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..e85459e 100644
--- a/src/openvz_driver.c
+++ b/src/openvz_driver.c
@@ -323,6 +323,33 @@ static int openvzDomainReboot(virDomainPtr dom,
     return 0;
 }
 
+static char *
+openvzGenerateMac(void)
+{
+    char mac[6] = {
+        0x52,
+        0x54,
+        0x00,
+        1 + (int)(256*(rand()/(RAND_MAX+1.0))),
+        1 + (int)(256*(rand()/(RAND_MAX+1.0))),
+        1 + (int)(256*(rand()/(RAND_MAX+1.0)))
+    };
+    return openvzMacToString(mac);
+}
+
+static char *
+openvzGenerateVethName(int veid, char *dev_name_ve)
+{
+    char    dev_name[32];
+    int     ifNo = 0;
+
+    if (sscanf(dev_name_ve, "%*[^0-9]%d", &ifNo) != 1)
+        return NULL;
+    if (snprintf(dev_name, sizeof(dev_name), "veth%d.%d", veid, ifNo) < 7)
+        return NULL;
+    return strdup(dev_name);
+}
+
 static int
 openvzDomainSetNetwork(virConnectPtr conn, const char *vpsid,
                         virDomainNetDefPtr net)
@@ -364,18 +391,63 @@ 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();
+        if (!mac_ve) {
+           openvzError(conn, VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
+                    _("Could not generate mac address for VE"));
+           rc = -1;
+           goto exit;
+        }
+        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 = openvzGenerateVethName(veid, dev_name_ve);
+                if (!dev_name) {
+                   openvzError(conn, VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
+                            _("Could not generate veth name"));
+                   rc = -1;
+                   goto exit;
+                }
+                strncat(opt, ",", sizeof(opt)-strlen(opt)-1);
+                strncat(opt, dev_name, sizeof(opt)-strlen(opt)-1);
+                VIR_FREE(dev_name);
+            }
+
+            /* 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") ;