diff --git a/extra/factory/factory-menus b/extra/factory/factory-menus
index 768906029c..dd5dc29378 100644
--- a/extra/factory/factory-menus
+++ b/extra/factory/factory-menus
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ factory-menu> set-menu-items
 
 ! VAR: root-menu
 
-{ { "xterm"             [ "xterm &" system drop ] }
+{ { "xterm"             [ "urxvt -bd grey +sb &" system drop ] }
   { "Firefox"		[ "firefox &" system drop ] }
   { "xclock" 		[ "xclock &" system drop ] }
   { "Apps >" 		[ apps-menu> <- popup ] }
diff --git a/extra/unix/linux/ifreq/ifreq.factor b/extra/unix/linux/ifreq/ifreq.factor
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c75ee9a5e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/unix/linux/ifreq/ifreq.factor
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+
+USING: kernel alien alien.c-types
+       io.sockets
+       io.sockets.impl
+       unix
+       unix.linux.sockios
+       unix.linux.if ;
+
+IN: unix.linux.ifreq
+
+: set-if-addr ( name addr -- )
+  "struct-ifreq" <c-object>
+  rot  string>char-alien        over set-struct-ifreq-ifr-ifrn
+  swap 0 <inet4> make-sockaddr  over set-struct-ifreq-ifr-ifru
+
+  AF_INET SOCK_DGRAM 0 socket SIOCSIFADDR rot ioctl drop ;
+
+! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+
+: set-if-flags ( name flags -- )
+  "struct-ifreq" <c-object>
+  rot  string>char-alien over set-struct-ifreq-ifr-ifrn
+  swap <short>		 over set-struct-ifreq-ifr-ifru
+
+  AF_INET SOCK_DGRAM 0 socket SIOCSIFFLAGS rot ioctl drop ;
+
+! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+
+: set-if-dst-addr ( name addr -- )
+  "struct-ifreq" <c-object>
+  rot  string>char-alien        over set-struct-ifreq-ifr-ifrn
+  swap 0 <inet4> make-sockaddr  over set-struct-ifreq-ifr-ifru
+
+  AF_INET SOCK_DGRAM 0 socket SIOCSIFDSTADDR rot ioctl drop ;
+
+! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+
+: set-if-brd-addr ( name addr -- )
+  "struct-ifreq" <c-object>
+  rot  string>char-alien        over set-struct-ifreq-ifr-ifrn
+  swap 0 <inet4> make-sockaddr  over set-struct-ifreq-ifr-ifru
+
+  AF_INET SOCK_DGRAM 0 socket SIOCSIFBRDADDR rot ioctl drop ;
+
+! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+
+: set-if-netmask ( name addr -- )
+  "struct-ifreq" <c-object>
+  rot  string>char-alien        over set-struct-ifreq-ifr-ifrn
+  swap 0 <inet4> make-sockaddr  over set-struct-ifreq-ifr-ifru
+
+  AF_INET SOCK_DGRAM 0 socket SIOCSIFNETMASK rot ioctl drop ;
+
+! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+
+: set-if-metric ( name metric -- )
+  "struct-ifreq" <c-object>
+  rot string>char-alien over set-struct-ifreq-ifr-ifrn
+  swap <int>		over set-struct-ifreq-ifr-ifru
+
+  AF_INET SOCK_DGRAM 0 socket SIOCSIFMETRIC rot ioctl drop ;
+
+! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+
+USING: words quotations sequences math macros ;
+
+MACRO: flags ( seq -- ) 0 swap [ execute bitor ] each 1quotation ;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/extra/unix/linux/route/route.factor b/extra/unix/linux/route/route.factor
index 630a856042..c4eeadb69e 100644
--- a/extra/unix/linux/route/route.factor
+++ b/extra/unix/linux/route/route.factor
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ USING: alien.syntax ;
 
 IN: unix.linux.route
 
+! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+
 C-STRUCT: struct-rtentry
   { "ulong"           "rt_pad1" }
   { "struct-sockaddr" "rt_dst" }
@@ -37,3 +39,17 @@ C-STRUCT: struct-rtentry
 : RTF_NOFORWARD  HEX: 1000 ;		! Forwarding inhibited.
 : RTF_THROW	 HEX: 2000 ;		! Go to next class.
 : RTF_NOPMTUDISC HEX: 4000 ;		! Do not send packets with DF.
+
+! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+
+USING: kernel alien.c-types io.sockets io.sockets.impl
+       unix unix.linux.sockios ;
+
+: route ( dst gateway genmask flags -- )
+  >r >r >r >r
+  "struct-rtentry" <c-object>
+  r> 0 <inet4> make-sockaddr over set-struct-rtentry-rt_dst
+  r> 0 <inet4> make-sockaddr over set-struct-rtentry-rt_gateway
+  r> 0 <inet4> make-sockaddr over set-struct-rtentry-rt_genmask
+  r>   	       		     over set-struct-rtentry-rt_flags
+  AF_INET SOCK_DGRAM 0 socket SIOCADDRT rot ioctl drop ;