diff --git a/network b/network
index d23b3a9..6124343 100755
--- a/network
+++ b/network
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 [ -f /etc/conf.d/bridges ] && . /etc/conf.d/bridges
 # dhcpcd settings
 [ -f /etc/conf.d/dhcpcd ] && . /etc/conf.d/dhcpcd
+# tun/tap settings
+[ -f /etc/conf.d/tuntap ] && . /etc/conf.d/tuntap
 
 ifup()
 {
@@ -194,6 +196,38 @@ bridge_down()
 	done
 }
 
+tap_up()
+{
+	for tapif in ${TAP_INTERFACES[@]}; do
+		for field in user group; do
+			eval tap_tmp="\$tap_${tapif}_${field}"
+			if [ ! -z "${tap_tmp}" ]; then
+				case "${field}" in
+					user)
+					tunctl_cmd+=" -u ${tap_tmp} "
+					;;
+					group)
+					tunctl_cmd+=" -g ${tap_tmp} "
+					;;
+				esac
+			fi
+		done
+		if [ -z "${tunctl_cmd}" ]; then
+			/usr/bin/tunctl -t ${tapif} -g tap > /dev/null || error=1
+		else
+			/usr/bin/tunctl -t ${tapif} ${tunctl_cmd} > /dev/null  || error=1
+			unset tunctl_cmd
+		fi
+	done
+}
+
+tap_down()
+{
+	for tapif in ${TAP_INTERFACES[@]}; do
+		/usr/bin/tunctl -d ${tapif} > /dev/null || error=1
+	done
+}
+
 
 case "$1" in
 	start)
@@ -204,6 +238,8 @@ case "$1" in
 
 		stat_busy "Starting Network"
 		error=0
+		# bring up tap interfaces
+		tap_up
 		# bring up bridge interfaces
 		bridge_up
 		# bring up ethernet interfaces
@@ -250,6 +286,8 @@ case "$1" in
 		done
 		# bring down bridge interfaces
 		bridge_down
+		# bring down tap interfaces
+		tap_down
 		if [ $error -eq 0 ]; then
 			stat_done
 		else