#if defined(CONFIG_CMD_NET) && defined(CONFIG_NET_MULTI)
 
+static char *act = NULL;
+static int  env_changed_id = 0;
+
 /*
  * CPU and board-specific Ethernet initializations.  Aliased function
  * signals caller to move on
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_MULTI
 void eth_set_current(void)
 {
-       char *act;
        struct eth_device* old_current;
+       int     env_id;
 
        if (!eth_current)       /* XXX no current */
                return;
 
-       act = getenv("ethact");
+       env_id = get_env_id();
+       if ((act == NULL) || (env_changed_id != env_id)) {
+               act = getenv("ethact");
+               env_changed_id = env_id;
+       }
        if (act != NULL) {
                old_current = eth_current;
                do {
 
 ulong          NetArpWaitTimerStart;
 int            NetArpWaitTry;
 
+int            env_changed_id = 0;
+
 void ArpRequest (void)
 {
        int i;
        }
 }
 
+int
+NetInitLoop(proto_t protocol)
+{
+       bd_t *bd = gd->bd;
+       int env_id = get_env_id ();
+
+       /* update only when the environment has changed */
+       if (env_changed_id == env_id)
+               return 0;
+
+       switch (protocol) {
+#if defined(CONFIG_CMD_NFS)
+       case NFS:
+#endif
+#if defined(CONFIG_CMD_PING)
+       case PING:
+#endif
+#if defined(CONFIG_CMD_SNTP)
+       case SNTP:
+#endif
+       case NETCONS:
+       case TFTP:
+               NetCopyIP(&NetOurIP, &bd->bi_ip_addr);
+               NetOurGatewayIP = getenv_IPaddr ("gatewayip");
+               NetOurSubnetMask= getenv_IPaddr ("netmask");
+               NetOurVLAN = getenv_VLAN("vlan");
+               NetOurNativeVLAN = getenv_VLAN("nvlan");
+
+               switch (protocol) {
+#if defined(CONFIG_CMD_NFS)
+               case NFS:
+#endif
+               case NETCONS:
+               case TFTP:
+                       NetServerIP = getenv_IPaddr ("serverip");
+                       break;
+#if defined(CONFIG_CMD_PING)
+               case PING:
+                       /* nothing */
+                       break;
+#endif
+#if defined(CONFIG_CMD_SNTP)
+               case SNTP:
+                       /* nothing */
+                       break;
+#endif
+               default:
+                       break;
+               }
+
+               break;
+       case BOOTP:
+       case RARP:
+               /*
+                * initialize our IP addr to 0 in order to accept ANY
+                * IP addr assigned to us by the BOOTP / RARP server
+                */
+               NetOurIP = 0;
+               NetServerIP = getenv_IPaddr ("serverip");
+               NetOurVLAN = getenv_VLAN("vlan");       /* VLANs must be read */
+               NetOurNativeVLAN = getenv_VLAN("nvlan");
+       case CDP:
+               NetOurVLAN = getenv_VLAN("vlan");       /* VLANs must be read */
+               NetOurNativeVLAN = getenv_VLAN("nvlan");
+               break;
+       default:
+               break;
+       }
+       env_changed_id = env_id;
+       return 0;
+}
+
 /**********************************************************************/
 /*
  *     Main network processing loop.
         *      here on, this code is a state machine driven by received
         *      packets and timer events.
         */
-
-       switch (protocol) {
-#if defined(CONFIG_CMD_NFS)
-       case NFS:
-#endif
-#if defined(CONFIG_CMD_PING)
-       case PING:
-#endif
-#if defined(CONFIG_CMD_SNTP)
-       case SNTP:
-#endif
-       case NETCONS:
-       case TFTP:
-               NetCopyIP(&NetOurIP, &bd->bi_ip_addr);
-               NetOurGatewayIP = getenv_IPaddr ("gatewayip");
-               NetOurSubnetMask= getenv_IPaddr ("netmask");
-               NetOurVLAN = getenv_VLAN("vlan");
-               NetOurNativeVLAN = getenv_VLAN("nvlan");
-
-               switch (protocol) {
-#if defined(CONFIG_CMD_NFS)
-               case NFS:
-#endif
-               case NETCONS:
-               case TFTP:
-                       NetServerIP = getenv_IPaddr ("serverip");
-                       break;
-#if defined(CONFIG_CMD_PING)
-               case PING:
-                       /* nothing */
-                       break;
-#endif
-#if defined(CONFIG_CMD_SNTP)
-               case SNTP:
-                       /* nothing */
-                       break;
-#endif
-               default:
-                       break;
-               }
-
-               break;
-       case BOOTP:
-       case RARP:
-               /*
-                * initialize our IP addr to 0 in order to accept ANY
-                * IP addr assigned to us by the BOOTP / RARP server
-                */
-               NetOurIP = 0;
-               NetServerIP = getenv_IPaddr ("serverip");
-               NetOurVLAN = getenv_VLAN("vlan");       /* VLANs must be read */
-               NetOurNativeVLAN = getenv_VLAN("nvlan");
-       case CDP:
-               NetOurVLAN = getenv_VLAN("vlan");       /* VLANs must be read */
-               NetOurNativeVLAN = getenv_VLAN("nvlan");
-               break;
-       default:
-               break;
-       }
+       NetInitLoop(protocol);
 
        switch (net_check_prereq (protocol)) {
        case 1: