diff --git a/src/scheduler/etc/sched.conf b/src/scheduler/etc/sched.conf
index 9bbc074590..a7d97656a8 100644
--- a/src/scheduler/etc/sched.conf
+++ b/src/scheduler/etc/sched.conf
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
 #      2 = Load-aware. Heuristic that tries to maximize resources available for
 #          the VMs by using those nodes with less load
 #      3 = Custom.
-#    - rank: Custom arithmetic expression to rank suitable hosts based in their
-#            attributes
+#          - rank: Custom arithmetic expression to rank suitable hosts based in
+#            their attributes
 #      4 = Fixed. Hosts will be ranked according to the PRIORITY attribute found
 #          in the Host or Cluster template.
 #
@@ -45,11 +45,24 @@
 #      1 = Striping. Tries to optimize I/O by distributing the VMs across
 #          datastores.
 #      2 = Custom.
-#    - rank: Custom arithmetic exprission to rank suitable datastores based on
-#          their attributes
+#          - rank: Custom arithmetic exprission to rank suitable datastores based
+#          on their attributes
 #      3 = Fixed. Datastores will be ranked according to the PRIORITY attribute
 #          found in the Datastore template.
 #
+#  DEFAULT_NIC_SCHED: Definition of the default virtual network scheduler
+#    - policy:
+#      0 = Packing. Tries to pack address usage by selecting the VNET with
+#          less free leases
+#      1 = Striping. Tries to distribute address usage across VNETs.
+#      2 = Custom.
+#          - rank: Custom arithmetic exprission to rank suitable datastores based
+#          on their attributes
+#      3 = Fixed. Virtual Networks will be ranked according to the PRIORITY 
+#          attribute found in the Virtual Network template.
+#
+#  DIFFERENT_VNETS: When set (YES) the NICs of a VM will be forced to be in 
+#  different Virtual Networks. 
 #
 #  LOG: Configuration for the logging system
 #    - system: defines the logging system:
@@ -87,6 +100,8 @@ LIVE_RESCHEDS  = 0
 
 MEMORY_SYSTEM_DS_SCALE = 0
 
+DIFFERENT_VNETS = YES
+
 DEFAULT_SCHED = [
     policy = 1
 ]
@@ -95,6 +110,10 @@ DEFAULT_DS_SCHED = [
    policy = 1
 ]
 
+DEFAULT_NIC_SCHED = [
+   policy = 1
+]
+
 #DEFAULT_SCHED = [
 #   policy = 3,
 #   rank   = "- (RUNNING_VMS * 50  + FREE_CPU)"
diff --git a/src/scheduler/include/Scheduler.h b/src/scheduler/include/Scheduler.h
index f40b27c589..c95dbf57a5 100644
--- a/src/scheduler/include/Scheduler.h
+++ b/src/scheduler/include/Scheduler.h
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ protected:
         machines_limit(0),
         dispatch_limit(0),
         host_dispatch_limit(0),
-        mem_ds_scale(0)
+        mem_ds_scale(0),
+        diff_vnets(false)
     {
         am.addListener(this);
     };
@@ -227,6 +228,11 @@ private:
      */
     float mem_ds_scale;
 
+    /**
+     *  Boolean to dispatch the VM inside different vnets
+     */
+    bool diff_vnets;
+
     /**
      * oned runtime configuration values
      */
diff --git a/src/scheduler/src/sched/Scheduler.cc b/src/scheduler/src/sched/Scheduler.cc
index d67ad94e2c..354bbea1ba 100644
--- a/src/scheduler/src/sched/Scheduler.cc
+++ b/src/scheduler/src/sched/Scheduler.cc
@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@ void Scheduler::start()
 
     conf.get("MEMORY_SYSTEM_DS_SCALE", mem_ds_scale);
 
+    conf.get("DIFFERENT_VNETS", diff_vnets);
+
     // -----------------------------------------------------------
     // Log system & Configuration File
     // -----------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1517,13 +1519,13 @@ void Scheduler::dispatch()
              //------------------------------------------------------------------
             // Get the highest ranked network
             //------------------------------------------------------------------
-            extra.clear();
+            extra.str("");
 
             set<int> nics_ids = vm->get_nics_ids();
 
             map<int, int> matched_networks;
 
-            unsigned int num_mached_networks = 0;
+            unsigned int num_matched_networks = 0;
 
             set<int>::iterator it;
 
@@ -1537,6 +1539,11 @@ void Scheduler::dispatch()
 
                 for (n = net_resources.rbegin() ; n != net_resources.rend(); n++)
                 {
+                    if ( diff_vnets && matched_networks.find((*n)->oid) != matched_networks.end() )
+                    {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
                     net = vnetpool->get((*n)->oid);
 
                     if ( net == 0 )
@@ -1584,14 +1591,14 @@ void Scheduler::dispatch()
                     matched_networks[netid] = 1;
                 }
 
-                num_mached_networks++;
+                num_matched_networks++;
 
-                extra << "NIC=[NIC_ID=\"" << nic_id 
-                      << "\", NETWORK_MODE=\"auto\" , NETWORK_ID=\"" << netid 
+                extra << "NIC=[NIC_ID=\"" << nic_id
+                      << "\", NETWORK_MODE=\"auto\" , NETWORK_ID=\"" << netid
                       << "\"]";
             }
 
-            if ( num_mached_networks < nics_ids.size())
+            if ( num_matched_networks < nics_ids.size())
             {
                 map<int,int>::iterator it;
 
diff --git a/src/scheduler/src/sched/SchedulerTemplate.cc b/src/scheduler/src/sched/SchedulerTemplate.cc
index b2c5f350a6..04659ece83 100644
--- a/src/scheduler/src/sched/SchedulerTemplate.cc
+++ b/src/scheduler/src/sched/SchedulerTemplate.cc
@@ -122,6 +122,12 @@ void SchedulerTemplate::set_conf_default()
     attribute = new SingleAttribute("MEMORY_SYSTEM_DS_SCALE",value);
     conf_default.insert(make_pair(attribute->name(),attribute));
 
+    //DIFFERENT_VNETS
+    value = "YES";
+
+    attribute = new SingleAttribute("DIFFERENT_VNETS",value);
+    conf_default.insert(make_pair(attribute->name(),attribute));
+
     //LOG CONFIGURATION
     vvalue.clear();
     vvalue.insert(make_pair("SYSTEM","file"));