diff --git a/board/atmel/at91sam9261ek/at91sam9261ek.c b/board/atmel/at91sam9261ek/at91sam9261ek.c
index a89cb8bf278a70b5d82f175e188d3fa6abb2f3be..0817e601546ab826b572a31f140acecb61025111 100644
--- a/board/atmel/at91sam9261ek/at91sam9261ek.c
+++ b/board/atmel/at91sam9261ek/at91sam9261ek.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include <atmel_lcdc.h>
 #if defined(CONFIG_RESET_PHY_R) && defined(CONFIG_DRIVER_DM9000)
 #include <net.h>
+#include <netdev.h>
 #endif
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
@@ -227,6 +228,12 @@ int board_init(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_DRIVER_DM9000
+ int board_eth_init(bd_t *bis)
+ {
+	return dm9000_initialize(bis);
+ }
+ #endif
 int dram_init(void)
 {
 	gd->bd->bi_dram[0].start = PHYS_SDRAM;
diff --git a/board/freescale/m5253demo/m5253demo.c b/board/freescale/m5253demo/m5253demo.c
index b39cd4d7a51349635fd1585b6883778f818b83d0..4772074d81fb94e55672804ecd2235c492f5b33d 100644
--- a/board/freescale/m5253demo/m5253demo.c
+++ b/board/freescale/m5253demo/m5253demo.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 
 #include <common.h>
 #include <asm/immap.h>
+#include <netdev.h>
 
 int checkboard(void)
 {
@@ -138,3 +139,11 @@ void ide_set_reset(int idereset)
 	}
 }
 #endif				/* CONFIG_CMD_IDE */
+
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_DRIVER_DM9000
+int board_eth_init(bd_t *bis)
+{
+	return dm9000_initialize(bis);
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/board/scb9328/scb9328.c b/board/scb9328/scb9328.c
index 3f6831be5e50ab8b4062150c791b59e075dd6dc2..428e8c9e1c2f9fd5cca1caed0aacbd35e4e7fc46 100644
--- a/board/scb9328/scb9328.c
+++ b/board/scb9328/scb9328.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <common.h>
+#include <netdev.h>
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
@@ -70,3 +71,10 @@ void show_boot_progress (int status)
 {
 	return;
 }
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_DRIVER_DM9000
+int board_eth_init(bd_t *bis)
+{
+	return dm9000_initialize(bis);
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/board/trizepsiv/conxs.c b/board/trizepsiv/conxs.c
index 7c6c8550074dbb5e9d7be65b1cccd609f339f4c3..5c0eb41d4b52e838c8d26ce028e4bcf2d80ea0cb 100644
--- a/board/trizepsiv/conxs.c
+++ b/board/trizepsiv/conxs.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
 #include <common.h>
 #include <asm/arch/pxa-regs.h>
+#include <netdev.h>
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
@@ -144,3 +145,10 @@ int dram_init (void)
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_DRIVER_DM9000
+int board_eth_init(bd_t *bis)
+{
+	return dm9000_initialize(bis);
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/drivers/net/dm9000x.c b/drivers/net/dm9000x.c
index f1394354eb39350c5690ebd58839489db19a53c6..efe913589f2463f320dc7439ec9cc9ba89dec564 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dm9000x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dm9000x.c
@@ -103,14 +103,12 @@ typedef struct board_info {
 	void (*outblk)(volatile void *data_ptr, int count);
 	void (*inblk)(void *data_ptr, int count);
 	void (*rx_status)(u16 *RxStatus, u16 *RxLen);
+	struct eth_device netdev;
 } board_info_t;
 static board_info_t dm9000_info;
 
+
 /* function declaration ------------------------------------- */
-int eth_init(bd_t * bd);
-int eth_send(volatile void *, int);
-int eth_rx(void);
-void eth_halt(void);
 static int dm9000_probe(void);
 static u16 phy_read(int);
 static void phy_write(int, u16);
@@ -279,17 +277,16 @@ dm9000_reset(void)
 		printf("ERROR: resetting DM9000 -> not responding\n");
 }
 
-/* Initilize dm9000 board
+/* Initialize dm9000 board
 */
-int
-eth_init(bd_t * bd)
+static int dm9000_init(struct eth_device *dev, bd_t *bd)
 {
 	int i, oft, lnk;
 	u8 io_mode;
 	struct board_info *db = &dm9000_info;
 	uchar enetaddr[6];
 
-	DM9000_DBG("eth_init()\n");
+	DM9000_DBG("%s\n", __func__);
 
 	/* RESET device */
 	dm9000_reset();
@@ -411,13 +408,13 @@ eth_init(bd_t * bd)
   Hardware start transmission.
   Send a packet to media from the upper layer.
 */
-int
-eth_send(volatile void *packet, int length)
+static int dm9000_send(struct eth_device *netdev, volatile void *packet,
+		     int length)
 {
 	int tmo;
 	struct board_info *db = &dm9000_info;
 
-	DM9000_DMP_PACKET("eth_send", packet, length);
+	DM9000_DMP_PACKET(__func__ , packet, length);
 
 	DM9000_iow(DM9000_ISR, IMR_PTM); /* Clear Tx bit in ISR */
 
@@ -453,10 +450,9 @@ eth_send(volatile void *packet, int length)
   Stop the interface.
   The interface is stopped when it is brought.
 */
-void
-eth_halt(void)
+static void dm9000_halt(struct eth_device *netdev)
 {
-	DM9000_DBG("eth_halt\n");
+	DM9000_DBG("%s\n", __func__);
 
 	/* RESET devie */
 	phy_write(0, 0x8000);	/* PHY RESET */
@@ -468,8 +464,7 @@ eth_halt(void)
 /*
   Received a packet and pass to upper layer
 */
-int
-eth_rx(void)
+static int dm9000_rx(struct eth_device *netdev)
 {
 	u8 rxbyte, *rdptr = (u8 *) NetRxPackets[0];
 	u16 RxStatus, RxLen = 0;
@@ -529,7 +524,7 @@ eth_rx(void)
 				dm9000_reset();
 			}
 		} else {
-			DM9000_DMP_PACKET("eth_rx", rdptr, RxLen);
+			DM9000_DMP_PACKET(__func__ , rdptr, RxLen);
 
 			DM9000_DBG("passing packet to upper layer\n");
 			NetReceive(NetRxPackets[0], RxLen);
@@ -621,3 +616,18 @@ phy_write(int reg, u16 value)
 	DM9000_iow(DM9000_EPCR, 0x0);	/* Clear phyxcer write command */
 	DM9000_DBG("phy_write(reg:0x%x, value:0x%x)\n", reg, value);
 }
+
+int dm9000_initialize(bd_t *bis)
+{
+	struct eth_device *dev = &(dm9000_info.netdev);
+
+	dev->init = dm9000_init;
+	dev->halt = dm9000_halt;
+	dev->send = dm9000_send;
+	dev->recv = dm9000_rx;
+	sprintf(dev->name, "dm9000");
+
+	eth_register(dev);
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/include/configs/M5253DEMO.h b/include/configs/M5253DEMO.h
index 1fea6c36a67807e2fa515b0975697b2a43c9f633..50b3a03a012a1f39b44b5ed51eaf08f1d686b729 100644
--- a/include/configs/M5253DEMO.h
+++ b/include/configs/M5253DEMO.h
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
 #	define _IO_BASE			0
 #endif
 
+#define CONFIG_NET_MULTI		1
 #define CONFIG_DRIVER_DM9000
 #ifdef CONFIG_DRIVER_DM9000
 #	define CONFIG_DM9000_BASE	(CONFIG_SYS_CS1_BASE | 0x300)
diff --git a/include/configs/at91sam9261ek.h b/include/configs/at91sam9261ek.h
index 4f6b64011dc4c0739f7861379164a85d4e1a159f..83e05b343fe2397916fd84aceb89bac2e0c0ee2b 100644
--- a/include/configs/at91sam9261ek.h
+++ b/include/configs/at91sam9261ek.h
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@
 #define CONFIG_SYS_NO_FLASH			1
 
 /* Ethernet */
+#define CONFIG_NET_MULTI		1
 #define CONFIG_DRIVER_DM9000		1
 #define CONFIG_DM9000_BASE		0x30000000
 #define DM9000_IO			CONFIG_DM9000_BASE
diff --git a/include/configs/scb9328.h b/include/configs/scb9328.h
index 893c3d3c2f742f66fd0cf11cdd4bad18a1b207a2..555671464bb33e09b370a74d607f0889c3288f08 100644
--- a/include/configs/scb9328.h
+++ b/include/configs/scb9328.h
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@
 #define CONFIG_SYS_CS5U_VAL 0x00008400
 #define CONFIG_SYS_CS5L_VAL 0x00000D03
 
+#define CONFIG_NET_MULTI		1
 #define CONFIG_DRIVER_DM9000		1
 #define CONFIG_DM9000_BASE		0x16000000
 #define DM9000_IO			CONFIG_DM9000_BASE
diff --git a/include/configs/trizepsiv.h b/include/configs/trizepsiv.h
index 49045fd069d1d68f282ce6c65701b05ba39c090d..bfa7157214f2a12eeaf31105e8a6ed1c5c79f96e 100644
--- a/include/configs/trizepsiv.h
+++ b/include/configs/trizepsiv.h
@@ -278,6 +278,7 @@
 #define CONFIG_SYS_MCIO0_VAL		0x00008407
 #define CONFIG_SYS_MCIO1_VAL		0x0000c108
 
+#define CONFIG_NET_MULTI		1
 #define CONFIG_DRIVER_DM9000		1
 #define CONFIG_DM9000_BASE	0x08000000
 #define DM9000_IO			CONFIG_DM9000_BASE
diff --git a/include/netdev.h b/include/netdev.h
index 55710705f089836ebe2306842927d7b31874d58a..aed5c4cce31a636aaa7017c1c14cb5d72354c3fc 100644
--- a/include/netdev.h
+++ b/include/netdev.h
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ int tsi108_eth_initialize(bd_t *bis);
 int uec_initialize(int index);
 int uli526x_initialize(bd_t *bis);
 int sh_eth_initialize(bd_t *bis);
+int dm9000_initialize(bd_t *bis);
 
 /* Boards with PCI network controllers can call this from their board_eth_init()
  * function to initialize whatever's on board.