diff --git a/headers/posix/arpa/inet.h b/headers/posix/arpa/inet.h
index f9844d34d2..000a1de93d 100644
--- a/headers/posix/arpa/inet.h
+++ b/headers/posix/arpa/inet.h
@@ -1,106 +1,44 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2006, Haiku, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ * Copyright 2009, Haiku, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
  * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
  */
-
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 1983, 1993
- *    The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
- *
- * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
- * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
- * are met:
- * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
- *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
- * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
- *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
- *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
- * 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
- *    must display the following acknowledgement:
- * 	This product includes software developed by the University of
- * 	California, Berkeley and its contributors.
- * 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors
- *    may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
- *    without specific prior written permission.
- *
- * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
- * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
- * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
- * ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
- * FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
- * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
- * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
- * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
- * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
- * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
- * SUCH DAMAGE.
- * -
- * Portions Copyright (c) 1993 by Digital Equipment Corporation.
- *
- * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
- * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
- * copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies, and that
- * the name of Digital Equipment Corporation not be used in advertising or
- * publicity pertaining to distribution of the document or software without
- * specific, written prior permission.
- *
- * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORP. DISCLAIMS ALL
- * WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES
- * OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS.   IN NO EVENT SHALL DIGITAL EQUIPMENT
- * CORPORATION BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
- * DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR
- * PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS
- * ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS
- * SOFTWARE.
- */
 #ifndef _INET_H_
 #define	_INET_H_
 
 
 #include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <sys/cdefs.h>
 #include <sys/param.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
-#include <sys/cdefs.h>
 
 
-#define	inet_addr		__inet_addr
-#define	inet_aton		__inet_aton
-#define	inet_lnaof		__inet_lnaof
-#define	inet_makeaddr	__inet_makeaddr
-#define	inet_neta		__inet_neta
-#define	inet_netof		__inet_netof
-#define	inet_network	__inet_network
-#define	inet_net_ntop	__inet_net_ntop
-#define	inet_net_pton	__inet_net_pton
-#define	inet_cidr_ntop	__inet_cidr_ntop
-#define	inet_cidr_pton	__inet_cidr_pton
-#define	inet_ntoa		__inet_ntoa
-#define	inet_pton		__inet_pton
-#define	inet_ntop		__inet_ntop
-#define	inet_nsap_addr	__inet_nsap_addr
-#define	inet_nsap_ntoa	__inet_nsap_ntoa
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-in_addr_t		inet_addr(const char *);
-int				inet_aton(const char *, struct in_addr *);
-unsigned long	inet_lnaof(struct in_addr);
-struct in_addr	inet_makeaddr(u_long , u_long);
-char			*inet_neta(u_long, char *, size_t);
-unsigned long	inet_netof(struct in_addr);
-unsigned long	inet_network(const char *);
-char			*inet_net_ntop(int, const void *, int, char *, size_t);
-int				inet_net_pton(int, const char *, void *, size_t);
-char			*inet_cidr_ntop(int, const void *, int, char *, size_t);
-int				inet_cidr_pton(int, const char *, void *, int *);
-char			*inet_ntoa(struct in_addr);
-int				inet_pton(int, const char *, void *);
+in_addr_t		inet_addr(const char* addressString);
+int				inet_aton(const char* addressString, struct in_addr* address);
+char*			inet_cidr_ntop(int family, const void* source, int bits,
+					char* dest, size_t destSize);
+int				inet_cidr_pton(int family, const char* sourceString, void* dest,
+					int* _bits);
+u_long			inet_lnaof(struct in_addr address);
+struct in_addr	inet_makeaddr(u_long net, u_long host);
+char*			inet_net_ntop(int family, const void* source, int bits,
+					char* dest, size_t destSize);
+int				inet_net_pton(int family, const char* sourceString, void* dest,
+					size_t destSize);
+char*			inet_neta(u_long source, char* dest, size_t destSize);
+u_long			inet_netof(struct in_addr address);
+u_long			inet_network(const char* addressString);
+char*			inet_ntoa(struct in_addr address);
 const char*		inet_ntop(int family, const void* source, char* dest,
-					socklen_t size);
-u_int			inet_nsap_addr(const char *, u_char *, int);
-char			*inet_nsap_ntoa(int, const u_char *, char *);
+					size_t destSize);
+int				inet_pton(int family, const char* sourceString, void* dest);
+u_int			inet_nsap_addr(const char* sourceString, u_char* dest,
+					int destSize);
+char*			inet_nsap_ntoa(int sourceLength, const u_char* source,
+					char* dest);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_addr.c b/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_addr.c
index 8c7f6d98cf..73a4c5c9b8 100644
--- a/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_addr.c
+++ b/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_addr.c
@@ -205,4 +205,7 @@ inet_aton(const char *cp, struct in_addr *addr) {
 	return (1);
 }
 
-/*! \file */
+#undef inet_addr
+#pragma weak inet_addr = __inet_addr
+#undef inet_aton
+#pragma weak inet_aton = __inet_aton
diff --git a/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_cidr_ntop.c b/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_cidr_ntop.c
index bf960a8acc..2eb2ad3eec 100644
--- a/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_cidr_ntop.c
+++ b/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_cidr_ntop.c
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ inet_cidr_ntop_ipv4(const u_char *src, int bits, char *dst, size_t size) {
 	errno = EMSGSIZE;
 	return (NULL);
 }
- 
+
 static char *
 inet_cidr_ntop_ipv6(const u_char *src, int bits, char *dst, size_t size) {
 	/*
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ inet_cidr_ntop_ipv6(const u_char *src, int bits, char *dst, size_t size) {
 	}
 
 	/* Was it a trailing run of 0x00's? */
-	if (best.base != -1 && (best.base + best.len) == 
+	if (best.base != -1 && (best.base + best.len) ==
 	    (NS_IN6ADDRSZ / NS_INT16SZ))
 		*tp++ = ':';
 	*tp = '\0';
@@ -260,4 +260,5 @@ inet_cidr_ntop_ipv6(const u_char *src, int bits, char *dst, size_t size) {
 	return (dst);
 }
 
-/*! \file */
+#undef inet_cidr_ntop
+#pragma weak inet_cidr_ntop = __inet_cidr_ntop
diff --git a/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_cidr_pton.c b/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_cidr_pton.c
index 07652af463..ed17740324 100644
--- a/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_cidr_pton.c
+++ b/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_cidr_pton.c
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ static int
 getbits(const char *src, int ipv6) {
 	int bits = 0;
 	char *cp, ch;
-	
+
 	if (*src == '\0')			/*%< syntax */
 		return (-2);
 	do {
@@ -274,4 +274,5 @@ getbits(const char *src, int ipv6) {
 	return (bits);
 }
 
-/*! \file */
+#undef inet_cidr_pton
+#pragma weak inet_cidr_pton = __inet_cidr_pton
diff --git a/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_lnaof.c b/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_lnaof.c
index 70ac409512..5166ea9744 100644
--- a/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_lnaof.c
+++ b/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_lnaof.c
@@ -62,4 +62,5 @@ inet_lnaof(in)
 		return ((i)&IN_CLASSC_HOST);
 }
 
-/*! \file */
+#undef inet_lnaof
+#pragma weak inet_lnaof = __inet_lnaof
diff --git a/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_makeaddr.c b/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_makeaddr.c
index c56cb3eaeb..4cdce72b8d 100644
--- a/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_makeaddr.c
+++ b/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_makeaddr.c
@@ -65,4 +65,5 @@ inet_makeaddr(net, host)
 	return (a);
 }
 
-/*! \file */
+#undef inet_makeaddr
+#pragma weak inet_makeaddr = __inet_makeaddr
diff --git a/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_net_ntop.c b/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_net_ntop.c
index fb28e3cbe5..98e246abb1 100644
--- a/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_net_ntop.c
+++ b/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_net_ntop.c
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ inet_net_ntop_ipv6(const u_char *src, int bits, char *dst, size_t size) {
 		*cp++ = ':';
 		*cp = '\0';
 	} else {
-		/* Copy src to private buffer.  Zero host part. */	
+		/* Copy src to private buffer.  Zero host part. */
 		p = (bits + 7) / 8;
 		memcpy(inbuf, src, p);
 		memset(inbuf + p, 0, 16 - p);
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ inet_net_ntop_ipv6(const u_char *src, int bits, char *dst, size_t size) {
 		words = (bits + 15) / 16;
 		if (words == 1)
 			words = 2;
-		
+
 		/* Find the longest substring of zero's */
 		zero_s = zero_l = tmp_zero_s = tmp_zero_l = 0;
 		for (i = 0; i < (words * 2); i += 2) {
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ inet_net_ntop_ipv6(const u_char *src, int bits, char *dst, size_t size) {
 	if (strlen(outbuf) + 1 > size)
 		goto emsgsize;
 	strcpy(dst, outbuf);
-	
+
 	return (dst);
 
 emsgsize:
@@ -276,4 +276,5 @@ emsgsize:
 	return (NULL);
 }
 
-/*! \file */
+#undef inet_net_ntop
+#pragma weak inet_net_ntop = __inet_net_ntop
diff --git a/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_net_pton.c b/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_net_pton.c
index 8d8bfb1f64..eeb3ec8e00 100644
--- a/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_net_pton.c
+++ b/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_net_pton.c
@@ -404,4 +404,5 @@ inet_net_pton(int af, const char *src, void *dst, size_t size) {
 	}
 }
 
-/*! \file */
+#undef inet_net_pton
+#pragma weak inet_net_pton = __inet_net_pton
diff --git a/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_neta.c b/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_neta.c
index 63a6c201a4..1dc4a7058d 100644
--- a/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_neta.c
+++ b/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_neta.c
@@ -86,4 +86,5 @@ inet_neta(src, dst, size)
 	return (NULL);
 }
 
-/*! \file */
+#undef inet_neta
+#pragma weak inet_neta = __inet_neta
diff --git a/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_netof.c b/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_netof.c
index c228e3d818..172d483bea 100644
--- a/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_netof.c
+++ b/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_netof.c
@@ -61,4 +61,5 @@ inet_netof(in)
 		return (((i)&IN_CLASSC_NET) >> IN_CLASSC_NSHIFT);
 }
 
-/*! \file */
+#undef inet_netof
+#pragma weak inet_netof = __inet_netof
diff --git a/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_network.c b/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_network.c
index 47976cff68..8d076d4c30 100644
--- a/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_network.c
+++ b/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_network.c
@@ -103,4 +103,5 @@ again:
 	return (val);
 }
 
-/*! \file */
+#undef inet_network
+#pragma weak inet_network = __inet_network
diff --git a/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_ntoa.c b/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_ntoa.c
index 983121e89d..d191028157 100644
--- a/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_ntoa.c
+++ b/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_ntoa.c
@@ -61,4 +61,5 @@ inet_ntoa(struct in_addr in) {
 	return (ret);
 }
 
-/*! \file */
+#undef inet_ntoa
+#pragma weak inet_ntoa = __inet_ntoa
diff --git a/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_ntop.c b/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_ntop.c
index dc6b1a22e1..dd6436f3bb 100644
--- a/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_ntop.c
+++ b/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_ntop.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ inet_ntop(af, src, dst, size)
 	int af;
 	const void *src;
 	char *dst;
-	socklen_t size;
+	size_t size;
 {
 	switch (af) {
 	case AF_INET:
@@ -204,4 +204,5 @@ inet_ntop6(src, dst, size)
 	return (dst);
 }
 
-/*! \file */
+#undef inet_ntop
+#pragma weak inet_ntop = __inet_ntop
diff --git a/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_pton.c b/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_pton.c
index 2c516c798a..e8bf581c32 100644
--- a/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_pton.c
+++ b/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_pton.c
@@ -220,4 +220,5 @@ inet_pton6(src, dst)
 	return (1);
 }
 
-/*! \file */
+#undef inet_pton
+#pragma weak inet_pton = __inet_pton
diff --git a/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/nsap_addr.c b/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/nsap_addr.c
index b6432e1e49..0fe1f2f104 100644
--- a/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/nsap_addr.c
+++ b/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/nsap_addr.c
@@ -108,4 +108,7 @@ inet_nsap_ntoa(int binlen, const u_char *binary, char *ascii) {
 	return (start);
 }
 
-/*! \file */
+#undef inet_nsap_addr
+#pragma weak inet_nsap_addr = __inet_nsap_addr
+#undef inet_nsap_ntoa
+#pragma weak inet_nsap_ntoa = __inet_nsap_ntoa
diff --git a/src/kits/network/libbind/port_before.h b/src/kits/network/libbind/port_before.h
index ad2eb90dd2..89b775ecfc 100644
--- a/src/kits/network/libbind/port_before.h
+++ b/src/kits/network/libbind/port_before.h
@@ -28,6 +28,24 @@
 #ifdef __HAIKU__
 #	include <sys/sockio.h>
 #	define ETOOMANYREFS EBADF
+
+// inet_*() are just weak symbols
+#	define	inet_addr		__inet_addr
+#	define	inet_aton		__inet_aton
+#	define	inet_lnaof		__inet_lnaof
+#	define	inet_makeaddr	__inet_makeaddr
+#	define	inet_neta		__inet_neta
+#	define	inet_netof		__inet_netof
+#	define	inet_network	__inet_network
+#	define	inet_net_ntop	__inet_net_ntop
+#	define	inet_net_pton	__inet_net_pton
+#	define	inet_cidr_ntop	__inet_cidr_ntop
+#	define	inet_cidr_pton	__inet_cidr_pton
+#	define	inet_ntoa		__inet_ntoa
+#	define	inet_pton		__inet_pton
+#	define	inet_ntop		__inet_ntop
+#	define	inet_nsap_addr	__inet_nsap_addr
+#	define	inet_nsap_ntoa	__inet_nsap_ntoa
 #endif
 
 struct group;           /* silence warning */