diff --git a/headers/os/net/net_settings.h b/headers/os/net/net_settings.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0e2d3529e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/headers/os/net/net_settings.h
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+/*******************************************************************************
+/
+/	File:		net_settings.h
+/
+/	Description:	Network preferences settings.
+/
+/	Copyright 1993-98, Be Incorporated, All Rights Reserved.
+/
+*******************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef _NET_SETTINGS_H
+#define _NET_SETTINGS_H
+
+#include <BeBuild.h>
+#include <SupportDefs.h>
+
+#if __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif /* __cplusplus */
+
+/*
+ * Private types 
+ */
+typedef struct _ns_entry {
+	const char *key;
+	const char *value;
+} _ns_entry_t;
+
+typedef struct _ns_section {
+	const char *heading;
+	unsigned nentries;
+	_ns_entry_t *entries;
+} _ns_section_t;
+
+
+/*
+ * Public type, but the data members are private
+ */
+typedef struct _net_settings {
+	int _dirty;
+	unsigned _nsections;
+	_ns_section_t *_sections;
+	char _fname[64];
+} net_settings;
+
+/*
+ * For finding and setting network preferences
+ */
+extern _IMPEXP_NET 
+char *find_net_setting(net_settings *ncw, 
+					   const char *heading, const char *name, char *value,
+					   unsigned nbytes);
+extern _IMPEXP_NET 
+status_t set_net_setting(net_settings *ncw, 
+						 const char *heading, const char *name, 
+						 const char *value);
+
+#if __cplusplus
+}
+#endif /* __cplusplus */
+
+#endif /* _NET_SETTINGS_H */
diff --git a/headers/os/net/netdb.h b/headers/os/net/netdb.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..739bd8d2e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/headers/os/net/netdb.h
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#ifndef _NET_NETDB_H
+#define _NET_NETDB_H
+
+#include <netdb.h> /* should include the posix netdb.h */
+
+#endif /* _NETDB_H */
diff --git a/headers/os/net/socket.h b/headers/os/net/socket.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..274c0a58a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/headers/os/net/socket.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#ifndef _NET_SOCKET_H
+#define _NET_SOCKET_H
+
+#include <BeBuild.h>
+#include <in.h> /* in_addr, sockaddr_in */
+#include <sys/socket.h> /* sockaddr */
+#include <sys/select.h>
+
+/* 
+ * Be extension
+ */
+#define B_UDP_MAX_SIZE (65536 - 1024) 
+
+#endif /* _SOCKET_H */