diff --git a/ports/run/noux_net_netcat.run b/ports/run/noux_net_netcat.run
index 1a95cb0bb..395558707 100644
--- a/ports/run/noux_net_netcat.run
+++ b/ports/run/noux_net_netcat.run
@@ -5,13 +5,21 @@ if {[have_spec linux]} {
 
 set build_components {
 	core init
-	drivers/timer drivers/uart drivers/nic drivers/pci
+	drivers/timer drivers/pci
+	server/tcp_terminal
+	server/nic_bridge
 	noux/net lib/libc_noux
 	noux-pkg/netcat
 }
 
-lappend_if [have_spec acpi]  build_components drivers/acpi
-lappend_if [have_spec pci]   build_components drivers/pci/device_pd
+set use_usb_driver [expr [have_spec omap4] || [have_spec exynos5]]
+set use_nic_driver [expr !$use_usb_driver]
+
+lappend_if $use_usb_driver     build_components drivers/usb
+lappend_if $use_nic_driver     build_components drivers/nic
+lappend_if [have_spec acpi]    build_components drivers/acpi
+lappend_if [have_spec pci]     build_components drivers/pci/device_pd
+lappend_if [is_qemu_available] build_components drivers/uart
 
 build $build_components
 
@@ -54,19 +62,58 @@ append config {
 	<start name="timer">
 		<resource name="RAM" quantum="1M"/>
 		<provides><service name="Timer"/></provides>
-	</start>
+	</start>}
+
+append_if [is_qemu_available] config {
 	<start name="uart_drv">
 		<resource name="RAM" quantum="1M"/>
 		<provides><service name="Terminal"/></provides>
 		<config>
-		<policy label="noux" uart="1"/>
+			<policy label="noux" uart="1"/>
+		</config>
+	</start>}
+
+append_if [expr ![is_qemu_available]] config {
+	<start name="tcp_terminal">
+		<resource name="RAM" quantum="2560K"/>
+		<provides> <service name="Terminal"/> </provides>
+		<route>
+			<service name="Nic"> <child name="nic_bridge"/> </service>
+			<any-service> <parent/> <any-child/> </any-service>
+		</route>
+		<config>
+			<policy label="noux_net" port="8888"/>
 		</config>
 	</start>
+	<start name="nic_bridge">
+		<resource name="RAM" quantum="2M"/>
+		<provides><service name="Nic"/></provides>
+		<route>
+			<service name="Nic">
+				<child name="usb_drv"/>
+			</service>
+			<any-service> <parent/> <any-child/> </any-service>
+		</route>
+	</start>}
+
+append_if $use_nic_driver config {
 	<start name="nic_drv">
 		<resource name="RAM" quantum="4M"/>
 		<provides> <service name="Nic"/> </provides>
 	</start>}
 
+append_if $use_usb_driver config {
+	<start name="usb_drv">
+		<resource name="RAM" quantum="12M"/>
+		<provides>
+			<service name="Nic"/>
+			<service name="Input"/>
+		</provides>
+		<config>
+			<nic />
+		</config>
+	</start>}
+
 append_if [have_spec acpi] config {
 	<start name="acpi">
 		<resource name="RAM" quantum="6M"/>
@@ -96,7 +143,15 @@ append config {
 				<arg value="-l"/>
 				<arg value="-p 5555"/>
 			</start>
-		</config>
+		</config>}
+
+append_if [expr ![is_qemu_available]] config {
+		<route>
+			<service name="Nic"> <child name="nic_bridge"/> </service>
+			<any-service> <parent/> <any-child/> </any-service>
+		</route>}
+
+append config {
 	</start>
 </config>
 }
@@ -109,25 +164,30 @@ install_config $config
 
 # generic modules
 set boot_modules {
-	core init timer uart_drv nic_drv
+	core init timer tcp_terminal nic_bridge
 	ld.lib.so noux_net libc.lib.so libm.lib.so
+	libc_lock_pipe.lib.so libc_log.lib.so
 	libc_resolv.lib.so libc_noux.lib.so lwip.lib.so noux_netcat.tar
 }
 
 # platform-specific modules
-lappend_if [have_spec pci]  boot_modules pci_drv
-lappend_if [have_spec acpi] boot_modules acpi_drv
-lappend_if [have_spec nova] boot_modules pci_device_pd
+lappend_if $use_nic_driver     boot_modules nic_drv
+lappend_if $use_usb_driver     boot_modules usb_drv
+lappend_if [have_spec pci]     boot_modules pci_drv
+lappend_if [have_spec acpi]    boot_modules acpi_drv
+lappend_if [have_spec nova]    boot_modules pci_device_pd
+lappend_if [is_qemu_available] boot_modules uart_drv
 
 build_boot_image $boot_modules
 
-if {![is_amt_available]} {
+set noux_output_file "noux_output.log"
+set serial_ip_addr   "localhost"
+set noux_ip_addr     "localhost"
+
+if {[is_qemu_available]} {
 	#
 	# Redirect the output of Noux via the virtual serial port 1 into a file to be
 	# dumped after the successful completion of the test.
-	#
-	set noux_output_file "noux_output.log"
-
 	append qemu_args " -nographic"
 	append qemu_args " -serial mon:stdio"
 	append qemu_args " -serial file:$noux_output_file"
@@ -136,32 +196,31 @@ if {![is_amt_available]} {
 	append_if [have_spec lan9118] qemu_args " -net nic,model=lan9118 "
 
 	append qemu_args " -net user -redir tcp:5555::5555 "
-}
 
-run_genode_until {.*got IP address.*\n} 60
+	run_genode_until {.*got IP address.*\n} 60
+} else {
+	run_genode_until {\[init -> tcp_terminal\] listening on port 8888\.\.\.} 60
+
+	regexp {\[init -> noux_net\] .{1,5}got IP address [0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+} $output noux_ip_addr
+	regexp {[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+} $noux_ip_addr noux_ip_addr 
+
+	regexp {\[init -> tcp_terminal\] .{1,5}got IP address [0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+} $output serial_ip_addr
+	regexp {[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+} $serial_ip_addr serial_ip_addr 
+
+	# connect to Genode target and reading log output via network connection
+	exec telnet $serial_ip_addr 8888 > $noux_output_file &
+}
 
 sleep 2
 
-if [is_amt_available] {
-	set match_string "got IP address"
-	grep_output $match_string
-	unify_output {[\r\n\t]+} ""
-	unify_output {[\033]\[0m} ""
-	set pos [string first $match_string $output]
-	set ip_addr [string replace $output 0 [expr $pos+14]]
-} else {
-	set ip_addr "localhost"
-}
+puts "--- serial '$serial_ip_addr' noux '$noux_ip_addr'"
+exec echo -e "Hello Genode" | netcat $noux_ip_addr 5555
 
-exec echo -e "Hello Genode" | netcat $ip_addr 5555
+sleep 2
 
-sleep 1
-
-if {![is_amt_available]} {
-	set output [exec cat $noux_output_file]
-	puts "output:\n$output\n"
-	exec rm $noux_output_file
-}
+set output [exec cat $noux_output_file]
+puts "output:\n$output\n"
+exec rm $noux_output_file
 
 exec rm bin/noux_netcat.tar
 exec rm -r bin/etc