diff --git a/board/pcs440ep/pcs440ep.c b/board/pcs440ep/pcs440ep.c
index 2727214..9cc3f5b 100644
--- a/board/pcs440ep/pcs440ep.c
+++ b/board/pcs440ep/pcs440ep.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <status_led.h>
 #include <sha1.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
+#include <net.h>
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
@@ -186,8 +187,7 @@
 {
 	int	ok_ethaddr, ok_eth1addr;
 	int	ret;
-	char	buf[EEPROM_LEN];
-	char	mac[32];
+	uchar	buf[EEPROM_LEN];
 	char	*use_eeprom;
 	u16	checksumcrc16 = 0;
 
@@ -200,14 +200,14 @@
 	/* read the MACs from EEprom */
 	status_led_set (0, STATUS_LED_ON);
 	status_led_set (1, STATUS_LED_ON);
-	ret = eeprom_read (CONFIG_SYS_I2C_EEPROM_ADDR, 0, (uchar *)buf, EEPROM_LEN);
+	ret = eeprom_read (CONFIG_SYS_I2C_EEPROM_ADDR, 0, buf, EEPROM_LEN);
 	if (ret == 0) {
-		checksumcrc16 = cyg_crc16 ((uchar *)buf, EEPROM_LEN - 2);
+		checksumcrc16 = cyg_crc16 (buf, EEPROM_LEN - 2);
 		/* check, if the EEprom is programmed:
 		 * - The Prefix(Byte 0,1,2) is equal to "ATR"
 		 * - The checksum, stored in the last 2 Bytes, is correct
 		 */
-		if ((strncmp (buf,"ATR",3) != 0) ||
+		if ((strncmp ((char *)buf,"ATR",3) != 0) ||
 		    ((checksumcrc16 >> 8) != buf[EEPROM_LEN - 2]) ||
 		    ((checksumcrc16 & 0xff) != buf[EEPROM_LEN - 1])) {
 			/* EEprom is not programmed */
diff --git a/board/sandburst/karef/karef.c b/board/sandburst/karef/karef.c
index 1ad1ae2..b8ae68f 100644
--- a/board/sandburst/karef/karef.c
+++ b/board/sandburst/karef/karef.c
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@
 #include <i2c.h>
 #include "../common/sb_common.h"
 #include "../common/ppc440gx_i2c.h"
+#if defined(CONFIG_HAS_ETH0) || defined(CONFIG_HAS_ETH1) || \
+    defined(CONFIG_HAS_ETH2) || defined(CONFIG_HAS_ETH3)
+#include <net.h>
+#endif
 
 void fpga_init (void);
 
diff --git a/board/sandburst/metrobox/metrobox.c b/board/sandburst/metrobox/metrobox.c
index bd6be3d..fc136c8 100644
--- a/board/sandburst/metrobox/metrobox.c
+++ b/board/sandburst/metrobox/metrobox.c
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
 #include <i2c.h>
 #include "../common/ppc440gx_i2c.h"
 #include "../common/sb_common.h"
+#if defined(CONFIG_HAS_ETH0) || defined(CONFIG_HAS_ETH1) || \
+    defined(CONFIG_HAS_ETH2) || defined(CONFIG_HAS_ETH3)
+#include <net.h>
+#endif
 
 void fpga_init (void);
 
diff --git a/board/xpedite1k/xpedite1k.c b/board/xpedite1k/xpedite1k.c
index 92dc628..044aeb9 100644
--- a/board/xpedite1k/xpedite1k.c
+++ b/board/xpedite1k/xpedite1k.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <asm/processor.h>
 #include <spd_sdram.h>
 #include <i2c.h>
+#include <net.h>
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
diff --git a/common/lynxkdi.c b/common/lynxkdi.c
index 17b0607..b23135b 100644
--- a/common/lynxkdi.c
+++ b/common/lynxkdi.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <common.h>
 #include <asm/processor.h>
 #include <image.h>
+#include <net.h>
 
 #include <lynxkdi.h>