diff --git a/include/netutils/dhcp.h b/include/netutils/dhcp.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96798c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/netutils/dhcp.h
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2010, The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); 
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. 
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at 
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software 
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, 
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. 
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and 
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _NETUTILS_DHCP_H_
+#define _NETUTILS_DHCP_H_
+
+#include <sys/cdefs.h>
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
+
+__BEGIN_DECLS
+
+extern int do_dhcp(char *iname);
+extern int dhcp_do_request(const char *ifname,
+                          in_addr_t *ipaddr,
+                          in_addr_t *gateway,
+                          in_addr_t *mask,
+                          in_addr_t *dns1,
+                          in_addr_t *dns2,
+                          in_addr_t *server,
+                          uint32_t  *lease);
+extern int dhcp_stop(const char *ifname);
+extern int dhcp_release_lease(const char *ifname);
+extern char *dhcp_get_errmsg();
+
+__END_DECLS
+
+#endif /* _NETUTILS_DHCP_H_ */
diff --git a/include/netutils/ifc.h b/include/netutils/ifc.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e502ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/netutils/ifc.h
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2008, The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); 
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. 
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at 
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software 
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, 
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. 
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and 
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _NETUTILS_IFC_H_
+#define _NETUTILS_IFC_H_
+
+#include <sys/cdefs.h>
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
+
+__BEGIN_DECLS
+
+extern int ifc_init(void);
+extern void ifc_close(void);
+
+extern int ifc_get_ifindex(const char *name, int *if_indexp);
+extern int ifc_get_hwaddr(const char *name, void *ptr);
+
+extern int ifc_up(const char *name);
+extern int ifc_down(const char *name);
+
+extern int ifc_enable(const char *ifname);
+extern int ifc_disable(const char *ifname);
+
+extern int ifc_reset_connections(const char *ifname);
+
+extern int ifc_set_addr(const char *name, in_addr_t addr);
+extern int ifc_set_mask(const char *name, in_addr_t mask);
+extern int ifc_set_hwaddr(const char *name, const void *ptr);
+
+extern int ifc_add_host_route(const char *name, in_addr_t addr);
+extern int ifc_remove_host_routes(const char *name);
+extern int ifc_get_default_route(const char *ifname);
+extern int ifc_set_default_route(const char *ifname, in_addr_t gateway);
+extern int ifc_create_default_route(const char *name, in_addr_t addr);
+extern int ifc_remove_default_route(const char *ifname);
+
+extern int ifc_get_info(const char *name, in_addr_t *addr, in_addr_t *mask,
+                        in_addr_t *flags);
+
+extern int ifc_configure(const char *ifname, in_addr_t address,
+                         in_addr_t netmask, in_addr_t gateway,
+                         in_addr_t dns1, in_addr_t dns2);
+
+__END_DECLS
+
+#endif /* _NETUTILS_IFC_H_ */
diff --git a/libnetutils/dhcp_utils.c b/libnetutils/dhcp_utils.c
index 0f8a6c4..cb0960f 100644
--- a/libnetutils/dhcp_utils.c
+++ b/libnetutils/dhcp_utils.c
@@ -115,6 +115,14 @@
     }
 }
 
+static const char *ipaddr_to_string(in_addr_t addr)
+{
+    struct in_addr in_addr;
+
+    in_addr.s_addr = addr;
+    return inet_ntoa(in_addr);
+}
+
 /*
  * Start the dhcp client daemon, and wait for it to finish
  * configuring the interface.
@@ -165,7 +173,13 @@
         return -1;
     }
     if (strcmp(prop_value, "ok") == 0) {
+        char dns_prop_name[PROPERTY_KEY_MAX];
         fill_ip_info(interface, ipaddr, gateway, mask, dns1, dns2, server, lease);
+        /* copy the dhcp.XXX.dns properties to net.XXX.dns */
+        snprintf(dns_prop_name, sizeof(dns_prop_name), "net.%s.dns1", interface);
+        property_set(dns_prop_name, *dns1 ? ipaddr_to_string(*dns1) : "");
+        snprintf(dns_prop_name, sizeof(dns_prop_name), "net.%s.dns2", interface);
+        property_set(dns_prop_name, *dns2 ? ipaddr_to_string(*dns2) : "");
         return 0;
     } else {
         snprintf(errmsg, sizeof(errmsg), "DHCP result was %s", prop_value);
diff --git a/libnetutils/dhcpclient.c b/libnetutils/dhcpclient.c
index 6755ba1..ff00432 100644
--- a/libnetutils/dhcpclient.c
+++ b/libnetutils/dhcpclient.c
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@
 
 #include <dirent.h>
 
+#include <netutils/ifc.h>
 #include "dhcpmsg.h"
-#include "ifc_utils.h"
 #include "packet.h"
 
 #define VERBOSE 2
@@ -85,16 +85,12 @@
 //    exit(1);
 }
 
-const char *ipaddr(uint32_t addr)
+const char *ipaddr(in_addr_t addr)
 {
-    static char buf[32];
+    struct in_addr in_addr;
 
-    sprintf(buf,"%d.%d.%d.%d",
-            addr & 255,
-            ((addr >> 8) & 255),
-            ((addr >> 16) & 255),
-            (addr >> 24));
-    return buf;
+    in_addr.s_addr = addr;
+    return inet_ntoa(in_addr);
 }
 
 typedef struct dhcp_info dhcp_info;
@@ -128,31 +124,11 @@
     *lease = last_good_info.lease;
 }
 
-static int ifc_configure(const char *ifname, dhcp_info *info)
+static int dhcp_configure(const char *ifname, dhcp_info *info)
 {
-    char dns_prop_name[PROPERTY_KEY_MAX];
-
-    if (ifc_set_addr(ifname, info->ipaddr)) {
-        printerr("failed to set ipaddr %s: %s\n", ipaddr(info->ipaddr), strerror(errno));
-        return -1;
-    }
-    if (ifc_set_mask(ifname, info->netmask)) {
-        printerr("failed to set netmask %s: %s\n", ipaddr(info->netmask), strerror(errno));
-        return -1;
-    }
-    if (ifc_create_default_route(ifname, info->gateway)) {
-        printerr("failed to set default route %s: %s\n", ipaddr(info->gateway), strerror(errno));
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    snprintf(dns_prop_name, sizeof(dns_prop_name), "net.%s.dns1", ifname);
-    property_set(dns_prop_name, info->dns1 ? ipaddr(info->dns1) : "");
-    snprintf(dns_prop_name, sizeof(dns_prop_name), "net.%s.dns2", ifname);
-    property_set(dns_prop_name, info->dns2 ? ipaddr(info->dns2) : "");
-
     last_good_info = *info;
-
-    return 0;
+    return ifc_configure(ifname, info->ipaddr, info->netmask, info->gateway,
+                         info->dns1, info->dns2);
 }
 
 static const char *dhcp_type_to_name(uint32_t type)
@@ -449,7 +425,7 @@
                 printerr("timed out\n");
                 if ( info.type == DHCPOFFER ) {
                     printerr("no acknowledgement from DHCP server\nconfiguring %s with offered parameters\n", ifname);
-                    return ifc_configure(ifname, &info);
+                    return dhcp_configure(ifname, &info);
                 }
                 errno = ETIME;
                 close(s);
@@ -530,7 +506,7 @@
             if (info.type == DHCPACK) {
                 printerr("configuring %s\n", ifname);
                 close(s);
-                return ifc_configure(ifname, &info);
+                return dhcp_configure(ifname, &info);
             } else if (info.type == DHCPNAK) {
                 printerr("configuration request denied\n");
                 close(s);
diff --git a/libnetutils/ifc_utils.c b/libnetutils/ifc_utils.c
index bde336f..296d617 100644
--- a/libnetutils/ifc_utils.c
+++ b/libnetutils/ifc_utils.c
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 
 #include <linux/if.h>
+#include <linux/if_ether.h>
+#include <linux/if_arp.h>
 #include <linux/sockios.h>
 #include <linux/route.h>
 #include <linux/wireless.h>
@@ -45,7 +47,7 @@
 static int ifc_ctl_sock = -1;
 void printerr(char *fmt, ...);
 
-static const char *ipaddr_to_string(uint32_t addr)
+static const char *ipaddr_to_string(in_addr_t addr)
 {
     struct in_addr in_addr;
 
@@ -88,7 +90,7 @@
     r = ioctl(ifc_ctl_sock, SIOCGIFHWADDR, &ifr);
     if(r < 0) return -1;
 
-    memcpy(ptr, &ifr.ifr_hwaddr.sa_data, 6);
+    memcpy(ptr, &ifr.ifr_hwaddr.sa_data, ETH_ALEN);
     return 0;    
 }
 
@@ -143,6 +145,17 @@
     return ioctl(ifc_ctl_sock, SIOCSIFADDR, &ifr);
 }
 
+int ifc_set_hwaddr(const char *name, const void *ptr)
+{
+    int r;
+    struct ifreq ifr;
+    ifc_init_ifr(name, &ifr);
+
+    ifr.ifr_hwaddr.sa_family = ARPHRD_ETHER;
+    memcpy(&ifr.ifr_hwaddr.sa_data, ptr, ETH_ALEN);
+    return ioctl(ifc_ctl_sock, SIOCSIFHWADDR, &ifr);
+}
+
 int ifc_set_mask(const char *name, in_addr_t mask)
 {
     struct ifreq ifr;
@@ -429,9 +442,9 @@
 
     ifc_close();
 
-    snprintf(dns_prop_name, sizeof(dns_prop_name), "dhcp.%s.dns1", ifname);
+    snprintf(dns_prop_name, sizeof(dns_prop_name), "net.%s.dns1", ifname);
     property_set(dns_prop_name, dns1 ? ipaddr_to_string(dns1) : "");
-    snprintf(dns_prop_name, sizeof(dns_prop_name), "dhcp.%s.dns2", ifname);
+    snprintf(dns_prop_name, sizeof(dns_prop_name), "net.%s.dns2", ifname);
     property_set(dns_prop_name, dns2 ? ipaddr_to_string(dns2) : "");
 
     return 0;
diff --git a/libnetutils/ifc_utils.h b/libnetutils/ifc_utils.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 49b8747..0000000
--- a/libnetutils/ifc_utils.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2008, The Android Open Source Project
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); 
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. 
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at 
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software 
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, 
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. 
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and 
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-#ifndef _IFC_UTILS_H_
-#define _IFC_UTILS_H_
-
-int ifc_init(void);
-
-int ifc_get_ifindex(const char *name, int *if_indexp);
-int ifc_get_hwaddr(const char *name, void *ptr);
-
-int ifc_up(const char *name);
-int ifc_down(const char *name);
-
-int ifc_set_addr(const char *name, unsigned addr);
-int ifc_set_mask(const char *name, unsigned mask);
-
-int ifc_create_default_route(const char *name, unsigned addr);
-
-int ifc_get_info(const char *name, unsigned *addr, unsigned *mask, unsigned *flags);
-
-#endif
diff --git a/netcfg/netcfg.c b/netcfg/netcfg.c
index fc9cf48..9cd883a 100644
--- a/netcfg/netcfg.c
+++ b/netcfg/netcfg.c
@@ -19,17 +19,13 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <dirent.h>
+#include <netinet/ether.h>
+
+#include <netutils/ifc.h>
+#include <netutils/dhcp.h>
 
 static int verbose = 0;
 
-int ifc_init();
-void ifc_close();
-int ifc_up(char *iname);
-int ifc_down(char *iname);
-int ifc_remove_host_routes(char *iname);
-int ifc_remove_default_route(char *iname);
-int ifc_get_info(const char *name, unsigned *addr, unsigned *mask, unsigned *flags);
-int do_dhcp(char *iname);
 
 void die(const char *reason)
 {
@@ -37,16 +33,12 @@
     exit(1);
 }
 
-const char *ipaddr(unsigned addr)
+const char *ipaddr(in_addr_t addr)
 {
-    static char buf[32];
-    
-    sprintf(buf,"%d.%d.%d.%d", 
-            addr & 255,
-            ((addr >> 8) & 255),
-            ((addr >> 16) & 255), 
-            (addr >> 24));
-    return buf;
+    struct in_addr in_addr;
+
+    in_addr.s_addr = addr;
+    return inet_ntoa(in_addr);
 }
 
 void usage(void)
@@ -86,6 +78,15 @@
     return 0;
 }
 
+int set_hwaddr(const char *name, const char *asc) {
+    struct ether_addr *addr = ether_aton(asc);
+    if (!addr) {
+        printf("Failed to parse '%s'\n", asc);
+        return -1;
+    }
+    return ifc_set_hwaddr(name, addr->ether_addr_octet);
+}
+
 struct 
 {
     const char *name;
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@
     { "down",   1, ifc_down },
     { "flhosts",  1, ifc_remove_host_routes },
     { "deldefault", 1, ifc_remove_default_route },
+    { "hwaddr", 2, set_hwaddr },
     { 0, 0, 0 },
 };
 
diff --git a/nexus/DhcpClient.cpp b/nexus/DhcpClient.cpp
index a5654d2..713059d 100644
--- a/nexus/DhcpClient.cpp
+++ b/nexus/DhcpClient.cpp
@@ -27,35 +27,15 @@
 
 #include <sysutils/ServiceManager.h>
 
+#include <netutils/ifc.h>
+#include <netutils/dhcp.h>
+
 #include "DhcpClient.h"
 #include "DhcpState.h"
 #include "DhcpListener.h"
 #include "IDhcpEventHandlers.h"
 #include "Controller.h"
 
-extern "C" {
-int ifc_disable(const char *ifname);
-int ifc_add_host_route(const char *ifname, uint32_t addr);
-int ifc_remove_host_routes(const char *ifname);
-int ifc_set_default_route(const char *ifname, uint32_t gateway);
-int ifc_get_default_route(const char *ifname);
-int ifc_remove_default_route(const char *ifname);
-int ifc_reset_connections(const char *ifname);
-int ifc_configure(const char *ifname, in_addr_t ipaddr, in_addr_t netmask, in_addr_t gateway, in_addr_t dns1, in_addr_t dns2);
-
-int dhcp_do_request(const char *ifname,
-                    in_addr_t *ipaddr,
-                    in_addr_t *gateway,
-                    in_addr_t *mask,
-                    in_addr_t *dns1,
-                    in_addr_t *dns2,
-                    in_addr_t *server,
-                    uint32_t  *lease);
-int dhcp_stop(const char *ifname);
-int dhcp_release_lease(const char *ifname);
-char *dhcp_get_errmsg();
-}
-
 DhcpClient::DhcpClient(IDhcpEventHandlers *handlers) :
             mState(DhcpState::INIT), mHandlers(handlers) {
     mServiceManager = new ServiceManager();