diff --git a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/xen/attach_nic b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/xen/attach_nic
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..58c7d809b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/xen/attach_nic
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# Copyright 2002-2013, OpenNebula Project (OpenNebula.org), C12G Labs        #
+#                                                                            #
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may    #
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain    #
+# a copy of the License at                                                   #
+#                                                                            #
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0                                 #
+#                                                                            #
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software        #
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,          #
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.   #
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and        #
+# limitations under the License.                                             #
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+source $(dirname $0)/kvmrc
+source $(dirname $0)/../../scripts_common.sh
+
+DOMAIN=$1
+MAC=$2
+SOURCE=$3
+MODEL=$4
+
+exec_and_log "$XM_ATTACH_NIC $DOMAIN bridge=$SOURCE mac=$MAC" \
+    "Could not attach NIC ($MAC) to $DOMAIN"
diff --git a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/xen/detach_nic b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/xen/detach_nic
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..5ae5221596
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/xen/detach_nic
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# Copyright 2002-2013, OpenNebula Project (OpenNebula.org), C12G Labs        #
+#                                                                            #
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may    #
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain    #
+# a copy of the License at                                                   #
+#                                                                            #
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0                                 #
+#                                                                            #
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software        #
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,          #
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.   #
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and        #
+# limitations under the License.                                             #
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+source $(dirname $0)/kvmrc
+source $(dirname $0)/../../scripts_common.sh
+
+DOMAIN=$1
+MAC=$2
+
+ID=`$XM_NETWORK_LIST $DOMAIN | grep -i $MAC | cut -d' ' -f1`
+
+exec_and_log "$XM_DETACH_NIC $DOMAIN $ID" \
+    "Could not detach NIC ($MAC) to $DOMAIN"
diff --git a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/xen/xen3/xenrc b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/xen/xen3/xenrc
index 086fac85d9..9e9dd8b175 100644
--- a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/xen/xen3/xenrc
+++ b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/xen/xen3/xenrc
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ export XM_SHUTDOWN="sudo $XM_PATH shutdown"
 export XM_POLL="sudo /usr/sbin/xentop -bi2"
 export XM_ATTACH_DISK="sudo $XM_PATH block-attach"
 export XM_DETACH_DISK="sudo $XM_PATH block-detach"
+export XM_ATTACH_NIC="sudo $XM_PATH network-attach"
+export XM_DETACH_NIC="sudo $XM_PATH network-detach"
+export XM_NETWORK_LIST="sudo $XM_PATH network-list"
 
 # In xen 4.1 the credit scheduler command is called sched-credit,
 # uncomment this line if you are using this version
diff --git a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/xen/xen4/xenrc b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/xen/xen4/xenrc
index ac47d2bbf9..41395ed7ec 100644
--- a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/xen/xen4/xenrc
+++ b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/xen/xen4/xenrc
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ export XM_SHUTDOWN="sudo $XM_PATH shutdown"
 export XM_POLL="sudo /usr/sbin/xentop -bi2"
 export XM_ATTACH_DISK="sudo $XM_PATH block-attach"
 export XM_DETACH_DISK="sudo $XM_PATH block-detach"
+export XM_ATTACH_NIC="sudo $XM_PATH network-attach"
+export XM_DETACH_NIC="sudo $XM_PATH network-detach"
+export XM_NETWORK_LIST="sudo $XM_PATH network-list"
 
 # In xen 4.1 the credit scheduler command is called sched-credit,
 # uncomment this line if you are using this version