diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d4826f7..555b913 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ Hyper-Coverged Infrastructure(HCI) refers to storage and virtualization in one p
   - [libvirt-client](https://libvirt.org/): `virsh` command-line utility for managing virtual machines
   - [libvirt-daemon-kvm](https://libvirt.org/): libvirt KVM hypervisor management
   - [mergerfs](https://github.com/trapexit/mergerfs)
+  - udev rules enabling full functionality on some [Realtek 2.5Gbit USB Ethernet](https://github.com/wget/realtek-r8152-linux/) devices
   - virt-install: command-line utility for installing virtual machines
 
 Note: Fedora now uses `DefaultTimeoutStop=45s` for systemd services which could cause `libvirtd` to quit before shutting down slow VMs. Consider adding `TimeoutStopSec=120s` as an override for `libvirtd.service` if needed.
diff --git a/hci/Containerfile b/hci/Containerfile
index 99186fa..5d3cf37 100644
--- a/hci/Containerfile
+++ b/hci/Containerfile
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ ADD github-release-install.sh /tmp/github-release-install.sh
 ADD build.sh /tmp/build.sh
 ADD packages.json /tmp/packages.json
 
+ADD files/usr /usr
+
 RUN mkdir -p /var/lib/alternatives \
     && /tmp/build.sh \
     && mv /var/lib/alternatives /staged-alternatives \
diff --git a/hci/files/usr/etc/udev/rules.d/50-usb-realtek-net.rules b/hci/files/usr/etc/udev/rules.d/50-usb-realtek-net.rules
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9589b19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hci/files/usr/etc/udev/rules.d/50-usb-realtek-net.rules
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# This is used to change the default configuration of Realtek USB ethernet adapters
+
+ACTION!="add", GOTO="usb_realtek_net_end"
+SUBSYSTEM!="usb", GOTO="usb_realtek_net_end"
+ENV{DEVTYPE}!="usb_device", GOTO="usb_realtek_net_end"
+
+# Modify this to change the default value
+ENV{REALTEK_MODE1}="1"
+ENV{REALTEK_MODE2}="3"
+
+# Realtek
+ATTR{idVendor}=="0bda", ATTR{idProduct}=="815[2,3,5,6]", ATTR{bConfigurationValue}!="$env{REALTEK_MODE1}", ATTR{bConfigurationValue}="$env{REALTEK_MODE1}"
+ATTR{idVendor}=="0bda", ATTR{idProduct}=="8053", ATTR{bcdDevice}=="e???", ATTR{bConfigurationValue}!="$env{REALTEK_MODE2}", ATTR{bConfigurationValue}="$env{REALTEK_MODE2}"
+
+# Samsung
+ATTR{idVendor}=="04e8", ATTR{idProduct}=="a101", ATTR{bConfigurationValue}!="$env{REALTEK_MODE1}", ATTR{bConfigurationValue}="$env{REALTEK_MODE1}"
+
+# Lenovo
+ATTR{idVendor}=="17ef", ATTR{idProduct}=="304f", ATTR{bConfigurationValue}!="$env{REALTEK_MODE1}", ATTR{bConfigurationValue}="$env{REALTEK_MODE1}"
+ATTR{idVendor}=="17ef", ATTR{idProduct}=="3052", ATTR{bConfigurationValue}!="$env{REALTEK_MODE1}", ATTR{bConfigurationValue}="$env{REALTEK_MODE1}"
+ATTR{idVendor}=="17ef", ATTR{idProduct}=="3054", ATTR{bConfigurationValue}!="$env{REALTEK_MODE1}", ATTR{bConfigurationValue}="$env{REALTEK_MODE1}"
+ATTR{idVendor}=="17ef", ATTR{idProduct}=="3057", ATTR{bConfigurationValue}!="$env{REALTEK_MODE1}", ATTR{bConfigurationValue}="$env{REALTEK_MODE1}"
+ATTR{idVendor}=="17ef", ATTR{idProduct}=="3062", ATTR{bConfigurationValue}!="$env{REALTEK_MODE1}", ATTR{bConfigurationValue}="$env{REALTEK_MODE1}"
+ATTR{idVendor}=="17ef", ATTR{idProduct}=="3069", ATTR{bConfigurationValue}!="$env{REALTEK_MODE1}", ATTR{bConfigurationValue}="$env{REALTEK_MODE1}"
+ATTR{idVendor}=="17ef", ATTR{idProduct}=="3082", ATTR{bConfigurationValue}!="$env{REALTEK_MODE1}", ATTR{bConfigurationValue}="$env{REALTEK_MODE1}"
+ATTR{idVendor}=="17ef", ATTR{idProduct}=="3098", ATTR{bConfigurationValue}!="$env{REALTEK_MODE1}", ATTR{bConfigurationValue}="$env{REALTEK_MODE1}"
+ATTR{idVendor}=="17ef", ATTR{idProduct}=="7205", ATTR{bConfigurationValue}!="$env{REALTEK_MODE1}", ATTR{bConfigurationValue}="$env{REALTEK_MODE1}"
+ATTR{idVendor}=="17ef", ATTR{idProduct}=="720a", ATTR{bConfigurationValue}!="$env{REALTEK_MODE1}", ATTR{bConfigurationValue}="$env{REALTEK_MODE1}"
+ATTR{idVendor}=="17ef", ATTR{idProduct}=="720b", ATTR{bConfigurationValue}!="$env{REALTEK_MODE1}", ATTR{bConfigurationValue}="$env{REALTEK_MODE1}"
+ATTR{idVendor}=="17ef", ATTR{idProduct}=="720c", ATTR{bConfigurationValue}!="$env{REALTEK_MODE1}", ATTR{bConfigurationValue}="$env{REALTEK_MODE1}"
+ATTR{idVendor}=="17ef", ATTR{idProduct}=="7214", ATTR{bConfigurationValue}!="$env{REALTEK_MODE1}", ATTR{bConfigurationValue}="$env{REALTEK_MODE1}"
+ATTR{idVendor}=="17ef", ATTR{idProduct}=="721e", ATTR{bConfigurationValue}!="$env{REALTEK_MODE1}", ATTR{bConfigurationValue}="$env{REALTEK_MODE1}"
+ATTR{idVendor}=="17ef", ATTR{idProduct}=="8153", ATTR{bConfigurationValue}!="$env{REALTEK_MODE1}", ATTR{bConfigurationValue}="$env{REALTEK_MODE1}"
+ATTR{idVendor}=="17ef", ATTR{idProduct}=="a359", ATTR{bConfigurationValue}!="$env{REALTEK_MODE1}", ATTR{bConfigurationValue}="$env{REALTEK_MODE1}"
+ATTR{idVendor}=="17ef", ATTR{idProduct}=="a387", ATTR{bConfigurationValue}!="$env{REALTEK_MODE1}", ATTR{bConfigurationValue}="$env{REALTEK_MODE1}"
+
+# TP-LINK
+ATTR{idVendor}=="2357", ATTR{idProduct}=="0601", ATTR{bConfigurationValue}!="$env{REALTEK_MODE1}", ATTR{bConfigurationValue}="$env{REALTEK_MODE1}"
+
+# Nvidia
+ATTR{idVendor}=="0955", ATTR{idProduct}=="09ff", ATTR{bConfigurationValue}!="$env{REALTEK_MODE1}", ATTR{bConfigurationValue}="$env{REALTEK_MODE1}"
+
+# LINKSYS
+ATTR{idVendor}=="13b1", ATTR{idProduct}=="0041", ATTR{bConfigurationValue}!="$env{REALTEK_MODE1}", ATTR{bConfigurationValue}="$env{REALTEK_MODE1}"
+
+LABEL="usb_realtek_net_end"