diff --git a/include/netinet/ether.h b/include/netinet/ether.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..335fd56bfe4c20c04363bd00bbec546d681bfccd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/netinet/ether.h
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+ * netinet/ether.h
+ *
+ *   Copyright (C) 2007 Gregory Nutt. All rights reserved.
+ *   Author: Gregory Nutt <spudmonkey@racsa.co.cr>
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ * are met:
+ *
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+ *    the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+ *    distribution.
+ * 3. Neither the name Gregory Nutt nor the names of its contributors may be
+ *    used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
+ *    without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
+ * INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING,
+ * BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS
+ * OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED
+ * AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
+ * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN
+ * ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
+ * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef   __NETINET_ETHER_H
+#define   __NETINET_ETHER_H
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Included Files
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+#include <nuttx/config.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <net/ethernet.h>
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Public Definitions
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Public Type Definitions
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Public Function Prototypes
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+#define EXTERN extern "C"
+extern "C" {
+#else
+#define EXTERN extern
+#endif
+
+EXTERN char *ether_ntoa(const struct ether_addr *addr);
+EXTERN struct ether_addr *ether_aton(const char *asc);
+EXTERN int ether_ntohost(char *hostname, const struct ether_addr *addr);
+EXTERN int ether_hostton(const char *hostname, struct ether_addr *addr);
+EXTERN int ether_line(const char *line, struct ether_addr *addr, char *hostname);
+
+#undef EXTERN
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /*   __NETINET_ETHER_H */
diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index 5e9db3e6a61b877eba66cbc1d9593f48be78809c..1ea90971bae07f9d4ed80cc4a50a47d634421287 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ MATH_SRCS	= lib_rint.c
 
 UNISTD_SRCS	= lib_getopt.c
 
-NET_SRCS	= lib_htons.c lib_htonl.c
+NET_SRCS	= lib_htons.c lib_htonl.c lib_inetntoa.c lib_etherntoa.c
 
 LIBGEN_SRCS	= lib_basename.c lib_dirname.c
 
diff --git a/lib/lib_etherntoa.c b/lib/lib_etherntoa.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8be9d4f65ddd1aec7f8015767ec5540f2a41f93a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/lib_etherntoa.c
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+ * lib/lib_etherntoa.c
+ *
+ *   Copyright (C) 2007 Gregory Nutt. All rights reserved.
+ *   Author: Gregory Nutt <spudmonkey@racsa.co.cr>
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ * are met:
+ *
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+ *    the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+ *    distribution.
+ * 3. Neither the name Gregory Nutt nor the names of its contributors may be
+ *    used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
+ *    without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
+ * INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING,
+ * BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS
+ * OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED
+ * AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
+ * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN
+ * ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
+ * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Included Files
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+#include <nuttx/config.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include <net/ethernet.h>
+#include <netinet/ether.h>
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Global Functions
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Name: ether_ntoa
+ *
+ * Description:
+ *   The ether_ntoa() function converts the Ethernet host address addr given
+ *   in network byte order to a string in standard hex-digits-and-colons
+ *   notation. The string is returned in a statically allocated buffer, which
+ *   subsequent calls will overwrite.
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+char *ether_ntoa(const struct ether_addr *addr)
+{
+  static char buffer[20];
+  sprintf(buffer, "%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x",
+          addr->ether_addr_octet[0], addr->ether_addr_octet[1],
+          addr->ether_addr_octet[2], addr->ether_addr_octet[3],
+          addr->ether_addr_octet[4], addr->ether_addr_octet[5]);
+  return buffer;
+}
diff --git a/lib/lib_inetntoa.c b/lib/lib_inetntoa.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4aea7826ab08ffdafbfab63ef8e88e1bafe91e42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/lib_inetntoa.c
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+ * lib/lib_inetntoa.c
+ *
+ *   Copyright (C) 2007 Gregory Nutt. All rights reserved.
+ *   Author: Gregory Nutt <spudmonkey@racsa.co.cr>
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ * are met:
+ *
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+ *    the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+ *    distribution.
+ * 3. Neither the name Gregory Nutt nor the names of its contributors may be
+ *    used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
+ *    without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
+ * INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING,
+ * BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS
+ * OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED
+ * AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
+ * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN
+ * ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
+ * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Included Files
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+#include <nuttx/config.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Global Functions
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Name: inet_ntoa
+ *
+ * Description:
+ *   The inet_ntoa() function converts the Internet host address in given in
+ *   network byte order to a string in standard numbers-and-dots notation.
+ *   The string is returned in a statically allocated buffer, which subsequent
+ *   calls will overwrite.
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+char *inet_ntoa(struct in_addr in)
+{
+  static char buffer[18];
+  char *ptr = (char*)&in.s_addr;
+  sprintf(buffer, "%d.%d.%d.%d", ptr[0], ptr[1], ptr[2], ptr[3]);
+  return buffer;
+}