--- a/include/applets.src.h
+++ b/include/applets.src.h
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ IF_MT(APPLET(mt, BB_DIR_BIN, BB_SUID_DRO
 IF_MV(APPLET(mv, BB_DIR_BIN, BB_SUID_DROP))
 IF_NAMEIF(APPLET(nameif, BB_DIR_SBIN, BB_SUID_DROP))
 IF_NC(APPLET(nc, BB_DIR_USR_BIN, BB_SUID_DROP))
+IF_NETMSG(APPLET(netmsg, BB_DIR_BIN, BB_SUID_REQUIRE))
 IF_NETSTAT(APPLET(netstat, BB_DIR_BIN, BB_SUID_DROP))
 IF_NICE(APPLET(nice, BB_DIR_BIN, BB_SUID_DROP))
 IF_NOHUP(APPLET(nohup, BB_DIR_USR_BIN, BB_SUID_DROP))
--- a/networking/Config.src
+++ b/networking/Config.src
@@ -626,6 +626,12 @@ config FEATURE_IPCALC_LONG_OPTIONS
 	help
 	  Support long options for the ipcalc applet.
 
+config NETMSG
+	bool "netmsg"
+	default n
+	help
+	  simple program for sending udp broadcast messages
+
 config NETSTAT
 	bool "netstat"
 	default y
--- a/networking/Kbuild.src
+++ b/networking/Kbuild.src
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ lib-$(CONFIG_IP)           += ip.o
 lib-$(CONFIG_IPCALC)       += ipcalc.o
 lib-$(CONFIG_NAMEIF)       += nameif.o
 lib-$(CONFIG_NC)           += nc.o
+lib-$(CONFIG_NETMSG)       += netmsg.o
 lib-$(CONFIG_NETSTAT)      += netstat.o
 lib-$(CONFIG_NSLOOKUP)     += nslookup.o
 lib-$(CONFIG_NTPD)         += ntpd.o
--- /dev/null
+++ b/networking/netmsg.c
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2006 Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
+ *
+ * This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
+ */
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <netdb.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include "busybox.h"
+
+//usage:#define netmsg_trivial_usage NOUSAGE_STR
+//usage:#define netmsg_full_usage ""
+
+#ifndef CONFIG_NETMSG
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+#else
+int netmsg_main(int argc, char **argv)
+#endif
+{
+	int s;
+	struct sockaddr_in addr;
+	int optval = 1;
+	unsigned char buf[1001];
+
+	if (argc != 3) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s <ip> \"<message>\"\n", argv[0]);
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
+	if ((s = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0)) < 0) {
+		perror("Opening socket");
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
+	memset(&addr, 0, sizeof(addr));
+	addr.sin_family = AF_INET;
+	addr.sin_addr.s_addr = inet_addr(argv[1]);
+	addr.sin_port = htons(0x1337);
+
+	memset(buf, 0, 1001);
+	buf[0] = 0xde;
+	buf[1] = 0xad;
+
+	strncpy(buf + 2, argv[2], 998);
+
+	if (setsockopt (s, SOL_SOCKET, SO_BROADCAST, (caddr_t) &optval, sizeof (optval)) < 0) {
+		perror("setsockopt()");
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	if (sendto(s, buf, 1001, 0, (struct sockaddr *) &addr, sizeof(addr)) < 0) {
+		perror("sendto()");
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+
+fail:
+	close(s);
+	exit(1);
+}