diff --git a/plugins/network/form_network.cs b/plugins/network/form_network.cs
index 9561a3f..07469fa 100644
--- a/plugins/network/form_network.cs
+++ b/plugins/network/form_network.cs
@@ -5,14 +5,16 @@
 
 <fieldset>
 <legend><?cs var:html_escape(Lang.Plugins.network.Title.IP) ?></legend>
-	<?cs call:print_form_header("static", "network") ?>
+	<?cs call:print_form_header("network_address", "network") ?>
 	<?cs call:show_help(Lang.Plugins.network.Help.Network) ?>
 
 	<table>
 		<tr><td>
 			<?cs var:html_escape(Lang.Plugins.network.Text.IP) ?>:
 		</td><td>
-		<!-- maybe display the used network interface? 
+		<!-- maybe display the used network interface?
+			but users will not really know what this is about
+			admins will know anyway, which interface it is (because of the IP)
 		<tr><td>
 			<?cs var:html_escape(Lang.Plugins.network.Interface) ?>:
 		</td><td> 
@@ -30,19 +32,20 @@
 		<tr><td>
 		<?cs var:html_escape(Lang.Plugins.network.Text.NM) ?>:
 		</td><td>
-		<input class="ipnum" type="text" tabindex="1" name="nm1" size="3" id="nm"
+		<input class="ipnum" type="text" tabindex="5" name="nm1" size="3" id="nm"
 			value="<?cs var:Data.Plugins.network.nm.oc1
-		?>" />.<input class="ipnum" type="text" tabindex="2" name="nm2" size="3"
+		?>" />.<input class="ipnum" type="text" tabindex="6" name="nm2" size="3"
 			value="<?cs var:Data.Plugins.network.nm.oc2
-		?>" />.<input class="ipnum" type="text" tabindex="3" name="nm3" size="3"
+		?>" />.<input class="ipnum" type="text" tabindex="7" name="nm3" size="3"
 			value="<?cs var:Data.Plugins.network.nm.oc3
-		?>" />.<input class="ipnum" type="text" tabindex="4" name="nm4" size="3"
+		?>" />.<input class="ipnum" type="text" tabindex="8" name="nm4" size="3"
 			value="<?cs var:Data.Plugins.network.nm.oc4 ?>" />
 		</td></tr><tr><td>
 	</table>
 	<p>
 		<input type="hidden" name="store" value="set_ip" />
-		<button type="submit"><?cs var:html_escape(Lang.Plugins.network.Button.Network) ?></button>
+		<button type="submit" tabindex="9"><?cs
+			var:html_escape(Lang.Plugins.network.Button.Network) ?></button>
 	</p>
 	</form>
 </fieldset>
@@ -50,26 +53,27 @@
 
 <fieldset>
 <legend><?cs var:html_escape(Lang.Plugins.network.Title.GW) ?></legend>
-	<?cs call:print_form_header("static", "network") ?>
+	<?cs call:print_form_header("network_gateway", "network") ?>
 	<?cs call:show_help(Lang.Plugins.network.Help.Gateway) ?>
 
 	<table>	
 		<tr><td>
 		<?cs var:html_escape(Lang.Plugins.network.Text.GW) ?>:
 		</td><td>
-		<input class="ipnum" type="text" tabindex="1" name="ip1" size="3" id="ip"
+		<input class="ipnum" type="text" tabindex="20" name="ip1" size="3" id="ip"
 			value="<?cs var:Data.Plugins.network.gw.oc1
-		?>" />.<input class="ipnum" type="text" tabindex="2" name="ip2" size="3"
+		?>" />.<input class="ipnum" type="text" tabindex="21" name="ip2" size="3"
 			value="<?cs var:Data.Plugins.network.gw.oc2
-		?>" />.<input class="ipnum" type="text" tabindex="3" name="ip3" size="3"
+		?>" />.<input class="ipnum" type="text" tabindex="22" name="ip3" size="3"
 			value="<?cs var:Data.Plugins.network.gw.oc3
-		?>" />.<input class="ipnum" type="text" tabindex="4" name="ip4" size="3"
+		?>" />.<input class="ipnum" type="text" tabindex="23" name="ip4" size="3"
 			value="<?cs var:Data.Plugins.network.gw.oc4 ?>" />
 		</td></tr>
 	</table>
 	<p>
 		<input type="hidden" name="store" value="set_gateway" />
-		<button type="submit"><?cs var:html_escape(Lang.Plugins.network.Button.Gateway) ?></button>
+		<button type="submit" tabindex="24"><?cs
+			var:html_escape(Lang.Plugins.network.Button.Gateway) ?></button>
 	</p>
 	</form>
 
diff --git a/plugins/network/language.hdf b/plugins/network/language.hdf
index 30422fb..f177ef1 100644
--- a/plugins/network/language.hdf
+++ b/plugins/network/language.hdf
@@ -32,15 +32,15 @@ WarningMessage {
 	}
 	InvalidServerIP {
 		Title = Invalid value
-		Text = The server address is not a valid number.
+		Text = The server address is not valid.
 	}
-	InvalidNetmaskIP {
+	InvalidNetmask {
 		Title = Invalid value
-		Text = The netmask address is not a valid number.
+		Text = The netmask is not valid.
 	}
 	InvalidGatewayIP {
 		Title = Invalid value
-		Text = The gateway address is not a valid number.
+		Text = The gateway address is not valid.
 	}
 }
 
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ EnvironmentWarning {
 		Text	= The 'ifconfig' program is not installed. Please ask the administrator of the CryptoBox server to install it.
 	}
 
+
+	MissingProgramIfconfig {
+		Title	= Missing program
+		Text	= The 'ifconfig' program is not installed. Please ask the administrator of the CryptoBox server to configure it properly.
+	}
+
 	MissingProgramRoute {
 		Title	= Missing program
 		Text	= The 'route' program is not installed. Please ask the administrator of the CryptoBox server to configure it properly.
diff --git a/plugins/network/network.py b/plugins/network/network.py
index 43623c5..5eb6cdb 100644
--- a/plugins/network/network.py
+++ b/plugins/network/network.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class network(cryptobox.plugins.base.CryptoBoxPlugin):
 			if self.__IP_is_valid(nm1, nm2, nm3, nm4):
 				new_nm = "%d.%d.%d.%d" % (int(nm1), int(nm2), int(nm3), int(nm4))
 			else:
-				self.hdf["Data.Warning"] = "Plugins.network.InvalidNetmaskIP"
+				self.hdf["Data.Warning"] = "Plugins.network.InvalidNetmask"
 				self.__prepare_form_data()
 				return "form_network"
 			if self.__set_ip(new_ip, new_nm):
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class network(cryptobox.plugins.base.CryptoBoxPlugin):
 				self.__prepare_form_data()
 				return "empty"
 			else:
-				self.cbox.log.warn("failed to change IP address to: %s" % new_ip)
+				self.cbox.log.warn("Failed to change IP address to: %s" % new_ip)
 				self.hdf["Data.Warning"] = "Plugins.network.Failure"
 				self.__prepare_form_data()
 				return "form_network"
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class network(cryptobox.plugins.base.CryptoBoxPlugin):
 				self.hdf["Data.Success"] = "Plugins.network.GWChanged"
 				
 			else:
-				self.cbox.log.warn("failed to change gateway address to: %s" % new_ip)
+				self.cbox.log.warn("Failed to change gateway address to: %s" % new_ip)
 				self.hdf["Data.Warning"] = "Plugins.network.Failure"
 				self.__prepare_form_data()
 				return "form_network"
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ class network(cryptobox.plugins.base.CryptoBoxPlugin):
 		"""
 		warnings = []
 		if not os.path.isfile(self.root_action.IFCONFIG_BIN):
-			warnings.append((55, "MissingProgramIfconfig"))
+			warnings.append((55, "Plugins.%s.MissingProgramIfconfig" % self.get_name()))
 		if not os.path.isfile(self.root_action.GWCONFIG_BIN):
 			warnings.append((52, "Plugins.%s.MissingProgramRoute" % self.get_name()))
 		return warnings
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ class network(cryptobox.plugins.base.CryptoBoxPlugin):
 		self.hdf[self.hdf_prefix + "nm.oc3"] = oc3
 		self.hdf[self.hdf_prefix + "nm.oc4"] = oc4
 
+
 	def __get_current_ip(self, type="ip"):
 		"""Retrieve the current IP.
 		"""
@@ -196,11 +197,15 @@ class network(cryptobox.plugins.base.CryptoBoxPlugin):
 		elif type == "nm":
 			##TODO: Lars please leave a regex note for fetching the
 			## netmask with ifconfig
-			#match = re.search(r'inet [\w]+:(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})\s', stdout)
-			return ("L", "A", "3", "S")
+			match = re.search(r'inet [\w]+:.*Mask:(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})\s', stdout)
+			if match:
+				## use the previously matched numbers
+				return tuple([int(e) for e in match.groups()])
+			else:
+				return (0, 0, 0, 0)
 
 
-	def __set_ip(self, new_ip, new_nm="0"):
+	def __set_ip(self, new_ip, new_nm="255.255.255.0"):
 		"""Change the IP, additionally a netmask can be applied
 		"""
 		import threading