diff --git a/board/ibf-dsp561/ibf-dsp561.c b/board/ibf-dsp561/ibf-dsp561.c
index b5bebd4a90f0a19ad9610c4e69ec0c44dad2ab0f..d2ac7a502b9422b9881fe0e7b65145583b2ea1ec 100644
--- a/board/ibf-dsp561/ibf-dsp561.c
+++ b/board/ibf-dsp561/ibf-dsp561.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <common.h>
+#include <netdev.h>
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
@@ -16,3 +17,10 @@ int checkboard(void)
 	printf("       Support: http://www.i-syst.com/\n");
 	return 0;
 }
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_DRIVER_AX88180
+int board_eth_init(bd_t *bis)
+{
+	return ax88180_initialize(bis);
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/include/configs/ibf-dsp561.h b/include/configs/ibf-dsp561.h
index 2eef5efa78fe8f46efaeed3967e5ec741ffdad49..5601416fafe0ca7eefbfbcb63ed9322e6470499e 100644
--- a/include/configs/ibf-dsp561.h
+++ b/include/configs/ibf-dsp561.h
@@ -57,6 +57,18 @@
 #define CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN	(128 * 1024)
 
 
+/*
+ * Network Settings
+ */
+#define ADI_CMDS_NETWORK	1
+#define CONFIG_NET_MULTI
+#define CONFIG_DRIVER_AX88180	1
+#define AX88180_BASE		0x2c000000
+#define CONFIG_HOSTNAME		ibf-dsp561
+/* Uncomment next line to use fixed MAC address */
+/* #define CONFIG_ETHADDR	02:80:ad:20:31:e8 */
+
+
 /*
  * Flash Settings
  */