diff --git a/libs/libc/net/Make.defs b/libs/libc/net/Make.defs
index 6a51876ef7b..ef2e50a8b42 100644
--- a/libs/libc/net/Make.defs
+++ b/libs/libc/net/Make.defs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 CSRCS += lib_addrconfig.c lib_base64.c lib_htons.c lib_htonl.c
 CSRCS += lib_inetaddr.c lib_inetaton.c lib_inetntoa.c
-CSRCS += lib_inetntop.c lib_inetpton.c
+CSRCS += lib_inetntop.c lib_inetpton.c lib_inetnetwork.c
 CSRCS += lib_etherntoa.c lib_etheraton.c
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_NET),y)
diff --git a/libs/libc/net/lib_inetnetwork.c b/libs/libc/net/lib_inetnetwork.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..15afc6a1a03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/libc/net/lib_inetnetwork.c
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+ * libs/libc/net/lib_inetnetwork.c
+ *
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The
+ * ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the
+ * License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.  See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Included Files
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Public Functions
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * name inet_network
+ *
+ * Description:
+ *   The inet_network() function converts the string pointed to by cp, in the
+ *   standard IPv4 dotted decimal notation, to an integer value suitable for
+ *   use as an Internet address.
+ *
+ *   inet_aton() returns nonzero if the address is valid, zero if not.
+ *   The address supplied in cp can have one of the following forms:
+ *
+ *   a.b.c.d Each of the four numeric parts specifies a byte of the address;
+ *           the bytes are assigned in left-to-right order to produce the
+ *           binary address.
+ *
+ *   a.b.c   Parts a and b specify the first two bytes of the binary address.
+ *           Part c is interpreted as a 16-bit value that defines the
+ *           rightmost two bytes of the binary address. This notation is
+ *           suitable for specifying (outmoded) Class B network addresses.
+ *
+ *   a.b     Part a specifies the first byte of the binary address. Part b is
+ *           interpreted as a 24-bit value that defines the rightmost three
+ *           bytes of the binary address. This notation is suitable for
+ *           specifying (outmoded) Class A network addresses.
+ *
+ *   a       The value a is interpreted as a 32-bit value that is stored
+ *           directly into the binary address without any byte rearrangement.
+ *
+ * Returned Value:
+ *   If input string cannot be recognized as a valid IPv4 number, function
+ *   returns zero.
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+in_addr_t inet_network(FAR const char *cp)
+{
+  in_addr_t t = inet_addr(cp);
+  return NTOHL(t);
+}