diff --git a/src/sys/include/net/netif.h b/src/sys/include/net/netif.h
index 5aaba47..baf9898 100644
--- a/src/sys/include/net/netif.h
+++ b/src/sys/include/net/netif.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
    Dupliates almost 100% the layout of the netif table
    allow complete reuse of existing routines for the
    netif table to manipulate the route_cache table. */
-struct route_cache {
+typedef struct route_cache {
   struct netif *next;
   uInt8 num;
   struct ip_addr ip_addr;
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
   char hwaddr[6];
   char name[2];
   void *state;
-};
+} route_cache_t;
 
 extern struct route_cache *route_cache_list;
 
diff --git a/src/sys/net/core/ip.c b/src/sys/net/core/ip.c
index c9a396d..e765408 100644
--- a/src/sys/net/core/ip.c
+++ b/src/sys/net/core/ip.c
@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@
 struct netif *
 ip_route(struct ip_addr *dest)
 {
-  struct netif *netif;
+  struct netif  *netif       = 0x0;
+  route_cache_t *route_cache = 0x0;
   
   for(netif = netif_list; netif != NULL; netif = netif->next) {
     if(ip_addr_maskcmp(dest, &(netif->ip_addr), &(netif->netmask))) {
@@ -145,11 +146,11 @@
     }
   }
 
-/*  for(route_cache = route_cache_list; route_cache != NULL; route_cache = route_cache->next) {
+  for(route_cache = route_cache_list; route_cache != NULL; route_cache = route_cache->next) {
     if(ip_addr_maskcmp(dest, &(route_cache->ip_addr), &(route_cache->netmask))) {
       return route_cache;
     }
-  } */
+  }
 
   return netif_default;
 }
diff --git a/src/sys/net/core/netif.c b/src/sys/net/core/netif.c
index 4018430..e1f1e9a 100644
--- a/src/sys/net/core/netif.c
+++ b/src/sys/net/core/netif.c
@@ -152,10 +152,10 @@
 	  struct ip_addr *gw,
 	  void (* init)(struct route_cache *route_cache))
 {
-  struct route_cache *route_cache;
+  route_cache_t *route_cache;
   static int route_cache_num = 0;
   
-  route_cache = mem_malloc(sizeof(struct route_cache));
+  route_cache = mem_malloc(sizeof(route_cache_t));
 
   if(route_cache == NULL) {
     return NULL;