diff --git a/include/libztDefs.h b/include/libztDefs.h
index ff81c83..f6e3673 100644
--- a/include/libztDefs.h
+++ b/include/libztDefs.h
@@ -107,8 +107,6 @@ await the next callback from the core */
 #define LWIP_MAX_GUARDED_RX_BUF_SZ	1024 // number of frame pointers that can be cached waiting for receipt into core
 #define LWIP_FRAMES_HANDLED_PER_CORE_CALL 16 // How many frames are handled per call from core
 
-#define LWIP_NETIF_STATUS_CALLBACK 0
-
 typedef signed char err_t;
 
 #define ND6_DISCOVERY_INTERVAL 1000
diff --git a/include/lwipopts.h b/include/lwipopts.h
index d8823fc..9c3f9ee 100644
--- a/include/lwipopts.h
+++ b/include/lwipopts.h
@@ -87,9 +87,15 @@
  */
 #include "lwip/debug.h"
 
+//#define LWIP_IPV6_MLD 1
+//#define LWIP_IPV6_AUTOCONFIG 1
+//#define LWIP_ICMP6 1
+//#define LWIP_IPV6_NUM_ADDRESSES 6
+
 // IP Protocol version
-#define LWIP_IPV4   1
-#define LWIP_IPV6   1
+#define LWIP_NETIF_STATUS_CALLBACK 1
+#define LWIP_IPV4 1
+#define LWIP_IPV6 1
 
 // --- DEBUG ---
 
diff --git a/src/lwIP.cpp b/src/lwIP.cpp
index 4b78bd1..b73ca1a 100644
--- a/src/lwIP.cpp
+++ b/src/lwIP.cpp
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ void my_tcpip_callback(void *arg)
 							DEBUG_ERROR("packet input error (ipv6, p=%p, netif=%p)", p, &lwipInterfaces[i]);
 							break;
 						}
-
 					}
 				}	
 			} break;
@@ -335,61 +334,97 @@ void lwip_start_dhcp(void *netif)
 #endif
 }
 
+static void netif_status_callback(struct netif *netif)
+{
+	DEBUG_INFO("n=%p, %c%c, %d, o=%p, o6=%p, mc=%x:%x:%x:%x:%x:%x, hwln=%d, st=%p, flgs=%d\n",
+		netif,
+		netif->name[0],
+		netif->name[1],
+		netif->mtu,
+		netif->output,
+		netif->output_ip6,
+		netif->hwaddr[0],
+		netif->hwaddr[1],
+		netif->hwaddr[2],
+		netif->hwaddr[3],
+		netif->hwaddr[4],
+		netif->hwaddr[5],
+		netif->hwaddr_len,
+		netif->state,
+		netif->flags
+	);
+}
+
+ZeroTier::MAC _mac;
+
+static err_t netif_init_4(struct netif *netif)
+{
+	netif->hwaddr_len = 6;
+	netif->name[0]    = 'e';
+	netif->name[1]    = '0'+lwipInterfacesCount;
+	netif->linkoutput = lwip_eth_tx;
+	netif->output     = etharp_output;
+	netif->mtu        = ZT_MAX_MTU;
+	netif->flags      = NETIF_FLAG_BROADCAST
+		| NETIF_FLAG_ETHARP
+		| NETIF_FLAG_ETHERNET
+		| NETIF_FLAG_IGMP
+		| NETIF_FLAG_LINK_UP
+		| NETIF_FLAG_UP;
+	_mac.copyTo(netif->hwaddr, netif->hwaddr_len);
+	netif->hwaddr_len = sizeof(netif->hwaddr);
+	return ERR_OK;
+}
+
+static err_t netif_init_6(struct netif *netif)
+{
+	netif->hwaddr_len = 6;
+	netif->name[0]    = 'e';
+	netif->name[1]    = '0'+lwipInterfacesCount;
+	netif->linkoutput = lwip_eth_tx;
+	netif->output     = etharp_output;
+	netif->output_ip6 = ethip6_output;
+	netif->mtu        = ZT_MAX_MTU;
+	netif->flags      = NETIF_FLAG_BROADCAST
+		| NETIF_FLAG_ETHARP
+		| NETIF_FLAG_ETHERNET
+		| NETIF_FLAG_IGMP
+		| NETIF_FLAG_MLD6;
+	_mac.copyTo(netif->hwaddr, netif->hwaddr_len);
+	netif->hwaddr_len = sizeof(netif->hwaddr);
+	return ERR_OK;
+}
 
 void lwip_init_interface(void *tapref, const ZeroTier::MAC &mac, const ZeroTier::InetAddress &ip)
 {
 	char ipbuf[INET6_ADDRSTRLEN], nmbuf[INET6_ADDRSTRLEN];
 	char macbuf[ZT_MAC_ADDRSTRLEN];
-	DEBUG_EXTRA("lwipInterfacesCount=%d", lwipInterfacesCount);
 	struct netif *lwipdev = &lwipInterfaces[lwipInterfacesCount];
-	DEBUG_EXTRA("netif=%p", lwipdev);
+	_mac = mac;
 
 	if (ip.isV4()) {
 		static ip4_addr_t ipaddr, netmask, gw;
 		IP4_ADDR(&gw,127,0,0,1);
 		ipaddr.addr = *((u32_t *)ip.rawIpData());
 		netmask.addr = *((u32_t *)ip.netmask().rawIpData());
-		netif_add(lwipdev, &ipaddr, &netmask, &gw, NULL, tapif_init, tcpip_input);
+		netif_set_status_callback(lwipdev, netif_status_callback);
+		netif_add(lwipdev, &ipaddr, &netmask, &gw, NULL, netif_init_4, tcpip_input);
 		lwipdev->state = tapref;
-		lwipdev->output = etharp_output;
-		lwipdev->mtu = ZT_MAX_MTU;
-		lwipdev->name[0] = 'l';
-		lwipdev->name[1] = '0'+lwipInterfacesCount;
-		lwipdev->linkoutput = lwip_eth_tx;
-		lwipdev->hwaddr_len = 6;
-		mac.copyTo(lwipdev->hwaddr, lwipdev->hwaddr_len);
-		lwipdev->flags = 0;
-		lwipdev->flags = NETIF_FLAG_BROADCAST
-			| NETIF_FLAG_ETHARP
-			| NETIF_FLAG_IGMP
-			| NETIF_FLAG_LINK_UP
-			| NETIF_FLAG_UP;
-		netif_set_default(lwipdev);
-		netif_set_link_up(lwipdev);
-		netif_set_up(lwipdev);
 		mac2str(macbuf, ZT_MAC_ADDRSTRLEN, lwipdev->hwaddr);
 		DEBUG_INFO("initialized netif as [mac=%s, addr=%s, nm=%s]", macbuf, ip.toString(ipbuf), ip.netmask().toString(nmbuf));
 	}
-	if (ip.isV6()) {
+	if (ip.isV6())
+	{
 		static ip6_addr_t ipaddr;
 		memcpy(&(ipaddr.addr), ip.rawIpData(), sizeof(ipaddr.addr));
-		lwipdev->mtu = ZT_MAX_MTU;
-		lwipdev->name[0] = 'l';
-		lwipdev->name[1] = '0'+lwipInterfacesCount;
-		lwipdev->hwaddr_len = 6;
-		lwipdev->linkoutput = lwip_eth_tx;
-		lwipdev->ip6_autoconfig_enabled = 1;
-		mac.copyTo(lwipdev->hwaddr, lwipdev->hwaddr_len);
-		netif_add(lwipdev, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, tapif_init, ethernet_input);
-		lwipdev->output_ip6 = ethip6_output;
+		netif_add(lwipdev, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, netif_init_6, tcpip_input);
+		netif_ip6_addr_set(lwipdev, 1, &ipaddr);
 		lwipdev->state = tapref;
-		netif_create_ip6_linklocal_address(lwipdev, 1);
-		s8_t idx = 1;
-		netif_add_ip6_address(lwipdev, &ipaddr, &idx);
+		netif_ip6_addr_set_state(lwipdev, 1, IP6_ADDR_TENTATIVE);
+		netif_set_status_callback(lwipdev, netif_status_callback);
 		netif_set_default(lwipdev);
 		netif_set_up(lwipdev);
 		netif_set_link_up(lwipdev);
-		netif_ip6_addr_set_state(lwipdev, 1, IP6_ADDR_TENTATIVE);
 		mac2str(macbuf, ZT_MAC_ADDRSTRLEN, lwipdev->hwaddr);
 		DEBUG_INFO("initialized netif as [mac=%s, addr=%s]", macbuf, ip.toString(ipbuf));
 	}