diff --git a/common/os_calls.c b/common/os_calls.c
index b9e0af37..3cad2945 100644
--- a/common/os_calls.c
+++ b/common/os_calls.c
@@ -1389,11 +1389,9 @@ g_sck_accept(int sck, char *addr, int addr_bytes, char *port, int port_bytes)
 }
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
-/*
- * TODO: this function writes not only IP address, name is confusing
- */
+
 void
-g_write_ip_address(int rcv_sck, char *ip_address, int bytes)
+g_write_connection_description(int rcv_sck, char *description, int bytes)
 {
     char *addr;
     int port;
@@ -1454,13 +1452,13 @@ g_write_ip_address(int rcv_sck, char *ip_address, int bytes)
 
         if (ok)
         {
-            g_snprintf(ip_address, bytes, "%s:%d - socket: %d", addr, port, rcv_sck);
+            g_snprintf(description, bytes, "%s:%d - socket: %d", addr, port, rcv_sck);
         }
     }
 
     if (!ok)
     {
-        g_snprintf(ip_address, bytes, "NULL:NULL - socket: %d", rcv_sck);
+        g_snprintf(description, bytes, "NULL:NULL - socket: %d", rcv_sck);
     }
 
     g_free(addr);
diff --git a/common/os_calls.h b/common/os_calls.h
index 811c16f8..65693003 100644
--- a/common/os_calls.h
+++ b/common/os_calls.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ int      g_sck_socket_ok(int sck);
 int      g_sck_can_send(int sck, int millis);
 int      g_sck_can_recv(int sck, int millis);
 int      g_sck_select(int sck1, int sck2);
-void     g_write_ip_address(int rcv_sck, char *ip_address, int bytes);
+void     g_write_connection_description(int rcv_sck,
+                                        char *description, int bytes);
 void     g_sleep(int msecs);
 tintptr  g_create_wait_obj(const char *name);
 tintptr  g_create_wait_obj_from_socket(tintptr socket, int write);
diff --git a/common/xrdp_client_info.h b/common/xrdp_client_info.h
index c95d0649..f45195e8 100644
--- a/common/xrdp_client_info.h
+++ b/common/xrdp_client_info.h
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ struct xrdp_client_info
     int rdp5_performanceflags;
     int brush_cache_code; /* 0 = no cache 1 = 8x8 standard cache
                            2 = arbitrary dimensions */
-    char client_ip[256];
+    char connection_description[256];
     int max_bpp;
     int jpeg; /* non standard bitmap cache v2 cap */
     int offscreen_support_level;
diff --git a/libxrdp/xrdp_rdp.c b/libxrdp/xrdp_rdp.c
index 3d7df482..a48fbaa2 100644
--- a/libxrdp/xrdp_rdp.c
+++ b/libxrdp/xrdp_rdp.c
@@ -378,8 +378,10 @@ xrdp_rdp_create(struct xrdp_session *session, struct trans *trans)
     self->client_info.cache3_entries = 262;
     self->client_info.cache3_size = 4096;
     /* load client ip info */
-    bytes = sizeof(self->client_info.client_ip) - 1;
-    g_write_ip_address(trans->sck, self->client_info.client_ip, bytes);
+    bytes = sizeof(self->client_info.connection_description) - 1;
+    g_write_connection_description(trans->sck,
+                                   self->client_info.connection_description,
+                                   bytes);
     self->mppc_enc = mppc_enc_new(PROTO_RDP_50);
 #if defined(XRDP_NEUTRINORDP)
     self->rfx_enc = rfx_context_new();
diff --git a/sesman/libscp/libscp_session.c b/sesman/libscp/libscp_session.c
index baace5d1..ef9480e3 100644
--- a/sesman/libscp/libscp_session.c
+++ b/sesman/libscp/libscp_session.c
@@ -307,24 +307,24 @@ scp_session_set_directory(struct SCP_SESSION *s, const char *str)
 
 /*******************************************************************/
 int
-scp_session_set_client_ip(struct SCP_SESSION *s, const char *str)
+scp_session_set_connection_description(struct SCP_SESSION *s, const char *str)
 {
     if (0 == str)
     {
-        LOG(LOG_LEVEL_WARNING, "[session:%d] set_client_ip: null ip", __LINE__);
+        LOG(LOG_LEVEL_WARNING, "[session:%d] set_connection_description: null description", __LINE__);
         return 1;
     }
 
-    if (0 != s->client_ip)
+    if (0 != s->connection_description)
     {
-        g_free(s->client_ip);
+        g_free(s->connection_description);
     }
 
-    s->client_ip = g_strdup(str);
+    s->connection_description = g_strdup(str);
 
-    if (0 == s->client_ip)
+    if (0 == s->connection_description)
     {
-        LOG(LOG_LEVEL_WARNING, "[session:%d] set_client_ip: strdup error", __LINE__);
+        LOG(LOG_LEVEL_WARNING, "[session:%d] set_connection_description: strdup error", __LINE__);
         return 1;
     }
 
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ scp_session_destroy(struct SCP_SESSION *s)
         g_free(s->domain);
         g_free(s->program);
         g_free(s->directory);
-        g_free(s->client_ip);
+        g_free(s->connection_description);
         g_free(s->errstr);
         g_free(s);
     }
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ scp_session_clone(const struct SCP_SESSION *s)
         result->domain = g_strdup(s->domain);
         result->program = g_strdup(s->program);
         result->directory = g_strdup(s->directory);
-        result->client_ip = g_strdup(s->client_ip);
+        result->connection_description = g_strdup(s->connection_description);
 
         /* Did all the string copies succeed? */
         if ((s->username != NULL && result->username == NULL) ||
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ scp_session_clone(const struct SCP_SESSION *s)
                 (s->domain != NULL && result->domain == NULL) ||
                 (s->program != NULL && result->program == NULL) ||
                 (s->directory != NULL && result->directory == NULL) ||
-                (s->client_ip != NULL && result->client_ip == NULL))
+                (s->connection_description != NULL && result->connection_description == NULL))
         {
             scp_session_destroy(result);
             result = NULL;
diff --git a/sesman/libscp/libscp_session.h b/sesman/libscp/libscp_session.h
index 227f34e5..8c3f1d2c 100644
--- a/sesman/libscp/libscp_session.h
+++ b/sesman/libscp/libscp_session.h
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ int
 scp_session_set_directory(struct SCP_SESSION *s, const char *str);
 
 int
-scp_session_set_client_ip(struct SCP_SESSION *s, const char *str);
+scp_session_set_connection_description(struct SCP_SESSION *s, const char *str);
 
 int
 scp_session_set_hostname(struct SCP_SESSION *s, const char *str);
diff --git a/sesman/libscp/libscp_types.h b/sesman/libscp/libscp_types.h
index fcfbfa51..2f66b4d6 100644
--- a/sesman/libscp/libscp_types.h
+++ b/sesman/libscp/libscp_types.h
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ struct SCP_SESSION
     char *domain;
     char *program;
     char *directory;
-    char *client_ip;
+    char *connection_description;
     tui8 guid[16];
     /* added for state */
     int current_cmd;
diff --git a/sesman/libscp/libscp_v0.c b/sesman/libscp/libscp_v0.c
index e996e52c..c67f5cfa 100644
--- a/sesman/libscp/libscp_v0.c
+++ b/sesman/libscp/libscp_v0.c
@@ -355,13 +355,13 @@ scp_v0s_accept(struct trans *atrans, struct SCP_SESSION *session)
         if (s_check_rem(in_s, 2))
         {
             /* reading client IP address */
-            if (!in_string16(in_s, buf, "client IP"))
+            if (!in_string16(in_s, buf, "connection description"))
             {
                 return SCP_SERVER_STATE_SIZE_ERR;
             }
             if (buf[0] != '\0')
             {
-                scp_session_set_client_ip(session, buf);
+                scp_session_set_connection_description(session, buf);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/sesman/scp_v0.c b/sesman/scp_v0.c
index d040280e..886031eb 100644
--- a/sesman/scp_v0.c
+++ b/sesman/scp_v0.c
@@ -77,17 +77,18 @@ scp_v0_process(struct trans *t, struct SCP_SESSION *s)
     else if (data)
     {
         s_item = session_get_bydata(s->username, s->width, s->height,
-                                    s->bpp, s->type, s->client_ip);
+                                    s->bpp, s->type, s->connection_description);
 
         if (s_item != 0)
         {
             display = s_item->display;
             g_memcpy(s->guid, s_item->guid, 16);
-            if (0 != s->client_ip)
+            if (0 != s->connection_description)
             {
                 LOG( LOG_LEVEL_INFO, "++ reconnected session: username %s, "
                      "display :%d.0, session_pid %d, ip %s",
-                     s->username, display, s_item->pid, s->client_ip);
+                     s->username, display, s_item->pid,
+                     s->connection_description);
             }
             else
             {
@@ -109,10 +110,10 @@ scp_v0_process(struct trans *t, struct SCP_SESSION *s)
                 g_random((char *)guid, 16);
                 scp_session_set_guid(s, guid);
 
-                if (0 != s->client_ip)
+                if (0 != s->connection_description)
                 {
                     LOG(LOG_LEVEL_INFO, "++ created session (access granted): "
-                        "username %s, ip %s", s->username, s->client_ip);
+                        "username %s, ip %s", s->username, s->connection_description);
                 }
                 else
                 {
diff --git a/sesman/scp_v1.c b/sesman/scp_v1.c
index 4d9fc3ce..1046c91c 100644
--- a/sesman/scp_v1.c
+++ b/sesman/scp_v1.c
@@ -108,10 +108,10 @@ scp_v1_process1(struct trans *t, struct SCP_SESSION *s)
         LOG(LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG, "No disconnected sessions for this user "
             "- we create a new one");
 
-        if (0 != s->client_ip)
+        if (0 != s->connection_description)
         {
             LOG(LOG_LEVEL_INFO, "++ created session (access granted): "
-                "username %s, ip %s", s->username, s->client_ip);
+                "username %s, ip %s", s->username, s->connection_description);
         }
         else
         {
@@ -219,9 +219,9 @@ scp_v1_process43(struct trans *t, struct SCP_SESSION *s)
         {
             LOG(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "scp_v1s_reconnect_session failed");
         }
-        if (0 != s->client_ip)
+        if (0 != s->connection_description)
         {
-            LOG(LOG_LEVEL_INFO, "++ reconnected session: username %s, display :%d.0, session_pid %d, ip %s", s->username, display, sitem->pid, s->client_ip);
+            LOG(LOG_LEVEL_INFO, "++ reconnected session: username %s, display :%d.0, session_pid %d, ip %s", s->username, display, sitem->pid, s->connection_description);
         }
         else
         {
diff --git a/sesman/session.c b/sesman/session.c
index a2968e1b..83d01682 100644
--- a/sesman/session.c
+++ b/sesman/session.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ dumpItemsToString(struct list *self, char *outstr, int len)
 /******************************************************************************/
 struct session_item *
 session_get_bydata(const char *name, int width, int height, int bpp, int type,
-                   const char *client_ip)
+                   const char *connection_description)
 {
     struct session_chain *tmp;
     enum SESMAN_CFG_SESS_POLICY policy = g_cfg->sess.policy;
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ session_get_bydata(const char *name, int width, int height, int bpp, int type,
 
     LOG(LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG,
         "session_get_bydata: search policy %d U %s W %d H %d bpp %d T %d IP %s",
-        policy, name, width, height, bpp, type, client_ip);
+        policy, name, width, height, bpp, type, connection_description);
 
     while (tmp != 0)
     {
@@ -127,15 +127,15 @@ session_get_bydata(const char *name, int width, int height, int bpp, int type,
             tmp->item->name,
             tmp->item->width, tmp->item->height,
             tmp->item->bpp, tmp->item->type,
-            tmp->item->client_ip);
+            tmp->item->connection_description);
 
         if (g_strncmp(name, tmp->item->name, 255) == 0 &&
                 (!(policy & SESMAN_CFG_SESS_POLICY_D) ||
                  (tmp->item->width == width && tmp->item->height == height)) &&
                 (!(policy & SESMAN_CFG_SESS_POLICY_I) ||
-                 (g_strncmp_d(client_ip, tmp->item->client_ip, ':', 255) == 0)) &&
+                 (g_strncmp_d(connection_description, tmp->item->connection_description, ':', 255) == 0)) &&
                 (!(policy & SESMAN_CFG_SESS_POLICY_C) ||
-                 (g_strncmp(client_ip, tmp->item->client_ip, 255) == 0)) &&
+                 (g_strncmp(connection_description, tmp->item->connection_description, 255) == 0)) &&
                 tmp->item->bpp == bpp &&
                 tmp->item->type == type)
         {
@@ -925,14 +925,14 @@ session_start_fork(tbus data, tui8 type, struct SCP_SESSION *s)
         LOG(LOG_LEVEL_INFO, "Starting session: session_pid %d, "
             "display :%d.0, width %d, height %d, bpp %d, client ip %s, "
             "user name %s",
-            pid, display, s->width, s->height, s->bpp, s->client_ip, s->username);
+            pid, display, s->width, s->height, s->bpp, s->connection_description, s->username);
         temp->item->pid = pid;
         temp->item->display = display;
         temp->item->width = s->width;
         temp->item->height = s->height;
         temp->item->bpp = s->bpp;
         temp->item->data = data;
-        g_strncpy(temp->item->client_ip, s->client_ip, 255);   /* store client ip data */
+        g_strncpy(temp->item->connection_description, s->connection_description, 255);   /* store client ip data */
         g_strncpy(temp->item->name, s->username, 255);
         g_memcpy(temp->item->guid, s->guid, 16);
 
@@ -1064,7 +1064,7 @@ session_kill(int pid)
             /* deleting the session */
             LOG(LOG_LEVEL_INFO,
                 "++ terminated session:  username %s, display :%d.0, session_pid %d, ip %s",
-                tmp->item->name, tmp->item->display, tmp->item->pid, tmp->item->client_ip);
+                tmp->item->name, tmp->item->display, tmp->item->pid, tmp->item->connection_description);
             g_free(tmp->item);
 
             if (prev == 0)
diff --git a/sesman/session.h b/sesman/session.h
index bb0f0df7..174e65df 100644
--- a/sesman/session.h
+++ b/sesman/session.h
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ struct session_item
     struct session_date connect_time;
     struct session_date disconnect_time;
     struct session_date idle_time;
-    char client_ip[256];
+    char connection_description[256];
     tui8 guid[16];
 };
 
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ struct session_chain
  */
 struct session_item *
 session_get_bydata(const char *name, int width, int height, int bpp, int type,
-                   const char *client_ip);
+                   const char *connection_description);
 #ifndef session_find_item
 #define session_find_item(a, b, c, d, e, f) session_get_bydata(a, b, c, d, e, f);
 #endif
diff --git a/xrdp/xrdp_mm.c b/xrdp/xrdp_mm.c
index a371f082..77de70d2 100644
--- a/xrdp/xrdp_mm.c
+++ b/xrdp/xrdp_mm.c
@@ -261,10 +261,10 @@ xrdp_mm_send_login(struct xrdp_mm *self)
     out_uint16_be(s, index);
     out_uint8a(s, self->wm->client_info->directory, index);
 
-    /* send client ip */
-    index = g_strlen(self->wm->client_info->client_ip);
+    /* send client connection description */
+    index = g_strlen(self->wm->client_info->connection_description);
     out_uint16_be(s, index);
-    out_uint8a(s, self->wm->client_info->client_ip, index);
+    out_uint8a(s, self->wm->client_info->connection_description, index);
 
     s_mark_end(s);