diff --git a/debian-isogen/files/build.sh b/debian-isogen/files/build.sh
index 2ea325a..ffda0d7 100644
--- a/debian-isogen/files/build.sh
+++ b/debian-isogen/files/build.sh
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ _debootstrap
 
 chroot "${CHROOT}" < "${BASEDIR}/packages_install.sh"
 
+_use_ubuntu_net_device_names
+
 mkdir -p "${CLOUD_DATA_LATEST}"
 cp "${BASEDIR}/meta_data.json" "${CLOUD_DATA_LATEST}"
 cp "${USER_DATA}" "${CLOUD_DATA_LATEST}/user_data"
diff --git a/debian-isogen/files/functions.sh b/debian-isogen/files/functions.sh
index bc5270f..c5a0b47 100644
--- a/debian-isogen/files/functions.sh
+++ b/debian-isogen/files/functions.sh
@@ -23,6 +23,16 @@ function _debootstrap (){
     http://ftp.debian.org/debian/
 }
 
+function _use_ubuntu_net_device_names (){
+# this prioritizes the path policy over slot
+# giving ubuntu compatible interface names
+  cat <<EOF>"${HOME}"/LIVE_BOOT/chroot/usr/lib/systemd/network/99-default.link
+[Link]
+NamePolicy=kernel database onboard path slot
+MACAddressPolicy=persistent
+EOF
+}
+
 function _make_kernel(){
   mkdir -p "${HOME}"/LIVE_BOOT/{scratch,image/live}
   mksquashfs \
diff --git a/debian-isogen/files/packages_install.sh b/debian-isogen/files/packages_install.sh
index 5d1e77d..20a0d02 100644
--- a/debian-isogen/files/packages_install.sh
+++ b/debian-isogen/files/packages_install.sh
@@ -24,9 +24,22 @@ apt-get update && apt-get install  -y --no-install-recommends \
    openssh-server \
    curl \
    gnupg \
-   iptables
+   iptables \
+   ifenslave \
+   bridge-utils \
+   tcpdump \
+   iputils-ping \
+   vlan
 UNSTABLE_REPO="deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian unstable main"
 echo "${UNSTABLE_REPO}" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/unstable.list
+
+# ensure we support bonding and 802.1q
+
+echo 'bonding' >> /etc/modules
+echo '8021q' >> /etc/modules
+
 apt-get update && apt-get install  -y --no-install-recommends \
       cloud-init
 rm -rf /etc/apt/sources.list.d/unstable.list /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+