diff -r f5c86420facd -r 2dbf40661580 src/Network/Object.cc
--- a/src/Network/Object.cc	Thu Dec 04 21:10:41 2008 +0000
+++ b/src/Network/Object.cc	Thu Dec 04 21:59:23 2008 +0000
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     slot_message = session.sig_chan_message(channel_id).connect(this, &NetworkObjectController::on_message);
 }
 
-void NetworkObjectController::on_message (NetworkPacket &pkt, NetworkNode *node) {
+void NetworkObjectController::on_message (NetworkPacketInput &pkt, NetworkNode *node) {
     uint32_t obj_id = pkt.read_uint32();
     uint16_t msg_id = pkt.read_uint16();
     
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     return ++id_pool;
 }
         
-void NetworkObject_ServerController::handle_create (NetworkObjectID obj_id, NetworkMessageID msg_id, NetworkPacket &pkt, NetworkNode *node) {
+void NetworkObject_ServerController::handle_create (NetworkObjectID obj_id, NetworkMessageID msg_id, NetworkPacketInput &pkt, NetworkNode *node) {
     (void) obj_id;
     (void) msg_id;
     (void) pkt;
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 
 }
         
-void NetworkObject_ClientController::handle_create (NetworkObjectID obj_id, NetworkMessageID msg_id, NetworkPacket &pkt, NetworkNode *node) {
+void NetworkObject_ClientController::handle_create (NetworkObjectID obj_id, NetworkMessageID msg_id, NetworkPacketInput &pkt, NetworkNode *node) {
     // we only communicate with the server
     assert(node == server);
     
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
     controller.objects[obj_id] = this;
 }
         
-void NetworkObject::buildPacket (NetworkPacket &pkt, NetworkMessageID msg_id, const NetworkPacket &payload) {
+void NetworkObject::buildPacket (NetworkPacketOutput &pkt, NetworkMessageID msg_id, const NetworkPacketBuffer &payload) {
     pkt.write_uint32(obj_id);
     pkt.write_uint16(msg_id);
     pkt.write_packet(payload);
@@ -99,11 +99,11 @@
     
 }
 
-void NetworkObject_Server::handle_packet (NetworkNode *node, NetworkMessageID msg_id, NetworkPacket &pkt) {
+void NetworkObject_Server::handle_packet (NetworkNode *node, NetworkMessageID msg_id, NetworkPacketInput &pkt) {
     _map_sig_message[msg_id](node, pkt);
 }
 
-void NetworkObject_Server::send_to (NetworkNode *dst, NetworkMessageID msg_id, const NetworkPacket &pkt, bool reliable) {
+void NetworkObject_Server::send_to (NetworkNode *dst, NetworkMessageID msg_id, const NetworkPacketBuffer &pkt, bool reliable) {
     NetworkPacket pkt_out;
 
     buildPacket(pkt_out, msg_id, pkt);
@@ -111,11 +111,11 @@
     dst->send(controller.channel_id, pkt_out, reliable);
 }
 
-void NetworkObject_Server::send_all (NetworkMessageID msg_id, const NetworkPacket &pkt, bool reliable) {
+void NetworkObject_Server::send_all (NetworkMessageID msg_id, const NetworkPacketBuffer &pkt, bool reliable) {
     send_all_except(msg_id, pkt, NULL, reliable);
 }
 
-void NetworkObject_Server::send_all_except (NetworkMessageID msg_id, const NetworkPacket &pkt, NetworkNode *black_sheep, bool reliable) {
+void NetworkObject_Server::send_all_except (NetworkMessageID msg_id, const NetworkPacketBuffer &pkt, NetworkNode *black_sheep, bool reliable) {
     NetworkPacket pkt_out;
 
     buildPacket(pkt_out, msg_id, pkt);
@@ -132,13 +132,13 @@
     // nothing
 }
 
-void NetworkObject_Client::handle_packet (NetworkNode *node, NetworkMessageID msg_id, NetworkPacket &pkt) {
+void NetworkObject_Client::handle_packet (NetworkNode *node, NetworkMessageID msg_id, NetworkPacketInput &pkt) {
     assert(node == controller.server);
 
     _map_sig_message[msg_id](pkt);
 }
        
-void NetworkObject_Client::send (NetworkMessageID msg_id, const NetworkPacket &pkt, bool reliable) {
+void NetworkObject_Client::send (NetworkMessageID msg_id, const NetworkPacketBuffer &pkt, bool reliable) {
     NetworkPacket pkt_out;
 
     buildPacket(pkt_out, msg_id, pkt);