diff --git a/target/linux/at91/base-files/etc/config/firewall b/target/linux/at91/base-files/etc/config/firewall
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f9c860e3d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/at91/base-files/etc/config/firewall
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+config defaults
+	option syn_flood	1
+	option input		ACCEPT
+	option output		ACCEPT 
+	option forward		REJECT
+
diff --git a/target/linux/at91/base-files/etc/config/network b/target/linux/at91/base-files/etc/config/network
index 92d354218d..2aecfb9ebc 100644
--- a/target/linux/at91/base-files/etc/config/network
+++ b/target/linux/at91/base-files/etc/config/network
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ config interface loopback
 config interface lan
 	option ifname	eth0
 	option type 	none
-	option proto	dhcp
+	option proto	static
+	option ipaddr	192.168.1.1
+	option netmask	255.255.255.0
 
 config interface debug
 	option ifname 	usb0