diff --git a/src/LanSettings.cpp b/src/LanSettings.cpp
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+#include "LanSettings.h"
+#include "Configuration.h"
+#include "defaults.h"
+#include <ETH.h>
+#include <AsyncTCP.h>
+#include <memory>
+
+#define ETH_CLK_MODE ETH_CLOCK_GPIO17_OUT
+#define ETH_PHY_POWER 12
+
+LanSettingsClass Lan;
+
+LanSettingsClass::LanSettingsClass() {
+	bEthConnected = false;
+	bFirstLoop = true;
+}
+
+void LanSettingsClass::init() {
+	// todo: only set static IP when DHCP server is unreachable 
+	local_ip	= IPAddress (192, 168,   1,  17);
+	gateway		= IPAddress (192, 168,   1,   1);
+	subnet		= IPAddress (255, 255, 255,   0);
+	dns1		  = IPAddress (192, 168,   1,   1);
+	dns2		  = IPAddress (192, 168,   1,   1);
+
+	WiFi.onEvent(std::bind(&LanSettingsClass::WiFiEvent, this, std::placeholders::_1));
+
+}
+
+void LanSettingsClass::firstLoop() {
+	if(false == bFirstLoop) {
+		return;
+	}
+	else {
+		// we have to do ETH.begin() in the "FirstLoop",
+		// because MqttSettingsClass::WiFiEvent callback has to register before.
+		// There is the MQTT "connection detection"
+		ETH.begin();
+	}
+	bFirstLoop = false;
+}
+
+void LanSettingsClass::loop() {
+	firstLoop();
+}
+
+bool LanSettingsClass::isConnected() {
+	return bEthConnected;
+}
+
+// look @ https://github.com/espressif/arduino-esp32/blob/master/libraries/WiFi/examples/WiFiClientEvents/WiFiClientEvents.ino 
+void LanSettingsClass::WiFiEvent(WiFiEvent_t event) {
+
+	switch (event) {
+
+		case ARDUINO_EVENT_ETH_START: // 18
+			if(true == bDebugMode) {
+				Serial.println(F("ETH: Started"));
+			}
+			//set eth hostname here
+			ETH.setHostname("openDTU-eth");
+//          ETH.config(local_ip, gateway, subnet, dns1, dns2);
+		break;
+
+		case ARDUINO_EVENT_ETH_STOP: // 19
+			if(true == bDebugMode) {
+				Serial.println(F("ETH: Stopped"));
+			}
+			bEthConnected = false;
+			break;
+
+		case ARDUINO_EVENT_ETH_CONNECTED: // 20
+			if(true == bDebugMode) {
+				Serial.println(F("ETH: Connected"));
+			}
+			break;
+
+		case ARDUINO_EVENT_ETH_DISCONNECTED: // 21
+			if(true == bDebugMode) {
+				Serial.println(F("ETH: Disconnected"));
+			}
+			bEthConnected = false;
+			break;
+
+		case ARDUINO_EVENT_ETH_GOT_IP: // 22
+			if(true == bDebugMode) {
+				Serial.print(F("ETH: MAC: "));
+				Serial.print(ETH.macAddress());
+				Serial.print(F(", IPv4: "));
+				Serial.print(ETH.localIP());
+				if (ETH.fullDuplex()) {
+					Serial.print(F(", FULL_DUPLEX"));
+				}
+				Serial.print(F(", "));
+				Serial.print(ETH.linkSpeed());
+				Serial.println(F("Mbps"));
+				bEthConnected = true;
+			}
+			break;
+
+		default:
+			break;
+	}
+}