diff --git a/alpine/Dockerfile b/alpine/Dockerfile
index 71e90ef97..c8597c1b4 100644
--- a/alpine/Dockerfile
+++ b/alpine/Dockerfile
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ RUN \
   rc-update add vsudd boot && \
   rc-update add sysklogd boot && \
   rc-update add hwclock boot && \
+  rc-update add tap-vsockd boot && \
   rc-update add networking boot && \
   rc-update add acpid default && \
   rc-update add chronyd default && \
diff --git a/alpine/etc/network/interfaces b/alpine/etc/network/interfaces
index 448065704..16bf29af8 100644
--- a/alpine/etc/network/interfaces
+++ b/alpine/etc/network/interfaces
@@ -4,10 +4,3 @@ iface lo inet loopback
 auto eth0
 iface eth0 inet dhcp
     udhcpc_opts -T 3 -A 3 -t 20 -O search
-
-auto eth1
-iface eth1 inet dhcp
-    udhcpc_opts -T 1 -A 3
-    metric 199
-    pre-up service tap-vsockd start
-    post-down service tap-vsockd stop
diff --git a/alpine/etc/network/interfaces.template b/alpine/etc/network/interfaces.template
deleted file mode 100644
index a8c2edd82..000000000
--- a/alpine/etc/network/interfaces.template
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-auto lo
-iface lo inet loopback
-
-auto eth1
-iface eth1 inet dhcp
-    udhcpc_opts -T 1 -A 3
-    metric 199
-    pre-up service tap-vsockd start
-    post-down service tap-vsockd stop
diff --git a/alpine/packages/hostsettings/etc/init.d/hostsettings b/alpine/packages/hostsettings/etc/init.d/hostsettings
index f2f9a44e0..a502b6216 100755
--- a/alpine/packages/hostsettings/etc/init.d/hostsettings
+++ b/alpine/packages/hostsettings/etc/init.d/hostsettings
@@ -13,27 +13,24 @@ start() {
 	mobyconfig exists etc/sysfs.conf && mobyconfig get etc/sysfs.conf > /etc/sysfs.conf
 	mobyconfig exists etc/resolv.conf && mobyconfig get etc/resolv.conf > /etc/resolv.conf
 	mobyconfig exists random-seed && mobyconfig get random-seed > /dev/urandom
-
 	mobyconfig exists etc/hosts && mobyconfig get etc/hosts >> /etc/hosts
 
-	# handle static network config if configured
-	mobyconfig exists net/config && NETCONFIG=`mobyconfig get net/config`
-	if [ "${NETCONFIG}" = "static" ]; then
-	     # assume that the other configsDB entries exist
-	     IP=`mobyconfig get net/address`
-	     MASK=`mobyconfig get net/netmask`
-	     GW=`mobyconfig get net/gateway`
-
-	     cp /etc/network/interfaces.template /etc/network/interfaces
-	     echo                          >> /etc/network/interfaces
-	     echo "auto eth0"              >> /etc/network/interfaces
-	     echo "iface eth0 inet static" >> /etc/network/interfaces
-	     echo "    address ${IP}"      >> /etc/network/interfaces
-	     echo "    netmask ${MASK}"    >> /etc/network/interfaces
-	     echo "    gateway ${GW}"      >> /etc/network/interfaces
-	     echo "    metric  200"        >> /etc/network/interfaces
+        if [ "$(mobyplatform)" = "windows" ]; then
+            # We have two network interfaces. The Hyper-V interface
+            # comes up as eth0. Rename and configure it.
+            ip link set eth0 down
+            ip link set eth0 name hvint0 
+            
+            mobyconfig exists net/config && NETCONFIG=`mobyconfig get net/config`
+            if [ "${NETCONFIG}" = "static" ]; then
+                # assume that the other configsDB entries exist
+                IP=`mobyconfig get net/address`
+                MASK=`mobyconfig get net/netmask`
+                ip addr add ${IP}/${MASK} dev hvint0
+                ip link set hvint0 up
+	    fi
 	fi
-	
+
 	mobyconfig exists etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt && mobyconfig get etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt >> /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt 
 
 	eend 0
diff --git a/alpine/packages/tap-vsockd/etc/init.d/tap-vsockd b/alpine/packages/tap-vsockd/etc/init.d/tap-vsockd
index 6a71dfb2c..0886276ed 100755
--- a/alpine/packages/tap-vsockd/etc/init.d/tap-vsockd
+++ b/alpine/packages/tap-vsockd/etc/init.d/tap-vsockd
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ start()
 		--background \
 		--pidfile ${PIDFILE} \
 		-- \
+		--tap eth0 \
 		--pidfile "${PIDFILE}" \
 		--listen