diff --git a/iopsys-econet/base-files/etc/preinit b/iopsys-econet/base-files/etc/preinit
index d5a6dc4cb110d64189d3299f76293fdee0cf98e7..e54d81b764c1d6282128590918f1f8ac196a0888 100755
--- a/iopsys-econet/base-files/etc/preinit
+++ b/iopsys-econet/base-files/etc/preinit
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ insmod /lib/modules/5.4.55/sw_rps_for_wifi.ko
 echo "insmod hw_nat.ko"
 insmod /lib/modules/5.4.55/hw_nat.ko
 
+echo "mknod /dev/hwnat0"
+mknod /dev/hwnat0 c 220 0 
+
 echo "insmod ae_wan.ko wan_sel=1"
 insmod /lib/modules/5.4.55/ae_wan.ko wan_sel=1
 
diff --git a/iopsys-econet/config/config b/iopsys-econet/config/config
index 88859600d881872a48aa460a6b6474262c6ce10c..e67a354ca3bf4da18d0800442efefc385ddfac15 100644
--- a/iopsys-econet/config/config
+++ b/iopsys-econet/config/config
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-tcphy=y
 CONFIG_PACKAGE_ecnt_sys=y
 CONFIG_PACKAGE_ecnt_bsp=y
 CONFIG_PACKAGE_ethcmd=y
+CONFIG_PACKAGE_hwnat_7510=y
 
 # CONFIG_PACKAGE_uboot-envtools is not set