diff --git a/src/openvz_conf.c b/src/openvz_conf.c
index aa8493a..1ff55d2 100644
--- a/src/openvz_conf.c
+++ b/src/openvz_conf.c
@@ -241,6 +241,9 @@ openvzReadNetworkConf(virConnectPtr conn, int veid) {
                 while (*next != '\0' && *next != ',') next++;
                 if (STRPREFIX(p, "ifname=")) {
                     p += 7;
+                    /* skip in libvirt */
+                } else if (STRPREFIX(p, "host_ifname=")) {
+                    p += 12;
                     len = next - p;
                     if (len > 16) {
                         openvzError(conn, VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
@@ -248,16 +251,16 @@ openvzReadNetworkConf(virConnectPtr conn, int veid) {
                         goto error;
                     }
 
-                    if (VIR_ALLOC_N(net->data.bridge.brname, len+1) < 0)
+                    if (VIR_ALLOC_N(net->ifname, len+1) < 0)
                         goto no_memory;
 
-                    strncpy(net->data.bridge.brname, p, len);
-                    net->data.bridge.brname[len] = '\0';
-                } else if (STRPREFIX(p, "host_ifname=")) {
-                    p += 12;
-                    //skip in libvirt
+                    strncpy(net->ifname, p, len);
+                    net->ifname[len] = '\0';
                 } else if (STRPREFIX(p, "mac=")) {
                     p += 4;
+                    /* skip in libvirt */
+                } else if (STRPREFIX(p, "host_mac=")) {
+                    p += 9;
                     len = next - p;
                     if (len != 17) { //should be 17
                         openvzError(conn, VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
@@ -266,14 +269,11 @@ openvzReadNetworkConf(virConnectPtr conn, int veid) {
                     }
                     strncpy(cpy_temp, p, len);
                     cpy_temp[len] = '\0';
-                    if (openvzParseMac(cpy_temp, net->mac)<0) {
+                    if (openvzParseMac(cpy_temp, net->mac) < 0) {
                         openvzError(conn, VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
                               _("Wrong MAC address"));
                         goto error;
                     }
-                } else if (STRPREFIX(p, "host_mac=")) {
-                    p += 9;
-                    //skip in libvirt
                 }
                 p = ++next;
             } while (p < token + strlen(token));
diff --git a/src/openvz_driver.c b/src/openvz_driver.c
index f68841e..8e11c55 100644
--- a/src/openvz_driver.c
+++ b/src/openvz_driver.c
@@ -323,6 +323,48 @@ static int openvzDomainReboot(virDomainPtr dom,
     return 0;
 }
 
+#define SW_OUI 0x001851
+static char *openvzGenerateMac(int veid, char *ifname)
+{
+    int len, i;
+    unsigned int hash, tmp;
+    char data[128];
+    char mac[6];
+
+    snprintf(data, sizeof(data), "%s:%d:%ld ", ifname, veid, time(NULL));
+    hash = veid;
+    len = strlen(data) - 1;
+    for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+        hash += data[i];
+        tmp = (data[i + 1] << 11) ^ hash;
+        hash = (hash << 16) ^ tmp;
+        hash += hash >> 11;
+    }
+    hash ^= hash << 3;
+    hash += hash >> 5;
+    hash ^= hash << 4;
+    hash += hash >> 17;
+    hash ^= hash << 25;
+    hash += hash >> 6;
+    mac[0] = (char) (SW_OUI >> 0xf);
+    mac[1] = (char) (SW_OUI >> 0x8);
+    mac[2] = (char) SW_OUI;
+    mac[3] = (char) hash;
+    mac[4] = (char) (hash >> 0x8);
+    mac[5] = (char) (hash >> 0xf);
+
+    return openvzMacToString(mac);
+}
+
+static void
+openvzGenerateVethName(int veid, char *dev_name_ve,  char *dev_name, int len)
+{
+    int id = 0;
+
+    sscanf(dev_name_ve, "%*[^0-9]%d", &id);
+    snprintf(dev_name, len, "veth%d.%d", veid, id);
+}
+
 static int
 openvzDomainSetNetwork(virConnectPtr conn, const char *vpsid,
                         virDomainNetDefPtr net)
@@ -364,18 +406,52 @@ openvzDomainSetNetwork(virConnectPtr conn, const char *vpsid,
     if (openvzCheckEmptyMac(net->mac) > 0)
           mac = openvzMacToString(net->mac);
 
-    if (net->type == VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_BRIDGE &&
-           net->data.bridge.brname != NULL) {
+    if (net->type == VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_BRIDGE) {
+        static int vnetNo = 0;
         char opt[1024];
+        char *mac_ve;
+        char dev_name_ve[20];
+        int veid = strtoI(vpsid);
+
         //--netif_add ifname[,mac,host_ifname,host_mac]
         ADD_ARG_LIT("--netif_add") ;
-        strncpy(opt, net->data.bridge.brname, 256);
+
+        /* generate interface name in ve and copy it to options */
+        snprintf(dev_name_ve, sizeof(dev_name_ve), "eth%d", vnetNo++);
+        strncpy(opt, dev_name_ve, sizeof(opt));
+
+        /* generate mac address in ve and copy it to options */
+        mac_ve = openvzGenerateMac(veid, dev_name_ve);
+        strncat(opt, ",", sizeof(opt)-strlen(opt)-1);
+        strncat(opt, mac_ve, sizeof(opt)-strlen(opt)-1);
+        VIR_FREE(mac_ve);
+
+        /* if user specified host interface name, set it */
+        if (net->ifname != NULL) {
+            strncat(opt, ",", sizeof(opt)-strlen(opt)-1);
+            strncat(opt, net->ifname, sizeof(opt)-strlen(opt)-1);
+        }
+
+        /* if user specified mac address of host interface, */
         if (mac != NULL) {
-            strcat(opt, ",");
-            strcat(opt, mac);
+
+            /* in the bad case if mac is specified, but host_ifname isn't,
+             * we must generate host interface name */
+            if (net->ifname == NULL) {
+                char dev_name[32];
+
+                openvzGenerateVethName(veid, dev_name_ve, dev_name, sizeof(dev_name));
+                strncat(opt, ",", sizeof(opt)-strlen(opt)-1);
+                strncat(opt, dev_name, sizeof(opt)-strlen(opt)-1);
+            }
+
+            /* now we can add mac address */
+            strncat(opt, ",", sizeof(opt)-strlen(opt)-1);
+            strncat(opt, mac, sizeof(opt)-strlen(opt)-1);
         }
+
         ADD_ARG_LIT(opt) ;
-    }else if (net->type == VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_ETHERNET &&
+    } else if (net->type == VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_ETHERNET &&
               net->data.ethernet.ipaddr != NULL) {
         //--ipadd ip
         ADD_ARG_LIT("--ipadd") ;