diff --git a/platform/netsim/ether.c b/platform/netsim/ether.c
index d07c95c91..3f6bafa01 100644
--- a/platform/netsim/ether.c
+++ b/platform/netsim/ether.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
  *
  * Author: Adam Dunkels <adam@sics.se>
  *
- * $Id: ether.c,v 1.8 2007/03/31 18:47:27 adamdunkels Exp $
+ * $Id: ether.c,v 1.9 2007/11/14 11:17:30 nvt-se Exp $
  */
 /**
  * \file
@@ -224,10 +224,8 @@ ether_client_init(int port)
 int
 ether_client_poll(void)
 {
-  int ret, len;
   fd_set fdset;
   struct timeval tv;
-  struct ether_hdr *hdr = (struct ether_hdr *)rxbuffer;
 
   FD_ZERO(&fdset);
   FD_SET(sc, &fdset);
@@ -530,7 +528,8 @@ void
 ether_set_leds(int leds)
 {
   struct ether_hdr hdr;
-  
+
+  memset(&hdr, 0, sizeof (hdr));  
   hdr.srcx = node.x;
   hdr.srcy = node.y;
   hdr.type = PTYPE_LEDS;