--- libc/inet/resolv.c
+++ libc/inet/resolv.c
@@ -154,8 +154,10 @@
 #include <sys/un.h>
 
 #define MAX_RECURSE 5
-#define REPLY_TIMEOUT 10
-#define MAX_RETRIES 3
+/*--- #define MAX_RETRIES 3 ---*/
+#define MAX_RETRIES __attempts
+/*--- #define REPLY_TIMEOUT 10 ---*/
+#define REPLY_TIMEOUT __timeout
 #define MAX_SERVERS 3
 #define MAX_SEARCH 4
 
@@ -179,6 +181,8 @@
 extern char * __nameserver[MAX_SERVERS];
 extern int __searchdomains;
 extern char * __searchdomain[MAX_SEARCH];
+extern int __attempts;
+extern int __timeout;
 
 #ifdef __UCLIBC_HAS_THREADS__
 #include <pthread.h>
@@ -691,6 +695,8 @@
 	    goto fail;
 
 	DPRINTF("Looking up type %d answer for '%s'\n", type, name);
+	DPRINTF("max attempts: %d (macro %d)\n", __attempts, MAX_RETRIES);
+	DPRINTF("timeout: %d (macro %d)\n", __timeout, REPLY_TIMEOUT);
 
 	/* Mess with globals while under lock */
 	LOCK;
@@ -742,6 +748,8 @@
 
 		DPRINTF("On try %d, sending query to port %d of machine %s\n",
 				retries+1, NAMESERVER_PORT, dns);
+		DPRINTF("max attempts: %d (macro %d)\n", __attempts, MAX_RETRIES);
+		DPRINTF("timeout: %d (macro %d)\n", __timeout, REPLY_TIMEOUT);
 
 #ifdef __UCLIBC_HAS_IPV6__
 		v6 = inet_pton(AF_INET6, dns, &sa6.sin6_addr) > 0;
@@ -966,6 +974,8 @@
 char * __nameserver[MAX_SERVERS];
 int __searchdomains;
 char * __searchdomain[MAX_SEARCH];
+int __attempts = 3;
+int __timeout = 10;
 #ifdef __UCLIBC_HAS_THREADS__
 pthread_mutex_t __resolv_lock = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
 #endif
@@ -1026,6 +1036,22 @@
 					DPRINTF("adding search %s\n", argv[i]);
 				}
 			}
+
+			/* options in resolv.conf */
+			if (strcmp(argv[0], "options") == 0) {
+				DPRINTF("hit options keyword\n");
+				for (i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
+					if (strncmp(argv[i], "timeout:", 8) == 0) {
+						__timeout = atoi(&argv[i][8]);
+						DPRINTF("set timeout value %d\n", __timeout);
+					}
+					if (strncmp(argv[i], "attempts:", 9) == 0) {
+						__attempts = atoi(&argv[i][9]);
+						DPRINTF("set attempts value %d\n", __attempts);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
 		}
 		fclose(fp);
 		DPRINTF("nameservers = %d\n", __nameservers);