diff --git a/common/qubes_network.rules b/common/qubes_network.rules
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..077c841
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/qubes_network.rules
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+
+SUBSYSTEMS=="xen", KERNEL=="eth*", ACTION=="add", RUN+="/usr/lib/qubes/setup_ip"
diff --git a/common/setup_ip b/common/setup_ip
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..267d7ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/setup_ip
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+ip=`/usr/bin/xenstore-read qubes_ip`
+netmask=`/usr/bin/xenstore-read qubes_netmask`
+gateway=`/usr/bin/xenstore-read qubes_gateway`
+secondary_dns=`/usr/bin/xenstore-read qubes_secondary_dns`
+if [ x$ip != x ]; then
+    /sbin/ifconfig $INTERFACE $ip netmask 255.255.255.255 up
+    /sbin/route add default dev $INTERFACE
+    echo "nameserver $gateway" > /etc/resolv.conf
+    echo "nameserver $secondary_dns" >> /etc/resolv.conf
+fi
diff --git a/rpm_spec/core-commonvm.spec b/rpm_spec/core-commonvm.spec
index bd0a540..d4944b7 100644
--- a/rpm_spec/core-commonvm.spec
+++ b/rpm_spec/core-commonvm.spec
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/bin
 cp xenstore-watch $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/bin
 mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc
 cp serial.conf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/var/lib/qubes/
+mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/udev/rules.d
+cp qubes_network.rules $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/udev/rules.d/
+mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/lib/qubes/
+cp setup_ip $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/lib/qubes/
 
 %triggerin -- initscripts
 cp /var/lib/qubes/serial.conf /etc/init/serial.conf
@@ -220,3 +224,5 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-qubes*
 /sbin/qubes_serial_login
 /usr/bin/xenstore-watch
+/etc/udev/rules.d/qubes_network.rules
+/usr/lib/qubes/setup_ip