diff --git a/oshw/macosx/nicdrv.c b/oshw/macosx/nicdrv.c
index cccc3c6..d8b99af 100644
--- a/oshw/macosx/nicdrv.c
+++ b/oshw/macosx/nicdrv.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ enum
 {
     /** No redundancy, single NIC mode */
     ECT_RED_NONE,
-    /** Double redundant NIC connecetion */
+    /** Double redundant NIC connection */
     ECT_RED_DOUBLE
 };
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ enum
  * EtherCAT does not care about MAC addressing, but it is used here to
  * differentiate the route the packet traverses through the EtherCAT
  * segment. This is needed to fund out the packet flow in redundant
- * confihurations. */
+ * configurations. */
 const uint16 priMAC[3] = { 0x0101, 0x0101, 0x0101 };
 /** Secondary source MAC address used for EtherCAT. */
 const uint16 secMAC[3] = { 0x0404, 0x0404, 0x0404 };
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ static int ecx_recvpkt(ecx_portt *port, int stacknumber)
 /** Non blocking receive frame function. Uses RX buffer and index to combine
  * read frame with transmitted frame. To compensate for received frames that
  * are out-of-order all frames are stored in their respective indexed buffer.
- * If a frame was placed in the buffer previously, the function retreives it
+ * If a frame was placed in the buffer previously, the function retrieves it
  * from that buffer index without calling ec_recvpkt. If the requested index
  * is not already in the buffer it calls ec_recvpkt to fetch it. There are
  * three options now, 1 no frame read, so exit. 2 frame read but other
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ int ecx_inframe(ecx_portt *port, int idx, int stacknumber)
             ecp =(ec_comt*)(&(*stack->tempbuf)[ETH_HEADERSIZE]);
             l = etohs(ecp->elength) & 0x0fff;
             idxf = ecp->index;
-            /* found index equals reqested index ? */
+            /* found index equals requested index ? */
             if (idxf == idx)
             {
                /* yes, put it in the buffer array (strip ethernet header) */
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ int ecx_inframe(ecx_portt *port, int idx, int stacknumber)
                else
                {
 		          assert(0);
-                  /* strange things happend */
+                  /* strange things happened */
                }
             }
          }
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ int ecx_inframe(ecx_portt *port, int idx, int stacknumber)
 
    }
 
-   /* WKC if mathing frame found */
+   /* WKC if matching frame found */
    return rval;
 }
 
@@ -493,10 +493,10 @@ static int ecx_waitinframe_red(ecx_portt *port, int idx, osal_timert *timer)
    /* only do redundant functions when in redundant mode */
    if (port->redstate != ECT_RED_NONE)
    {
-      /* primrx if the reveived MAC source on primary socket */
+      /* primrx if the received MAC source on primary socket */
       primrx = 0;
       if (wkc > EC_NOFRAME) primrx = port->rxsa[idx];
-      /* secrx if the reveived MAC source on psecondary socket */
+      /* secrx if the received MAC source on psecondary socket */
       secrx = 0;
       if (wkc2 > EC_NOFRAME) secrx = port->redport->rxsa[idx];
 
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ int ecx_waitinframe(ecx_portt *port, int idx, int timeout)
    return wkc;
 }
 
-/** Blocking send and recieve frame function. Used for non processdata frames.
+/** Blocking send and receive frame function. Used for non processdata frames.
  * A datagram is build into a frame and transmitted via this function. It waits
  * for an answer and returns the workcounter. The function retries if time is
  * left and the result is WKC=0 or no frame received.
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ int ecx_srconfirm(ecx_portt *port, int idx, int timeout)
       }
       else
       {
-         /* normally use partial timout for rx */
+         /* normally use partial timeout for rx */
          osal_timer_start (&timer2, EC_TIMEOUTRET);
       }
       /* get frame from primary or if in redundant mode possibly from secondary */
diff --git a/oshw/macosx/oshw.c b/oshw/macosx/oshw.c
index 4003490..4526dfa 100644
--- a/oshw/macosx/oshw.c
+++ b/oshw/macosx/oshw.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ ec_adaptert * oshw_find_adapters(void)
 
 
    /* Iterate all devices and create a local copy holding the name and
-    * decsription.
+    * description.
     */
 
    ids = if_nameindex ();
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ ec_adaptert * oshw_find_adapters(void)
          ret_adapter = adapter;
       }
 
-      /* fetch description and name, in linux we use the same on both */
+      /* fetch description and name, in Linux we use the same on both */
       adapter->next = NULL;
 
       if (ids[i].if_name)
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ ec_adaptert * oshw_find_adapters(void)
 void oshw_free_adapters(ec_adaptert * adapter)
 {
    ec_adaptert * next_adapter;
-   /* Iterate the linked list and free all elemnts holding
+   /* Iterate the linked list and free all elements holding
     * adapter information
     */
    if(adapter)