diff --git a/sys/src/9/boot/bootrc b/sys/src/9/boot/bootrc
index d3046727a..ed949ec91 100755
--- a/sys/src/9/boot/bootrc
+++ b/sys/src/9/boot/bootrc
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ fn main{
 	}
 
 	# remove enviroment variables
-	rm -f /env/^$mt /env/? /env/?? '/env/fn#'* 
+	rm -f '#e/'^$mt '#e/'? '#e/'?? '#e/fn#'* 
 
 	# remove part of our temporary root
 	/mnt/broot/$cputype/bin/unmount /$cputype/bin /bin
diff --git a/sys/src/9/boot/net.rc b/sys/src/9/boot/net.rc
index 63697d8ff..42ba9f19e 100755
--- a/sys/src/9/boot/net.rc
+++ b/sys/src/9/boot/net.rc
@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@ fn confignet{
 	if(~ $#auth 0)
 		ask auth ' ip is? ' $fs(1)
 
+	# resolve dns names
+	if(test -x /bin/ndb/dnsgetip){
+		for(i in fs auth secstore){
+			$i=`{for(x in $$i) ndb/dnsgetip -a $x}
+		}
+	}
+
 	# set bootstrap authservers for factotum
 	if(! ~ $#auth 0){
 		grep -v '^[ 	]*auth=' /net/ndb >/env/x
diff --git a/sys/src/9/port/bootfs.proto b/sys/src/9/port/bootfs.proto
index 956601c01..33df1759f 100644
--- a/sys/src/9/port/bootfs.proto
+++ b/sys/src/9/port/bootfs.proto
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ $objtype
 		dd
 		disk
 			fdisk
-			kfs
 			prep
 		dossrv
 		echo
@@ -27,6 +26,8 @@ $objtype
 		mntgen
 		mount
 		mv
+		ndb
+			dnsgetip
 		hjfs
 		rc
 		rm