diff --git a/platform/netsim/contiki-main.c b/platform/netsim/contiki-main.c
index 12bdc0a29..794e6af9b 100644
--- a/platform/netsim/contiki-main.c
+++ b/platform/netsim/contiki-main.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
  *
  * Author: Adam Dunkels <adam@sics.se>
  *
- * $Id: contiki-main.c,v 1.21 2007/11/28 12:54:42 adamdunkels Exp $
+ * $Id: contiki-main.c,v 1.22 2007/12/17 01:12:09 oliverschmidt Exp $
  */
 
 #include "contiki.h"
@@ -84,6 +84,20 @@ PROCINIT(&sensors_process, &etimer_process, &tcpip_process,
 	 /*	 &ethernode_uip_process,*/
 	 &uip_fw_process);
 
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+#ifdef __CYGWIN__
+static void
+remove_route(int s)
+{
+  char buf[1024];
+
+  snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "route delete %d.%d.%d.%d",
+	                     uip_ipaddr_to_quad(&meshif.ipaddr));
+  printf("%s\n", buf);
+  system(buf);
+  _exit(0);
+}
+#endif
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 void
 contiki_main(int flag)
@@ -107,6 +121,17 @@ contiki_main(int flag)
   if(flag == 1) {
 #ifdef __CYGWIN__
     process_start(&wpcap_process, NULL);
+    {
+      char buf[1024];
+
+      snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "route add %d.%d.%d.%d mask %d.%d.%d.%d %d.%d.%d.%d",
+	                         uip_ipaddr_to_quad(&meshif.ipaddr),
+				 uip_ipaddr_to_quad(&meshif.netmask),
+				 uip_ipaddr_to_quad(&uip_hostaddr));
+      printf("%s\n", buf);
+      system(buf);
+      signal(SIGTERM, remove_route);
+    }
 #else
     process_start(&tapdev_process, NULL);
 #endif