diff --git a/src/net/detail/netlink-message.hpp b/src/net/detail/netlink-message.hpp
index 3908d4e..498bd24 100644
--- a/src/net/detail/netlink-message.hpp
+++ b/src/net/detail/netlink-message.hpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include "../../common.hpp"
 #include "../ethernet.hpp"
 
-#ifndef NDN_CXX_HAVE_RTNETLINK
+#ifndef NDN_CXX_HAVE_NETLINK
 #error "This file should not be included ..."
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/net/detail/netlink-socket.hpp b/src/net/detail/netlink-socket.hpp
index 4a6e4f1..080d169 100644
--- a/src/net/detail/netlink-socket.hpp
+++ b/src/net/detail/netlink-socket.hpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #include <map>
 #include <vector>
 
-#ifndef NDN_CXX_HAVE_RTNETLINK
+#ifndef NDN_CXX_HAVE_NETLINK
 #error "This file should not be included ..."
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/net/detail/network-monitor-impl-netlink.hpp b/src/net/detail/network-monitor-impl-netlink.hpp
index cbb0166..7870236 100644
--- a/src/net/detail/network-monitor-impl-netlink.hpp
+++ b/src/net/detail/network-monitor-impl-netlink.hpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include "ndn-cxx-config.hpp"
 #include "../network-monitor.hpp"
 
-#ifndef NDN_CXX_HAVE_RTNETLINK
+#ifndef NDN_CXX_HAVE_NETLINK
 #error "This file should not be included ..."
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/net/network-monitor.cpp b/src/net/network-monitor.cpp
index 89af14a..57ef7f1 100644
--- a/src/net/network-monitor.cpp
+++ b/src/net/network-monitor.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #if defined(NDN_CXX_HAVE_OSX_FRAMEWORKS)
 #include "detail/network-monitor-impl-osx.hpp"
 #define NETWORK_MONITOR_IMPL_TYPE NetworkMonitorImplOsx
-#elif defined(NDN_CXX_HAVE_RTNETLINK)
+#elif defined(NDN_CXX_HAVE_NETLINK)
 #include "detail/network-monitor-impl-netlink.hpp"
 #define NETWORK_MONITOR_IMPL_TYPE NetworkMonitorImplNetlink
 #else
diff --git a/src/net/network-monitor.hpp b/src/net/network-monitor.hpp
index 9b2d08d..5eddf1f 100644
--- a/src/net/network-monitor.hpp
+++ b/src/net/network-monitor.hpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 class NetworkMonitorImpl;
 
 /**
- * @brief Network interface monitor
+ * @brief Network interface monitor.
  *
  * Maintains an up-to-date view of every system network interface and notifies when an interface
  * is added or removed.
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
  * @note The implementation of this class is highly platform dependent, and not all platform
  *       backends provide all the features. On macOS, @e SystemConfiguration and
  *       @e CFNotificationCenterAddObserver are used (notification of MTU change is not supported).
- *       On Linux, @e rtnetlink notifications from the kernel are used. See getCapabilities() for
+ *       On Linux, @e netlink notifications from the kernel are used. See getCapabilities() for
  *       the detailed set of capabilities supported by the platform backend currently in use.
  */
 class NetworkMonitor : noncopyable
@@ -58,10 +58,8 @@
 
   /**
    * @brief Construct instance, request enumeration of all network interfaces, and start
-   *        monitoring for network state changes
-   *
+   *        monitoring for network state changes.
    * @param io io_service instance that will dispatch events
-   * @throw Error error starting monitoring
    */
   explicit
   NetworkMonitor(boost::asio::io_service& io);
@@ -81,16 +79,16 @@
     CAP_ADDR_ADD_REMOVE = 1 << 4
   };
 
-  /// Returns a bitwise OR'ed set of @ref Capability flags supported on the current platform
+  /// Returns a bitwise OR'ed set of #Capability flags supported on the current platform.
   uint32_t
   getCapabilities() const;
 
-  /// Returns the NetworkInterface with the given name, or @c nullptr if it does not exist
+  /// Returns the NetworkInterface with the given name, or @c nullptr if it does not exist.
   shared_ptr<const NetworkInterface>
   getNetworkInterface(const std::string& ifname) const;
 
   /**
-   * @brief Lists all network interfaces currently available on the system
+   * @brief Lists all network interfaces currently available on the system.
    * @warning May return incomplete results if called before the
    *          #onEnumerationCompleted signal has been emitted.
    */