diff --git a/net-analyzer/netcat/netcat-1.10.recipe b/net-analyzer/netcat/netcat-1.10.recipe
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ab08dbdc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net-analyzer/netcat/netcat-1.10.recipe
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+SUMMARY="A utility to read and write to network connections"
+DESCRIPTION="
+Netcat is a simple utility which reads and writes data across network connections, \
+using the TCP or UDP protocol.
+"
+HOMEPAGE="http://nc110.sourceforge.net"
+SRC_URI="svn://svn.code.sf.net/p/nc110/code/nc110#22"
+LICENSE="Public Domain"
+COPYRIGHT="1996 hobbit"
+REVISION="1"
+
+ARCHITECTURES="x86_gcc2 x86 x86_64"
+PATCHES="netcat-1.10.patchset"
+
+PROVIDES="
+	netcat = $portVersion
+	cmd:nc = $portVersion
+	"
+REQUIRES="
+	haiku >= $haikuVersion
+	"
+BUILD_REQUIRES="
+	haiku_devel >= $haikuVersion
+	"
+BUILD_PREREQUIRES="
+	cmd:gcc
+	cmd:make
+	"
+
+BUILD()
+{
+	make haiku
+}
+
+INSTALL()
+{
+	mkdir -p $binDir
+	cp nc $binDir
+}
diff --git a/net-analyzer/netcat/patches/netcat-1.10.patchset b/net-analyzer/netcat/patches/netcat-1.10.patchset
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6169f6d1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net-analyzer/netcat/patches/netcat-1.10.patchset
@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+From ea019e9659fb07d24ec113afdb264c235f1683be Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Puck Meerburg <puck@puckipedia.nl>
+Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2014 10:56:27 +0100
+Subject: Add Haiku fixes
+
+
+diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
+index 99f2795..ce1ebe5 100644
+--- a/Makefile
++++ b/Makefile
+@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ aix:
+ linux:
+ 	make -e $(ALL) $(MFLAGS) XFLAGS='-DLINUX' STATIC=-static
+ 
++haiku:
++	make -e $(ALL) $(MFLAGS) XFLAGS='-DHAIKU -lnetwork' STATIC=-static
++
+ # irix 5.2, dunno 'bout earlier versions.  If STATIC='-non_shared' doesn't
+ # work for you, null it out and yell at SGI for their STUPID default
+ # of apparently not installing /usr/lib/nonshared/*.  Sheesh.
+diff --git a/generic.h b/generic.h
+index b3dd5f5..568e3b3 100644
+--- a/generic.h
++++ b/generic.h
+@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@
+ /* random() is generally considered better than rand() */
+ #define HAVE_RANDOM
+ 
++/* moved here to be able to turn it off per platform */
++#define HAVE_BIND
++
+ /* the srand48/lrand48/etc family is s'posedly even better */
+ #define HAVE_RAND48
+ /* bmc@telebase and others have suggested these macros if a box *does* have
+@@ -360,6 +363,12 @@ There's a BIG swamp lurking where network code of any sort lives.
+ #undef HAVE_SELECT_X
+ #endif /* NeXTSTEP 3.2 motorola */
+ 
++/* Haiku contains this version of netcat by default,
++   and doesn't like res_init for some reason */
++#ifdef HAIKU
++#undef HAVE_BIND
++#endif
++
+ /* Make some "generic" assumptions if all else fails */
+ #ifdef GENERIC
+ #undef HAVE_FLOCK
+diff --git a/netcat.c b/netcat.c
+index 3cab37d..37bc104 100644
+--- a/netcat.c
++++ b/netcat.c
+@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
+ /* conditional includes -- a very messy section which you may have to dink
+    for your own architecture [and please send diffs...]: */
+ /* #undef _POSIX_SOURCE		/* might need this for something? */
+-#define HAVE_BIND		/* ASSUMPTION -- seems to work everywhere! */
+ #define HAVE_HELP		/* undefine if you dont want the help text */
+ /* #define ANAL			/* if you want case-sensitive DNS matching */
+ 
+@@ -158,6 +157,7 @@ USHORT o_random = 0;
+ USHORT o_udpmode = 0;
+ USHORT o_verbose = 0;
+ unsigned int o_wait = 0;
++unsigned int o_quittimeout = 0;
+ USHORT o_zero = 0;
+ /* o_tn in optional section */
+ 
+@@ -170,6 +170,9 @@ USHORT o_zero = 0;
+ #define Debug(x)	/* nil... */
+ #endif
+ 
++#ifdef HAVE_HELP
++void helpme();
++#endif
+ 
+ /* support routines -- the bulk of this thing.  Placed in such an order that
+    we don't have to forward-declare anything: */
+@@ -224,6 +227,14 @@ void catch ()
+   bail (" punt!");
+ }
+ 
++/* quitaftertimeout :
++    signal handler which quits after user given seconds after close of stdin */
++void quitaftertimeout ()
++{
++  close(netfd);
++  exit(0);
++}
++
+ /* timeout and other signal handling cruft */
+ void tmtravel ()
+ {
+@@ -1171,15 +1182,19 @@ int readwrite (fd)
+     } /* select fuckup */
+ /* if we have a timeout AND stdin is closed AND we haven't heard anything
+    from the net during that time, assume it's dead and close it too. */
+-    if (rr == 0) {
+-	if (! FD_ISSET (0, ding1))
+-	  netretry--;			/* we actually try a coupla times. */
+-	if (! netretry) {
+-	  if (o_verbose > 1)		/* normally we don't care */
+-	    holler ("net timeout");
+-	  close (fd);
+-	  return (0);			/* not an error! */
++/* we need this section if -q is not given, otherwise we don't quit if we
++   don't receive from net, we quit after timeout given with -q */
++	if (o_quittimeout == 0) {
++      if (rr == 0) {
++	  if (! FD_ISSET (0, ding1))
++	    netretry--;			/* we actually try a coupla times. */
++	  if (! netretry) {
++	    if (o_verbose > 1)		/* normally we don't care */
++	      holler ("net timeout");
++	    close (fd);
++	    return (0);			/* not an error! */
+ 	}
++      }
+     } /* select timeout */
+ /* xxx: should we check the exception fds too?  The read fds seem to give
+    us the right info, and none of the examples I found bothered. */
+@@ -1214,6 +1229,15 @@ Debug (("got %d from the net, errno %d", rr, errno))
+ 	if (rr <= 0) {			/* at end, or fukt, or ... */
+ 	  FD_CLR (0, ding1);		/* disable and close stdin */
+ 	  close (0);
++	  if (o_quittimeout > 0) {
++	    if (o_verbose > 1)
++	      fprintf (stderr, "STDIN closed, quit after %d seconds\n", o_quittimeout);
++	    signal (SIGALRM, quitaftertimeout);
++	    alarm (o_quittimeout);
++	    // if -q argument is < 0 we don't trigger any signal and we also don't
++	    // check for rr == 0 above, hence this is an infinite loop, essentially
++	    // waiting forever on fd or net.
++	  }
+ 	} else {
+ 	  rzleft = rr;
+ 	  zp = bigbuf_in;
+@@ -1387,7 +1411,7 @@ main (argc, argv)
+ 
+ /* If your shitbox doesn't have getopt, step into the nineties already. */
+ /* optarg, optind = next-argv-component [i.e. flag arg]; optopt = last-char */
+-  while ((x = getopt (argc, argv, "ae:g:G:hi:lno:p:rs:tuvw:z")) != EOF) {
++  while ((x = getopt (argc, argv, "ae:g:G:hi:lno:p:q:rs:tuvw:z")) != EOF) {
+ /* Debug (("in go: x now %c, optarg %x optind %d", x, optarg, optind)) */
+     switch (x) {
+       case 'a':
+@@ -1439,6 +1463,9 @@ main (argc, argv)
+ 	if (o_lport == 0)
+ 	  bail ("invalid local port %s", optarg);
+ 	break;
++      case 'q':				/* set the quit timeout */
++	o_quittimeout = atoi(optarg);
++	break;
+       case 'r':				/* randomize various things */
+ 	o_random++; break;
+       case 's':				/* local source address */
+@@ -1625,7 +1652,7 @@ Debug (("netfd %d from port %d to port %d", netfd, ourport, curport))
+ #ifdef HAVE_HELP		/* unless we wanna be *really* cryptic */
+ /* helpme :
+    the obvious */
+-helpme()
++void helpme()
+ {
+   o_verbose = 1;
+   holler ("[v1.10]\n\
+@@ -1648,6 +1675,7 @@ options:");
+ 	-n			numeric-only IP addresses, no DNS\n\
+ 	-o file			hex dump of traffic\n\
+ 	-p port			local port number\n\
++	-q timeout		set timeout for connecting\n\
+ 	-r			randomize local and remote ports\n\
+ 	-s addr			local source address");
+ #ifdef TELNET
+-- 
+1.8.3.4
+