diff --git a/MySensors-config-schema.coffee b/MySensors-config-schema.coffee
index eb6f1be..104fc69 100755
--- a/MySensors-config-schema.coffee
+++ b/MySensors-config-schema.coffee
@@ -10,15 +10,42 @@ module.exports = {
       type: "boolean"
       default: true
     driver:
-      description: "The diver to connect to the PiGateway"
+      description: "The driver to connect to the gateway"
       type: "string"
-      enum: ["serialport"]
+      enum: ["serialport", "ethernet"]
       default: "serialport"
+      defines:
+        property: "driverOptions"
+        options:
+          serialport:
+            title: "serialport driver options"
+            type: "object"
+            properties:
+              serialDevice:
+                description: "The name of the serial device to use"
+                type: "string"
+                default: "/dev/ttyUSB0"
+              baudrate:
+                description: "The baudrate to use for serial communication"
+                type: "integer"
+                default: 115200
+          ethernet:
+            title: "ethernet driver options"
+            type: "object"
+            properties:
+              host:
+                description: "The IP address of the gateway"
+                type: "string"
+                default: "192.168.1.100"
+              port:
+                description: "The port of the gateway"
+                type: "integer"
+                default: 5003
     driverOptions:
       description: "Options for the driver"
       type: "object"
       default: {
-        "serialDevice": '/dev/ttyUSB0', #"/dev/ttyUSB0",
+        "serialDevice": "/dev/ttyUSB0",
         "baudrate": 115200
       }
     protocols: 
diff --git a/MySensors.coffee b/MySensors.coffee
index f5f45a4..0cddee9 100755
--- a/MySensors.coffee
+++ b/MySensors.coffee
@@ -161,23 +161,31 @@ module.exports = (env) ->
     constructor: (framework,config) ->
       @config = config
       @framework = framework
-      assert  @config.time in ["utc", "local"]
-      assert @config.driver in ["serialport", "gpio"]
 
+      assert  @config.time in ["utc", "local"]
+      assert @config.driver in ["serialport", "ethernet"]
+      
       @timeOffset = 0
       if @config.time is "local"
         @timeOffset = ((new Date()).getTimezoneOffset() * 60 )
         env.logger.debug "<- TimeOffset ", @timeOffset
+        
       # setup a new driver
       switch @config.driver
         when "serialport"
           SerialPortDriver = require('./serialport')(env)
           @driver = new SerialPortDriver(@config.driverOptions)
+        when "ethernet"
+          EthernetDriver = require './ethernet'
+          @driver = new EthernetDriver(@config.driverOptions)
 
-      @driver.on('error', (error) => @emit('error', error) )
-      @driver.on('reconnect', (error) => @emit('reconnect', error) )
+      @driver.on('error', (error) => 
+        env.logger.error error
+      )
+      @driver.on('reconnect', (error) =>
+        @emit('reconnect', error)
+      )
       @driver.on('close', =>
-
         @emit('close')
       )
       @driver.on("data", (data) =>
@@ -189,7 +197,7 @@ module.exports = (env) ->
       )
 
 
-    connect: (timeout = 20000, retries = 3) ->
+    connect: (timeout = 2500, retries = 3) ->
 
       return @pendingConnect = @driver.connect(timeout, retries)
 
diff --git a/ethernet.coffee b/ethernet.coffee
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c93053c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ethernet.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+events = require 'events'
+net = require 'net'
+Promise = require 'bluebird'
+
+class EthernetDriver extends events.EventEmitter
+  
+  constructor: (protocolOptions)->
+    @port = protocolOptions.port
+    @host = protocolOptions.host
+    
+  connect: (timeout, retries) ->
+    
+    # Create connection
+    @connection = net.createConnection @port, @host
+    
+    # cleanup
+    @ready = no
+
+     # reject promise on close
+    @connection.on 'close', () =>
+      @emit('close')
+    
+    # setup data listener
+    @connection.on 'data', (data) => 
+      # Sanitize data
+      data = data.toString()
+      line = data.replace(/(\r\n|\n|\r)/gm,"")
+      @emit('line', line)
+    
+    # reject promise on error
+    @connection.on 'error', (error) =>
+      @emit('error', error)
+    
+    #resolve promise on connect
+    @connection.on 'connect', () =>
+      @ready = yes
+      @emit 'ready'
+      return
+      
+    return new Promise( (resolve, reject) =>
+      @once("ready", resolve)
+      @once("error", reject)
+    )
+
+  disconnect: -> 
+    @connection.end()
+    return Promise.resolve()
+
+  write: (data) -> 
+    if not @connection.write(data, 'utf-8', () =>
+      @emit "done"
+    )
+      @emit "error"
+
+    return new Promise( (resolve, reject) =>
+      @once("done", resolve)
+      @once("error", reject)
+    )
+
+module.exports = EthernetDriver
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 389a7b6..199829b 100755
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   "files": [
     "MySensors.coffee",
     "serialport.coffee",
+    "ethernet.coffee",
     "README.md",
     "device-config-schema.coffee",
     "MySensors-config-schema.coffee",