Index: uspace/app/netstart/Makefile
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--- uspace/app/netstart/Makefile	(revision d0d1f4f3e6e21cfa3012265e2a45c8e00f13ca51)
+++ uspace/app/netstart/Makefile	(revision d0d1f4f3e6e21cfa3012265e2a45c8e00f13ca51)
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+#
+# Copyright (c) 2005 Martin Decky
+# Copyright (c) 2007 Jakub Jermar
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+# are met:
+#
+# - Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+#   notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+# - 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.
+# - The name of the author may not be used to endorse or promote products
+#   derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``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 AUTHOR 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.
+#
+
+USPACE_PREFIX = ../..
+LIBS = $(LIBNET_PREFIX)/libnet.a
+EXTRA_CFLAGS = -I$(LIBNET_PREFIX)/include
+
+BINARY = netstart
+
+SOURCES = \
+	netstart.c
+
+include $(USPACE_PREFIX)/Makefile.common
Index: uspace/app/netstart/netstart.c
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--- uspace/app/netstart/netstart.c	(revision d0d1f4f3e6e21cfa3012265e2a45c8e00f13ca51)
+++ uspace/app/netstart/netstart.c	(revision d0d1f4f3e6e21cfa3012265e2a45c8e00f13ca51)
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2009 Lukas Mejdrech
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ * are met:
+ *
+ * - Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *   notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * - 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.
+ * - The name of the author may not be used to endorse or promote products
+ *   derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``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 AUTHOR 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.
+ */
+
+/** @addtogroup net
+ * @{
+ */
+
+/** @file
+ * Start the networking subsystem.
+ */
+
+#define NAME  "netstart"
+
+#include <async.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <task.h>
+#include <str_error.h>
+#include <err.h>
+#include <ipc/ipc.h>
+#include <ipc/services.h>
+#include <ipc/net_net.h>
+
+#include <net/modules.h>
+
+/** Start a module.
+ *
+ * @param[in] desc	The module description
+ * @param[in] path	The module absolute path.
+ * @returns		True on succesful spanwning.
+ * @returns		False on failure
+ */
+static bool spawn(const char *desc, const char *path)
+{
+	printf("%s: Spawning %s (%s)\n", NAME, desc, path);
+	
+	const char *argv[2];
+	
+	argv[0] = path;
+	argv[1] = NULL;
+	
+	int err;
+	if (task_spawn(path, argv, &err) == 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "%s: Error spawning %s (%s)\n", NAME, path,
+		    str_error(err));
+		return false;
+	}
+	
+	return true;
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	ERROR_DECLARE;
+	
+	if (!spawn("networking service", "/srv/net"))
+		return EINVAL;
+	
+	printf("%s: Initializing networking\n", NAME);
+	
+	int net_phone = connect_to_service(SERVICE_NETWORKING);
+	if (ERROR_OCCURRED(ipc_call_sync_0_0(net_phone, NET_NET_STARTUP))) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "%s: Startup error %d\n", NAME, ERROR_CODE);
+		return ERROR_CODE;
+	}
+	
+	return EOK;
+}
+
+/** @}
+ */