diff --git a/libscio.hpp b/libscio.hpp
index 1fb14f3..fb71311 100644
--- a/libscio.hpp
+++ b/libscio.hpp
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ namespace sc {
 				fdostream(int fd) : std::ostream(&_outbuf), _outbuf(fd) {}
 				fdostream() : std::ostream(&_outbuf), _outbuf(-1) {}
 
-				int fd() const { return _outbuf.fd(); }
-				void fd(int fd) { _outbuf.fd(fd); }
+				int ofd() const { return _outbuf.fd(); }
+				void ofd(int fd) { _outbuf.fd(fd); }
 
 			protected:
 				fdoutbuf _outbuf;
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ namespace sc {
 				fdistream(int fd) : std::istream(&_inbuf), _inbuf(fd) {}
 				fdistream() : std::istream(&_inbuf), _inbuf(-1) {}
 
-				int fd() const { return _inbuf.fd(); }
-				void fd(int fd) { _inbuf.fd(fd); }
+				int ifd() const { return _inbuf.fd(); }
+				void ifd(int fd) { _inbuf.fd(fd); }
 
 			protected:
 				fdinbuf _inbuf;
@@ -117,6 +117,14 @@ namespace sc {
 				void endpoint_from_address(const socket_address& address,
 										   struct sockaddr_storage* endpoint) const;
 				socket_address address_from_endpoint(const struct sockaddr* endpoint) const;
+
+				// getters & setters
+				int socket() const { return _socket; }
+				void socket(int sock);
+				int domain() const { return _domain; }
+				void domain(int dom) { _domain = dom; }
+				int type() const { return _type; }
+				void type(int typ) { _type = typ; }
 		
 			protected:
 				int _socket {-1};