diff -r -u crash-5.1.5.orig/help.c crash-5.1.5/help.c
--- crash-5.1.5.orig/help.c	2011-05-12 00:38:42.000000000 +1000
+++ crash-5.1.5/help.c	2011-05-23 18:04:56.689023856 +1000
@@ -1393,7 +1393,7 @@
 char *help_rd[] = {
 "rd",
 "read memory",
-"[-dDsSupxmf][-8|-16|-32|-64][-o offs][-e addr] [address|symbol] [count]",
+"[-dDsSupxmfN][-8|-16|-32|-64][-o offs][-e addr] [address|symbol] [count]",
 "  This command displays the contents of memory, with the output formatted",
 "  in several different manners.  The starting address may be entered either",
 "  symbolically or by address.  The default output size is the size of a long",
@@ -1418,6 +1418,8 @@
 "      -16  display output in 16-bit values.",
 "      -32  display output in 32-bit values (default on 32-bit machines).",
 "      -64  display output in 64-bit values (default on 64-bit machines).",
+"       -N  display output in network byte order (only valid for 16 and",
+"           32 bit values)",
 "  -o offs  offset the starting address by offs.",
 "  -e addr  display memory until reaching specified ending hexadecimal address.",
 "  address  starting hexadecimal address:",
diff -r -u crash-5.1.5.orig/memory.c crash-5.1.5/memory.c
--- crash-5.1.5.orig/memory.c	2011-05-12 00:38:42.000000000 +1000
+++ crash-5.1.5/memory.c	2011-05-23 18:08:39.674123538 +1000
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@
 #define ASCII_ENDLINE  (0x400)
 #define NO_ASCII       (0x800)
 #define SLAB_CACHE    (0x1000)
+#define NET_ENDIAN    (0x2000)
 
 static ulong DISPLAY_DEFAULT;
 
@@ -965,7 +966,7 @@
 	memtype = KVADDR;
 	count = -1;
 
-        while ((c = getopt(argcnt, args, "xme:pfudDusSo:81:3:6:")) != EOF) {
+        while ((c = getopt(argcnt, args, "xme:pfudDusSNo:81:3:6:")) != EOF) {
                 switch(c)
 		{
 		case '8':
@@ -1069,6 +1070,10 @@
                         flag |= NO_ASCII;
 			break;
 
+		case 'N':
+			flag |= NET_ENDIAN;
+			break;
+
 		default:
 			argerrs++;
 			break;
@@ -1343,6 +1348,8 @@
 					break;
 				}
                         }
+			if (flag & NET_ENDIAN)
+				mem.u32 = htonl(mem.u32);
 			if (flag & HEXADECIMAL) {
 				fprintf(fp, "%.*x ", INT_PRLEN, mem.u32 );
 				linelen += (INT_PRLEN + 1);
@@ -1354,6 +1361,8 @@
 	                break;
 
 	        case DISPLAY_16:
+			if (flag & NET_ENDIAN)
+				mem.u16 = htons(mem.u16);
 			if (flag & HEXADECIMAL) {
 				fprintf(fp, "%.*x ", SHORT_PRLEN, mem.u16);
 				linelen += (SHORT_PRLEN + 1);
