diff --git a/plugins/guests/arch/cap/configure_networks.rb b/plugins/guests/arch/cap/configure_networks.rb
index 11fda5dedf7..a7cbfd5a3ae 100644
--- a/plugins/guests/arch/cap/configure_networks.rb
+++ b/plugins/guests/arch/cap/configure_networks.rb
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ def self.configure_networks(machine, networks)
             temp.close
 
             machine.communicate.upload(temp.path, "/tmp/vagrant_network")
-            machine.communicate.sudo("mv /tmp/vagrant_network /etc/network.d/interfaces/eth#{network[:interface]}")
-            machine.communicate.sudo("netcfg interfaces/eth#{network[:interface]}")
+            machine.communicate.sudo("ln -sf /dev/null /etc/udev/rules.d/80-net-name-slot.rules")
+            machine.communicate.sudo("mv /tmp/vagrant_network /etc/netctl/eth#{network[:interface]}")
+            machine.communicate.sudo("netctl start eth#{network[:interface]}")
           end
         end
       end
diff --git a/templates/guests/arch/network_dhcp.erb b/templates/guests/arch/network_dhcp.erb
index f7044f07101..cea4e858752 100644
--- a/templates/guests/arch/network_dhcp.erb
+++ b/templates/guests/arch/network_dhcp.erb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-CONNECTION='ethernet'
-DESCRIPTION='A basic dhcp ethernet connection'
-INTERFACE='eth<%= options[:interface] %>'
-IP='dhcp'
+Description='A basic dhcp ethernet connection'
+Interface=eth<%= options[:interface] %>
+Connection=ethernet
+IP=dhcp
diff --git a/templates/guests/arch/network_static.erb b/templates/guests/arch/network_static.erb
index 61dfc140bd7..6cf2b9a622f 100644
--- a/templates/guests/arch/network_static.erb
+++ b/templates/guests/arch/network_static.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-CONNECTION='ethernet'
-DESCRIPTION='A basic static ethernet connection'
-INTERFACE='eth<%= options[:interface] %>'
-IP='static'
-ADDR='<%= options[:ip]%>'
-NETMASK='<%= options[:netmask] %>'
+Connection=ethernet
+Description='A basic static ethernet connection'
+Interface=eth<%= options[:interface] %>
+IP=static
+Address=('<%= options[:ip]%>/24')