diff --git a/Changelog b/Changelog
index c78d81e8..48d6cb7d 100644
--- a/Changelog
+++ b/Changelog
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
     - support link delays up to 274 seconds (netem maximum)
     - allow runtime changes of WLAN link effects
   * DAEMON:
-    - set NODE_NAME and NODE_NUMBER in default vnoded environment
+    - set NODE_NAME, NODE_NUMBER, SESSION_SHORT in default vnoded environment
+    - changed host device naming to use veth, tap prefixes; b.n.SS for bridges
     - allow parsing XML files into live running session
     - enable link effects between hub/switch and hub/switch connections
     - update MDR service to use broadcast interfaces for non-WLAN links
diff --git a/daemon/core/netns/vnet.py b/daemon/core/netns/vnet.py
index 7edde1b6..922bc7ec 100644
--- a/daemon/core/netns/vnet.py
+++ b/daemon/core/netns/vnet.py
@@ -211,7 +211,8 @@ class LxBrNet(PyCoreNet):
         if policy is not None:
             self.policy = policy
         self.name = name
-        self.brname = "b.%s.%s" % (str(self.objid), self.session.sessionid)
+        sessionid = self.session.shortsessionid()
+        self.brname = "b.%s.%s" % (str(self.objid), sessionid)
         self.up = False
         if start:
             self.startup()
diff --git a/daemon/core/netns/vnode.py b/daemon/core/netns/vnode.py
index 3cf49395..a92375f8 100644
--- a/daemon/core/netns/vnode.py
+++ b/daemon/core/netns/vnode.py
@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ class SimpleLxcNode(PyCoreNode):
             if ifname is None:
                 ifname = "eth%d" % ifindex
             sessionid = self.session.shortsessionid()
-            name = "n%s.%s.%s" % (self.objid, ifindex, sessionid)
-            localname = "n%s.%s.%s" % (self.objid, ifname, sessionid)
+            name = "veth%s.%s.1.%s" % (self.objid, ifindex, sessionid)
+            localname = "veth%s.%s.%s" % (self.objid, ifindex, sessionid)
             if len(ifname) > 16:
                 raise ValueError, "interface local name '%s' to long" % \
                         localname
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ class SimpleLxcNode(PyCoreNode):
             if ifname is None:
                 ifname = "eth%d" % ifindex
             sessionid = self.session.shortsessionid()
-            localname = "n%s.%s.%s" % (self.objid, ifindex, sessionid)
+            localname = "tap%s.%s.%s" % (self.objid, ifindex, sessionid)
             name = ifname
             ifclass = TunTap
             tuntap = ifclass(node = self, name = name, localname = localname,
diff --git a/daemon/core/session.py b/daemon/core/session.py
index f767c018..73f14d59 100644
--- a/daemon/core/session.py
+++ b/daemon/core/session.py
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ class Session(object):
         '''
         env = os.environ.copy()
         env['SESSION'] = "%s" % self.sessionid
+        env['SESSION_SHORT'] = "%s" % self.shortsessionid()
         env['SESSION_DIR'] = "%s" % self.sessiondir
         env['SESSION_NAME'] = "%s" % self.name
         env['SESSION_FILENAME'] = "%s" % self.filename
diff --git a/daemon/sbin/core-cleanup b/daemon/sbin/core-cleanup
index e95ee667..dca35da2 100755
--- a/daemon/sbin/core-cleanup
+++ b/daemon/sbin/core-cleanup
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ killall -q emanetransportd
 killall -q emaneeventservice
 
 ifconfig -a | awk '
-    /^n[0-9]+/ {print "removing interface " $1; system("ip link del " $1);}
+    /^veth[0-9]+\./ {print "removing interface " $1; system("ip link del " $1);}
     /tmp\./    {print "removing interface " $1; system("ip link del " $1);}
     /gt\./     {print "removing interface " $1; system("ip link del " $1);}
     /b\./ {print "removing bridge " $1; system("ip link set " $1 " down; brctl delbr " $1);}