diff --git a/src/kits/network/Jamfile b/src/kits/network/Jamfile
index e954403cdf..8df33acb63 100644
--- a/src/kits/network/Jamfile
+++ b/src/kits/network/Jamfile
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ SharedLibrary libnetwork.so :
 	init.cpp
 	interfaces.cpp
 	socket.cpp
+	r5_compatibility.cpp
 	:
 	<libnetwork_dns>dns_dst.o
 	<libnetwork_dns>dns_inet.o
diff --git a/src/kits/network/r5_compatibility.cpp b/src/kits/network/r5_compatibility.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6b7cda846f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kits/network/r5_compatibility.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2006, Haiku, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *		Philippe Houdoin
+ *		Jérôme Duval, korli@users.berlios.de
+ *		Axel Dörfler, axeld@pinc-software.de
+ */
+
+
+#include <SupportDefs.h>
+
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+
+struct net_settings;
+
+int _netstat(int fd, char **output, int verbose);
+int closesocket(int socket);
+char *find_net_setting(net_settings* settings, const char* heading,
+	const char* name, char* value, unsigned numBytes);
+status_t set_net_setting(net_settings* settings, const char* heading,
+	const char* name, const char* value);
+
+
+int
+_netstat(int fd, char **output, int verbose)
+{
+	return ENOSYS;
+}
+
+
+int
+closesocket(int socket)
+{
+	return close(socket);
+}
+
+
+/* TODO: This is a terrible hack :(
+ * TODO: We should really get these settings values by parsing the real settings
+ */
+
+char *
+find_net_setting(net_settings* settings, const char* heading,
+	const char* name, char* value, unsigned numBytes)
+{
+	if (strcmp(heading, "GLOBAL") != 0)
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (!strcmp(name, "HOSTNAME"))
+		strlcpy(value, "hostname", numBytes);
+	else if (!strcmp(name, "USERNAME"))
+		strlcpy(value, "baron", numBytes);
+	else if (!strcmp(name, "PASSWORD"))
+		strlcpy(value, "password", numBytes);
+	else if (!strcmp(name, "FTP_ENABLED"))
+		strlcpy(value, "1", numBytes);
+	else if (!strcmp(name, "TELNETD_ENABLED"))
+		strlcpy(value, "1", numBytes);
+	else
+		return NULL;
+	
+	return value;
+}
+
+
+status_t
+set_net_setting(net_settings* settings, const char* heading,
+	const char* name, const char* value)
+{
+	return B_UNSUPPORTED;
+}
+