diff --git a/wled00/bus_wrapper.h b/wled00/bus_wrapper.h
index 9494d030..224de180 100644
--- a/wled00/bus_wrapper.h
+++ b/wled00/bus_wrapper.h
@@ -665,10 +665,11 @@ class PolyBus {
       uint8_t offset = 0; //0 = RMT (num 0-7) 8 = I2S0 9 = I2S1
       #ifndef CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32S2
       if (num > 9) return I_NONE;
-      #else
-      if (num > 8) return I_NONE;
-      #endif
       if (num > 7) offset = num -7;
+      #else
+      if (num > 5) return I_NONE;
+      if (num > 4) offset = num -4;
+      #endif
       switch (busType) {
         case TYPE_WS2812_RGB:
         case TYPE_WS2812_WWA:
diff --git a/wled00/cfg.cpp b/wled00/cfg.cpp
index 6ffaceef..36f7169c 100644
--- a/wled00/cfg.cpp
+++ b/wled00/cfg.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "wled.h"
+#include "wled_ethernet.h"
 
 /*
  * Serializes and parses the cfg.json and wsec.json settings files, stored in internal FS.
@@ -56,6 +57,24 @@ bool deserializeConfig(JsonObject doc, bool fromFS) {
   #ifdef WLED_USE_ETHERNET
   JsonObject ethernet = doc[F("eth")];
   CJSON(ethernetType, ethernet["type"]);
+  // allocate ethernet pins
+  if (ethernetType != WLED_ETH_NONE && ethernetType < WLED_NUM_ETH_TYPES) {
+    if (ethernetBoards[ethernetType].eth_power>=0)    pinManager.allocatePin(ethernetBoards[ethernetType].eth_power);
+    if (ethernetBoards[ethernetType].eth_mdc>=0)      pinManager.allocatePin(ethernetBoards[ethernetType].eth_mdc);
+    if (ethernetBoards[ethernetType].eth_mdio>=0)     pinManager.allocatePin(ethernetBoards[ethernetType].eth_mdio);
+    switch (ethernetBoards[ethernetType].eth_clk_mode) {
+      case ETH_CLOCK_GPIO0_IN:
+      case ETH_CLOCK_GPIO0_OUT:
+        pinManager.allocatePin(0);
+        break;
+      case ETH_CLOCK_GPIO16_OUT:
+        pinManager.allocatePin(16);
+        break;
+      case ETH_CLOCK_GPIO17_OUT:
+        pinManager.allocatePin(17);
+        break;
+    }
+  }
   #endif
 
   /*
@@ -484,6 +503,24 @@ void serializeConfig() {
   #ifdef WLED_USE_ETHERNET
   JsonObject ethernet = doc.createNestedObject("eth");
   ethernet["type"] = ethernetType;
+  if (ethernetType != WLED_ETH_NONE && ethernetType < WLED_NUM_ETH_TYPES) {
+    JsonArray pins = ethernet.createNestedArray("pin");
+    if (ethernetBoards[ethernetType].eth_power>=0)    pins.add(ethernetBoards[ethernetType].eth_power);
+    if (ethernetBoards[ethernetType].eth_mdc>=0)      pins.add(ethernetBoards[ethernetType].eth_mdc);
+    if (ethernetBoards[ethernetType].eth_mdio>=0)     pins.add(ethernetBoards[ethernetType].eth_mdio);
+    switch (ethernetBoards[ethernetType].eth_clk_mode) {
+      case ETH_CLOCK_GPIO0_IN:
+      case ETH_CLOCK_GPIO0_OUT:
+        pins.add(0);
+        break;
+      case ETH_CLOCK_GPIO16_OUT:
+        pins.add(16);
+        break;
+      case ETH_CLOCK_GPIO17_OUT:
+        pins.add(17);
+        break;
+    }
+  }
   #endif
 
   JsonObject hw = doc.createNestedObject("hw");
diff --git a/wled00/wled.h b/wled00/wled.h
index 25f17a6d..66912341 100644
--- a/wled00/wled.h
+++ b/wled00/wled.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  */
 
 // version code in format yymmddb (b = daily build)
-#define VERSION 2107061
+#define VERSION 2107071
 
 //uncomment this if you have a "my_config.h" file you'd like to use
 //#define WLED_USE_MY_CONFIG
diff --git a/wled00/xml.cpp b/wled00/xml.cpp
index 21bf7fcd..13310949 100644
--- a/wled00/xml.cpp
+++ b/wled00/xml.cpp
@@ -324,11 +324,10 @@ void getSettingsJS(byte subPage, char* dest)
       #endif
       #ifdef WLED_USE_ETHERNET
       if (ethernetType != WLED_ETH_NONE && ethernetType < WLED_NUM_ETH_TYPES) {
-        ethernet_settings es = ethernetBoards[ethernetType];
-        if (es.eth_power>0) { oappend(","); oappend(itoa(es.eth_power,nS,10)); }
-        if (es.eth_mdc>0)   { oappend(","); oappend(itoa(es.eth_mdc,nS,10)); }
-        if (es.eth_mdio>0)  { oappend(","); oappend(itoa(es.eth_mdio,nS,10)); }
-        switch (es.eth_clk_mode) {
+        if (ethernetBoards[ethernetType].eth_power>=0) { oappend(","); oappend(itoa(ethernetBoards[ethernetType].eth_power,nS,10)); }
+        if (ethernetBoards[ethernetType].eth_mdc>=0)   { oappend(","); oappend(itoa(ethernetBoards[ethernetType].eth_mdc,nS,10)); }
+        if (ethernetBoards[ethernetType].eth_mdio>=0)  { oappend(","); oappend(itoa(ethernetBoards[ethernetType].eth_mdio,nS,10)); }
+        switch (ethernetBoards[ethernetType].eth_clk_mode) {
           case ETH_CLOCK_GPIO0_IN:
           case ETH_CLOCK_GPIO0_OUT:
             oappend(SET_F(",0"));