diff --git a/node-daemon/pvcd.conf.sample b/node-daemon/pvcd.conf.sample
index 5285160a..70b950e7 100644
--- a/node-daemon/pvcd.conf.sample
+++ b/node-daemon/pvcd.conf.sample
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@
 #    storage_dev: the lower-level network device to bind storage traffic to
 #    storage_dev_ip: the IP address (in CIDR format) of the lower-level network device, used by
 #                    Ceph for storage traffic (both monitor and OSD).
+#    upstream_dev: the lower-level network device to bind coordinator upstream traffic to
+#    upstream_dev_ip: the IP address (in CIDR format) of the upstream network device, used by
+#                     the system for upstream traffic flow.
 #    ipmi_hostname: the IPMI hostname for fencing (defaults to <shortname>-lom.<domain>)
 #    ipmi_username: username to connect to IPMI
 #    ipmi_password: password to connect to IPMI
@@ -61,6 +64,8 @@ vni_dev = ens4
 vni_dev_ip = 10.255.0.1/24
 storage_dev = ens4
 storage_dev_ip = 10.254.0.1/24
+upstream_dev = ens2
+upstream_dev_ip = 10.101.0.31/24
 ipmi_username = admin
 ipmi_password = Passw0rd
 ipmi_hostname = pvc-hv1-lom
diff --git a/node-daemon/pvcd/Daemon.py b/node-daemon/pvcd/Daemon.py
index f755e18c..cee9fc41 100644
--- a/node-daemon/pvcd/Daemon.py
+++ b/node-daemon/pvcd/Daemon.py
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ config_values = [
     'vni_dev_ip',
     'storage_dev',
     'storage_dev_ip',
+    'upstream_dev',
+    'upstream_dev_ip',
     'ipmi_hostname',
     'ipmi_username',
     'ipmi_password'
@@ -389,7 +391,7 @@ else:
     zkhandler.writedata(zk_conn, { '/primary_node': myhostname })
 
 ###############################################################################
-# PHASE 6 - Create local IP addresses for VNI and Storage networks
+# PHASE 6 - Create local IP addresses for static networks
 ###############################################################################
 
 # VNI configuration
@@ -399,13 +401,21 @@ logger.out('Setting up VNI network on interface {} with IP {}'.format(vni_dev, v
 common.run_os_command('ip link set {} up'.format(vni_dev))
 common.run_os_command('ip address add {} dev {}'.format(vni_dev_ip, vni_dev))
 
-# Storage configurationm
+# Storage configuration
 storage_dev = config['storage_dev']
 storage_dev_ip = config['storage_dev_ip']
 logger.out('Setting up Storage network on interface {} with IP {}'.format(storage_dev, storage_dev_ip), state='i')
 common.run_os_command('ip link set {} up'.format(storage_dev))
 common.run_os_command('ip address add {} dev {}'.format(storage_dev_ip, storage_dev))
 
+# Upstream configuration
+if config['daemon_mode'] == 'coordinator':
+    upstream_dev = config['upstream_dev']
+    upstream_dev_ip = config['upstream_dev_ip']
+    logger.out('Setting up Upstream network on interface {} with IP {}'.format(upstream_dev, upstream_dev_ip), state='i')
+    common.run_os_command('ip link set {} up'.format(upstream_dev))
+    common.run_os_command('ip address add {} dev {}'.format(upstream_dev_ip, upstream_dev))
+
 ###############################################################################
 # PHASE 7a - Ensure Libvirt is running on the local host
 ###############################################################################
diff --git a/node-daemon/pvcd/VXNetworkInstance.py b/node-daemon/pvcd/VXNetworkInstance.py
index f6ce9d17..f6ffee10 100644
--- a/node-daemon/pvcd/VXNetworkInstance.py
+++ b/node-daemon/pvcd/VXNetworkInstance.py
@@ -324,9 +324,11 @@ add rule inet filter input meta iifname {bridgenic} counter drop
             dhcp_configuration = [
                 '--domain-needed',
                 '--bogus-priv',
-                '--no-resolv',
+#                '--no-resolv',
+                '--no-hosts',
                 '--filterwin2k',
                 '--expand-hosts',
+                '--domain-needed',
                 '--domain={}'.format(self.domain),
                 '--local=/{}/'.format(self.domain),
                 '--auth-zone={}'.format(self.domain),
@@ -337,7 +339,6 @@ add rule inet filter input meta iifname {bridgenic} counter drop
                 '--leasefile-ro',
                 '--dhcp-script=/usr/share/pvc/pvcd/dnsmasq-zookeeper-leases.py',
                 '--dhcp-range={},{},4h'.format(self.dhcp_start, self.dhcp_end),
-                '--dhcp-lease-max=99',
                 '--dhcp-hostsdir={}'.format(self.dnsmasq_hostsdir),
                 '--log-queries=extra',
                 '--log-facility={}/dnsmasq.log'.format(self.config['dnsmasq_log_directory']),