diff --git a/roles/network/handlers/main.yml b/roles/network/handlers/main.yml
index be3f0ab..dd99c44 100644
--- a/roles/network/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/roles/network/handlers/main.yml
@@ -3,3 +3,8 @@
   - name: restart network
     command: /bin/sh /etc/netstart
   when: ansible_os_family == "OpenBSD"
+
+- block:
+  - name: reload network manager connections
+    command: nmcli c reload
+  when: ansible_os_family == "RedHat"
diff --git a/roles/network/tasks/RedHat.yml b/roles/network/tasks/RedHat.yml
index ed97d53..9578883 100644
--- a/roles/network/tasks/RedHat.yml
+++ b/roles/network/tasks/RedHat.yml
@@ -1 +1,17 @@
 ---
+- name: get interface uuid
+  command:
+    cmd: nmcli -f "DEVICE,UUID,NAME" c show
+  changed_when: false
+  check_mode: false
+  register: interface_uuid
+
+- name: create ethernet interface configurations
+  template:
+    src: ifcfg-eth.j2
+    dest: "/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-{{ item.device }}"
+    mode: 0644
+    owner: root
+    group: "{{ ansible_wheel }}"
+  notify: reload network manager connections
+  with_items: "{{ network_interfaces }}"
diff --git a/roles/network/templates/ifcfg-eth.j2 b/roles/network/templates/ifcfg-eth.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ab6da9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/network/templates/ifcfg-eth.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+DEVICE="{{ item.device }}"
+{% for line in interface_uuid.stdout_lines %}
+{%   if line.split()[0] == item.device %}
+UUID="{{ line.split()[1] }}"
+{%   elif line.split()[2] == item.device %}
+UUID="{{ line.split()[1] }}"
+{%   endif %}
+{% endfor %}
+{% if item.mac is defined %}
+HWADDR="{{ item.mac }}"
+{% elif lookup('vars', 'ansible_' + item.device, default=undefined) is undefined %}
+HWADDR="{{ lookup('vars', 'ansible_' + item.device + '["macaddress"]') }}
+{% endif %}
+ONBOOT=yes
+{% if item.proto is not defined or item.proto == 'dhcp' %}
+NETBOOT=yes
+BOOTPROTO=dhcp
+{% elif item.proto == 'static' %}
+IPADDR="{{ item.ipaddr }}"
+NETMASK="{{ item.netmask }}"
+{%   if item.gateway is defined %}
+GATEWAY="{{ item.gateway }}"
+{%   endif %}
+{% elif proto == 'none' %}
+BOOTPROTO=none
+{% endif %}
+{% if item.ip6addr is defined and item.ip6addr != 'none' %}
+IPV6INIT=yes
+{%   if item.ip6addr != 'auto' %}
+IPV6ADDR="{{ item.ip6addr }}"
+{%   endif %}
+{% else %}
+IPV6INIT=no
+{% endif %}
+TYPE=Ethernet