diff --git a/common/setup_ip b/common/setup_ip
index 61f197cf..79f389a7 100755
--- a/common/setup_ip
+++ b/common/setup_ip
@@ -10,4 +10,14 @@ if [ x$ip != x ]; then
     /sbin/route add default dev $INTERFACE
     echo "nameserver $gateway" > /etc/resolv.conf
     echo "nameserver $secondary_dns" >> /etc/resolv.conf
+	network=$(/usr/bin/xenstore-read qubes_netvm_network 2>/dev/null)
+	if [ "x$network" != "x" ]; then
+		gateway=$(/usr/bin/xenstore-read qubes_netvm_gateway)
+		netmask=$(/usr/bin/xenstore-read qubes_netvm_netmask)
+		secondary_dns=$(/usr/bin/xenstore-read qubes_netvm_secondary_dns)
+		echo "NS1=$gateway" > /var/run/qubes/qubes_ns
+		echo "NS2=$secondary_dns" >> /var/run/qubes/qubes_ns
+		/usr/lib/qubes/qubes_setup_dnat_to_ns
+	fi
+
 fi
diff --git a/dom0/qvm-tools/qvm-prefs b/dom0/qvm-tools/qvm-prefs
index 51ebe251..3527ad7f 100755
--- a/dom0/qvm-tools/qvm-prefs
+++ b/dom0/qvm-tools/qvm-prefs
@@ -119,7 +119,24 @@ def set_netvm(vms, vm, args):
         vm.uses_default_netvm = False
 
     vm.netvm_vm = netvm_vm
-
+    if not vm.is_running():
+        return
+    if not vm.netvm_vm.is_running():
+        subprocess.check_call(["qvm-start", vm.netvm_vm.name])
+    subprocess.check_call(["xl", "network-detach", vm.name, "0"])
+    domain_path="/local/domain/"+str(vm.get_xid())
+    subprocess.check_call(["xenstore-write",
+        domain_path+"/qubes_ip",
+        vm.ip])
+    subprocess.check_call(["xenstore-write",
+        domain_path+"/qubes_gateway",
+        vm.netvm_vm.gateway])
+    subprocess.check_call(["xenstore-write",
+        domain_path+"/qubes_secondary_dns",
+        vm.netvm_vm.secondary_dns])
+    subprocess.check_call(["xl", "network-attach", vm.name, "ip="+vm.ip,
+        "backend="+vm.netvm_vm.name,
+        "script=/etc/xen/scripts/vif-route-qubes"])
 
 def set_updateable(vms, vm, args):
     if vm.is_updateable():