diff --git a/configs/sam4e-ek/README.txt b/configs/sam4e-ek/README.txt
index 5c11dad6c3d..48efd2dd583 100644
--- a/configs/sam4e-ek/README.txt
+++ b/configs/sam4e-ek/README.txt
@@ -1350,7 +1350,9 @@ Configurations
 
        This delay will be especially long if the board is not connected to
        a network because additional time will be required to fail with
-       timeout errors.  This delay can be eliminated, however, if you enable an NSH initialization option as described above in a paragraph entitled, "Network Initialization Thread."
+       timeout errors.  This delay can be eliminated, however, if you enable
+       an NSH initialization option as described above in a paragraph
+       entitled, "Network Initialization Thread."
 
        STATUS:
        2014-3-13: The basic NSH serial console is working.  Network support
diff --git a/configs/sama5d3-xplained/bridge/defconfig b/configs/sama5d3-xplained/bridge/defconfig
index 0fa04e6461a..6cace6f4326 100644
--- a/configs/sama5d3-xplained/bridge/defconfig
+++ b/configs/sama5d3-xplained/bridge/defconfig
@@ -650,8 +650,10 @@ CONFIG_NET_ICMP=y
 CONFIG_NET_ARP=y
 CONFIG_NET_ARPTAB_SIZE=16
 CONFIG_NET_ARP_MAXAGE=120
-CONFIG_NET_ARP_IPIN=y
-# CONFIG_NET_ARP_SEND is not set
+# CONFIG_NET_ARP_IPIN is not set
+CONFIG_NET_ARP_SEND=y
+CONFIG_ARP_SEND_MAXTRIES=5
+CONFIG_ARP_SEND_DELAYMSEC=20
 
 #
 # Network I/O Buffer Support
@@ -805,7 +807,6 @@ CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE=y
 #
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET1_IFNAME="eth0"
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET1_RECVPORT=5471
-CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET1_SNDPORT=5472
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET1_IOBUFIZE=1024
 # CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET1_DHCPC is not set
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET1_NOMAC=y
@@ -814,6 +815,7 @@ CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET1_IPADDR=0x0a000002
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET1_DRIPADDR=0x0a000001
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET1_NETMASK=0xffffff00
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET1_IPHOST=0x0a000001
+CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET1_HOSTPORT=5472
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET1_STACKSIZE=2048
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET1_PRIORITY=100
 
@@ -822,7 +824,6 @@ CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET1_PRIORITY=100
 #
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET2_IFNAME="eth1"
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET2_RECVPORT=5473
-CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET2_SNDPORT=5474
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET2_IOBUFIZE=1024
 # CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET2_DHCPC is not set
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET2_NOMAC=y
@@ -831,6 +832,7 @@ CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET2_IPADDR=0x0a000003
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET2_DRIPADDR=0x0a000001
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET2_NETMASK=0xffffff00
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET2_IPHOST=0x0a000001
+CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET2_HOSTPORT=5474
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET2_STACKSIZE=2048
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET2_PRIORITY=100
 # CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BUTTONS is not set
diff --git a/configs/sama5d4-ek/bridge/defconfig b/configs/sama5d4-ek/bridge/defconfig
index 43c079a0c50..4d7c88fe3ca 100644
--- a/configs/sama5d4-ek/bridge/defconfig
+++ b/configs/sama5d4-ek/bridge/defconfig
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ CONFIG_SAMA5_EMAC1_PHYSR_100FD=0x6
 # CONFIG_SAMA5_EMACB_PREALLOCATE is not set
 # CONFIG_SAMA5_EMACB_NBC is not set
 CONFIG_SAMA5_EMAC0_ISETH0=y
-# CONFIG_SAMA5_EMAC0_ISETH1 is not set
+# CONFIG_SAMA5_EMAC1_ISETH0 is not set
 
 #
 # External Memory Configuration
@@ -681,8 +681,10 @@ CONFIG_NET_ICMP=y
 CONFIG_NET_ARP=y
 CONFIG_NET_ARPTAB_SIZE=16
 CONFIG_NET_ARP_MAXAGE=120
-CONFIG_NET_ARP_IPIN=y
-# CONFIG_NET_ARP_SEND is not set
+# CONFIG_NET_ARP_IPIN is not set
+CONFIG_NET_ARP_SEND=y
+CONFIG_ARP_SEND_MAXTRIES=5
+CONFIG_ARP_SEND_DELAYMSEC=20
 
 #
 # Network I/O Buffer Support
@@ -836,7 +838,6 @@ CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE=y
 #
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET1_IFNAME="eth0"
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET1_RECVPORT=5471
-CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET1_SNDPORT=5472
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET1_IOBUFIZE=1024
 # CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET1_DHCPC is not set
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET1_NOMAC=y
@@ -844,6 +845,8 @@ CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET1_MACADDR=0x00e0deadbeef
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET1_IPADDR=0x0a000002
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET1_DRIPADDR=0x0a000001
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET1_NETMASK=0xffffff00
+CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET1_IPHOST=0x0a000001
+CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET1_HOSTPORT=5472
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET1_STACKSIZE=2048
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET1_PRIORITY=100
 
@@ -852,7 +855,6 @@ CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET1_PRIORITY=100
 #
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET2_IFNAME="eth1"
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET2_RECVPORT=5473
-CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET2_SNDPORT=5474
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET2_IOBUFIZE=1024
 # CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET2_DHCPC is not set
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET2_NOMAC=y
@@ -860,6 +862,8 @@ CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET2_MACADDR=0x00e0f00dface
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET2_IPADDR=0x0a000003
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET2_DRIPADDR=0x0a000001
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET2_NETMASK=0xffffff00
+CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET2_IPHOST=0x0a000001
+CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET2_HOSTPORT=5474
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET2_STACKSIZE=2048
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BRIDGE_NET2_PRIORITY=100
 # CONFIG_EXAMPLES_BUTTONS is not set