diff --git a/src/network.sh b/src/network.sh
index 166b877..2f90705 100644
--- a/src/network.sh
+++ b/src/network.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ set -Eeuo pipefail
 : "${MAC:=""}"
 : "${MAC_2:=""}"
 : "${DHCP:="N"}"
-: "${NETWORK:="Y"}"
+: "${NETWORK:="bridge"}"
 : "${USER_PORTS:=""}"
 : "${HOST_PORTS:=""}"
 : "${ADAPTER:="virtio-net-pci"}"
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ set -Eeuo pipefail
 : "${VM_NET_MAC_2:="$MAC_2"}"
 : "${VM_NET_HOST:="QEMU"}"
 : "${VM_NET_HOST_2:="QEMU_2"}"
-: "${VM_NET_IP:="20.20.20.21"}"
-: "${VM_NET_IP_2:="20.20.21.21"}"
+: "${VM_NET_IP:="192.168.0.101"}"
+: "${VM_NET_IP_2:="192.168.1.101"}"
 
 : "${DNSMASQ_OPTS:=""}"
 : "${DNSMASQ:="/usr/sbin/dnsmasq"}"
@@ -277,7 +277,157 @@ configureNAT() {
 
   configureDNS || return 1
 
+  return 0/
+}
+
+
+configureBridge() {
+
+  local tuntap="TUN device is missing. $ADD_ERR --device /dev/net/tun"
+  local tables="The 'ip_tables' kernel module is not loaded. Try this command: sudo modprobe ip_tables iptable_nat"
+
+  # Create the necessary file structure for /dev/net/tun
+  if [ ! -c /dev/net/tun ]; then
+    [ ! -d /dev/net ] && mkdir -m 755 /dev/net
+    if mknod /dev/net/tun c 10 200; then
+      chmod 666 /dev/net/tun
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  if [ ! -c /dev/net/tun ]; then
+    error "$tuntap" && return 1
+  fi
+
+  # Check port forwarding flag
+  if [[ $(</proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward) -eq 0 ]]; then
+    {
+      sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_forward=1 >/dev/null
+      rc=$?
+    } || :
+    if ((rc != 0)) || [[ $(</proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward) -eq 0 ]]; then
+      error "IP forwarding is disabled. $ADD_ERR --sysctl net.ipv4.ip_forward=1" && return 1
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  # Create a bridge with a static IP for the VM guest
+
+  {
+    ip link add dev dockerbridge type bridge
+    rc=$?
+  } || :
+
+  if ((rc != 0)); then
+    error "Failed to create bridge. $ADD_ERR --cap-add NET_ADMIN" && return 1
+  fi
+
+  {
+    ip link add dev dockerbridge_2 type bridge
+    rc=$?
+  } || :
+  if ((rc != 0)); then
+    error "Failed to create bridge. $ADD_ERR --cap-add NET_ADMIN" && return 1
+  fi
+
+  # We need freshly created bridge to have IP address of the container
+  # For this reason we need to migrate IP from eth0 to dockerbridge.
+  for addr in $(ip --json addr show dev $VM_NET_DEV | jq -c '.[0].addr_info[] | select(.family == "inet")'); do
+    cidr_addr=$(echo $addr | jq -r '[ .local, .prefixlen|tostring] | join("/")');
+    if ! ip addr add dev dockerbridge $cidr_addr; then
+        error "Failed to add address for dockerbridge interface"
+        exit 30
+    fi
+  done
+  if ! ip addr flush dev $VM_NET_DEV; then
+    error "Failed to clear $VM_NET_DEV interface addresses"
+    exit 30
+  fi
+
+  while ! ip link set dockerbridge up; do
+    info "Waiting for IP address to become available..."
+    sleep 2
+  done
+
+  # We need freshly created bridge to have IP address of the container
+  # For this reason we need to migrate IP from eth0 to dockerbridge.
+  for addr in $(ip --json addr show dev $VM_NET_DEV_2 | jq -c '.[0].addr_info[] | select(.family == "inet")'); do
+    cidr_addr=$(echo $addr | jq -r '[ .local, .prefixlen|tostring] | join("/")');
+    if ! ip addr add dev dockerbridge_2 $cidr_addr; then
+        error "Failed to add address for dockerbridge_2 interface"
+        exit 30
+    fi
+  done
+  if ! ip addr flush dev $VM_NET_DEV_2; then
+    error "Failed to clear $VM_NET_DEV_2 interface addresses"
+    exit 30
+  fi
+
+  while ! ip link set dockerbridge_2 up; do
+    info "Waiting for IP address to become available..."
+    sleep 2
+  done
+
+  # QEMU Works with taps, set tap to the bridge created
+  if ! ip tuntap add dev "$VM_NET_TAP" mode tap; then
+    error "$tuntap" && return 1
+  fi
+
+  while ! ip link set "$VM_NET_TAP" up promisc on; do
+    info "Waiting for TAP to become available..."
+    sleep 2
+  done
+
+  if ! ip link set dev "$VM_NET_TAP" master dockerbridge; then
+    error "Failed to set IP link!" && return 1
+  fi
+
+  if ! ip link set dev "$VM_NET_DEV" master dockerbridge; then
+    error "Failed to attach docker interface to bridge"
+  fi
+
+  if ! ip tuntap add dev "$VM_NET_TAP_2" mode tap; then
+    error "$tuntap" && return 1
+  fi
+
+  while ! ip link set "$VM_NET_TAP_2" up promisc on; do
+    info "Waiting for TAP to become available..."
+    sleep 2
+  done
+
+  if ! ip link set dev "$VM_NET_TAP_2" master dockerbridge_2; then
+    error "Failed to set IP link!" && return 1
+  fi
+
+  # add initial default route as well
+  if ! ip route add default dev dockerbridge via ${VM_NET_IP%.*}.1; then
+    error "Failed to setup default route" && return 10
+  fi
+
+  NET_OPTS="-netdev tap,id=hostnet0,ifname=$VM_NET_TAP"
+
+  if [ -c /dev/vhost-net ]; then
+    {
+      exec 40>>/dev/vhost-net
+      rc=$?
+    } 2>/dev/null || :
+    ((rc == 0)) && NET_OPTS+=",vhost=on,vhostfd=40"
+  fi
+
+  NET_OPTS+=",script=no,downscript=no"
+
+  NET_OPTS+=" -netdev tap,id=hostnet1,ifname=$VM_NET_TAP_2"
+
+  if [ -c /dev/vhost-net ]; then
+    {
+      exec 41>>/dev/vhost-net
+      rc=$?
+    } 2>/dev/null || :
+    ((rc == 0)) && NET_OPTS+=",vhost=on,vhostfd=41"
+  fi
+
+  NET_OPTS+=",script=no,downscript=no"
+
   return 0
+
 }
 
 closeNetwork() {
@@ -434,13 +584,18 @@ if [[ "$IP" != "172."* ]] && [[ "$IP" != "10.8"* ]] && [[ "$IP" != "10.9"* ]]; t
   checkOS
 fi
 
-if [[ "${NETWORK,,}" != "user"* ]]; then
+if [[ "${NETWORK,,}" == "user"* ]]; then
 
-  # Configure for tap interface
-  if ! configureNAT; then
+  # Configure for usermode networking (slirp)
+  configureUser || exit 24
 
-    NETWORK="user"
-    warn "falling back to usermode networking! Performance will be bad and port mapping will not work."
+elif [[ "${NETWORK,,}" == "bridge"* ]]; then
+  # CONFIGURE Bridge
+  html "Configuring bridged network"
+
+  if ! configureBridge; then
+
+    error "Failed to setup bridge networking"
 
     ip link set "$VM_NET_TAP" down promisc off &>null || true
     ip link delete "$VM_NET_TAP" &>null || true
@@ -452,14 +607,29 @@ if [[ "${NETWORK,,}" != "user"* ]]; then
     ip link set dockerbridge_2 down &>null || true
     ip link delete dockerbridge_2 &>null || true
 
+    exit 25
   fi
 
-fi
+else
 
-if [[ "${NETWORK,,}" == "user"* ]]; then
+  # Configure for tap interface
+  if ! configureNAT; then
 
-  # Configure for usermode networking (slirp)
-  configureUser || exit 24
+    error "Failed to setup NAT networking"
+
+    ip link set "$VM_NET_TAP" down promisc off &>null || true
+    ip link delete "$VM_NET_TAP" &>null || true
+    ip link set "$VM_NET_TAP_2" down promisc off &>null || true
+    ip link delete "$VM_NET_TAP_2" &>null || true
+
+    ip link set dockerbridge down &>null || true
+    ip link delete dockerbridge &>null || true
+    ip link set dockerbridge_2 down &>null || true
+    ip link delete dockerbridge_2 &>null || true
+
+    exit 25
+
+  fi
 
 fi