diff --git a/networking/ping.c b/networking/ping.c
index efd4f21..a1fd9df 100644
--- a/networking/ping.c
+++ b/networking/ping.c
@@ -149,31 +149,6 @@
 	PINGINTERVAL = 1, /* 1 second */
 };
 
-/* Common routines */
-
-static int in_cksum(unsigned short *buf, int sz)
-{
-	int nleft = sz;
-	int sum = 0;
-	unsigned short *w = buf;
-	unsigned short ans = 0;
-
-	while (nleft > 1) {
-		sum += *w++;
-		nleft -= 2;
-	}
-
-	if (nleft == 1) {
-		*(unsigned char *) (&ans) = *(unsigned char *) w;
-		sum += ans;
-	}
-
-	sum = (sum >> 16) + (sum & 0xFFFF);
-	sum += (sum >> 16);
-	ans = ~sum;
-	return ans;
-}
-
 #if !ENABLE_FEATURE_FANCY_PING
 
 /* Simple version */
@@ -201,7 +176,7 @@
 	pkt = (struct icmp *) G.packet;
 	memset(pkt, 0, sizeof(G.packet));
 	pkt->icmp_type = ICMP_ECHO;
-	pkt->icmp_cksum = in_cksum((unsigned short *) pkt, sizeof(G.packet));
+	pkt->icmp_cksum = inet_cksum((uint16_t *) pkt, sizeof(G.packet));
 
 	xsendto(pingsock, G.packet, DEFDATALEN + ICMP_MINLEN, &lsa->u.sa, lsa->len);
 
@@ -493,7 +468,7 @@
 		/* No hton: we'll read it back on the same machine */
 		*(uint32_t*)&pkt->icmp_dun = monotonic_us();
 
-	pkt->icmp_cksum = in_cksum((unsigned short *) pkt, datalen + ICMP_MINLEN);
+	pkt->icmp_cksum = inet_cksum((uint16_t *) pkt, datalen + ICMP_MINLEN);
 
 	sendping_tail(sendping4, ICMP_MINLEN);
 }
@@ -512,7 +487,7 @@
 	/*if (datalen >= 4)*/
 		*(uint32_t*)(&pkt->icmp6_data8[4]) = monotonic_us();
 
-	//TODO? pkt->icmp_cksum = in_cksum(...);
+	//TODO? pkt->icmp_cksum = inet_cksum(...);
 
 	sendping_tail(sendping6, sizeof(struct icmp6_hdr));
 }
diff --git a/networking/traceroute.c b/networking/traceroute.c
index c321035..d197e54 100644
--- a/networking/traceroute.c
+++ b/networking/traceroute.c
@@ -418,39 +418,6 @@
 	return read_len;
 }
 
-/*
- * Checksum routine for Internet Protocol family headers (C Version)
- */
-static uint16_t
-in_cksum(uint16_t *addr, int len)
-{
-	int nleft = len;
-	uint16_t *w = addr;
-	uint16_t answer;
-	int sum = 0;
-
-	/*
-	 * Our algorithm is simple, using a 32 bit accumulator (sum),
-	 * we add sequential 16 bit words to it, and at the end, fold
-	 * back all the carry bits from the top 16 bits into the lower
-	 * 16 bits.
-	 */
-	while (nleft > 1) {
-		sum += *w++;
-		nleft -= 2;
-	}
-
-	/* mop up an odd byte, if necessary */
-	if (nleft == 1)
-		sum += *(unsigned char *)w;
-
-	/* add back carry outs from top 16 bits to low 16 bits */
-	sum = (sum >> 16) + (sum & 0xffff);     /* add hi 16 to low 16 */
-	sum += (sum >> 16);                     /* add carry */
-	answer = ~sum;                          /* truncate to 16 bits */
-	return answer;
-}
-
 static void
 send_probe(int seq, int ttl)
 {
@@ -477,7 +444,7 @@
 
 			/* Always calculate checksum for icmp packets */
 			outicmp->icmp_cksum = 0;
-			outicmp->icmp_cksum = in_cksum((uint16_t *)outicmp,
+			outicmp->icmp_cksum = inet_cksum((uint16_t *)outicmp,
 						packlen - (sizeof(*outip) + optlen));
 			if (outicmp->icmp_cksum == 0)
 				outicmp->icmp_cksum = 0xffff;
diff --git a/networking/udhcp/dhcpc.c b/networking/udhcp/dhcpc.c
index 4d755e6..3be09f4 100644
--- a/networking/udhcp/dhcpc.c
+++ b/networking/udhcp/dhcpc.c
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@
 	/* verify IP checksum */
 	check = packet.ip.check;
 	packet.ip.check = 0;
-	if (check != udhcp_checksum(&packet.ip, sizeof(packet.ip))) {
+	if (check != inet_cksum((uint16_t *)&packet.ip, sizeof(packet.ip))) {
 		log1("Bad IP header checksum, ignoring");
 		return -2;
 	}
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@
 	packet.ip.tot_len = packet.udp.len; /* yes, this is needed */
 	check = packet.udp.check;
 	packet.udp.check = 0;
-	if (check && check != udhcp_checksum(&packet, bytes)) {
+	if (check && check != inet_cksum((uint16_t *)&packet, bytes)) {
 		log1("Packet with bad UDP checksum received, ignoring");
 		return -2;
 	}
diff --git a/networking/udhcp/packet.c b/networking/udhcp/packet.c
index 66b42c5..4d5ff06 100644
--- a/networking/udhcp/packet.c
+++ b/networking/udhcp/packet.c
@@ -129,35 +129,6 @@
 	return bytes;
 }
 
-uint16_t FAST_FUNC udhcp_checksum(void *addr, int count)
-{
-	/* Compute Internet Checksum for "count" bytes
-	 * beginning at location "addr".
-	 */
-	int32_t sum = 0;
-	uint16_t *source = (uint16_t *) addr;
-
-	while (count > 1)  {
-		/*  This is the inner loop */
-		sum += *source++;
-		count -= 2;
-	}
-
-	/*  Add left-over byte, if any */
-	if (count > 0) {
-		/* Make sure that the left-over byte is added correctly both
-		 * with little and big endian hosts */
-		uint16_t tmp = 0;
-		*(uint8_t*)&tmp = *(uint8_t*)source;
-		sum += tmp;
-	}
-	/*  Fold 32-bit sum to 16 bits */
-	while (sum >> 16)
-		sum = (sum & 0xffff) + (sum >> 16);
-
-	return ~sum;
-}
-
 /* Construct a ip/udp header for a packet, send packet */
 int FAST_FUNC udhcp_send_raw_packet(struct dhcp_packet *dhcp_pkt,
 		uint32_t source_nip, int source_port,
@@ -212,13 +183,14 @@
 	packet.udp.len = htons(UDP_DHCP_SIZE - padding);
 	/* for UDP checksumming, ip.len is set to UDP packet len */
 	packet.ip.tot_len = packet.udp.len;
-	packet.udp.check = udhcp_checksum(&packet, IP_UDP_DHCP_SIZE - padding);
+	packet.udp.check = inet_cksum((uint16_t *)&packet,
+			IP_UDP_DHCP_SIZE - padding);
 	/* but for sending, it is set to IP packet len */
 	packet.ip.tot_len = htons(IP_UDP_DHCP_SIZE - padding);
 	packet.ip.ihl = sizeof(packet.ip) >> 2;
 	packet.ip.version = IPVERSION;
 	packet.ip.ttl = IPDEFTTL;
-	packet.ip.check = udhcp_checksum(&packet.ip, sizeof(packet.ip));
+	packet.ip.check = inet_cksum((uint16_t *)&packet.ip, sizeof(packet.ip));
 
 	udhcp_dump_packet(dhcp_pkt);
 	result = sendto(fd, &packet, IP_UDP_DHCP_SIZE - padding, /*flags:*/ 0,