diff --git a/drivers/net/mmnif.c b/drivers/net/mmnif.c
index 6ef8c66a..8c45fad4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mmnif.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mmnif.c
@@ -7,8 +7,11 @@
  *
  * Carl-Benedikt Krüger 2011
  *
+ *
+ *  EXPERIMENTAL VERSION
  */
 
+
 #include "mmnif.h"			/* definitions */
 
 #ifdef WIN32
@@ -69,13 +72,19 @@ extern HANDLE hProc;
 
 #endif
 
+/*  define constants
+ *  regarding the driver & its configuration
+ */
+
+/*
+ */
 #define MMNIF_TX_BUFFERLEN		1792
 #define MMNIF_TX_QUEUELEN		4
 
 #define MMNIF_RX_BUFFERLEN		8192
-#define MMNIF_MAX_DESCRIPTORS	32
+#define MMNIF_MAX_DESCRIPTORS           32
 
-#define MMNIF_CORES				2
+#define MMNIF_CORES                     2
 
 #define MMNIF_WORKER_BUDGET		4
 
diff --git a/kernel/tests.c b/kernel/tests.c
index 3e831230..27f4aafd 100644
--- a/kernel/tests.c
+++ b/kernel/tests.c
@@ -251,6 +251,15 @@ return NULL;
 }
 #endif
 
+void* alive(void*e)
+{
+    while (1)
+    {
+        kprintf("IM ALIVE");
+        sleep(2);
+    }
+}
+
 int test_init(void)
 {
 //	char* argv[] = {"/bin/tests", NULL};
@@ -266,6 +275,8 @@ int test_init(void)
 //   sleep(10);
 //    SHELLDEBUGPRINTF("hello World! I AM CORE NO. %d =) \n",RCCE_ue());
 
+    create_kernel_task(NULL,alive,NULL);
+
     if (!RCCE_ue())
         create_kernel_task(NULL,server_task,NULL);
     else