Index: linux-2.6.18-armeb/net/ipv4/ip_input.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.18-armeb.orig/net/ipv4/ip_input.c
+++ linux-2.6.18-armeb/net/ipv4/ip_input.c
@@ -272,6 +272,10 @@ int ip_local_deliver(struct sk_buff *skb
 			return 0;
 	}
 
+	// speed up for locals, by Freecom
+	if(strcmp(skb->dev->name, "eth0") == 0)
+		return ip_local_deliver_finish(skb);
+
 	return NF_HOOK(PF_INET, NF_IP_LOCAL_IN, skb, skb->dev, NULL,
 		       ip_local_deliver_finish);
 }
@@ -373,6 +377,7 @@ drop:
 int ip_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev, struct packet_type *pt, struct net_device *orig_dev)
 {
 	struct iphdr *iph;
+	struct in_device *in_dev;
 	u32 len;
 
 	/* When the interface is in promisc. mode, drop all the crap
@@ -431,6 +436,14 @@ int ip_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct n
 	/* Remove any debris in the socket control block */
 	memset(IPCB(skb), 0, sizeof(struct inet_skb_parm));
 
+	// speed up for locals, by Freecom
+	if(strcmp(dev->name, "eth0") == 0) {
+		in_dev = in_dev_get(dev);
+		if(in_dev) if(in_dev->ifa_list)
+			if(skb->nh.iph->daddr == in_dev->ifa_list->ifa_address)
+				return ip_rcv_finish(skb);
+	}
+
 	return NF_HOOK(PF_INET, NF_IP_PRE_ROUTING, skb, dev, NULL,
 		       ip_rcv_finish);
 
Index: linux-2.6.18-armeb/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.18-armeb.orig/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
+++ linux-2.6.18-armeb/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
@@ -153,6 +153,10 @@ int ip_build_and_send_pkt(struct sk_buff
 
 	skb->priority = sk->sk_priority;
 
+	// speed up for locals, by Freecom
+	if(strcmp(rt->u.dst.dev->name, "eth0") == 0)
+		return dst_output(skb);
+
 	/* Send it out. */
 	return NF_HOOK(PF_INET, NF_IP_LOCAL_OUT, skb, NULL, rt->u.dst.dev,
 		       dst_output);
@@ -283,6 +287,11 @@ int ip_output(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	skb->dev = dev;
 	skb->protocol = htons(ETH_P_IP);
 
+	// speed up for locals, by Freecom
+	if(skb->input_dev == 0)
+		if(strcmp(dev->name, "eth0") == 0)
+			return ip_finish_output(skb);
+
 	return NF_HOOK_COND(PF_INET, NF_IP_POST_ROUTING, skb, NULL, dev,
 		            ip_finish_output,
 			    !(IPCB(skb)->flags & IPSKB_REROUTED));
@@ -367,6 +376,10 @@ packet_routed:
 
 	skb->priority = sk->sk_priority;
 
+	// speed up for locals, by Freecom
+	if(strcmp(rt->u.dst.dev->name, "eth0") == 0)
+		return dst_output(skb);
+
 	return NF_HOOK(PF_INET, NF_IP_LOCAL_OUT, skb, NULL, rt->u.dst.dev,
 		       dst_output);
 
@@ -1263,9 +1276,13 @@ int ip_push_pending_frames(struct sock *
 	skb->priority = sk->sk_priority;
 	skb->dst = dst_clone(&rt->u.dst);
 
-	/* Netfilter gets whole the not fragmented skb. */
-	err = NF_HOOK(PF_INET, NF_IP_LOCAL_OUT, skb, NULL, 
-		      skb->dst->dev, dst_output);
+	// speed up for locals, by Freecom
+	if(strcmp(skb->dst->dev->name, "eth0") == 0)
+		err = dst_output(skb);
+	else
+		/* Netfilter gets whole the not fragmented skb. */
+		err = NF_HOOK(PF_INET, NF_IP_LOCAL_OUT, skb, NULL, 
+			      skb->dst->dev, dst_output);
 	if (err) {
 		if (err > 0)
 			err = inet->recverr ? net_xmit_errno(err) : 0;