diff --git a/itests/clients/net_client.go b/itests/clients/net_client.go
index 74b7c457d..821999517 100644
--- a/itests/clients/net_client.go
+++ b/itests/clients/net_client.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func NewNetClient(
 	h := newHandler(t, peers)
 	log := slogt.New(t)
 	conf := networking.NewConfig(p, h).
-		WithLogger(log).
+		WithSlogHandler(log.Handler()).
 		WithWriteTimeout(networkTimeout).
 		WithKeepAliveInterval(pingInterval).
 		WithSlogAttributes(slog.String("suite", t.Name()), slog.String("impl", impl.String()))
diff --git a/pkg/networking/configuration.go b/pkg/networking/configuration.go
index cda0e377e..151bc8541 100644
--- a/pkg/networking/configuration.go
+++ b/pkg/networking/configuration.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const (
 
 // Config allows to set some parameters of the [Conn] or it's underlying connection.
 type Config struct {
-	logger                 *slog.Logger
+	slogHandler            slog.Handler
 	protocol               Protocol
 	handler                Handler
 	keepAlive              bool
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ type Config struct {
 // Other parameters are set to their default values.
 func NewConfig(p Protocol, h Handler) *Config {
 	return &Config{
-		logger:                 slog.Default(),
 		protocol:               p,
 		handler:                h,
 		keepAlive:              true,
@@ -35,9 +34,9 @@ func NewConfig(p Protocol, h Handler) *Config {
 	}
 }
 
-// WithLogger sets the logger.
-func (c *Config) WithLogger(logger *slog.Logger) *Config {
-	c.logger = logger
+// WithSlogHandler sets the slog handler.
+func (c *Config) WithSlogHandler(handler slog.Handler) *Config {
+	c.slogHandler = handler
 	return c
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/networking/logging.go b/pkg/networking/logging.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..94338ab31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/networking/logging.go
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package networking
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"log/slog"
+)
+
+// TODO: Remove this file and the handler when the default [slog.DiscardHandler] will be introduced in
+//   Go version 1.24. See https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/go/+/626486.
+
+// discardingHandler is a logger that discards all log messages.
+// It is used when no slog handler is provided in the [Config].
+type discardingHandler struct{}
+
+func (h discardingHandler) Enabled(context.Context, slog.Level) bool  { return false }
+func (h discardingHandler) Handle(context.Context, slog.Record) error { return nil }
+func (h discardingHandler) WithAttrs([]slog.Attr) slog.Handler        { return h }
+func (h discardingHandler) WithGroup(string) slog.Handler             { return h }
diff --git a/pkg/networking/network.go b/pkg/networking/network.go
index df36a64fa..f145b4cb1 100644
--- a/pkg/networking/network.go
+++ b/pkg/networking/network.go
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ var (
 	// ErrInvalidConfigurationNoHandler is used when the configuration has no handler.
 	ErrInvalidConfigurationNoHandler = errors.New("invalid configuration: empty handler")
 
+	// ErrInvalidConfigurationNoKeepAliveInterval is used when the configuration has an invalid keep-alive interval.
+	ErrInvalidConfigurationNoKeepAliveInterval = errors.New("invalid configuration: invalid keep-alive interval value")
+
+	// ErrInvalidConfigurationNoWriteTimeout is used when the configuration has an invalid write timeout.
+	ErrInvalidConfigurationNoWriteTimeout = errors.New("invalid configuration: invalid write timeout value")
+
 	// ErrUnacceptableHandshake is used when the handshake is not accepted.
 	ErrUnacceptableHandshake = errors.New("handshake is not accepted")
 
diff --git a/pkg/networking/session.go b/pkg/networking/session.go
index e7f3eba6c..5723b1913 100644
--- a/pkg/networking/session.go
+++ b/pkg/networking/session.go
@@ -50,9 +50,16 @@ func newSession(ctx context.Context, config *Config, conn io.ReadWriteCloser, tp
 	if config.handler == nil {
 		return nil, ErrInvalidConfigurationNoHandler
 	}
+	if config.keepAlive && config.keepAliveInterval <= 0 {
+		return nil, ErrInvalidConfigurationNoKeepAliveInterval
+	}
+	if config.connectionWriteTimeout <= 0 {
+		return nil, ErrInvalidConfigurationNoWriteTimeout
+	}
 	if tp == nil {
 		return nil, ErrEmptyTimerPool
 	}
+
 	sCtx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
 	s := &Session{
 		g:       execution.NewTaskGroup(suppressContextCancellationError),
@@ -65,17 +72,16 @@ func newSession(ctx context.Context, config *Config, conn io.ReadWriteCloser, tp
 		sendCh:  make(chan *sendPacket, 1), // TODO: Make the size of send channel configurable.
 	}
 
-	attributes := []any{
-		slog.String("namespace", Namespace),
-		slog.String("remote", s.RemoteAddr().String()),
+	if config.slogHandler == nil {
+		config.slogHandler = discardingHandler{}
 	}
-	attributes = append(attributes, config.attributes...)
 
-	if config.logger == nil {
-		s.logger = slog.Default().With(attributes...)
-	} else {
-		s.logger = config.logger.With(attributes...)
+	sa := [...]any{
+		slog.String("namespace", Namespace),
+		slog.String("remote", s.RemoteAddr().String()),
 	}
+	attrs := append(sa[:], config.attributes...)
+	s.logger = slog.New(config.slogHandler).With(attrs...)
 
 	s.g.Run(s.receiveLoop)
 	s.g.Run(s.sendLoop)
diff --git a/pkg/networking/session_test.go b/pkg/networking/session_test.go
index 51fbd8369..cbeb9ad8e 100644
--- a/pkg/networking/session_test.go
+++ b/pkg/networking/session_test.go
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ func TestCloseParentContext(t *testing.T) {
 func testConfig(t testing.TB, p networking.Protocol, h networking.Handler, direction string) *networking.Config {
 	log := slogt.New(t)
 	return networking.NewConfig(p, h).
-		WithLogger(log).
+		WithSlogHandler(log.Handler()).
 		WithWriteTimeout(1 * time.Second).
 		WithKeepAliveDisabled().
 		WithSlogAttribute(slog.String("direction", direction))