diff --git a/rootdir/etc/init.goldfish.rc b/rootdir/etc/init.goldfish.rc
index fa70c2e..1ac09ca 100644
--- a/rootdir/etc/init.goldfish.rc
+++ b/rootdir/etc/init.goldfish.rc
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 on boot
     setprop ARGH ARGH
+    setprop net.eth0.gw 10.0.2.2
     setprop net.eth0.dns1 10.0.2.3
     setprop net.gprs.local-ip 10.0.2.15
     setprop ro.radio.use-ppp no
diff --git a/rootdir/etc/init.goldfish.sh b/rootdir/etc/init.goldfish.sh
index c18c032..1156dd7 100755
--- a/rootdir/etc/init.goldfish.sh
+++ b/rootdir/etc/init.goldfish.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,26 @@
 #!/system/bin/sh
 
+# Setup networking when boot starts
 ifconfig eth0 10.0.2.15 netmask 255.255.255.0 up
 route add default gw 10.0.2.2 dev eth0
 
+# ro.kernel.android.qemud is normally set when we
+# want the RIL (radio interface layer) to talk to
+# the emulated modem through qemud.
+#
+# However, this will be undefined in two cases:
+#
+# - When we want the RIL to talk directly to a guest
+#   serial device that is connected to a host serial
+#   device by the emulator.
+#
+# - We don't want to use the RIL but the VM-based
+#   modem emulation that runs inside the guest system
+#   instead.
+#
+# The following detects the latter case and sets up the
+# system for it.
+#
 qemud=`getprop ro.kernel.android.qemud`
 case "$qemud" in
     "")
@@ -18,17 +36,18 @@
     ;;
 esac
 
+# Setup additionnal DNS servers if needed
 num_dns=`getprop ro.kernel.ndns`
 case "$num_dns" in
     2) setprop net.eth0.dns2 10.0.2.4
-    ;;
+       ;;
     3) setprop net.eth0.dns2 10.0.2.4
-    setprop net.eth0.dns3 10.0.2.5
-    ;;
+       setprop net.eth0.dns3 10.0.2.5
+       ;;
     4) setprop net.eth0.dns2 10.0.2.4
-    setprop net.eth0.dns3 10.0.2.5
-    setprop net.eth0.dns4 10.0.2.6
-    ;;
+       setprop net.eth0.dns3 10.0.2.5
+       setprop net.eth0.dns4 10.0.2.6
+       ;;
 esac
 
 # disable boot animation for a faster boot sequence when needed
@@ -42,10 +61,6 @@
 #
 /system/bin/qemu-props
 
-# this line doesn't really do anything useful. however without it the
-# previous setprop doesn't seem to apply for some really odd reason
-#setprop ro.qemu.init.completed 1
-
 # set up the second interface (for inter-emulator connections)
 # if required
 my_ip=`getprop net.shared_net_ip`