diff --git a/src/sys/include/net/netif.h b/src/sys/include/net/netif.h
index f4f233b..5aaba47 100644
--- a/src/sys/include/net/netif.h
+++ b/src/sys/include/net/netif.h
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@
 
 void route_cache_init();
 
+struct route_cache *route_cache_add(struct ip_addr *ipaddr, 
+                                    struct ip_addr *netmask,
+			            struct ip_addr *gw,
+			            void (* init)(struct route_cache *route_cache));
+
 struct netif {
   struct netif *next;
   uInt8 num;
diff --git a/src/sys/net/core/netif.c b/src/sys/net/core/netif.c
index 7736bd4..4018430 100644
--- a/src/sys/net/core/netif.c
+++ b/src/sys/net/core/netif.c
@@ -145,9 +145,38 @@
   netif_list = netif_default = NULL;
 }
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+/* Add to the Route Cache */
+struct route_cache *
+route_cache_add(struct ip_addr *ipaddr, struct ip_addr *netmask,
+	  struct ip_addr *gw,
+	  void (* init)(struct route_cache *route_cache))
+{
+  struct route_cache *route_cache;
+  static int route_cache_num = 0;
+  
+  route_cache = mem_malloc(sizeof(struct route_cache));
+
+  if(route_cache == NULL) {
+    return NULL;
+  }
+  
+  route_cache->num = route_cache_num++;
+  ip_addr_set(&(route_cache->ip_addr), ipaddr);
+  ip_addr_set(&(route_cache->netmask), netmask);
+  ip_addr_set(&(route_cache->gw), gw);
+
+  init(route_cache);
+  
+  route_cache->next = route_cache_list;
+  route_cache_list = route_cache;
+  return route_cache;
+}
+
 /* initialize the Route Cache */
 void
 route_cache_init(void)
 {
   route_cache_list = NULL;
 }
+