diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 48e7fa6..3d00455 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ vendor/
 **__debug_bin*
 # `__debug_bin` Debug binary generated in VSCode when using the built-in debugger.
 *bin
+/xnet
 /bridge
 # IDE
 .vscode/
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0fdc655..68e38fb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ If you can use the `net` package, use it. Need something faster and less-heap al
 - [`lneto/dns`](./dns): DNS protocol implementation and low level logic.
 - [`lneto/ntp`](./ntp): NTP implementation and low level logic. Includes NTP time primitives manipulation and conversion to Go native types.
 - [`lneto/internal`](./internal): Lightweight and flexible ring buffer implementation and debugging primitives.
+- [`lneto/x`](./x): Experimental packages.
+    - [`lneto/x/xnet`](./x/xnet/): `net` package like abstractions of stack implementations for ease of reuse. Still in testing phase and likely subject to breaking API change.
 
 ### Abstractions
 The following interface is implemented by networking stack nodes and the stack themselves.
diff --git a/errors.go b/errors.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2da5133
--- /dev/null
+++ b/errors.go
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package lneto
+
+// type ErrorPacketDrop struct {
+// 	Message string
+// }
+
+// var genericErrPacketDrop = &ErrorPacketDrop{Message: "lneto: packet dropped"}
+
+// // ErrGenericPacketDrop returns the generic packet drop error. It performs no allocations.
+// func ErrGenericPacketDrop() error {
+// 	return genericErrPacketDrop
+// }
+
+// func (err *ErrorPacketDrop) Error() string {
+// 	return err.Message
+// }
diff --git a/examples/xnet/main.go b/examples/xnet/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..859b704
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/xnet/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,189 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"net"
+	"net/netip"
+	"os"
+	"runtime"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/soypat/lneto/dns"
+	"github.com/soypat/lneto/internal"
+	"github.com/soypat/lneto/internal/ltesto"
+	"github.com/soypat/lneto/x/xnet"
+)
+
+var softRand = time.Now().Unix()
+
+func main() {
+	err := run()
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	fmt.Println("success")
+}
+
+func run() (err error) {
+	var (
+		flagInterface     = "tap0"
+		flagUseHTTP       = false
+		flagHostToResolve = ""
+		flagRequestedIP   = ""
+		flagDoNTP         = false
+	)
+	flag.StringVar(&flagInterface, "i", flagInterface, "Interface to use. Either tap* or the name of an existing interface to bridge to.")
+	flag.BoolVar(&flagUseHTTP, "http", flagUseHTTP, "Use HTTP tap interface.")
+	flag.StringVar(&flagHostToResolve, "host", flagHostToResolve, "Hostname to resolve via DNS.")
+	flag.StringVar(&flagRequestedIP, "addr", flagRequestedIP, "IP address to request via DHCP.")
+	flag.BoolVar(&flagDoNTP, "ntp", flagDoNTP, "Do NTP round and print result time")
+	flag.Parse()
+	fmt.Println("softrand", softRand)
+	_, err = dns.NewName(flagHostToResolve)
+	if err != nil {
+		flag.Usage()
+		return err
+	}
+	var iface ltesto.Interface
+	if flagUseHTTP {
+		iface = ltesto.NewHTTPTapClient("http://127.0.0.1:7070")
+	} else {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(flagInterface, "tap") {
+			tap, err := internal.NewTap(flagInterface, netip.MustParsePrefix("192.168.1.1/24"))
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			iface = tap
+		} else {
+			bridge, err := internal.NewBridge(flagInterface)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			iface = bridge
+		}
+	}
+	defer iface.Close()
+
+	nicHW, err := iface.HardwareAddress6()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	brHW := nicHW
+	mtu, err := iface.MTU()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	nicAddr, err := iface.IPMask()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	fmt.Println("NIC hardware address:", net.HardwareAddr(nicHW[:]).String(), "bridgeHW:", net.HardwareAddr(brHW[:]).String(), "mtu:", mtu, "addr:", nicAddr.String())
+	var stack xnet.StackAsync
+	err = stack.Reset(xnet.StackConfig{
+		Hostname:        "xnet-test",
+		RandSeed:        softRand,
+		HardwareAddress: brHW,
+		MTU:             uint16(mtu),
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	// Loop goroutine.
+	go func() {
+		lastAction := time.Now()
+		buf := make([]byte, mtu)
+		for {
+			clear(buf)
+			nwrite, err := stack.Encapsulate(buf[:], 0)
+			if err != nil {
+				fmt.Println("ERR:ENCAPSULATE", err)
+			} else if nwrite > 0 {
+				n, err := iface.Write(buf[:nwrite])
+				if err != nil {
+					log.Fatal("groutine encapsulate:", err)
+				} else if n != nwrite {
+					log.Fatalf("mismatch written bytes %d!=%d", nwrite, n)
+				}
+			}
+
+			clear(buf)
+			nread, err := iface.Read(buf)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Fatal("groutine read:", err)
+			} else if nread > 0 {
+				err = stack.Demux(buf[:nread], 0)
+				if err != nil {
+					log.Println("groutine demux:", err)
+				}
+			}
+
+			if nread == 0 && nwrite == 0 && time.Since(lastAction) > 4*time.Second {
+				time.Sleep(5 * time.Millisecond)
+			} else {
+				lastAction = time.Now()
+				runtime.Gosched()
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
+	rstack := stack.StackRetrying()
+
+	const (
+		dhcpTimeout = 6 * time.Second
+		dhcpRetries = 2
+	)
+	results, err := rstack.DoDHCPv4([4]byte{192, 168, 1, 96}, dhcpTimeout, dhcpRetries)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("DHCP failed: %w", err)
+	}
+	err = stack.AssimilateDHCPResults(results)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("assimilating DHCP results: %w", err)
+	}
+	const (
+		arpTimeout = 2 * time.Second
+		arpRetries = 2
+	)
+	const (
+		internetTimeout = 3 * time.Second
+		internetRetries = 2
+	)
+	routerHw, err := rstack.DoResolveHardwareAddress6(results.Router, arpTimeout, arpRetries)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("ARP resolution of router failed: %w", err)
+	}
+	stack.SetGateway6(routerHw)
+	if flagDoNTP {
+		const ntpHost = "pool.ntp.org"
+		addrs, err := rstack.DoLookupIP(ntpHost, internetTimeout, internetRetries)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("NTP address lookup of %q failed: %w", ntpHost, err)
+		}
+		offset, err := rstack.DoNTP(addrs[0], internetTimeout, internetRetries)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("NTP address lookup of %q failed: %w", ntpHost, err)
+		}
+		relative := "behind"
+		if offset < 0 {
+			relative = "ahead"
+		}
+		fmt.Println("NTP completed. You are", offset.Abs().String(), relative, "of the NTP server")
+	}
+	addrs, err := rstack.DoLookupIP(flagHostToResolve, internetTimeout, internetRetries)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("DNS of host %q failed: %w", flagHostToResolve, err)
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("DNS resolution of %q complete and resolved to %v\n", flagHostToResolve, addrs)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func clear(buf []byte) {
+	for i := range buf {
+		buf[i] = 0
+	}
+}
diff --git a/x/xnet/stack-async.go b/x/xnet/stack-async.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5aed0a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x/xnet/stack-async.go
@@ -0,0 +1,456 @@
+package xnet
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"net/netip"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/soypat/lneto"
+	"github.com/soypat/lneto/arp"
+	"github.com/soypat/lneto/dhcpv4"
+	"github.com/soypat/lneto/dns"
+	"github.com/soypat/lneto/ethernet"
+	"github.com/soypat/lneto/internet"
+	"github.com/soypat/lneto/ntp"
+	"github.com/soypat/lneto/tcp"
+)
+
+type StackAsync struct {
+	mu       sync.Mutex
+	hostname string
+	clientID string
+	link     internet.StackEthernet
+	ip       internet.StackIP
+	arp      arp.Handler
+	udps     internet.StackPorts
+	tcps     internet.StackPorts
+	tcpconns []tcp.Conn
+
+	dhcpUDP     internet.StackUDPPort
+	dhcp        dhcpv4.Client
+	dhcpResults DHCPResults
+
+	dnsUDP  internet.StackUDPPort
+	dns     dns.Client
+	ednsopt dns.Resource
+	lookup  dns.Message
+	dnssv   netip.Addr
+
+	ntpUDP internet.StackUDPPort
+	ntp    ntp.Client
+
+	sysprec int8 // NTP system precision.
+
+	prng     uint32
+	lastrecv uint16
+}
+
+type StackConfig struct {
+	StaticAddress   netip.Addr
+	DNSServer       netip.Addr
+	NTPServer       netip.Addr
+	Hostname        string
+	MaxTCPConns     int
+	RandSeed        int64
+	HardwareAddress [6]byte
+	MTU             uint16
+}
+
+func (s *StackAsync) Hostname() string {
+	return s.hostname
+}
+
+func (s *StackAsync) Demux(carrierData []byte, etherOff int) error {
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+	s.lastrecv = uint16(len(carrierData))
+	return s.link.Demux(carrierData, etherOff)
+}
+
+func (s *StackAsync) Encapsulate(carrierData []byte, etherOff int) (int, error) {
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+	return s.link.Encapsulate(carrierData, etherOff)
+}
+
+func (s *StackAsync) Reset(cfg StackConfig) error {
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+	mac := cfg.HardwareAddress
+	mtu := cfg.MTU
+	addr := cfg.StaticAddress
+	s.prng = uint32(cfg.RandSeed)
+	if s.prng == 0 {
+		return errors.New("zero random seed")
+	}
+	s.hostname = cfg.Hostname
+	if !addr.IsValid() {
+		addr = netip.AddrFrom4([4]byte{}) // If static not set DHCP will be performed and address will be zero.
+	} else if addr.Is6() {
+		return errors.New("IPv6 unsupported as of yet")
+	}
+	const linkNodes = 2 // ARP and IP nodes
+	err := s.link.Reset6(mac, ethernet.BroadcastAddr(), int(mtu), linkNodes)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	const ipNodes = 2 // UDP, TCP ports.
+	err = s.ip.Reset(addr, ipNodes)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	err = s.resetARP()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	const udpMaintenanceConns = 3 // DHCP, DNS, NTP.
+	err = s.udps.ResetUDP(udpMaintenanceConns)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Enable TCP if connections present.
+	if cfg.MaxTCPConns > 0 {
+		if cap(s.tcpconns) < cfg.MaxTCPConns {
+			s.tcpconns = make([]tcp.Conn, cfg.MaxTCPConns)
+		}
+		err = s.tcps.ResetTCP(cfg.MaxTCPConns)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		err = s.ip.Register(&s.tcps)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Now setup stacks.
+	err = s.link.Register(&s.arp) // ARP.
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	err = s.link.Register(&s.ip) // IPv4 | IPv6
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	err = s.ip.Register(&s.udps)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	var timebuf [32]time.Time
+	s.sysprec = ntp.CalculateSystemPrecision(time.Now, timebuf[:])
+	if s.clientID == "" {
+		s.clientID = "lneto-" + s.hostname
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+var errInvalidIPAddr = errors.New("invaldi IP address")
+
+func (s *StackAsync) resetARP() error {
+	mac := s.link.HardwareAddr6()
+	addr := s.ip.Addr()
+	if !addr.IsValid() {
+		return errInvalidIPAddr
+	}
+	proto := ethernet.TypeIPv4
+	if addr.Is6() {
+		proto = ethernet.TypeIPv6
+	}
+	return s.arp.Reset(arp.HandlerConfig{
+		HardwareAddr: mac[:],
+		ProtocolAddr: addr.AsSlice(),
+		MaxQueries:   3,
+		MaxPending:   3,
+		HardwareType: 1,
+		ProtocolType: proto,
+	})
+}
+
+// Prand32 generates a pseudo random 32-bit unsigned integer from the internal state and advances the seed.
+func (s *StackAsync) Prand32() uint32 {
+	/* Algorithm "xor" from p. 4 of Marsaglia, "Xorshift RNGs" */
+	seed := s.prng
+	seed ^= seed << 13
+	seed ^= seed >> 17
+	seed ^= seed << 5
+	s.prng = seed
+	return seed
+}
+
+func (s *StackAsync) SetIPAddr(addr netip.Addr) error {
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+	err := s.ip.SetAddr(addr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return s.resetARP()
+}
+
+func (s *StackAsync) SetHardwareAddress(hw [6]byte) error {
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+	s.link.SetHardwareAddr6(hw)
+	return s.resetARP()
+}
+
+func (s *StackAsync) SetGateway6(gwhw [6]byte) {
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+	s.link.SetGateway6(gwhw)
+}
+
+var (
+	errNoTCP           = errors.New("no TCP initialized")
+	errNoTCPConnsAvail = errors.New("all allocated TCP connections busy")
+)
+
+func (s *StackAsync) DialTCP(localPort uint16, addrp netip.AddrPort) (conn *tcp.Conn, err error) {
+	if len(s.tcpconns) == 0 {
+		return nil, errNoTCP
+	}
+	for i := range s.tcpconns {
+		maybeFreeConn := &s.tcpconns[i]
+		state := conn.State()
+		if state.IsClosed() {
+			conn = maybeFreeConn
+			break // Can be used!
+		}
+	}
+	if conn == nil {
+		return nil, errNoTCPConnsAvail
+	}
+	conn.Abort() // Conn is closed, safe to abort.
+	err = conn.OpenActive(localPort, addrp, tcp.Value(s.Prand32()))
+	if err != nil {
+		conn.Abort()
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	err = s.tcps.Register(conn)
+	if err != nil {
+		conn.Abort()
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return conn, nil
+}
+
+var errNoDNSServer = errors.New("no DNS server- did DHCP complete? You can set a predetermined DNS server in Stack configuration")
+
+func (s *StackAsync) StartLookupIP(host string) error {
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+	if !s.dnssv.IsValid() {
+		return errNoDNSServer
+	}
+	name, err := dns.NewName(host)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	s.ednsopt.SetEDNS0(uint16(s.link.MTU())-100, 0, 0, nil)
+	rand := s.Prand32()
+	err = s.dns.StartResolve(uint16(rand>>1)+1024, uint16(rand), dns.ResolveConfig{
+		Questions: []dns.Question{
+			{
+				Name:  name,
+				Type:  dns.TypeA,
+				Class: dns.ClassINET,
+			},
+		},
+		Additional: []dns.Resource{
+			s.ednsopt,
+		},
+		EnableRecursion: true,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	dns4 := s.dnssv.As4()
+	s.dnsUDP.SetStackNode(&s.dns, dns4[:], dns.ServerPort)
+	err = s.udps.Register(&s.dnsUDP)
+	return err
+}
+
+var errDNSNotDone = errors.New("DNS not done")
+
+func (s *StackAsync) ResultLookupIP(host string) ([]netip.Addr, bool, error) {
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+	done, err := s.dns.MessageCopyTo(&s.lookup)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, done, err
+	} else if !done {
+		return nil, done, errDNSNotDone
+	}
+
+	var addrs []netip.Addr
+	ans := s.lookup.Answers
+	for i := range ans {
+		data := ans[i].RawData()
+		if len(data) == 4 {
+			addrs = append(addrs, netip.AddrFrom4([4]byte(data)))
+		} else if len(data) == 16 {
+			addrs = append(addrs, netip.AddrFrom16([16]byte(data)))
+		} else {
+			return addrs, done, errors.New("bogus IP")
+		}
+	}
+	return addrs, done, nil
+}
+
+func (s *StackAsync) StartDHCPv4Request(request [4]byte) error {
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+	s.dhcp.Reset()
+	xid := s.Prand32()
+	err := s.dhcp.BeginRequest(xid, dhcpv4.RequestConfig{
+		RequestedAddr:      request,
+		ClientHardwareAddr: s.link.HardwareAddr6(),
+		Hostname:           s.hostname,
+		ClientID:           s.clientID,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	s.dhcpUDP.SetStackNode(&s.dhcp, nil, dhcpv4.DefaultServerPort)
+	err = s.udps.Register(&s.dhcpUDP)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return err
+}
+
+func (s *StackAsync) StartNTP(addr netip.Addr) error {
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+	s.ntp.Reset(s.sysprec, time.Now)
+
+	addr4 := addr.As4()
+	s.ntpUDP.SetStackNode(&s.ntp, addr4[:], ntp.ServerPort)
+	err := s.udps.Register(&s.ntpUDP)
+	return err
+}
+
+// ResultNTPOffset returns the result of the NTP protocol such that the following code returns the corrected time.
+// If the bool is false then the NTP has not yet completed.
+//
+//	nowCorrected := time.Now().Add(resultNTP)
+func (s *StackAsync) ResultNTPOffset() (time.Duration, bool) {
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+	return s.ntp.Offset(), s.ntp.IsDone()
+}
+
+func (s *StackAsync) StartResolveHardwareAddress6(ip netip.Addr) error {
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+	if !ip.Is4() {
+		return errors.New("unsupported or invalid IP address")
+	}
+	addr := ip.As4()
+	return s.arp.StartQuery(addr[:])
+}
+
+// ResultResolveHardwareAddress6
+func (s *StackAsync) ResultResolveHardwareAddress6(ip netip.Addr) (hw [6]byte, err error) {
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+	if !ip.Is4() {
+		return hw, errors.New("unsupported or invalid IP address")
+	}
+	addr := ip.As4()
+	hwslice, err := s.arp.QueryResult(addr[:])
+	if err != nil {
+		return hw, err
+	} else if len(hwslice) != 6 {
+		panic("unreachable slice hw length")
+	}
+	return [6]byte(hwslice), nil
+}
+
+type DHCPResults struct {
+	DNSServers    []netip.Addr
+	Router        netip.Addr
+	AssignedAddr  netip.Addr
+	ServerAddr    netip.Addr
+	BroadcastAddr netip.Addr
+	Gateway       netip.Addr
+	Subnet        netip.Prefix
+	TRebind       uint32 // [seconds]
+	TRenewal      uint32
+	TLease        uint32 // IP lease time [seconds].
+}
+
+func (s *StackAsync) ResultDHCP() (*DHCPResults, error) {
+	err := s.populateDHCPResults()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &s.dhcpResults, nil
+}
+
+// AssimilateDHCPResults sets the stack's following parameters:
+//   - IPv4 address.
+//   - DNS server.
+func (stack *StackAsync) AssimilateDHCPResults(results *DHCPResults) error {
+	stack.mu.Lock()
+	defer stack.mu.Unlock()
+	if results.AssignedAddr.IsValid() {
+		err := stack.ip.SetAddr(results.AssignedAddr)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	if len(results.DNSServers) > 0 {
+		if !results.DNSServers[0].IsValid() || !results.DNSServers[0].Is4() {
+			return errors.New("bad DNS server address, IPv6 or invalid")
+		}
+		stack.dnssv = results.DNSServers[0]
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s *StackAsync) populateDHCPResults() error {
+	if !s.dhcp.State().HasIP() {
+		return errors.New("DHCP not completed")
+	}
+	router4, ok := s.dhcp.RouterAddr()
+	if !ok {
+		return errors.New("no DHCP router address")
+	}
+	assigned4, ok := s.dhcp.AssignedAddr()
+	if !ok {
+		return errors.New("no DHCP assigned address")
+	}
+	router := netip.AddrFrom4(router4)
+	s.dhcpResults = DHCPResults{
+		Router:        router,
+		Subnet:        netip.PrefixFrom(router, int(s.dhcp.SubnetCIDRBits())),
+		AssignedAddr:  netip.AddrFrom4(assigned4),
+		ServerAddr:    addr4(s.dhcp.ServerAddr()),
+		BroadcastAddr: addr4(s.dhcp.BroadcastAddr()),
+		Gateway:       addr4(s.dhcp.GatewayAddr()),
+		TRebind:       s.dhcp.RebindingSeconds(),
+		TRenewal:      s.dhcp.RenewalSeconds(),
+		TLease:        s.dhcp.IPLeaseSeconds(),
+		DNSServers:    s.dhcpResults.DNSServers[:0], // reuse field capacity.
+	}
+	s.dhcpResults.DNSServers = s.dhcp.AppendDNSServers(s.dhcpResults.DNSServers)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func addr4(addr [4]byte, ok bool) netip.Addr {
+	if !ok {
+		return netip.Addr{}
+	}
+	return netip.AddrFrom4(addr)
+}
+
+func hash(b []byte) uint16 {
+	var csum lneto.CRC791
+	csum.Write(b)
+	return csum.Sum16()
+}
diff --git a/x/xnet/stack-blocking.go b/x/xnet/stack-blocking.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a52a5a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x/xnet/stack-blocking.go
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+package xnet
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"net/netip"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/soypat/lneto/dhcpv4"
+	"github.com/soypat/lneto/tcp"
+)
+
+const (
+	maxIter    = 1000
+	maxTimeout = time.Minute
+	maxSleep   = maxTimeout / maxIter
+)
+
+var (
+	errDeadlineExceed = errors.New("cywnet: deadline exceeded")
+)
+
+func (s *StackAsync) StackBlocking() StackBlocking {
+	return StackBlocking{
+		async: s,
+	}
+}
+
+type StackBlocking struct {
+	async *StackAsync
+}
+
+func (s StackBlocking) DoDHCPv4(reqAddr [4]byte, timeout time.Duration) (*DHCPResults, error) {
+	err := s.async.StartDHCPv4Request(reqAddr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	sleep := timeout/maxIter + 1
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(timeout)
+	requested := false
+	for i := 0; i < maxIter; i++ {
+		state := s.async.dhcp.State()
+		requested = requested || state > dhcpv4.StateInit
+		if requested && state == dhcpv4.StateInit {
+			return nil, errors.New("DHCP NACK")
+		} else if state == dhcpv4.StateBound {
+			break // DHCP done succesfully.
+		} else if err = s.checkDeadline(deadline); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		time.Sleep(sleep)
+	}
+	return s.async.ResultDHCP()
+}
+
+func (s StackBlocking) DoNTP(hostAddr netip.Addr, timeout time.Duration) (offset time.Duration, err error) {
+	err = s.async.StartNTP(hostAddr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return -1, err
+	}
+	sleep := timeout/maxIter + 1
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(timeout)
+	var done bool
+	for i := 0; i < maxIter; i++ {
+		offset, done = s.async.ResultNTPOffset()
+		if done {
+			return offset, nil
+		} else if err = s.checkDeadline(deadline); err != nil {
+			return -1, err
+		}
+		time.Sleep(sleep)
+	}
+	return -1, errDeadlineExceed
+}
+
+func (s StackBlocking) DoResolveHardwareAddress6(addr netip.Addr, timeout time.Duration) (hw [6]byte, err error) {
+	err = s.async.StartResolveHardwareAddress6(addr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return hw, err
+	}
+	sleep := timeout/maxIter + 1
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(timeout)
+	for i := 0; i < maxIter; i++ {
+		hw, err = s.async.ResultResolveHardwareAddress6(addr)
+		if err == nil {
+			break
+		} else if err = s.checkDeadline(deadline); err != nil {
+			return hw, err
+		}
+		time.Sleep(sleep)
+		err = errDeadlineExceed // Ensure that if iterations done error is returned.
+	}
+	return hw, err
+}
+
+func (s StackBlocking) DoLookupIP(host string, timeout time.Duration) (addrs []netip.Addr, err error) {
+	err = s.async.StartLookupIP(host)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	sleep := timeout/maxIter + 1
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(timeout)
+	for i := 0; i < maxIter; i++ {
+		addrs, completed, err := s.async.ResultLookupIP(host)
+		if completed {
+			return addrs, err
+		} else if err = s.checkDeadline(deadline); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		time.Sleep(sleep)
+	}
+	return nil, errDeadlineExceed
+}
+
+var errTCPFailedToConnect = errors.New("tcp failed to connect")
+
+func (s StackBlocking) DoDialTCP(localPort uint16, addrp netip.AddrPort, timeout time.Duration) (conn *tcp.Conn, err error) {
+	conn, err = s.async.DialTCP(localPort, addrp)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	sleep := timeout/maxIter + 1
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(timeout)
+	for i := 0; i < maxIter; i++ {
+		state := conn.State()
+		switch state {
+		case tcp.StateEstablished:
+			break
+		case tcp.StateSynSent, tcp.StateSynRcvd:
+			if err = s.checkDeadline(deadline); err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			time.Sleep(sleep)
+		default:
+			// Unexpected state, abort and terminate connection.
+			conn.Abort()
+			return nil, errTCPFailedToConnect
+		}
+	}
+	return conn, nil
+}
+
+func (s StackBlocking) checkDeadline(deadline time.Time) error {
+	if time.Since(deadline) > 0 {
+		return errDeadlineExceed
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/x/xnet/stack-retrying.go b/x/xnet/stack-retrying.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4866a61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x/xnet/stack-retrying.go
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+package xnet
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"net/netip"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/soypat/lneto/tcp"
+)
+
+func (s *StackAsync) StackRetrying() StackRetrying {
+	return StackRetrying{
+		block: s.StackBlocking(),
+	}
+}
+
+var (
+	errRetriesExceeded = errors.New("cywnet: retries exceeded")
+)
+
+type StackRetrying struct {
+	block StackBlocking
+}
+
+func (s StackRetrying) DoDHCPv4(reqAddr [4]byte, timeout time.Duration, retries int) (results *DHCPResults, err error) {
+	expectEnd := time.Now().Add(timeout * time.Duration(retries))
+	for i := 0; i < retries; i++ {
+		if i > 0 {
+			println("Retrying DHCP")
+		}
+		results, err = s.block.DoDHCPv4(reqAddr, timeout)
+		if err == nil {
+			return results, nil
+		}
+	}
+	if time.Now().Before(expectEnd) {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return nil, errRetriesExceeded
+}
+
+func (s StackRetrying) DoNTP(ntpHost netip.Addr, timeout time.Duration, retries int) (offset time.Duration, err error) {
+	expectEnd := time.Now().Add(timeout * time.Duration(retries))
+	for i := 0; i < retries; i++ {
+		if i > 0 {
+			println("Retrying DHCP")
+		}
+		offset, err = s.block.DoNTP(ntpHost, timeout)
+		if err == nil {
+			return offset, nil
+		}
+	}
+	if time.Now().Before(expectEnd) {
+		return -1, err
+	}
+	return -1, errRetriesExceeded
+}
+func (s StackRetrying) DoLookupIP(host string, timeout time.Duration, retries int) (addrs []netip.Addr, err error) {
+	expectEnd := time.Now().Add(timeout * time.Duration(retries))
+	for i := 0; i < retries; i++ {
+		addrs, err = s.block.DoLookupIP(host, timeout)
+		if err == nil {
+			return addrs, nil
+		}
+	}
+	if time.Now().Before(expectEnd) {
+		return addrs, err
+	}
+	return nil, errRetriesExceeded
+}
+
+func (s StackRetrying) DoResolveHardwareAddress6(addr netip.Addr, timeout time.Duration, retries int) (hw [6]byte, err error) {
+	expectEnd := time.Now().Add(timeout * time.Duration(retries))
+	for i := 0; i < retries; i++ {
+		hw, err = s.block.DoResolveHardwareAddress6(addr, timeout)
+		if err == nil {
+			return hw, nil
+		}
+	}
+	if time.Now().Before(expectEnd) {
+		return hw, err
+	}
+	return hw, errRetriesExceeded
+}
+
+func (s StackRetrying) DoDialTCP(localPort uint16, addrp netip.AddrPort, timeout time.Duration, retries int) (conn *tcp.Conn, err error) {
+	expectEnd := time.Now().Add(timeout * time.Duration(retries))
+	for i := 0; i < retries; i++ {
+		conn, err = s.block.DoDialTCP(localPort, addrp, timeout)
+		if err == nil {
+			return conn, nil
+		}
+	}
+	if time.Now().Before(expectEnd) {
+		return conn, err
+	}
+	return nil, errRetriesExceeded
+}