diff --git a/ipmitool/include/ipmitool/helper.h b/ipmitool/include/ipmitool/helper.h
index 695837c..c8d1fff 100644
--- a/ipmitool/include/ipmitool/helper.h
+++ b/ipmitool/include/ipmitool/helper.h
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ struct valstr {
 };
 const char * val2str(uint16_t val, const struct valstr * vs);
 uint16_t str2val(const char * str, const struct valstr * vs);
+void print_valstr(const struct valstr * vs, const char * title, int loglevel);
+
 
 uint16_t buf2short(uint8_t * buf);
 uint32_t buf2long(uint8_t * buf);
diff --git a/ipmitool/include/ipmitool/ipmi_strings.h b/ipmitool/include/ipmitool/ipmi_strings.h
index 65f88aa..c1bee9d 100644
--- a/ipmitool/include/ipmitool/ipmi_strings.h
+++ b/ipmitool/include/ipmitool/ipmi_strings.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 extern const struct valstr completion_code_vals[];
 extern const struct valstr entity_id_vals[];
 extern const struct valstr entity_device_type_vals[];
-
+extern const struct valstr ipmi_netfn_vals[];
 extern const struct valstr ipmi_channel_activity_type_vals[];
 extern const struct valstr ipmi_privlvl_vals[];
 extern const struct valstr impi_bit_rate_vals[];
diff --git a/ipmitool/lib/helper.c b/ipmitool/lib/helper.c
index 16394ce..71c96f4 100644
--- a/ipmitool/lib/helper.c
+++ b/ipmitool/lib/helper.c
@@ -101,12 +101,11 @@ void printbuf(const uint8_t * buf, int len, const char * desc)
 const char * val2str(uint16_t val, const struct valstr *vs)
 {
 	static char un_str[16];
-	int i = 0;
+	int i;
 
-	while (vs[i].str != NULL) {
+	for (i = 0; vs[i].str != NULL; i++) {
 		if (vs[i].val == val)
 			return vs[i].str;
-		i++;
 	}
 
 	memset(un_str, 0, 16);
@@ -117,17 +116,65 @@ const char * val2str(uint16_t val, const struct valstr *vs)
 
 uint16_t str2val(const char *str, const struct valstr *vs)
 {
-	int i = 0;
+	int i;
 
-	while (vs[i].str != NULL) {
+	for (i = 0; vs[i].str != NULL; i++) {
 		if (strncasecmp(vs[i].str, str, __maxlen(str, vs[i].str)) == 0)
 			return vs[i].val;
-		i++;
 	}
 
 	return vs[i].val;
 }
 
+/* print_valstr  -  print value string list to log or stdout
+ *
+ * @vs:		value string list to print
+ * @title:	name of this value string list
+ * @loglevel:	what log level to print, -1 for stdout
+ */
+void
+print_valstr(const struct valstr * vs, const char * title, int loglevel)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	if (vs == NULL)
+		return;
+
+	if (title != NULL) {
+		if (loglevel < 0)
+			printf("\n%s:\n\n");
+		else
+			lprintf(loglevel, "\n%s:\n", title);
+	}
+
+	if (loglevel < 0) {
+		printf("  VALUE\tHEX\tSTRING\n");
+		printf("==============================================\n");
+	} else {
+		lprintf(loglevel, "  VAL\tHEX\tSTRING");
+		lprintf(loglevel, "==============================================");
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; vs[i].str != NULL; i++) {
+		if (loglevel < 0) {
+			if (vs[i].val < 256)
+				printf("  %d\t0x%02x\t%s\n", vs[i].val, vs[i].val, vs[i].str);
+			else
+				printf("  %d\t0x%04x\t%s\n", vs[i].val, vs[i].val, vs[i].str);
+		} else {
+			if (vs[i].val < 256)
+				lprintf(loglevel, "  %d\t0x%02x\t%s", vs[i].val, vs[i].val, vs[i].str);
+			else
+				lprintf(loglevel, "  %d\t0x%04x\t%s", vs[i].val, vs[i].val, vs[i].str);
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (loglevel < 0)
+		printf("\n");
+	else
+		lprintf(loglevel, "");
+}
+
 /* ipmi_csum  -  calculate an ipmi checksum
  *
  * @d:		buffer to check
diff --git a/ipmitool/lib/ipmi_raw.c b/ipmitool/lib/ipmi_raw.c
index c6dc72f..aa54157 100644
--- a/ipmitool/lib/ipmi_raw.c
+++ b/ipmitool/lib/ipmi_raw.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include <ipmitool/helper.h>
 #include <ipmitool/ipmi_intf.h>
 #include <ipmitool/ipmi_raw.h>
+#include <ipmitool/ipmi_strings.h>
 
 #define IPMI_I2C_MASTER_MAX_SIZE	0x40
 
@@ -206,11 +207,14 @@ ipmi_raw_main(struct ipmi_intf * intf, int argc, char ** argv)
 	struct ipmi_rq req;
 	uint8_t netfn, cmd;
 	int i;
+	unsigned long ufn;
 
 	uint8_t data[256];
 
 	if (argc < 2 || strncmp(argv[0], "help", 4) == 0) {
 		lprintf(LOG_NOTICE, "RAW Commands:  raw <netfn> <cmd> [data]");
+		print_valstr(ipmi_netfn_vals, "Network Function Codes", LOG_NOTICE);
+		lprintf(LOG_NOTICE, "(can also use raw hex values)");
 		return -1;
 	}
 	else if (argc > sizeof(data))
@@ -219,7 +223,11 @@ ipmi_raw_main(struct ipmi_intf * intf, int argc, char ** argv)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	netfn = (uint8_t)strtol(argv[0], NULL, 0);
+	netfn = str2val(argv[0], ipmi_netfn_vals);
+	if (netfn == 0xff) {
+		netfn = (uint8_t)strtol(argv[0], NULL, 0);
+	}
+
 	cmd = (uint8_t)strtol(argv[1], NULL, 0);
 
 	memset(data, 0, sizeof(data));
diff --git a/ipmitool/lib/ipmi_strings.c b/ipmitool/lib/ipmi_strings.c
index 7d25528..51f006c 100644
--- a/ipmitool/lib/ipmi_strings.c
+++ b/ipmitool/lib/ipmi_strings.c
@@ -39,6 +39,16 @@
 #include <ipmitool/ipmi_constants.h>
 #include <ipmitool/ipmi_sensor.h>
 
+const struct valstr ipmi_netfn_vals[] = {
+	{ IPMI_NETFN_CHASSIS,	"Chassis" },
+	{ IPMI_NETFN_BRIDGE,	"Bridge" },
+	{ IPMI_NETFN_SE,	"Sensor/Event" },
+	{ IPMI_NETFN_APP,	"Application" },
+	{ IPMI_NETFN_FIRMWARE,	"Firmware" },
+	{ IPMI_NETFN_STORAGE,	"Storage" },
+	{ IPMI_NETFN_TRANSPORT,	"Transport" },
+	{ 0xff,			NULL },
+};
 
 /*
  * From table 26-4 of the IPMI v2 specification