diff --git a/include/net.h b/include/net.h
index 4649947..817e29c 100644
--- a/include/net.h
+++ b/include/net.h
@@ -220,8 +220,12 @@
 void net_set_serverip(IPaddr_t ip);
 void net_set_netmask(IPaddr_t ip);
 void net_set_gateway(IPaddr_t ip);
+void net_set_nameserver(IPaddr_t ip);
+void net_set_domainname(const char *name);
 IPaddr_t net_get_ip(void);
 IPaddr_t net_get_serverip(void);
+IPaddr_t net_get_nameserver(void);
+const char *net_get_domainname(void);
 
 /* Do the work */
 void net_poll(void);
diff --git a/net/dns.c b/net/dns.c
index 69b8a24..a8ce7a4 100644
--- a/net/dns.c
+++ b/net/dns.c
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@
 IPaddr_t resolv(const char *host)
 {
 	IPaddr_t ip;
-	const char *ns;
 
 	if (!string_to_ip(host, &ip))
 		return ip;
@@ -211,16 +210,13 @@
 
 	dns_state = STATE_INIT;
 
-	ns = getenv("global.net.nameserver");
-	if (!ns || !*ns) {
+	ip = net_get_nameserver();
+	if (!ip) {
 		printk("%s: no nameserver specified in $net.nameserver\n",
 				__func__);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (string_to_ip(ns, &ip))
-		return 0;
-
 	debug("resolving host %s via nameserver %pI4\n", host, &ip);
 
 	dns_con = net_udp_new(ip, DNS_PORT, dns_handler, NULL);
diff --git a/net/net.c b/net/net.c
index 3097732..1ebf000 100644
--- a/net/net.c
+++ b/net/net.c
@@ -47,6 +47,30 @@
 static IPaddr_t net_nameserver;
 static char *net_domainname;
 
+void net_set_nameserver(IPaddr_t nameserver)
+{
+	net_nameserver = nameserver;
+}
+
+IPaddr_t net_get_nameserver(void)
+{
+	return net_nameserver;
+}
+
+void net_set_domainname(const char *name)
+{
+	free(net_domainname);
+	if (name)
+		net_domainname = xstrdup(name);
+	else
+		net_domainname = xstrdup("");
+};
+
+const char *net_get_domainname(void)
+{
+	return net_domainname;
+}
+
 int net_checksum_ok(unsigned char *ptr, int len)
 {
 	return net_checksum(ptr, len) == 0xffff;