diff --git a/cmd_parser.c b/cmd_parser.c
index e5bb099..2b4a640 100644
--- a/cmd_parser.c
+++ b/cmd_parser.c
@@ -871,6 +871,11 @@ void cmd_parser(void) __banked
 			}
 		} else if (cmd_compare(0, "version")) {
 			print_sw_version();
+		} else if (cmd_compare(0, "time")) {
+			print_string("  Tick counter: "); print_long(ticks); print_string("   Sec Counter: ");
+			reg_read_m(RTL837X_REG_SEC_COUNTER);
+			print_sfr_data();
+			write_char('\n');
 		} else if (cmd_compare(0, "history")) {
 			__xdata uint16_t p = (cmd_history_ptr + 1) & CMD_HISTORY_MASK;
 			__xdata uint8_t found_begin = 0;
diff --git a/rtl837x_regs.h b/rtl837x_regs.h
index 975b233..402b5c0 100644
--- a/rtl837x_regs.h
+++ b/rtl837x_regs.h
@@ -91,11 +91,16 @@
 /*
  * NIC Related registers
  */
-#define RTL837X_REG_RX_CTRL	0x785c
-#define RTL837X_REG_TX_CTRL	0x7860
-#define RTL837X_REG_RX_AVAIL	0x7874
-#define RTL837X_REG_RX_RINGPTR	0x787c
-#define RTL837X_REG_RX_DONE	0x784c
+#define RTL837X_REG_NIC_BUFFSIZE_TX	0x7844
+#define RTL837X_REG_NIC_RXBUFF_RX	0x7848
+#define RTL837X_REG_RX_CTRL		0x785c
+#define RTL837X_REG_TX_CTRL		0x7860
+#define RTL837X_REG_RX_AVAIL		0x7874
+#define RTL837X_REG_RX_RINGPTR		0x787c
+#define RTL837X_REG_RX_DONE		0x784c
+#define RTL837X_REG_CPU_TAG		0x6720
+#define RTL837X_REG_CPU_TAG_AWARE_PMASK	0x603C
+#define RTL837X_REG_MAC_FORCE_MODE	0x6344
 
 /*
  * Statistics related registers
diff --git a/rtlplayground.c b/rtlplayground.c
index 51f22f3..8872f0b 100644
--- a/rtlplayground.c
+++ b/rtlplayground.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "uip/uip_arp.h"
 #include "machine.h"
 
+
 extern __code const struct machine machine;
 
 extern __xdata uint16_t crc_value;
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ void crc16(__xdata uint8_t *v) __naked;
 // Upload Firmware to 1M
 #define FIRMWARE_UPLOAD_START 0x100000
 
-#define SYS_TICK_HZ 100
+#define SYS_TICK_HZ 200
 #define SERIAL_BAUD_RATE 115200
 
 /* All RTL839x switches have an external 25MHz Oscillator,
@@ -53,6 +54,13 @@ void crc16(__xdata uint8_t *v) __naked;
 #define CLOCK_DIV 0
 #endif
 
+// Derive divider for the system ticks
+#define TIMER0_DIV (CLOCK_HZ / 12 / SYS_TICK_HZ)
+#if TIMER0_DIV > 0xFFFF
+#error "SYS_TICH_HZ to low, must be >= 158"
+#endif
+#define SYSTICK_TIMER0_VALUE (0x10000 - TIMER0_DIV)
+
 __xdata uint8_t idle_ready;
 
 __code uint8_t ownIP[] = { 192, 168, 2, 2 };
@@ -111,15 +119,15 @@ __xdata uint8_t sfp_options[2];
 void isr_timer0(void) __interrupt(1)
 {
 	TR0 = 0;		// Stop timer 0
-	TH0 = (0x10000 - (CLOCK_HZ / SYS_TICK_HZ / 32)) >> 8;
-	TL0 = (0x10000 - (CLOCK_HZ / SYS_TICK_HZ / 32)) % 0xff;
+	TH0 = SYSTICK_TIMER0_VALUE >> 8;
+	TL0 = SYSTICK_TIMER0_VALUE % 0xff;
+	TR0 = 1;		// Re-start timer 0
 
 	ticks++;
 	if (sleep_ticks > 0)
 		sleep_ticks--;
 	sec_counter++;
 
-	TR0 = 1;		// Re-start timer 0
 }
 
 
@@ -284,13 +292,14 @@ void isr_ext3(void) __interrupt(9)
 void setup_timer0(void)
 {
 	TMOD = 0x11;  // Timer 1: Mode 1, Timer 0: Mode 1, i.e. 16 bit counters, no auto-reload
-	// The TH0 registers contain the high/low byte that is loaded into
-	// timer0 when T0 overflows to 0x10000
-	TH0 = (0x10000 - (CLOCK_HZ / SYS_TICK_HZ / 32)) >> 8;
-	TL0 = (0x10000 - (CLOCK_HZ / SYS_TICK_HZ / 32)) % 0xff;
+	/* The TH0 registers contain the high/low byte that we load into Timer0 when T0
+	 * overflows to 0x10000
+	 */
+	TH0 = SYSTICK_TIMER0_VALUE >> 8;
+	TL0 = SYSTICK_TIMER0_VALUE % 0xff;
 
-	TCON = 0x10;	// Start timer 0
 	CKCON &= 0xc7;
+	TCON = 0x10;	// Start timer 0
 	ET0 = 1;	// Enable timer interrupts
 }
 
@@ -987,19 +996,18 @@ void handle_sfp(void)
 	}
 }
 
-
 //
 // An idle function that sleeps for 1 tick and does all the house-keeping
 //
 void idle(void)
 {
 	PCON |= 1;
-	if (sec_counter >= 60) {
-		sec_counter -= 60;
+	if (sec_counter >= SYS_TICK_HZ) {
+		sec_counter -= SYS_TICK_HZ;
 		reg_read_m(RTL837X_REG_SEC_COUNTER);
 		uint8_t v = sfr_data[3];
 #ifdef DEBUG
-		print_string("  sec_counter: "); print_byte(v);
+		print_string("  Tick counter: "); print_long(ticks); write_char('\n');
 #endif
 		v++;
 		sfr_data[3] = v;
@@ -1021,8 +1029,8 @@ void idle(void)
 		reg_write_m(RTL837X_REG_SEC_COUNTER);
 		reg_read_m(RTL837X_REG_SEC_COUNTER);
 #ifdef DEBUG
-		print_string(" >>: ");
-		print_long_x(sfr_data);
+		print_sfr_data();
+		write_char('\n');
 #endif
 	}
 
@@ -1266,10 +1274,10 @@ void nic_setup(void)
 
 	// This sets the size of the RX buffer, the filling level is in 0x7874
 	// R7848-000004ff
-	REG_SET(0x7848, 0x4ff);
+	REG_SET(RTL837X_REG_NIC_RXBUFF_RX, 0x4ff);
 
 	// R7844-000007fe
-	REG_SET(0x7844, 0x7fe);
+	REG_SET(RTL837X_REG_NIC_BUFFSIZE_TX, 0x7fe);
 
 	// Configure NIC RX to receive various types of packets
 	// RTL837X_REG_RX_CTRL: Set bits 24-31 to 0x4, clear bits 16/17
@@ -1288,18 +1296,20 @@ void nic_setup(void)
 	reg_bit_clear(RTL837X_REG_RX_CTRL, 2);
 
 	// R603c-00000200
-	REG_SET(0x603c, 0x200);
+	// CPU-port is CPU-Tag aware (bit 9)
+	REG_SET(RTL837X_REG_CPU_TAG_AWARE_PMASK, 0x200);
 
-	// r6720:00000500 R6720-00000501 R6720-00000501 r6720:00000501
-	reg_read_m(0x6720);
+	// Insert CPU-tag for internally received packets (bit 0), MODE is 0, i.e. ALL packets (bits 8-9)
+	reg_read_m(RTL837X_REG_CPU_TAG);
 	sfr_mask_data(0, 1, 1);
 	sfr_mask_data(1, 3, 0);
-	reg_write_m(0x6720);
+	reg_write_m(RTL837X_REG_CPU_TAG);
 
+	// Force MAC mode of the CPU port (port 9)
 	// r6368:00000194 R6368-00000197
-	reg_read_m(0x6368);
-	sfr_mask_data(0, 0, 3);
-	reg_write_m(0x6368);
+	reg_read_m(RTL837X_REG_MAC_FORCE_MODE + 9 * 4);
+	sfr_mask_data(0, 0, 3); // Set bits 0, 1: Force link
+	reg_write_m(RTL837X_REG_MAC_FORCE_MODE+ 9 * 4);
 
 	// Sequence number of TX packets
 	tx_seq = 0;