib/net/include/netif_remote.h
===================================================================
--- uspace/lib/net/include/netif_remote.h	(revision 88a1bb93df868fc1adbd2828fa084c020bf5913c)
+++ uspace/lib/net/include/netif_remote.h	(revision 4eca0560ec015aab6080f3c3fec0a783f2977837)
@@ -41,5 +41,5 @@
 #include <net/packet.h>
 
-extern int netif_get_addr_req_remote(int, device_id_t, measured_string_ref *,
+extern int netif_get_addr_req_remote(int, device_id_t, measured_string_t **,
     char **);
 extern int netif_probe_req_remote(int, device_id_t, int, int);
Index: uspace/lib/net/netif/netif_local.c
===================================================================
--- uspace/lib/net/netif/netif_local.c	(revision 88a1bb93df868fc1adbd2828fa084c020bf5913c)
+++ uspace/lib/net/netif/netif_local.c	(revision 4eca0560ec015aab6080f3c3fec0a783f2977837)
@@ -203,5 +203,5 @@
  */
 int netif_get_addr_req_local(int netif_phone, device_id_t device_id,
-    measured_string_ref *address, char **data)
+    measured_string_t **address, char **data)
 {
 	int rc;
Index: uspace/lib/net/netif/netif_remote.c
===================================================================
--- uspace/lib/net/netif/netif_remote.c	(revision 88a1bb93df868fc1adbd2828fa084c020bf5913c)
+++ uspace/lib/net/netif/netif_remote.c	(revision 4eca0560ec015aab6080f3c3fec0a783f2977837)
@@ -60,5 +60,5 @@
  */
 int netif_get_addr_req_remote(int netif_phone, device_id_t device_id,
-    measured_string_ref *address, char **data)
+    measured_string_t **address, char **data)
 {
 	return generic_get_addr_req(netif_phone, NET_NETIF_GET_ADDR, device_id,