diff --git a/lib/fog/vcloud/compute.rb b/lib/fog/vcloud/compute.rb
index 168c60eec..d65b24a87 100644
--- a/lib/fog/vcloud/compute.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/vcloud/compute.rb
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ module Fog
       request :configure_vm_name_description
       request :configure_vm_disks
       request :configure_vm_password
+      request :configure_vm_network
       request :delete_vapp
       request :get_catalog_item
       request :get_customization_options
diff --git a/lib/fog/vcloud/models/compute/server.rb b/lib/fog/vcloud/models/compute/server.rb
index 0944eeb23..d2ea9f30c 100644
--- a/lib/fog/vcloud/models/compute/server.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/vcloud/models/compute/server.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ module Fog
 
         attribute :vapp_scoped_local_id, :aliases => :VAppScopedLocalId
 
-        attribute :network_connections, :aliases => :NetworkConnectionSection, :squash => :NetworkConnection
+        attribute :network_connections, :aliases => :NetworkConnectionSection#, :squash => :NetworkConnection
         attribute :virtual_hardware, :aliases => :'ovf:VirtualHardwareSection', :squash => :'ovf:Item'
 
         attribute :guest_customization, :aliases => :GuestCustomizationSection
@@ -123,7 +123,14 @@ module Fog
           @update_memory_value = amount
           amount
         end
-
+        def network
+          network_connections[:NetworkConnection] if network_connections
+        end
+        def network=(network_info)
+          @changed = true
+          @update_network = network_info
+          network_info
+        end
         def disks
           disk_mess.map do |dm|
             { :number => dm[:"rasd:AddressOnParent"].to_i, :size => dm[:"rasd:HostResource"][:vcloud_capacity].to_i, :resource => dm[:"rasd:HostResource"], :disk_data => dm }
@@ -203,6 +210,12 @@ module Fog
               wait_for { ready? }
             end
 
+            if @update_network
+              network_connections[:NetworkConnection][:network] = @update_network[:network_name]
+              network_connections[:NetworkConnection][:IpAddressAllocationMode] = @update_network[:network_mode]
+              service.configure_vm_network(network_connections)
+              wait_for { ready? }
+            end
             if @disk_change == :deleted
               data = disk_mess.delete_if do |vh|
                 vh[:'rasd:ResourceType'] == '17' &&
diff --git a/lib/fog/vcloud/models/compute/vapp.rb b/lib/fog/vcloud/models/compute/vapp.rb
index 5e39ecfdc..30d40cc84 100644
--- a/lib/fog/vcloud/models/compute/vapp.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/vcloud/models/compute/vapp.rb
@@ -37,6 +37,17 @@ module Fog
                  :href => href
             )
         end
+
+        def ready?
+          reload_status # always ensure we have the correct status
+          status != '0'
+        end
+
+        private
+        def reload_status
+          vapp = service.get_vapp(href)
+          self.status = vapp.status
+        end
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/fog/vcloud/requests/compute/configure_vm_network.rb b/lib/fog/vcloud/requests/compute/configure_vm_network.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e51e5b2c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/fog/vcloud/requests/compute/configure_vm_network.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# -*- encoding: utf-8 -*-
+module Fog
+  module Vcloud
+    class Compute
+      class Real
+
+        def configure_vm_network(network_info)
+          edit_uri = network_info.select {|k,v| k == :Link && v[:rel] == 'edit'}
+          edit_uri = edit_uri.kind_of?(Array) ? edit_uri.flatten[1][:href] : edit_uri[:Link][:href]
+
+          body = <<EOF
+            <NetworkConnectionSection xmlns="http://www.vmware.com/vcloud/v1.5" xmlns:ovf="http://schemas.dmtf.org/ovf/envelope/1" type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.networkConnectionSection+xml" href="#{edit_uri}">
+              <ovf:Info>Specifies the available VM network connections</ovf:Info>
+              <PrimaryNetworkConnectionIndex>0</PrimaryNetworkConnectionIndex>
+              <NetworkConnection network="#{network_info[:NetworkConnection][:network]}" needsCustomization="true">
+                <NetworkConnectionIndex>0</NetworkConnectionIndex>
+                <IsConnected>true</IsConnected>
+                <IpAddressAllocationMode>#{network_info[:NetworkConnection][:IpAddressAllocationMode]}</IpAddressAllocationMode>
+              </NetworkConnection>
+            </NetworkConnectionSection>
+EOF
+          print "Request: #{body}"
+          request(
+            :body     => body,
+            :expects  => 202,
+            :headers  => {'Content-Type' => network_info[:"vcloud_type"] },
+            :method   => 'PUT',
+            :uri      => "#{edit_uri}",
+            :parse    => true
+          )
+        end
+
+      end
+
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/fog/vcloud/requests/compute/instantiate_vapp_template.rb b/lib/fog/vcloud/requests/compute/instantiate_vapp_template.rb
index 7683f98a4..5023deabd 100644
--- a/lib/fog/vcloud/requests/compute/instantiate_vapp_template.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/vcloud/requests/compute/instantiate_vapp_template.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ module Fog
           unless valid_opts.all? { |opt| options.has_key?(opt) }
             raise ArgumentError.new("Required data missing: #{(valid_opts - options.keys).map(&:inspect).join(", ")}")
           end
-          
+
           catalog_item_uri = options[:catalog_item_uri]
 
           # Figure out the template_uri
@@ -49,8 +49,13 @@ module Fog
               if options[:network_uri]
                 # TODO - implement properly
                 xml.NetworkConfigSection {
-                  xml.NetworkConfig {
-                    xml.NetworkAssociation( :href => options[:network_uri] )
+                  xml.tag!("ovf:Info"){ "Configuration parameters for logical networks" }
+                  xml.NetworkConfig("networkName" => options[:network_name]) {
+                    # xml.NetworkAssociation( :href => options[:network_uri] )
+                      xml.Configuration {
+                        xml.ParentNetwork("name" => options[:network_name], "href" => options[:network_uri])
+                        xml.FenceMode("bridged")
+                    }
                   }
                 }
               end
@@ -66,8 +71,7 @@ module Fog
         include Shared
 
         def instantiate_vapp_template options = {}
-          validate_instantiate_vapp_template_options options
-
+          validate_instantiate_vapp_template_options optionsgi
           request(
             :body     => generate_instantiate_vapp_template_request(options),
             :expects  => 201,