diff --git a/roles/alpine/tasks/main.yml b/roles/alpine/tasks/main.yml
index f91e21f..9776239 100644
--- a/roles/alpine/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/alpine/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+- name: Tell ifupdown to rename network interfaces
+  copy:
+    dest: /etc/network/if-pre-up.d/nameif
+    content: |
+      #!/bin/sh
+      nameif -s
+    mode: 0755
+  notify: restart networking
+
+- name: Configure interface names
+  template:
+    dest: /etc/mactab
+    src: mactab.j2
+    mode: 0644
+  notify: restart networking
+
 - name: Set up network interfaces
   template:
     dest: /etc/network/interfaces
@@ -88,3 +104,8 @@
     dest: /etc/logrotate.d/unattended-upgrade
     src: unattended-upgrade.logrotate
     mode: 0644
+
+- name: Configure MOTD
+  template:
+    dest: /etc/motd
+    src: motd.j2
diff --git a/roles/alpine/templates/mactab.j2 b/roles/alpine/templates/mactab.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0787536
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/alpine/templates/mactab.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{% for iface in interfaces | selectattr('mac_address') %}
+{{ iface.name }} {{ iface.mac_address | lower }}
+{% endfor %}
diff --git a/roles/alpine/templates/motd.j2 b/roles/alpine/templates/motd.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8a2841
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/alpine/templates/motd.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Welcome to {{ inventory_hostname }}.
+
+Trespassers will be shot.
+
+Survivors will be shot again.