diff --git a/daemon/core/nodes/netclient.py b/daemon/core/nodes/netclient.py
index 398eacde..908f8bc8 100644
--- a/daemon/core/nodes/netclient.py
+++ b/daemon/core/nodes/netclient.py
@@ -90,15 +90,6 @@ def address_show(self, device: str) -> str:
         """
         return self.run_net(f"{IP} address show {device}")
 
-    def get_mac(self, device: str) -> str:
-        """
-        Retrieve MAC address for a given device.
-
-        :param device: device to get mac for
-        :return: MAC address
-        """
-        return self.run(f"cat /sys/class/net/{device}/address")
-
     def get_ifindex(self, device: str) -> int:
         """
         Retrieve ifindex for a given device.
@@ -183,7 +174,7 @@ def create_address(self, device: str, address: str, broadcast: str = None) -> No
             # IPv6 addresses are removed by default on interface down.
             # Make sure that the IPv6 address we add is not removed
             device = utils.sysctl_devname(device)
-            self.run(f"{SYSCTL} -w net.ipv6.conf.{device}.keep_addr_on_down=1")
+            self.run_net(f"{SYSCTL} -w net.ipv6.conf.{device}.keep_addr_on_down=1")
 
     def delete_address(self, device: str, address: str) -> None:
         """
diff --git a/daemon/core/nodes/podman.py b/daemon/core/nodes/podman.py
index 9a34c610..3d58bb93 100644
--- a/daemon/core/nodes/podman.py
+++ b/daemon/core/nodes/podman.py
@@ -8,10 +8,12 @@
 
 from mako.template import Template
 
+from core import utils
 from core.emulator.distributed import DistributedServer
 from core.errors import CoreCommandError, CoreError
 from core.executables import BASH
 from core.nodes.base import CoreNode, CoreNodeOptions
+from core.nodes.netclient import LinuxNetClient, get_net_client
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -97,6 +99,16 @@ def create_options(cls) -> PodmanOptions:
         """
         return PodmanOptions()
 
+    def create_node_net_client(self, use_ovs: bool) -> LinuxNetClient:
+        """
+        Create node network client for running network commands within the nodes
+        container.
+
+        :param use_ovs: True for OVS bridges, False for Linux bridges
+        :return: node network client
+        """
+        return get_net_client(use_ovs, self.cmd, self.net_cmd)
+
     def create_cmd(self, args: str, shell: bool = False) -> str:
         """
         Create command used to run commands within the context of a node.
@@ -109,6 +121,35 @@ def create_cmd(self, args: str, shell: bool = False) -> str:
             args = f"{BASH} -c {shlex.quote(args)}"
         return f"{PODMAN} exec {self.name} {args}"
 
+    def create_net_cmd(self, args: str, shell: bool = False) -> str:
+        """
+        Create command used to run network commands within the context of a node.
+
+        :param args: command arguments
+        :param shell: True to run shell like, False otherwise
+        :return: node command
+        """
+        if shell:
+            args = f"{BASH} -c {shlex.quote(args)}"
+        return f"nsenter -t {self.pid} -n -- {args}"
+
+    def net_cmd(self, args: str, wait: bool = True, shell: bool = False) -> str:
+        """
+        Runs a command that is used to configure and setup the network within a
+        node.
+
+        :param args: command to run
+        :param wait: True to wait for status, False otherwise
+        :param shell: True to use shell, False otherwise
+        :return: combined stdout and stderr
+        :raises CoreCommandError: when a non-zero exit status occurs
+        """
+        args = self.create_net_cmd(args, shell)
+        if self.server is None:
+            return utils.cmd(args, wait=wait, shell=shell)
+        else:
+            return self.server.remote_cmd(args, wait=wait)
+
     def _unique_name(self, name: str) -> str:
         """
         Creates a session/node unique prefixed name for the provided input.