diff --git a/hermit/Makefile b/hermit/Makefile
index be77d5039..b53a9b606 100644
--- a/hermit/Makefile
+++ b/hermit/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ TERM = xterm
 TOPDIR = $(shell pwd)
 ARCH = x86
 NAME = hermit
-KERNDIRS = kernel mm libkern arch/$(ARCH)/kernel arch/$(ARCH)/mm
+LWIPDIRS = lwip/src/arch lwip/src/api lwip/src/core lwip/src/core/ipv4 lwip/src/netif
+KERNDIRS = kernel mm libkern arch/$(ARCH)/kernel arch/$(ARCH)/mm $(LWIPDIRS)
 SUBDIRS = $(KERNDIRS)
 
 # Set your own cross compiler tool chain prefix here
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ QEMUDEBUGFLAGS = -monitor none -daemonize \
 QEMUSERIALFLAGS = -device pci-serial,chardev=tS0 \
 		-chardev socket,host=localhost,port=4555,server,id=tS0
 
-INCLUDE = -I$(TOPDIR)/include -I$(TOPDIR)/arch/$(ARCH)/include
+INCLUDE = -I$(TOPDIR)/include -I$(TOPDIR)/arch/$(ARCH)/include  -I$(TOPDIR)/lwip/src/include -I$(TOPDIR)/lwip/src/include/ipv4
 # Compiler options for final code
 CFLAGS = -g -m64 -Wall -O2 -mno-red-zone -fstrength-reduce -fomit-frame-pointer -finline-functions -ffreestanding -nostdinc -fno-stack-protector $(INCLUDE)
 # Compiler options for debugging
diff --git a/hermit/arch/x86/kernel/irq.c b/hermit/arch/x86/kernel/irq.c
index cfb5807b7..b029488cc 100644
--- a/hermit/arch/x86/kernel/irq.c
+++ b/hermit/arch/x86/kernel/irq.c
@@ -241,6 +241,8 @@ size_t** irq_handler(struct state *s)
 	/* This is a blank function pointer */
 	void (*handler) (struct state * s);
 
+	check_workqueues_in_irqhandler(s->int_no);
+
 	/* 
 	 * Find out if we have a custom handler to run for this
 	 * IRQ and then finally, run it 
diff --git a/hermit/arch/x86/kernel/processor.c b/hermit/arch/x86/kernel/processor.c
index 609195bf2..6d0bafb04 100644
--- a/hermit/arch/x86/kernel/processor.c
+++ b/hermit/arch/x86/kernel/processor.c
@@ -228,3 +228,16 @@ uint32_t get_cpu_frequency(void)
 	return detect_cpu_frequency();
 }
 
+void udelay(uint32_t usecs)
+{
+	uint64_t diff, end, start = rdtsc();
+	uint64_t deadline = get_cpu_frequency() * usecs;
+
+	do {
+		mb();
+		end = rdtsc();
+		diff = end > start ? end - start : start - end;
+		if ((diff < deadline) && (deadline - diff > 50000))
+			check_workqueues();
+	} while(diff < deadline);
+}
diff --git a/hermit/arch/x86/kernel/timer.c b/hermit/arch/x86/kernel/timer.c
index 1d9467627..f2e6c95d3 100644
--- a/hermit/arch/x86/kernel/timer.c
+++ b/hermit/arch/x86/kernel/timer.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <hermit/string.h>
 #include <hermit/processor.h>
 #include <hermit/time.h>
+#include <hermit/tasks.h>
 #include <hermit/errno.h>
 #include <asm/irq.h>
 #include <asm/irqflags.h>
@@ -65,6 +66,39 @@ static void timer_handler(struct state *s)
 	}*/
 }
 
+int timer_wait(unsigned int ticks)
+{
+	uint64_t eticks = timer_ticks + ticks;
+        
+	task_t* curr_task = per_core(current_task);
+
+	if (curr_task->status == TASK_IDLE)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * This will continuously loop until the given time has
+		 * been reached
+		 */
+		while (timer_ticks < eticks) {
+			check_workqueues();
+
+			// recheck break condition
+			if (timer_ticks >= eticks)
+				break;
+
+			HALT;
+		}
+	} else if (timer_ticks < eticks) {
+		check_workqueues();
+
+		if (timer_ticks < eticks) {
+			set_timer(eticks);
+			reschedule();
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 #define LATCH(f)	((CLOCK_TICK_RATE + f/2) / f)
 #define WAIT_SOME_TIME() do { uint64_t start = rdtsc(); \
 			      while(rdtsc() - start < 1000000) ; \
diff --git a/hermit/include/hermit/tasks.h b/hermit/include/hermit/tasks.h
index 8e8a7bb83..be19f151e 100644
--- a/hermit/include/hermit/tasks.h
+++ b/hermit/include/hermit/tasks.h
@@ -176,12 +176,51 @@ int wakeup_task(tid_t);
  */
 int block_current_task(void);
 
+/** @brief Block current task until timer expires
+ *
+ * @param deadline Clock tick, when the timer expires
+ * @return
+ *  - 0 on success
+ *  - -EINVAL (-22) on failure
+ */
+int set_timer(uint64_t deadline);
+
+/** @brief check is a timer is expired
+ *
+ */
+void check_timers(void);
+
 /** @brief Abort current task */
 void NORETURN abort(void);
 
 /** @brief This function shall be called by leaving kernel-level tasks */
 void NORETURN leave_kernel_task(void);
 
+/** @brief if a task exists with higher priority, MetalSVM switch to it.
+ *  */
+void check_scheduling(void);
+
+#if 0
+/** @brief check, if the tick counter has to be updated
+ *  */
+void check_ticks(void);
+#endif
+
+static inline void check_workqueues_in_irqhandler(int irq)
+{
+	//check_ticks();
+	check_timers();
+
+	if (irq < 0)
+		check_scheduling();
+}
+
+static inline void check_workqueues(void)
+{
+	// call with invalid interrupt number
+	check_workqueues_in_irqhandler(-1);
+}
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/hermit/include/hermit/tasks_types.h b/hermit/include/hermit/tasks_types.h
index 9cedcce45..2d6a9288d 100644
--- a/hermit/include/hermit/tasks_types.h
+++ b/hermit/include/hermit/tasks_types.h
@@ -48,15 +48,16 @@ extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 #define TASK_INVALID	0
-#define TASK_READY		1
+#define TASK_READY	1
 #define TASK_RUNNING	2
 #define TASK_BLOCKED	3
 #define TASK_FINISHED	4
-#define TASK_IDLE		5
+#define TASK_IDLE	5
 
 #define TASK_DEFAULT_FLAGS	0
 #define TASK_FPU_INIT		(1 << 0)
 #define TASK_FPU_USED		(1 << 1)
+#define TASK_TIMER		(1 << 2)
 
 #define MAX_PRIO	31
 #define REALTIME_PRIO	31
@@ -83,6 +84,8 @@ typedef struct task {
 	uint8_t			flags;
 	/// Task priority
 	uint8_t			prio;
+	/// timeout for a blocked task
+	uint64_t		timeout;
 	/// Physical address of root page table
 	size_t			page_map;
 	/// Lock for page tables
@@ -99,6 +102,8 @@ typedef struct task {
 	struct task*	next;
 	/// previous task in the queue
 	struct task*	prev;
+	/// LwIP error code
+	int		lwip_err;
 	/// FPU state
 	union fpu_state	fpu;
 } task_t;
@@ -120,6 +125,8 @@ typedef struct {
 	uint32_t	prio_bitmap;
 	/// a queue for each priority
 	task_list_t	queue[MAX_PRIO];
+	/// a queue for timers
+	task_list_t     timers;
 	/// lock for this runqueue
 	spinlock_irqsave_t lock;
 } readyqueues_t;
diff --git a/hermit/include/hermit/time.h b/hermit/include/hermit/time.h
index 9768e0bcf..d84f889f3 100644
--- a/hermit/include/hermit/time.h
+++ b/hermit/include/hermit/time.h
@@ -44,11 +44,27 @@ extern "C" {
  */
 int timer_init(void);
 
+/** @brief Initialized a timer
+ *
+ * @param ticks Amount of ticks to wait
+ * @return
+ * - 0 on success
+ */
+int timer_wait(unsigned int ticks);
+
 /** @brief Returns the current number of ticks.
  * @return Current number of ticks
  */
 uint64_t get_clock_tick(void);
 
+/** @brief sleep some seconds
+ *
+ * This function sleeps some seconds
+ *
+ * @param sec Amount of seconds to wait
+ */
+static inline void sleep(unsigned int sec) { timer_wait(sec*TIMER_FREQ); }
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/hermit/kernel/main.c b/hermit/kernel/main.c
index 61a1b9177..f881ac7b7 100644
--- a/hermit/kernel/main.c
+++ b/hermit/kernel/main.c
@@ -34,11 +34,21 @@
 #include <hermit/tasks.h>
 #include <hermit/syscall.h>
 #include <hermit/memory.h>
-
 #include <asm/irq.h>
 #include <asm/atomic.h>
 #include <asm/page.h>
 
+#include <lwip/init.h>
+#include <lwip/sys.h>
+#include <lwip/stats.h>
+#include <lwip/udp.h>
+#include <lwip/tcp.h>
+#include <lwip/tcpip.h>
+#include <lwip/dhcp.h>
+#include <lwip/netifapi.h>
+#include <lwip/timers.h>
+#include <netif/etharp.h>
+
 /*
  * Note that linker symbols are not variables, they have no memory allocated for
  * maintaining a value, rather their address is their value.
@@ -79,6 +89,30 @@ static int hermit_init(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void tcpip_init_done(void* arg)
+{
+	sys_sem_t* sem = (sys_sem_t*)arg;
+
+	kprintf("LwIP's tcpip thread has task id %d\n", per_core(current_task)->id);
+
+	sys_sem_signal(sem);
+}
+
+static int init_netifs(void)
+{
+	sys_sem_t	sem;
+
+	if(sys_sem_new(&sem, 0) != ERR_OK)
+		LWIP_ASSERT("Failed to create semaphore", 0);
+
+	tcpip_init(tcpip_init_done, &sem);
+	sys_sem_wait(&sem);
+	kprintf("TCP/IP initialized.\n");
+	sys_sem_free(&sem);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int smp_main(void)
 {
 	int32_t cpu = atomic_int32_inc(&cpu_online);
@@ -87,8 +121,8 @@ int smp_main(void)
 
 	create_kernel_task(NULL, foo, "foo2", NORMAL_PRIO);
 
-	flush_tlb();
 	while(1) {
+		check_workqueues();
                 HALT;
         }
 
@@ -111,7 +145,10 @@ int main(void)
 
 	create_kernel_task(NULL, foo, "foo1", NORMAL_PRIO);
 
-	while(1) { 
+	init_netifs();
+
+	while(1) {
+		check_workqueues();
 		HALT;
 	}
 
diff --git a/hermit/kernel/tasks.c b/hermit/kernel/tasks.c
index b37fad3fe..8593c4c9c 100644
--- a/hermit/kernel/tasks.c
+++ b/hermit/kernel/tasks.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <hermit/tasks.h>
 #include <hermit/tasks_types.h>
 #include <hermit/spinlock.h>
+#include <hermit/time.h>
 #include <hermit/errno.h>
 #include <hermit/syscall.h>
 #include <hermit/memory.h>
@@ -41,16 +42,16 @@
  * A task's id will be its position in this array.
  */
 static task_t task_table[MAX_TASKS] = { \
-		[0]                 = {0, TASK_IDLE, 0, NULL, NULL, TASK_DEFAULT_FLAGS, 0, 0, SPINLOCK_IRQSAVE_INIT, SPINLOCK_INIT, NULL, NULL, ATOMIC_INIT(0), NULL, NULL}, \
-		[1 ... MAX_TASKS-1] = {0, TASK_INVALID, 0, NULL, NULL, TASK_DEFAULT_FLAGS, 0, 0, SPINLOCK_IRQSAVE_INIT, SPINLOCK_INIT, NULL, NULL,ATOMIC_INIT(0), NULL, NULL}};
+		[0]                 = {0, TASK_IDLE, 0, NULL, NULL, TASK_DEFAULT_FLAGS, 0, 0, 0, SPINLOCK_IRQSAVE_INIT, SPINLOCK_INIT, NULL, NULL, ATOMIC_INIT(0), NULL, NULL, 0}, \
+		[1 ... MAX_TASKS-1] = {0, TASK_INVALID, 0, NULL, NULL, TASK_DEFAULT_FLAGS, 0, 0, 0, SPINLOCK_IRQSAVE_INIT, SPINLOCK_INIT, NULL, NULL,ATOMIC_INIT(0), NULL, NULL, 0}};
 
 static spinlock_irqsave_t table_lock = SPINLOCK_IRQSAVE_INIT;
 
 #if MAX_CORES > 1
 static readyqueues_t readyqueues[MAX_CORES] = { \
-		[0 ... MAX_CORES-1]   = {NULL, NULL, 0, 0, {[0 ... MAX_PRIO-2] = {NULL, NULL}}, SPINLOCK_IRQSAVE_INIT}};
+		[0 ... MAX_CORES-1]   = {NULL, NULL, 0, 0, {[0 ... MAX_PRIO-2] = {NULL, NULL}}, {NULL, NULL}, SPINLOCK_IRQSAVE_INIT}};
 #else
-static readyqueues_t readyqueues[1] = {[0] = {task_table+0, NULL, 0, 0, {[0 ... MAX_PRIO-2] = {NULL, NULL}}, SPINLOCK_IRQSAVE_INIT}};
+static readyqueues_t readyqueues[1] = {[0] = {task_table+0, NULL, 0, 0, {[0 ... MAX_PRIO-2] = {NULL, NULL}}, {NULL, NULL}, SPINLOCK_IRQSAVE_INIT}};
 #endif
 
 DEFINE_PER_CORE(task_t*, current_task, task_table+0);
@@ -64,6 +65,14 @@ task_t* get_current_task(void)
 	return per_core(current_task);
 }
 
+void check_scheduling(void)
+{
+	if (!is_irq_enabled())
+		return;
+	if (msb(readyqueues[CORE_ID].prio_bitmap) > per_core(current_task)->prio)
+		reschedule();
+}
+
 uint32_t get_highest_priority(void)
 {
 	return msb(readyqueues[CORE_ID].prio_bitmap);
@@ -229,6 +238,7 @@ int create_task(tid_t* id, entry_point_t ep, void* arg, uint8_t prio, uint32_t c
 			spinlock_init(&task_table[i].vma_lock);
 			task_table[i].vma_list = NULL;
 			task_table[i].heap = NULL;
+			task_table[i].lwip_err = 0;
 
 			spinlock_irqsave_init(&task_table[i].page_lock);
 			atomic_int32_set(&task_table[i].user_usage, 0);
@@ -314,6 +324,19 @@ int wakeup_task(tid_t id)
 		// increase the number of ready tasks
 		readyqueues[core_id].nr_tasks++;
 
+		// do we need to remove from timer queue?
+		if (task->flags & TASK_TIMER) {
+			task->flags &= ~TASK_TIMER;
+			if (task->prev)
+				task->prev->next = task->next;
+			if (task->next)
+				task->next->prev = task->prev;
+			if (readyqueues[core_id].timers.first == task)
+				readyqueues[core_id].timers.first = task->next;
+			if (readyqueues[core_id].timers.last == task)
+				readyqueues[core_id].timers.last = task->prev;
+		}
+
 		// add task to the runqueue
 		if (!readyqueues[core_id].queue[prio-1].last) {
 			readyqueues[core_id].queue[prio-1].last = readyqueues[core_id].queue[prio-1].first = task;
@@ -388,6 +411,132 @@ int block_current_task(void)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+int set_timer(uint64_t deadline)
+{
+	task_t* curr_task;
+	task_t* tmp;
+	uint32_t core_id, prio;
+	uint32_t flags;
+	int ret = -EINVAL;
+
+	flags = irq_nested_disable();
+
+	curr_task = per_core(current_task);
+	prio = curr_task->prio;
+	core_id = CORE_ID;
+
+	if (curr_task->status == TASK_RUNNING) {
+		curr_task->status = TASK_BLOCKED;
+		curr_task->timeout = deadline;
+		curr_task->flags |= TASK_TIMER;
+		ret = 0;
+
+		spinlock_irqsave_lock(&readyqueues[core_id].lock);
+
+		// reduce the number of ready tasks
+		readyqueues[core_id].nr_tasks--;
+
+		// remove task from queue
+		if (curr_task->prev)
+			curr_task->prev->next = curr_task->next;
+		if (curr_task->next)
+			curr_task->next->prev = curr_task->prev;
+		if (readyqueues[core_id].queue[prio-1].first == curr_task)
+			readyqueues[core_id].queue[prio-1].first = curr_task->next;
+		if (readyqueues[core_id].queue[prio-1].last == curr_task) {
+			readyqueues[core_id].queue[prio-1].last = curr_task->prev;
+			if (!readyqueues[core_id].queue[prio-1].last)
+				readyqueues[core_id].queue[prio-1].last = readyqueues[core_id].queue[prio-1].first;
+		}
+
+		// No valid task in queue => update prio_bitmap
+		if (!readyqueues[core_id].queue[prio-1].first)
+			readyqueues[core_id].prio_bitmap &= ~(1 << prio);
+
+		// add task to the timer queue
+		tmp = readyqueues[core_id].timers.first;
+		if (!tmp) {
+			readyqueues[core_id].timers.first = readyqueues[core_id].timers.last = curr_task;
+			curr_task->prev = curr_task->next = NULL;
+		} else {
+			while(tmp && (deadline >= tmp->timeout))
+				tmp = tmp->next;
+
+			if (!tmp) {
+				curr_task->next = NULL;
+				curr_task->prev = readyqueues[core_id].timers.last;
+				if (readyqueues[core_id].timers.last)
+					readyqueues[core_id].timers.last->next = curr_task;
+				readyqueues[core_id].timers.last = curr_task;
+				// obsolete lines...
+				//if (!readyqueues[core_id].timers.first)
+				//      readyqueues[core_id].timers.first = curr_task;
+			} else {
+				curr_task->prev = tmp->prev;
+				curr_task->next = tmp;
+				tmp->prev = curr_task;
+				if (curr_task->prev)
+					curr_task->prev->next = curr_task;
+				if (readyqueues[core_id].timers.first == tmp)
+					readyqueues[core_id].timers.first = curr_task;
+			}
+		}
+
+		spinlock_irqsave_unlock(&readyqueues[core_id].lock);
+	} else kprintf("Task is already blocked. No timer will be set!\n");
+
+	irq_nested_enable(flags);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+void check_timers(void)
+{
+	uint32_t core_id = CORE_ID;
+	uint32_t prio;
+	uint64_t current_tick;
+
+	spinlock_irqsave_lock(&readyqueues[core_id].lock);
+
+        // check timers
+	current_tick = get_clock_tick();
+	while (readyqueues[core_id].timers.first && readyqueues[core_id].timers.first->timeout <= current_tick)
+	{
+		task_t* task = readyqueues[core_id].timers.first;
+
+		// remove timer from queue
+		readyqueues[core_id].timers.first = readyqueues[core_id].timers.first->next;
+		if (readyqueues[core_id].timers.first)
+			readyqueues[core_id].timers.first->prev = NULL;
+		else
+			readyqueues[core_id].timers.last = NULL;
+		task->flags &= ~TASK_TIMER;
+
+		// wakeup task
+		if (task->status == TASK_BLOCKED) {
+			task->status = TASK_READY;
+			prio = task->prio;
+
+			// increase the number of ready tasks
+			readyqueues[core_id].nr_tasks++;
+
+			// add task to the runqueue
+			if (!readyqueues[core_id].queue[prio-1].first) {
+				readyqueues[core_id].queue[prio-1].last = readyqueues[core_id].queue[prio-1].first = task;
+				task->next = task->prev = NULL;
+				readyqueues[core_id].prio_bitmap |= (1 << prio);
+			} else {
+				task->prev = readyqueues[core_id].queue[prio-1].last;
+				task->next = NULL;
+				readyqueues[core_id].queue[prio-1].last->next = task;
+				readyqueues[core_id].queue[prio-1].last = task;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	spinlock_irqsave_unlock(&readyqueues[core_id].lock);
+}
+
 size_t** scheduler(void)
 {
 	task_t* orig_task;