diff --git a/board/pcm038/env/bin/init b/board/pcm038/env/bin/init
index 33dabc2..b698dd5 100644
--- a/board/pcm038/env/bin/init
+++ b/board/pcm038/env/bin/init
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@
 	source /env/bin/hush_hack 
 fi
 
+if [ -z $eth0.ethaddr ]; then
+	while [ -z $eth0.ethaddr ]; do
+		readline "no MAC address set for eth0. please enter the one found on your board: " eth0.ethaddr
+	done
+	echo -a /env/config "eth0.ethaddr=$eth0.ethaddr"
+fi
+
 echo
 echo -n "Hit any key to stop autoboot: "
 timeout -a $autoboot_timeout
diff --git a/board/pcm038/env/config b/board/pcm038/env/config
index e91cb0f..d6afdfb 100644
--- a/board/pcm038/env/config
+++ b/board/pcm038/env/config
@@ -4,14 +4,6 @@
 kernel=net
 root=net
 
-# use 'dhcp' todo dhcp in uboot and in kernel
-ip=dhcp
-
-eth0.ipaddr=192.168.23.164
-eth0.netmask=255.255.255.0
-eth0.gateway=192.168.23.2
-eth0.serverip=192.168.23.2
-
 uimage=uImage-pcm038
 jffs2=root-pcm038.jffs2
 
@@ -26,3 +18,11 @@
 nand_parts="256k(uboot)ro,128k(ubootenv),1536k(kernel),-(root)"
 rootpart_nand="/dev/mtdblock7"
 
+# use 'dhcp' to do dhcp in uboot and in kernel
+ip=dhcp
+
+# or set your networking parameters here
+#eth0.ipaddr=a.b.c.d
+#eth0.netmask=a.b.c.d
+#eth0.gateway=a.b.c.d
+#eth0.serverip=a.b.c.d