diff --git a/src/common/pf_lldp.c b/src/common/pf_lldp.c
index a66892050..cbffcbb87 100644
--- a/src/common/pf_lldp.c
+++ b/src/common/pf_lldp.c
@@ -1062,6 +1062,8 @@ static void pf_lldp_send (pnet_t * net, int loc_port_num)
          p_buffer->len =
             pf_lldp_construct_frame (net, loc_port_num, p_buffer->payload);
 
+         pnal_set_port_num(p_buffer, loc_port_num);
+
          (void)pf_eth_send (net, p_port_data->netif.handle, p_buffer);
       }
 
@@ -1926,6 +1928,8 @@ int pf_lldp_recv (
    int loc_port_num = pf_port_get_port_number (net, eth_handle);
    int err = 0;
 
+   pnal_get_port_num(p_frame_buf, &loc_port_num);
+
    err = pf_lldp_parse_packet (buf, buf_len, &peer_data);
 
    if (!err)
diff --git a/src/device/pf_cmina.c b/src/device/pf_cmina.c
index 62092cd06..106d7c04a 100644
--- a/src/device/pf_cmina.c
+++ b/src/device/pf_cmina.c
@@ -1389,7 +1389,7 @@ void pf_cmina_port_statistics_show (pnet_t * net)
       }
       else
       {
-         printf ("Did not find port %s\n", p_port_data->netif.name);
+         printf ("Did not find statistics for port %s\n", p_port_data->netif.name);
       }
 
       port = pf_port_get_next (&port_iterator);
diff --git a/src/pnal.h b/src/pnal.h
index ab776d6ab..657de7371 100644
--- a/src/pnal.h
+++ b/src/pnal.h
@@ -263,6 +263,10 @@ pnal_buf_t * pnal_buf_alloc (uint16_t length);
 void pnal_buf_free (pnal_buf_t * p);
 uint8_t pnal_buf_header (pnal_buf_t * p, int16_t header_size_increment);
 
+/* Functions to use when tail-tagging is enabled */
+void pnal_get_port_num (pnal_buf_t * p, int * loc_port_num);
+void pnal_set_port_num (pnal_buf_t * p, int loc_port_num);
+
 /**
  * Network interface handle, forward declaration.
  */
diff --git a/src/ports/STM32Cube/pnal_eth.c b/src/ports/STM32Cube/pnal_eth.c
index 1c301b2cb..e8c1a9f60 100644
--- a/src/ports/STM32Cube/pnal_eth.c
+++ b/src/ports/STM32Cube/pnal_eth.c
@@ -177,3 +177,13 @@ int pnal_eth_send (pnal_eth_handle_t * handle, pnal_buf_t * buf)
    }
    return ret;
 }
+
+void pnal_get_port_num (pnal_buf_t * p, int * loc_port_num)
+{
+   /* Not yet applicable for STM32Cube */
+}
+
+void pnal_set_port_num (pnal_buf_t * p, int loc_port_num)
+{
+   /* Not yet applicable for STM32Cube */
+}
diff --git a/src/ports/linux/pnal_eth.c b/src/ports/linux/pnal_eth.c
index 9f0795c8e..57fbec228 100644
--- a/src/ports/linux/pnal_eth.c
+++ b/src/ports/linux/pnal_eth.c
@@ -164,3 +164,13 @@ int pnal_eth_send (pnal_eth_handle_t * handle, pnal_buf_t * buf)
    int ret = send (handle->socket, buf->payload, buf->len, 0);
    return ret;
 }
+
+void pnal_get_port_num (pnal_buf_t * p, int * loc_port_num)
+{
+   /* Not applicable for Linux */
+}
+
+void pnal_set_port_num (pnal_buf_t * p, int loc_port_num)
+{
+   /* Not applicable for Linux */
+}
diff --git a/src/ports/rt-kernel/pnal.c b/src/ports/rt-kernel/pnal.c
index 2cb5abbb0..86e03c0f5 100644
--- a/src/ports/rt-kernel/pnal.c
+++ b/src/ports/rt-kernel/pnal.c
@@ -53,7 +53,11 @@ int pnal_set_ip_suite (
 
 int pnal_get_macaddress (const char * interface_name, pnal_ethaddr_t * mac_addr)
 {
-   memcpy (mac_addr, netif_default->hwaddr, sizeof (pnal_ethaddr_t));
+   phy_t * phy = phy_get_default_driver ();
+   uint8_t port = atoi (&interface_name[2]) - 1;
+   phy_mac_address_t phy_mac_addr = phy_get_port_mac_address (phy, port);
+   memcpy (mac_addr, phy_mac_addr.address, sizeof (pnal_ethaddr_t));
+
    return 0;
 }
 
@@ -107,6 +111,12 @@ int pnal_get_port_statistics (
    const char * interface_name,
    pnal_port_stats_t * port_stats)
 {
+   if (memcmp(interface_name, "en1", 3) != 0)
+   {
+      /* TODO: statistics for the external ports are not yet supported */
+      return -1;
+   }
+
    port_stats->if_in_octets = netif_default->mib2_counters.ifinoctets;
    port_stats->if_in_errors = netif_default->mib2_counters.ifinerrors;
    port_stats->if_in_discards = netif_default->mib2_counters.ifindiscards;
@@ -202,11 +212,15 @@ int pnal_eth_get_status (const char * interface_name, pnal_eth_status_t * status
    ioctl_eth_status_t link;
    int error;
 
-   netif = netif_find (interface_name);
+   netif = netif_find ("en1");  /* There is only one initialized interface */
    ASSERT (netif != NULL);
 
    drv = netif->state;
    ASSERT (drv != NULL);
+
+   uint8_t port = atoi (&interface_name[2]) - 1;
+   link.state = port;
+
    error = drv->ops->ioctl (drv, netif, IOCTL_ETH_GET_STATUS, &link);
    if (error)
    {
diff --git a/src/ports/rt-kernel/pnal_eth.c b/src/ports/rt-kernel/pnal_eth.c
index 675f58004..d0b97a6c1 100644
--- a/src/ports/rt-kernel/pnal_eth.c
+++ b/src/ports/rt-kernel/pnal_eth.c
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@
 #include <lwip/apps/snmp_core.h>
 #include <lwip/lwip_hooks.h>
 #include <drivers/dev.h>
+#include <config.h>
 
-#define MAX_NUMBER_OF_IF 1
+#define MAX_NUMBER_OF_IF 3
 
 struct pnal_eth_handle
 {
@@ -125,18 +126,12 @@ pnal_eth_handle_t * pnal_eth_init (
    pnal_eth_callback_t * callback,
    void * arg)
 {
+   static struct netif * first_netif = NULL;
    pnal_eth_handle_t * handle;
    struct netif * netif;
 
    (void)receive_type; /* Ignore, for now all frames will be received. */
 
-   netif = netif_find (if_name);
-   if (netif == NULL)
-   {
-      os_log (LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "Network interface \"%s\" not found!\n", if_name);
-      return NULL;
-   }
-
    handle = pnal_eth_allocate_handle();
    if (handle == NULL)
    {
@@ -144,12 +139,28 @@ pnal_eth_handle_t * pnal_eth_init (
       return NULL;
    }
 
+   if (first_netif == NULL)
+   {
+      first_netif = netif_find (if_name);
+      if (first_netif == NULL)
+      {
+         os_log (LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "Network interface \"%s\" not found!\n", if_name);
+         return NULL;
+      }
+      netif = first_netif;
+
+      lwip_set_hook_for_unknown_eth_protocol (netif, pnal_eth_sys_recv);
+   }
+   else
+   {
+      netif = malloc (sizeof (struct netif));
+      memcpy (netif, first_netif, sizeof (struct netif));
+   }
+
    handle->arg = arg;
    handle->eth_rx_callback = callback;
    handle->netif = netif;
 
-   lwip_set_hook_for_unknown_eth_protocol (netif, pnal_eth_sys_recv);
-
    return handle;
 }
 
@@ -170,3 +181,17 @@ int pnal_eth_send (pnal_eth_handle_t * handle, pnal_buf_t * buf)
    }
    return ret;
 }
+
+void pnal_get_port_num (pnal_buf_t * p, int * loc_port_num)
+{
+#ifdef CFG_TAIL_TAGGING
+   *loc_port_num = p->port_num;
+#endif
+}
+
+void pnal_set_port_num (pnal_buf_t * p, int loc_port_num)
+{
+#ifdef CFG_TAIL_TAGGING
+   p->port_num = loc_port_num;
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/src/ports/rt-kernel/sampleapp_main.c b/src/ports/rt-kernel/sampleapp_main.c
index fe5e42088..5bf1f38b9 100644
--- a/src/ports/rt-kernel/sampleapp_main.c
+++ b/src/ports/rt-kernel/sampleapp_main.c
@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@
 
 #include <string.h>
 
-#define APP_DEFAULT_ETHERNET_INTERFACE "en1"
+/* Make it look like there are three interfaces,
+ * even if only one interface is initialized.
+ */
+#define APP_DEFAULT_ETHERNET_INTERFACE "en1,en2,en3"
 #define APP_DEFAULT_FILE_DIRECTORY     "/disk1"
 #define APP_LOG_LEVEL                  APP_LOG_LEVEL_INFO
 
@@ -140,7 +143,7 @@ int main (void)
 
    APP_LOG_INFO ("\n** Starting P-Net sample application " PNET_VERSION
                  " **\n");
-   APP_LOG_INFO ("\nType help to a list ofsupported shell commands.\n"
+   APP_LOG_INFO ("\nType help to get a list of supported shell commands.\n"
                  "Type help <cmd> to get a command description.\n"
                  "For example: help pnio_show\n\n");
    APP_LOG_INFO (