diff --git a/TunDevice.cpp b/TunDevice.cpp
index f3cfcf3..0787f15 100644
--- a/TunDevice.cpp
+++ b/TunDevice.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ TunDevice::~TunDevice() {
     close(_fd);
 }
 
-size_t TunDevice::read_packet(char* read_buffer, size_t buf_size, int timeout) {
+size_t TunDevice::poll_packet(char* read_buffer, size_t buf_size, int timeout) {
     int poll_rc = poll(&_poll_fd, 1, timeout);
     if(poll_rc < 0) {
         if(errno == EINTR) // Interrupt.
@@ -66,7 +66,11 @@ size_t TunDevice::read_packet(char* read_buffer, size_t buf_size, int timeout) {
         return 0;
     }
 
-    int nread = read(_fd, read_buffer, buf_size);
+    return this->read(read_buffer, buf_size);
+}
+
+size_t TunDevice::read(char* read_buffer, size_t buf_size) {
+    int nread = ::read(_fd, read_buffer, buf_size);
     if(nread < 0) {
         throw TunDevice::NetError(
                 "Error reading from interface", errno, true);
@@ -75,8 +79,8 @@ size_t TunDevice::read_packet(char* read_buffer, size_t buf_size, int timeout) {
     return _last_read_size;
 }
 
-size_t TunDevice::write_packet(const char* data, size_t len) {
-    int nwritten = write(_fd, data, len);
+size_t TunDevice::write(const char* data, size_t len) {
+    int nwritten = ::write(_fd, data, len);
     if(nwritten < 0) {
         throw TunDevice::NetError(
                 "Error writing to interface: ", errno, true);
diff --git a/TunDevice.hpp b/TunDevice.hpp
index 89a0820..a81b914 100644
--- a/TunDevice.hpp
+++ b/TunDevice.hpp
@@ -33,9 +33,12 @@ class TunDevice {
          * Timeouts after `timeout` ms, or never if `timeout < 0`.
          * Upon timeout, returns 0.
          */
-        size_t read_packet(char* read_buffer, size_t buf_size, int timeout=-1);
+        size_t poll_packet(char* read_buffer, size_t buf_size, int timeout=-1);
 
-        size_t write_packet(const char* data, size_t len);
+        /* Reads a packet, blocking if none is available. */
+        size_t read(char* read_buffer, size_t buf_size);
+
+        size_t write(const char* data, size_t len);
 
     private:
         int _fd;