diff --git a/modules/config/networking.nix b/modules/config/networking.nix
index 5896e9ec9fd..921972093ce 100644
--- a/modules/config/networking.nix
+++ b/modules/config/networking.nix
@@ -75,4 +75,10 @@ in
         target = "resolvconf.conf";
       }
     ];
+
+  boot.systemd.units."ip-up.target".text =
+    ''
+      [Unit]
+      Description=Services Requiring IP Connectivity
+    '';
 }
diff --git a/modules/services/networking/dhcpcd.nix b/modules/services/networking/dhcpcd.nix
index 77d4ac6253c..2767af7200e 100644
--- a/modules/services/networking/dhcpcd.nix
+++ b/modules/services/networking/dhcpcd.nix
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ let
           # server hostnames in its config file, then it will never do
           # anything ever again ("couldn't resolve ..., giving up on
           # it"), so we silently lose time synchronisation.
-          ${config.system.build.systemd}/bin/systemctl restart ntpd.service
+          ${config.system.build.systemd}/bin/systemctl try-restart ntpd.service
 
-          #${config.system.build.upstart}/sbin/initctl emit -n ip-up $params
+          ${config.system.build.systemd}/bin/systemctl start ip-up.target
       fi
 
       #if [ "$reason" = EXPIRE -o "$reason" = RELEASE -o "$reason" = NOCARRIER ] ; then
@@ -92,7 +92,9 @@ in
   config = mkIf config.networking.useDHCP {
 
     jobs.dhcpcd =
-      { wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
+      { description = "DHCP Client";
+
+        wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
         after = [ "network-interfaces.service" ];
 
         path = [ dhcpcd pkgs.nettools pkgs.openresolv ];
diff --git a/modules/services/networking/ntpd.nix b/modules/services/networking/ntpd.nix
index 7d1db8df066..e9b27268aa1 100644
--- a/modules/services/networking/ntpd.nix
+++ b/modules/services/networking/ntpd.nix
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ in
     jobs.ntpd =
       { description = "NTP daemon";
 
-        startOn = "ip-up";
+        wantedBy = [ "ip-up.target" ];
+        partOf = [ "ip-up.target" ];
 
         path = [ ntp ];
 
diff --git a/modules/system/boot/systemd.nix b/modules/system/boot/systemd.nix
index 06019fa2a08..992981f0a36 100644
--- a/modules/system/boot/systemd.nix
+++ b/modules/system/boot/systemd.nix
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ let
 
       #ln -s ../getty@tty1.service $out/multi-user.target.wants/
       ln -s ../remote-fs.target $out/multi-user.target.wants/
+      ln -s ../network.target $out/multi-user.target.wants/
     ''; # */
 
 in
diff --git a/modules/tasks/network-interfaces.nix b/modules/tasks/network-interfaces.nix
index 5ff1a83bc81..5302fa82bd4 100644
--- a/modules/tasks/network-interfaces.nix
+++ b/modules/tasks/network-interfaces.nix
@@ -195,10 +195,12 @@ in
 
     security.setuidPrograms = [ "ping" "ping6" ];
 
-    jobs.networkInterfaces =
-      { name = "network-interfaces";
+    jobs."network-interfaces" =
+      { description = "Static Network Interfaces";
 
-        startOn = "stopped udevtrigger";
+        after = [ "systemd-udev-settle.service" ];
+        before = [ "network.target" ];
+        wantedBy = [ "network.target" ];
 
         path = [ pkgs.iproute ];
 
@@ -266,9 +268,8 @@ in
             ${pkgs.stdenv.shell} ${pkgs.writeText "local-net-cmds" cfg.localCommands}
 
             ${optionalString (cfg.interfaces != [] || cfg.localCommands != "") ''
-              # Emit the ip-up event (e.g. to start ntpd).
-              #FIXME
-              #initctl emit -n ip-up
+              # Start the ip-up target (e.g. to start ntpd).
+              ${config.system.build.systemd}/bin/systemctl start ip-up.target
             ''}
           '';
       };