diff --git a/examples/ipv6/rpl-border-router/Makefile b/examples/ipv6/rpl-border-router/Makefile
index 1c60074c6..fca513071 100644
--- a/examples/ipv6/rpl-border-router/Makefile
+++ b/examples/ipv6/rpl-border-router/Makefile
@@ -11,3 +11,12 @@ CFLAGS += -DPROJECT_CONF_H=\"project-router-conf.h\"
 PROJECT_SOURCEFILES += slip-bridge.c httpd-simple.c
 
 include $(CONTIKI)/Makefile.include
+
+$(CONTIKI)/tools/tunslip6:	$(CONTIKI)/tools/tunslip6.c
+	(cd $(CONTIKI)/tools && $(MAKE) tunslip6)
+
+connect-router:	$(CONTIKI)/tools/tunslip6
+	sudo $(CONTIKI)/tools/tunslip6 aaaa::/64
+
+connect-router-cooja:	$(CONTIKI)/tools/tunslip6
+	sudo $(CONTIKI)/tools/tunslip6 -a 127.0.0.1 aaaa::/64